History in Structure

Bush Barn Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Salehurst and Robertsbridge, East Sussex

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9985 / 50°59'54"N

Longitude: 0.4772 / 0°28'37"E

OS Eastings: 573916

OS Northings: 125048

OS Grid: TQ739250

Mapcode National: GBR PVG.7GZ

Mapcode Global: FRA C6WG.XBK

Plus Code: 9F22XFXG+CV

Entry Name: Bush Barn Cottage

Listing Date: 3 July 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1245939

English Heritage Legacy ID: 487710

ID on this website: 101245939

Location: Northbridge Street, Rother, East Sussex, TN32

County: East Sussex

District: Rother

Civil Parish: Salehurst and Robertsbridge

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Salehurst St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

Tagged with: Cottage

Find accommodation in
Hurst Green

Description


1917/0/10046
03-JUL-01

SALEHURST
SILVERHILL
Robertsbridge
Bush Barn Cottage

II

Cottage. Northern bay of c1659, southern bay circa 1700, mainly refenestrated in C20 and with small rear late C20 addition. Timberframed, ground floor to front elevation now painted brick and first floor tile-hung but frame visible to first floor of right hand side with large daub panels. Steeply pitched pegtiled roof with central brick chimneystack. Two storeys:two windows. Mainly C20 casement windows of traditional type. Central gabled wooden porch on wooden piers. Catslide roof to rear. Small C20 flat-roofed extension. 1659 plan form was a one bay lobby entrance wayside cottage, possibly with outshot to which a further bay with outshot was added circa 1700.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but according to a Rape of Hastings report there are two open fireplaces with plain timber lintels, shaped jowls to principal posts and both sections have original roof of paired rafter type, the south part having a hipped terminal with high-set collar.
HISTORY: Referred to in John Lord's tithe book in 1659 as the new house of Darsey Anscombe occupied by Richard Loaver "which is on the left hand and mid way between Northbridge Street and the windmill which hath gone". The property was being assessed for tithes. One bay C17wayside cottages are rare in Sussex.

[ David Martin "The Rape of Hastings Architectural Survey" Report no 79.]

Listing NGR: TQ7391625048

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.