Roundstone House TA170

Roundstone House consists of three, largely brick built sections, beneath tiled roofs. There is an original range of two bays to the south with a modern cross wing to the north, and a rear-face wing (tile hung above brick) to the south east. The end wall of the early house is still visible within the cross wing. The rear-face wing may have replaced part of an original outshot (lean-to) along the whole elevation. The entrance and stair are within the northern section of the early house.

This is an uncommon survival of a small, humble dwelling comparable with Leweslands (see TA1094). It is the sole survivor of the group of cottages depicted to the east of the road at Town Littleworth in 1840. The roof style suggests a date of the late 1700s but there is no evidence that brick has replaced wall framing. Continued occupation has been viable because additions have been made to the house.

These notes have been compiled from survey reports prepared by Dr Annabelle Hughes. The original reports have been deposited in the Sussex Archaeological Society Library, Barbican House, Lewes, where they can be consulted by researchers.

Tithe Data

Cottage & garden
(Roundstone House)

1841 Census

Tenement Analysis

Buildings

Archaeology

Old Maps

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