Description

SX 86 NE IPPLEPEN DAINTON
3/130 Hay Cottage
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GV II
House, originally farmhouse, formerly 2 cottages. Circa 1500, modified in C17,
extended and possibly divided into 2 in C18 and modernised in C20. Rendered rubble
walls. Gable-ended corrugated iron roof which drops in level to right hand side of
lateral stack. 3 rendered rubble stacks, 2 axial which were formerly gable, and
one slightly projecting lateral stack at front.
Originally 3-room and through-passage plan, with lower end to the right, open to
the roof at least over hall and lower end, quite possibly over higher end as well.
Floored over in circa mid C17 with lateral hall stack inserted at front and gable
end stack to lower room. Newel stairs added at rear of hall. Extended at higher
(left) end in C18 with stack inserted at upper end of inner room. Stack forming
back to back fireplaces either side. Probably at this stage the passage was
narrowed by removing its lower end partition and inserting another slightly further
up to make lower room larger. Possibly converted into 2 cottages then. Probably
C19 outbuilding added at right end.
2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5-window front of late C20 2-light casements except for
first floor right which is circa early C20, all have glazing bars. Door towards
right end is C20 part glazed behind C20 glazed porch. Hall stack to its left. The
far right end of the building is an outbuilding extension with a rough C20 plank
door. C20 single storey extension projects from left end. At rear is C19 outshut
behind passage and lower end, to its right is C17 gabled stair projection.
Good interior which remains relatively unspoilt with particularly good C17 features.
One original smoke-blackened roof truss survives. it consists of substantial
principals with a curved foot visible at the rear. No purlins or collar visible.
Morticed apex with triangular strengthening block, the ridge has gone but was
probably diagonal. Some smoke-blackened rafters survive either side of the truss.
The other trusses are rough C18/C19 straight principals, a higher C20 roof has been
placed on the top.
Between the hall and inner room the muntins survive from a probably original low
plank and muntin screen. The muntins are chamfered with diagonal cut stops, the
head-beam is chamfered above each panel and does hot reach the height of the C17
ceiling beams. The inner room fireplace has a very narrow chamfer to the wooden
lintel with run-out stops. Similar fireplace on reverse of stack in extension. The
hall fireplace has a chamfered wooden lintel with jewel stops. Cloam oven in left-
hand side of fireplace. Ovolo-moulded cross beam to hall with spade stops. Similar
½ beam at higher end of hall but in front of screen, the reason for which is unclear
as there is no evidence for a jetty on the first floor. At rear of hall is C17 wood
doorframe leading to newel stairs. It is square headed with ovolo moulding and
jewel stops. It has a contemporary door of 2 planks with a frame of muntins, rails
and stiles on the front which have beaded edges. At the top of the stairs is a
similar doorway but without the door. At the rear of the passage is a C17 wooden
square-headed door frame, chamfered with convex stops. This was obviously narrowed
when the passage was as the left-hand jamb has been moved inwards. A similar door
survives here as at the bottom of the newel stairs but it has been reduced in width
like the doorway and so the panels on its left side are incomplete. Lower room has
very wide fireplace with broad chamfer to wood lintel which has convex stops. In
either side of the fireplace is stone oven. Chamfered cross beam without stops and
chamfered ½ beam marking position of former screen in front of present partition.
Circa early C18 panelled wood partition to lower room with central rail, has small
ovolo mould to rail, muntins, stiles and head beam.
This house preserves a number of good features from various periods which illustrate
well its evolution.

Listing NGR: SX8509066716

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618839

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Recommended Books

• 
  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)