Description

TQ 7415-7515 BATTLE HIGH STREET

41/2 No 1 (The Pilgrims
Rest Restaurant)
(formerly listed as
3.8.61 No 1 (The Pilgrims
Rest).

GV II*

Originally a guest house outside the gates of Battle Abbey. C15 timber-framed
building of Wealden type consisting of a recessed centre and wings with their
first floor overhanging on the protruding ends of the floor joists. The whole
front is close studded except the north wing which is wholly plastered on the
ground floor and above has squares of plaster infilling with some timbering.
The south wing has curved braces on the first floor. The centre has coved eaves,
the upper ends of the studs being curved to form it, and a curved brace on the
south side of the recess. Casement windows and one oriel window of 6 lights with
transom on the first floor. Pointed doorway with original iron-studded door.
Good moulded crown post roof in hall.

Listing NGR: TQ7480215790

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17555947

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)