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Rystwood House, Including Rystwood Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Forest Row, East Sussex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.092 / 51°5'31"N

Longitude: 0.0544 / 0°3'15"E

OS Eastings: 543964

OS Northings: 134524

OS Grid: TQ439345

Mapcode National: GBR LNR.GL0

Mapcode Global: FRA C607.F0L

Plus Code: 9F3233R3+QQ

Entry Name: Rystwood House, Including Rystwood Cottage

Listing Date: 9 November 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1252620

English Heritage Legacy ID: 297139

ID on this website: 101252620

Location: Wealden, East Sussex, RH18

County: East Sussex

District: Wealden

Civil Parish: Forest Row

Built-Up Area: Forest Row

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Forest Row

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


FOREST ROW FOREST ROAD
TQ 43 SW
11/10002 Rystwood House,
including Rystwood Cottage
II
Large house, including gardener's cottage and outbuildings. 1913-14
by W Curtis Greene in Neo-Georgian style. Built of red brick in
flemish bond with tiled roof and 3 tall brick chimneystacks. Entrance
front has recessed centre of 2 storeys and attic. 1 window flanked by
L shaped 2 storey wings of 3 windows each. Very tall central clustered
brick chimneystack and cambered casement to attic. First floor has 12-
pane sash. Ground floor has central doorcase with pediment and
shouldered architrave. 20 panelled door. Projecting L wings have 12-
pane sashes with horns to first floor, 16-pane sashes to ground floor
(the inner windows with round-headed blanks above and shutters). End
bays project still further and have 5-light bays on both floors. Rear
elevation has central projecting section of 2 storeys and attics. 5
windows flanked by recessed wings of 1 bay each. Centre has steeply
pitched roof with 2 hipped dormers with casements. 5 16-pane sashes
with horns and shutters. Ground floor windows and central French
windows with C20 panes have round-headed blanks above. Flanking wing
each has French windows and projecting end bays with hips and 5-light
bays on both floors. Attached to the north east is a service courtyard
including garage and gardener's cottage. Garage is of brick, one
storey with 2 round-headed windows and arch. Rystwood Cottage has
ground floor of brick in stretcher bond, first floor is tile hung.
Hipped tiled roof with central brick chimneystack. Interior contains
original features including well staircase of Chinese Chippendale
style and stone fireplace with bolection moulding. [See Sir Lawrence
Weaver 'Small Country Houses of Today' Country Life 1919].


Listing NGR: TQ4396434524

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