Description

TQ 3024 NW CUCKFIELD HIGH STREET
(west side)
7/45 Kingsleys
10.9.51 (formerly listed as
'Attrees')
GV II
House. Probably early C16 restored C20. Timber-framed having exposed rectangular
panels with plaster infill, underbuilt in red brick to ground floor on south. Left
side tile hung, right side weather-boarded. Mainly tiled roof, the 4 bottom courses
of Horsham stone slabs. T-shaped plan. Probably 3 bay hall with gabled crossing
to north. 2 storeys, 4 windows all C20 casements with 2 storey canted bay to
crossing. Large off-central ridge brick stack and 1 gabled tile hung dormer. Deep
modillion eaves cornice to hall. Off-central modern brick and timber gabled porch
and to south, early C19 6 panelled door (the top 4 fielded) in a moulded architrave
with flat head on brackets. Interior (not seen at time of survey) has roof of side
purlins with wind braces, fireplaces and exposed ceilings with plain beams and
joists to both floors. Henry Kingsley the novelist lived here for a time. (See
VCH Vol VII p 148 (1830-1876).

Listing NGR: TQ3045624764

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26637766

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990