Old Bell House Old Mill House Wisteria Cottage
OLD BELL HOUSE, 79, LEE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372057
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Old Bell House Old Mill House Wisteria Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- OLD BELL HOUSE, 79, LEE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372057
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jan-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Old Bell House Old Mill House Wisteria Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD BELL HOUSE, 79, LEE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- OLD MILL HOUSE, 75, LEE STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- WISTERIA COTTAGE, 77, LEE STREET
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:
- OLD BELL HOUSE, 79, LEE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- OLD MILL HOUSE, 75, LEE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- WISTERIA COTTAGE, 77, LEE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Reigate and Banstead (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Horley
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 27075 43422
Details
The following building shall be added:
TQ 24 SE HORLEY LEE STREET
187-/5/10011 Nos. 75-79 (odd) (Old Mill House, Wisteria Cottage & Old Bell House)
GV II
Former open hall-house, later subdivided into 3 properties. Late medieval house of 3 bays, probably 2 bay hall but with only one bay open, with chimney inserted c1600, refronted and extended in early C19 and refenestrated in C20. Timber-framed building, the exterior clad in painted brick with tiled south west elevation. Slate roof with off central brick chimneystack. Two storeys; 4 windows. Mainly early C20 windows including 2 ground floor bays to no 79. Doorcase with flat hood on brackets to no 77 predates the conversion into 3 properties in the mid C20. no 75 has two upright posts and beams exposed in the kitchen and C17 outshot to rear. No 77 has large open fireplace of c1600 serving 4 hearths with baconloft. Roof has crownposts with foot braces, collar purlin, tie beam and wall plates all chamfered with flat step stops, medieval rafters 7 inches x 4 inches and sooted rafters. This was until 1862 the mill house to Horley Mill, first mentioned in 1309, which belonged to Chertsey Abbey in the C15. [see DBRG Report no 2676 'Horley The Old Mill house Lee Street.]
Listing NGR: TQ2707543422
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 361744
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Domestic Buildings Research Group Report in Report Number 2676, ()
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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