Description

In the entry for;

CHIDHAM WEST CHIDHAM
SU 70 SE
15/551 Chidham Farmhouse
(formerly listed as
Chidmere Farmhouse)

5.6.58 II

the entry shall be amended to read;

SU 70 SE CHIDHAM EAST CHIDHAM

15/551 Chidmere House
5.6.58
II

House. L-shaped early C16 building with c1930 alterations and additions. Original building of red
brickwith one timber-framed wall to north exposed with flint infill. Tiled roof. Gable with kneelers
to east containing an attic window. North front has 4-light C16 mullioned window regbzed in 1930.
Tudor staircase gable with C16 round-headed window and flint gable to right of c1930. Other
windows were replaced c1930. South end of south wing reconstructed in 1930 when additions were
made at the north west and west of the building and a further small addition of brick was made to the
west in 1954. Interior has hall with stone flags.
Dining Room has C17 panelling installed in the 1930's from a house in Chichester with inglenook
behind. Timber partition plastered over wattle and daub between hall and dining room. Exposed
ceiling beams to hall and dining room. Book room beyond dining room has some old panelling from
another part of the house reassembled in the 1930's. Some panelling sold out of the house in 1912 was
supposed to have been dated 1521, the likely original date of the house.

[See V.C.H. Sussex Vol IV p188]

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CHIDHAM WEST CHIDHAM
SU 70 SE
15/551 Chidham Farmhouse
(formerly listed as
5.6.58 Chidmere Farmhouse)

II

L-shaped late C16 or early C17 timber-framed building. The timbering with red
brick and flint infilling is exposed in the north wall, but otherwise the
house has been refaced in red brick. Tiled roof. Casement windows. Gable
end to the east containing an attic window. Small modern addition in red
brick at south end of south wing.

Listing NGR: SU7917003640

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26277349

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  For the Record
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets