Description

CULVER ROAD
1.
5155
No 48 (Mary Newman's House)
(formerly listed as No 2 Culver
Park Cottages (Mary Newman's
Cottage) under Silver Street)
SX 4358 6/15 17.1.52
II GV
2.
Thought to be C16 and traditionally the house of Francis Drake's wife. There is
little doubt about this house which is even C17 (see entrance and possibly newel
staircase position), even the typically vernacular lateral chimney is possibly a C19
insertion (RCHM report 2 June 1975). 2 storeys irregularly spaced. 2 windows mostly
modern replacements, although one on ground floor has worn oak mullions. Granite
central doorway with segmental and moulded head. Lateral rubble stopped chimney
with brick top. Stone platform to door against steepness of the hill. Built of
rubble with slate roof.
Interior: much remodelled in c 1700 and C19. Through passage with plank and muntin
partitions, newel staircase in thickness of wall to rear.

Listing NGR: SX4321358657

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26452834

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Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5