Boswell Mews, High Street - Revision history

AlexM at 02:41, 10 December 2025

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	The Mews yard was owned for 200 years up to the end of the twentieth century by the Pocock family, who occupied Boswell House, 22 High Street and Stafford House, 24 High Street. The coach house and barn presumably functioned as outbuildings to these premises.		The Mews yard was owned for 200 years up to the end of the twentieth century by the Pocock family, who occupied Boswell House, 22 High Street and a butchers shop at Stafford House, 24 High Street. The coach house and barn presumably functioned as outbuildings to these premises.

	Tucked behind the main frontage, intrinsic in nature to the historic form and development of the Old Town core Boswell Mews is a yard with a narrow access from the High Street containing three buildings:		Tucked behind the main frontage, intrinsic in nature to the historic form and development of the Old Town core Boswell Mews is a yard with a narrow access from the High Street containing three buildings:

AlexM at 02:30, 10 December 2025

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	~~May have been ancillary~~ to Boswell House ~~(18th Century~~, ~~formerly~~ Stafford House~~) at one time~~. ~~Possible stabling~~.		The Mews yard was owned for 200 years up to the end of the twentieth century by the Pocock family, who occupied Boswell House, 22 High Street and Stafford House, 24 High Street. The coach house and barn presumably functioned as outbuildings to these premises.

	Tucked behind the main frontage, intrinsic in nature to the historic form and development of the Old Town core.		Tucked behind the main frontage, intrinsic in nature to the historic form and development of the Old Town core Boswell Mews is a yard with a narrow access from the High Street containing three buildings:
			# The Coach House, 1 Boswell Mews. Brick construction, two floors, upper floor within the pitched clay tiled roof structure. Hayloft type door at upper floor level.
	~~More information would be useful on the age and history of the Mews and the buildings within it.~~		# The Barn, 2 Boswell Mews. Single storey with slate pitched roof and dormer. Also with hayloft type door at upper level.
			# Outbuilding, former abattoir. Inside, are two long beams which still retain the meat hooks. Also of interest is the shape of the beam on the left hand side which is round and, looks as though it might originally have been a ships mast. Unlike the other two buildings, this falls within the curtilage of Boswell House and so already enjoys protection through the Listing of the house itself<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1044287?section=official-list-entry Historic England: Boswell House]</ref>.
	~~The~~ Mews is a yard with a narrow access from the High Street containing three buildings:
	# The Coach House, 1, Boswell Mews. Brick construction, two floors, upper floor within the pitched clay tiled roof structure. Hayloft type door at upper floor level.
	# The Barn, 2, Boswell Mews. Single storey with slate pitched roof and dormer. Also with hayloft type door at upper level.
	# ~~A small storage or workshop type building~~ of ~~brick with~~ a ~~clay tiled pitched roof~~.
	The Mews is part cobbled and part brick surfaced.		The Mews is part cobbled and part brick surfaced.

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

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			The Coach House, 1 Boswell Mews, Bexhill.jpg\|Coach House
			Former abattoir, Boswell Mews, Bexhill.jpg\|Former abattoir
			OutbuildingBoswellMews1.JPG\|Supporting beam possibly made from a ships mast
			OutbuildingBoswellMews2.JPG\|Original meat hooks
			</gallery>

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AlexM at 16:13, 3 December 2025

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|image=[[File:Boswell Mews, Bexhill.jpg|thumb|class=pageimage]]
|date=C18
|architect=unknown
|builder=unknown
|use=Yard & outbuildings
|osmid=w393509382
|lat=50.84554|lng=0.47750
}}
May have been ancillary to Boswell House (18th Century, formerly Stafford House) at one time. Possible stabling.

Tucked behind the main frontage, intrinsic in nature to the historic form and development of the Old Town core.

More information would be useful on the age and history of the Mews and the buildings within it.

The Mews is a yard with a narrow access from the High Street containing three buildings:
# The Coach House, 1, Boswell Mews. Brick construction, two floors, upper floor within the pitched clay tiled roof structure. Hayloft type door at upper floor level.
# The Barn, 2, Boswell Mews. Single storey with slate pitched roof and dormer. Also with hayloft type door at upper level.
# A small storage or workshop type building of brick with a clay tiled pitched roof.
The Mews is part cobbled and part brick surfaced.

This small space behind the High Street frontage is typical of a traditional village heart and important to the character of the Old Town. The retained brick, flint cobble, tile, slate and wood finishes all contribute to its value to the conservation area.

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>

[[Category:C18]]
[[Category:Residential]]
[[Category:High Street]]
[[Category:Old Town Conserv. Area]]
[[Category:Old Town & Worsham Ward]]