Description

TQ 32 NW CUCKFIELD BROOK STREET

1349/11/10007 Brook Farm

GV II

Originally barn, later house. Late C16 to early C17, converted circa 1925 with some later C20 modifications. Timberframed with painted brick infill on brick plinth and steeply pitched tiled roof with two C20 brick chimneystacks. West elevation has exposed timber frame of three bays with midrail and arched braces to first floor end bays. Central cart entrance now filled in. C20 windows and door. South side also has exposed frame with curved braces. North side has outshot. East elevation has 1920s casement windows and projecting gabled porch on wooden piers. Interior retains good quality frame with chamfers and runout stops. Jowled upright posts, curved braces and angled queenstrut roof with purlins and original rafters. Series of carpenters' marks and graffitto probably representing commodities counted. This was originally a barn to Northlands and was owned by the Sergisons of Cuckfield Park.

Listing NGR: TQ3051726549

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660144

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy