Coombe Place Hamsey, England

Listed Building Data

Coombe Place has been designated a Grade II* listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1221911
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II*
Date Listed
17 March 1952
Name
COOMBE PLACE
Location
COOMBE PLACE
Parish
Hamsey
District
Lewes
County
East Sussex
Grid Reference
TQ 39320 12317
Easting
539320.0000
Northing
112317.0000

Listed Building Description

Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

HAMSEY OFFHAM 1. 5206 Coombe Place TQ 31 SE 9/178 17.3.52. II*

  1. The farmhouse on this site was rebuilt by Richard Bridger in 1657, and part of the interior of the present mansion dates from that period. But it was refaced by Sir John Bridger in 1730. Two storeys, attic and basement. The main front faces east. Seven windows. It consists of a centre portion of 3 windows and projecting wings of 2 windows each flanked by stone pilasters. It is faced with squared knapped flints. Stone cornice. Flint parapet. Slate roof. Windows in stone architrave surrounds with keystones over and glazing bars intact. Central doorway in stone architrave surround with pediment over. The north front is faced with flints, red brick and grey headers, all once painted. It has 7 windows some of them dummies. In the centre is a bay of 3 windows on all floors with a pediment over behind the parapet containing a round-headed window. The south front is stuccoed. The ground floor has a colonnade of 5 round-headed arches containing a porch and the entrance to the basement. The interior has some C17 features and C18 ceilings, fireplaces and main staircase. (Article in the Sussex County Magazine, Vol 2 p 386).

Listing NGR: TQ3932012317