Description

LINDFIELD RURAL

1144/17/330 EAST MASCALLS LANE
11-MAY-83 NETHER WALSTEAD

(Formerly listed as:
EAST MASCALLS ROAD
NETHER WALSTEAD)

II
A C17 or earlier house, altered in the C19 and enlarged in the C20.

The original portion is of two storeys and attic, with two sets of dormers, and is of three bays. It is fronted with weather-boarding and stands on a red brick base. The back elevation is of red brick with a narrow gabled projection of three storeys. The modern additions are to the west and an L-wing to the north. Again these are in weather-boarding on red brick plinths or red brick to the ground floor level. The windows throughout the building are casements.

There is a massive brick chimney breast at the east end, and subsidiary chimneys to the western end of the original portion as well as two additional chimneys in the C19 and C20 sections. All is under a tiled roof.

The interior was not inspected.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The C17, or earlier, house of Nether Walstead is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* Architectural Interest: A good example of a C17 or earlier house.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26476219

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Recommended Books

• 
  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)