Flint Cobbled Walls, Old Town: Difference between revisions
Created page with "{{Infobox |image=thumb|class=pageimage |date=pre-1800 |use=Enclosure |osmid=n1111400411 |lat=50.84498|lng=0.47874 }} 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 defin..." |
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Flint and red brick are vernacular materials characteristic of much of Sussex and therefore part of its history. | 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 | 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]}} | {{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 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. | ||
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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 == | |||
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Dated Flint Wall, Lychgates Close to Church Street Footpath, Bexhill.jpg|Lychgates Close to Church Street, 1870 | Dated Flint Wall, Lychgates Close to Church Street Footpath, Bexhill.jpg|Lychgates Close to Church Street, 1870 | ||
Historical Wall, Rotherfield Avenue, Bexhill (1).jpg| | 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 (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, St. Peter's Church, Church Street, Bexhill (2).jpg|Walls surrounding the grave and church yard | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:C18]] | |||
[[Category:Old Town Conserv. Area]] | [[Category:Old Town Conserv. Area]] | ||
[[Category:Central Ward]] | [[Category:Central Ward]] | ||
[[Category:Old Town & Worsham Ward]] | [[Category:Old Town & Worsham Ward]] | ||
[[Category:Sackville Ward]] | [[Category:Sackville Ward]] | ||
