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Old Clayton

A Grade II Listed Building in Washington, West Sussex

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Latitude: 50.9116 / 50°54'41"N

Longitude: -0.4229 / 0°25'22"W

OS Eastings: 510971

OS Northings: 113643

OS Grid: TQ109136

Mapcode National: GBR GJY.MXH

Mapcode Global: FRA B60P.M2J

Plus Code: 9C2XWH6G+JR

Entry Name: Old Clayton

Listing Date: 18 December 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1039953

English Heritage Legacy ID: 361783

ID on this website: 101039953

Location: Horsham, West Sussex, RH20

County: West Sussex

District: Horsham

Civil Parish: Washington

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex

Church of England Parish: Washington St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


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TQ 11 SW
12/600

WASHINGTON
STORRINGTON ROAD
Old Clayton

II

House. C16 or earlier timber framed building refronted and extended in C19 with C20 windows. Front range is rendered on the ground floor and tile hung above. Hipped roof with front having Horsham stone slabs, rear tiled. Two storeys, three windows. C20 casements and C20 gabled porch re-using old bricks. Plinth. Side elevation is of coursed stone rubble with ironstone galleting; brick dressings and ironstone plinth. Three cemented chimney stacks. Four C20 casements in original openings including three cambered openings to ground floor. C19 metal F (for Falconers) on front wall.

Ground floor front room has C18 six fielded panelled door with L-hinge, corner fireplace and two C19 china cupboards with serpentine shelves. Hall has exposed box framing. Central room has open brick fireplace with wooden bressummer, spine beam and chamfered floor joists with lambs tongue steps, probably of early C17 date. Other parts of interior not seen.

The property was originally known as Falconers after the family which held the farm in the C15.

[See VCH Vol VI, Part 2, p 22].

Listing NGR: TQ1097113643

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