Description

TQ 43 NW
658//10003

EAST GRINSTEAD
CANSIRON LANE (east side),
Hartfield
Grove Farm

II

House, formerly farmhouse. C16 or earlier 2-bay building extended by one bay to east c1800. Timber-framed, mainly clad in weatherboarding on sandstone plinth but east bay has red brick ground floor in Flemish bond with some grey headers and tiled first floor. Half-hipped tiled roof with one off central brick chimneystack.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; irregular fenestration of C19 and C20 casements, some with leaded lights. North front has C18 plank door on pintle hinges. West side has gabled porch.
INTERIOR: exposed frame including curved tension braces to first floor. An inspection of the roof was not possible but this is probably of queen-post type. Ground floor has open fireplace with wooden bressumer and two spice alcoves possibly replacing earlier smoke bay. Late C18 winder staircase. First floor has old floorboards and central room has plank cupboard at side of chimneystack and open fireplace, now with C19 cast-iron firegrate.

Listing NGR: TQ4318836597

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26537996

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)