View source for Flint Cobbled Walls, Old Town

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Various Ages. Some are certainly pre-1800 but there will have been alterations to them or partial replacement over time. Others are even quite modern, for example, the boundary wall to Manor Gardens car park, but are nevertheless worth identifying as a positive contribution to the traditional Old Town character.     

By defining property boundaries and street or footpath edges they have important group value and are a key element of the hard landscape of the Old Town.

Flint and red brick are vernacular materials characteristic of much of Sussex and therefore part of its history.

The flint walls are a defining characteristic of the Old Town Conservation Area. They were identified thus in the Conservation Area Appraisal carried out in 1975.
{{Quote|These walls occur throughout the Old Town and are reminiscent of settlements further west on the chalk. They are an essential feature of the Old Town and are therefore a valuable element in its character.|[https://archive.org/details/bexhill-old-town-conservation-area-1975/page/9/mode/2up Bexhill Old Town Conservation Area Appraisal, p9 2.3]}}
The ages, heights and detailed styles vary. Some have even been incorporated into subsequent buildings: e.g. St. Peter’s Stables and nos.92 & 94 Belle Hill. 

The predominant style is cobble flints with red brick band courses every fourth or fifth course. 

Some are already protected by Grade II listing<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1190170?section=official-list-entry Historic England: Garden Wall to the East and West of Linkwell]</ref><ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293879?section=official-list-entry Historic England: Garden Wall to the North East and to the East of the Grange]</ref>. The front walls to Linkwell house in High Street are listed in their own right. Others, more commonly, enjoy some protection by being within the curtilage of protected buildings, for example the boundary walls to St. Peter’s Church. Nevertheless, identification and recognition of the walls’ importance will help to preserve them.  

A definitive map of all the flint walls may not be easy because of the extent of locations and changes taking place over time. It may be best to specify them as any wall within the Conservation Area predominantly constructed of flint. Having said that, the Conservation Area Appraisal plan published in 1975 provides a very good reference point to start with.  
 
Justifications for local listing are its history, group value and contribution to the Old Town Conservation Area.  

<small style="color:#777">Nominated by the Bexhill Old Town Preservation Society</small>

== Gallery ==
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Dated Flint Wall, Lychgates Close to Church Street Footpath, Bexhill.jpg|Lychgates Close to Church Street, 1870
Historical Wall, Rotherfield Avenue, Bexhill (1).jpg|Glazed bricks forming the initials HE, possibly linking to Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, who was born at the Manor House in 1900
Flint walls, St. Peter's Church, Church Street, Bexhill (1).jpg|Walls surrounding the grave and church yard
Flint walls, St. Peter's Church, Church Street, Bexhill (2).jpg|Walls surrounding the grave and church yard
Flint walls, The Garden House, 92 Belle Hill, Bexhill.jpg|Garden House garage and walls
Flint walls, Chantry Farm, Church Street, Bexhill.jpg|Chantry Farm
Flint walls, Harmony Cottage, Church Street, Bexhill.jpg|Harmony Cottage
</gallery>

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