Old Place

Heritage listing

Details TQ 3426 LINDFIELD HIGH STREET (East side) 1349/6/224 West Wing, Middle House, East Wing, Turret House and 10.09.1951 Archway Cottage at Old Palace GV II* Originally manor house, later poor house, then large house but currently subdivided into five properties. Late C15, restored c1590 (West Wing) with large additions to east added in 1884 (Middle House), 1891 ( East Wing), 1894 (Turret House) and 1908 (Archway Cottage) by Charles Eamer Kempe, the stained glass artist, who lived here for several years. The older part to the west (West Wing) is a timber-framed building with red brick infill and Horsham stone slab roof. The east part of this has a C15 roof but the west part is of c1590. Rectangular plan with projecting central porch. 2 storeys and attics, 5 bays. Timber-framed with red brick nogging, the end elevations of sandstone . Horsham stone slab roof having end multiple brick chimney stacks and one set back behind the ridge line. Projecting full height gabled centre bay having mullioned window in gable flanked by 2 centred bays with 2 light mullions to attics and 5 light mullioned and transomed canted bays below. Planked wooden door. One further 4 light mullioned window to left hand side. The east elevation to this was much restored in late C19. Ground floor brick, 1st floor curved tiles. Mullioned oriel window, canted bay through both floors and 2 other casement windows. Simple doorcase. Attached to the north are Kempe's large extensions in matching style. 2 storeys red brick and timber-framing having gables with fine fretted bargeboards and a series of elaborate brick chimneystacks and elaborate cast iron weathervane. Middle House is of 2 storeys and attics. 4 windows. Ground floor part sandstone, 1st floor plastered with pargetting decoration of circles an

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.