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Rowley Farmhouse

A Grade II* Listed Building in Northgate, West Sussex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1417 / 51°8'30"N

Longitude: -0.1724 / 0°10'20"W

OS Eastings: 527944

OS Northings: 139635

OS Grid: TQ279396

Mapcode National: GBR JK6.C7H

Mapcode Global: VHGSP.YKQM

Plus Code: 9C3X4RRH+M2

Entry Name: Rowley Farmhouse

Listing Date: 21 June 1948

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1187079

English Heritage Legacy ID: 363334

ID on this website: 101187079

Location: Lowfield Heath, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10

County: West Sussex

District: Crawley

Electoral Ward/Division: Northgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex

Church of England Parish: Crawley St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


5403 BRIGHTON ROAD
Lowfield Heath
Rowley Farmhouse
TQ 23 NE 3/80 21.6.48
II*

Late C16 timber framed early smoke bay house with cross passage behind the smoke bay altered and extended inC20. Before the alterations the house consisted of a main range lying north and south and a wing towards the north end of the west side projecting westward, both of 2 storeys with attics. Five bays. Ground floor post and pan timber framing with brick infill. First floor tile hung. Tiled roof. Wide chimneybreast surmounted by a pair of brick stacks of square section of circa 1700. The centre ground floor room as an C16 open fireplace and low chamfered joists. The framing with the mortices to the smoke bay remains. Moulded dais beam as in the back iof an open hall and panelling and a spere to keep out the draughts. Jowels to main upright posts. The front service room was converted into an elegant oine panelled parlour with a corner niche in the late C17. First floor bedroo, at north end now open to the roof. IN the north gable are remains of an atiice window with wooden mullions. Back detached kitchen of 2 bays with smoke blackened ratfters. The house was owned bu the Culpeper family.
(see Joan M Harding, "Four Centuries of Charlwood Houses" p 75.

Listing NGR: TQ2794439633

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