Description

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5208
TQ 5827
39/503
26.11.53

MAYFIELD
HIGH STREET
(north side)
The Old Palace (The
Convent of the Holy
Child Jesus, St Leonard's
Mayfield School)

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Remains of a medieval palace of the Archbishops of Canterbury converted into
a school by Edward Welby Pugin in 1863-6. Some C13 work. But the main portion is the C14 hall, now the school chapel. Stone. Tiled roof. Three tall pointed windows of 2 tiers of trefoil-headed lights with triangles above, each trefoil-shaped. Buttresses flanking the windows. Vaulted entrance to south-west. Adjoining this is a C14 tower and C15 well-house. Additions of 1863-6 by Edward Welby Pugin to north-east. Two storeys and attic. Five windows. Three gabled dormers. Stone. Tiled roof. Casement windows with stone mullions and transoms. Two storeyed gabled porch. Gable at north end. Further to the north-east are
additions of 1896 in red brick by Peter Paul Pugin.

Listing NGR: TQ5871227094

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Leonards-Mayfield School at Wikipedia
• St Leonards-Mayfield School official website
• Wikidata Q7594011

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Recommended Books

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)