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Thistledown

A Grade II Listed Building in Northiam, East Sussex

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Latitude: 50.9817 / 50°58'54"N

Longitude: 0.5999 / 0°35'59"E

OS Eastings: 582591

OS Northings: 123476

OS Grid: TQ825234

Mapcode National: GBR QX4.8H8

Mapcode Global: FRA D64J.3J4

Plus Code: 9F22XHJX+MW

Entry Name: Thistledown

Listing Date: 14 October 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1268408

English Heritage Legacy ID: 461835

ID on this website: 101268408

Location: Mill Corner, Rother, East Sussex, TN31

County: East Sussex

District: Rother

Civil Parish: Northiam

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Northiam St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description



TQ 82 SW NORTHIAM MILL CORNER

14/10008 Thistledown

II

House. 1590s, extended in C18, underbuilt in brick about the same time and refenestrated c1928. Timberframed building with frame exposed on first floor with plastered infill and brick ground floor. Hipped thatched roof with clustered brick C16 chimneystack. This was a 3 bay central chimney house with projecting eastern gable and contemporary lean-to. The western bay is a later addition and the rear addition and western 2 bays of the roof are C18. Two storeys; 4 windows. 1920s casements with leaded lights. C20 gabled weatherporch on rustic poles. Ground floor has former kitchen with open fireplace with wooden bressumer, mark of crane and some reused panelling above. Spine beam with one inch chamfer with lambstongue stop and joists of square section. Former parlour also has open fireplace with wooden bressumer and spine beam with lambstongue stop.
On the first floor, the easternmost room has jowled posts, there are old floorboards, a series of plank doors on pintle hinges, an C18 queenpost roof with through purlins and ridgepiece and a small door above the outshot for storage of some kind, possibly an appleloft.


Listing NGR: TQ8259123476

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