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Latitude: 50.8719 / 50°52'18"N
Longitude: 0.0067 / 0°0'24"E
OS Eastings: 541290
OS Northings: 109967
OS Grid: TQ412099
Mapcode National: GBR KQ2.8HP
Mapcode Global: FRA B6XS.LG4
Plus Code: 9F22V2C4+QM
Entry Name: Bull House
Listing Date: 25 February 1952
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1191309
English Heritage Legacy ID: 293163
Also known as: Thomas Paine's former home
ID on this website: 101191309
Location: Lewes, East Sussex, BN7
County: East Sussex
District: Lewes
Civil Parish: Lewes
Built-Up Area: Lewes
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex
Church of England Parish: Lewes St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
Tagged with: House
TQ 4109 NW LEWES HIGH STREET
14/181 (south side)
25.2.52 No 92 (Bull-House)
GV II*
House, now restaurant. C15 with C16, C17, C18 and C19 alterations and additions
and C16 rear block. Timber-framed and plastered with some close-studding exposed
on left return-front. Plain tiled roofs, with twin spin roofs to rear and front
gabled projection to road. Jetty over ground-floor on road-front, returning
part way sown left return front; also on rear block to left. Both jetties boxed
in, that to rear on brackets decorated with heads and dragon-post. Plain tiled
roofs with tall stack on rear block and side stack to right. Hipped dormer on
left side of projecting wing. 2 storeys and attics. Irregular fenestration;
single glazing bar sash in attic of gable towards road with canted oriel on first
floor over two ground-floor glazing bar sashes in open boxes. Single glazing bar
sash on first floor of left return front-with small pointed window with Gothick
glazing to right and two irregular ;glazing bar sashes below. Single glazing bar
sash in open box on both floors of front face of rear wing. Half-glazed door at
angle of front face of front wing with door at left of left return-front with
pentice hood. Tom Paine lived here from 1768-1774.
Listing NGR: TQ4128809966
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