Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Graemedavis (talk | contribs) at 15:02, 14 December 2024 (new article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

121 All Saints Street, Hastings
121 All Saints Street, Hastings
50°51′31″N 0°35′46″E / 50.8585°N 0.5961°E / 50.8585; 0.5961
Location	All Saints Street, Old Town, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 3BS
Country	England
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	19 January 1951
Style	Vernacular architecture

121 All Saints Street Hastings is a Grade II Listed building in the Conservation Area of Hastings Old Town, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1648, is timber-frame jettying to the front and with a dragon beam, and bears the crest of Sir James Duke, 1st Baronet. It is one of the best preserved half-timbered houses in Hastings.

History

The house was constructed in 1648 during the English Civil War, at a time when Hastings was garrisoned by the Parliamentarians. The oak timbers were cut to size at a saw mill, and reassembled on site. Carpenters’ marks are visible from this process. Panels were of wattle and daub, some of which survive in their original state. A brick chimney stack with fireplaces for cellar, ground and first floors provides structural support. The house is jettied to the front. Features include a dragon post and beam, and bressumer beams with chamfer stop ends. The roof is supported by a Queen’s Post structure, and would originally have been thatched. It appears that the original timbers for the roof were not adequately dried, as purlins have warped substantially creating an extant bow on the roof. The house is associated with smuggling, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. For much of the nineteenth century it was a grocer’s shop selling produce from the farms of Sir James Duke 1st Baronet, whose crest is displayed. A late Victorian concealed shoe has been found hidden in the mortar of a cellar wall.

In 1930s and 1950s the house was scheduled for slum clearance but saved by the work of a local builder.

Notes

Bibliography

• Timber Framing
• Listed buildings in the United Kingdom
• Listed building
• Vernacular arhitecture