Tudor Cottage, Bix Cottage and Tumber House
TUDOR COTTAGE, BIX COTTAGE AND TUMBER HOUSE, BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1353589
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Tudor Cottage, Bix Cottage and Tumber House
- Statutory Address:
- TUDOR COTTAGE, BIX COTTAGE AND TUMBER HOUSE, BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1353589
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1982
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Jan-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Tudor Cottage, Bix Cottage and Tumber House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TUDOR COTTAGE, BIX COTTAGE AND TUMBER HOUSE, BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TUDOR COTTAGE, BIX COTTAGE AND TUMBER HOUSE, BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Maresfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 46498 24063
Details
MARESFIELD
995/26/677 BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
31-DEC-82 Tudor Cottage, Bix Cottage and Tumber
House
(Formerly listed as:
BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
Tudor Cottage)
(Formerly listed as:
BATTS BRIDGE ROAD
Bix Cottage)
II
Originally one building, now three properties. Originally a C14 hall-house with service bay to the west, two bay central open hall and parlour bay to the east. but parlour wing added c1760 and the roof rebuilt about this time.
EXTERIOR: Timber-framed building, with plaster infilling in west wall but Bix Cottage and Tudor Cottage refronted with red brick in C18. Hipped tiles roof with gablet to one end. Casement or horizontally-sliding sash windows. Two storeys. Three windows. Modern brick addition to north-west. Tumber Cottage mainly comprises the C18 parlour wing. It is set end on to the street, is of higher elevatio,is rendered with band between floors, has a tiled roof with one brick chimneystack, has one C20 casement to each floor and doorcase with tiled hood.
INTERIOR: Open hall was divided by an arch-braces truss. The central section of the tiebeam has an integral nib carrying the line of the braces across the underside of the tiebeam. Archbraces spring from the level of the present first floor. Some mediaeval principal posts survive, sections of the arch braces to the hall truss, three tiebeams, parts of the rear wallplate and a cewntral stud in the parlour/hall cross partition. C18 roof butmid c16 pair of unsootd rafter survives from a paired rafter and collar roof and some other similar rafters have ben reused.
[David Martin Report no 1337. "A brief note regarding Tudor Cottage, Bix Cottage and Tumber House Maresfield" 1998.],
Listing NGR: TQ4649124066
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 296405
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Martin, David , Report Number 1337 A brief note regarding Tudor Cottage, Bix Cottage and Tumber House Maresfield, (1998)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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