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Hope Anchor Hotel, former No 17 (now part of hotel) and 16 Watchbell Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Rye, East Sussex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9491 / 50°56'56"N

Longitude: 0.7321 / 0°43'55"E

OS Eastings: 592007

OS Northings: 120188

OS Grid: TQ920201

Mapcode National: GBR QXP.KWL

Mapcode Global: FRA D6FL.M1R

Plus Code: 9F22WPXJ+MR

Entry Name: Hope Anchor Hotel, former No 17 (now part of hotel) and 16 Watchbell Street

Listing Date: 8 August 1968

Last Amended: 11 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1262434

English Heritage Legacy ID: 435044

ID on this website: 101262434

Location: Rye, Rother, East Sussex, TN31

County: East Sussex

District: Rother

Civil Parish: Rye

Built-Up Area: Rye

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Rye

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 March 2025 to amend the name, address, and description and reformat the text to current standards.

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WATCHBELL STREET (north side)
Hope Anchor Hotel, former No 17 (now part of hotel) and No 16

[formerly listed as No 15 (Greencliff), No 16 (The Outlook), The Old Hope Anchor Private Hotel. previously listed as No 15 (Hope Anchor Hotel). No 16 (The Outlook))


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II.
No 16, C15 refronted in C18. Former No 17 circa 1830. Hope Anchor Hotel early C17 refronted in C18 and altered in modern times. Two storeys and attic. Former No 17 and No 16 have one window (and one dormer), each. The end house has two windows and one dormer. Tiled roofs. No 16 has been refronted with cement grooved to imitate masonry and has a bay built out on both storeys with the glazing bars missing It has an early C19 trellised wooden porch with pointed canopy surmounted by a cap. Former No 17 is of painted brick with a bay on the ground floor only and flat hood to door. The end house is of red brick and grey headers on the ground floor and tiles above, with moulded wooden cornice between, giving the lower edge of the tiles a slight angle. Glazing bars intact.

Nos 6 to 16 (consec) The Studio Chambers, and Hope Anchor Hotel form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ9200720188

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