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The main drive left Belle Hill on the outside of the bend and passed to the south side of this property, going through the grounds to end on the south side of the main mansion. To the west the drive passed through a walled gateway to the stable yard and
The main drive left Belle Hill on the outside of the bend and passed to the south side of this property, going through the grounds to end on the south side of the main mansion. To the west the drive passed through a walled gateway to the stable yard and
coach house, later converted to a house called [[Heriot Lodge, 90 Belle Hill|Heriot Lodge]]. Sold off from estate, probably between 1917 and 1925 as it is not separately listed in street directories before 1925. It was greatly extended in the second or third quarter of the 20th century.<ref>Bexhill Museum, Property History, B38, DG Phillips, 2004</ref>
coach house, later converted to a house called [[Heriot Lodge, 90 Belle Hill|Heriot Lodge]]. Sold off from estate, probably between 1917 and 1925 as it is not separately listed in street directories before 1925. It was greatly extended in the second or third quarter of the 20th century.<ref>Bexhill Museum Property History: 'The Lodge' or 'Upmeads' No.96 Belle Hill, B38, DG Phillips (2004)</ref>
 
{{Quote|The original property on this site was standing before the Duke of Dorset’s survey map of 1808. At that time it was most likely the lodge house for Rosiers.
{{Quote|The original property on this site was standing before the Duke of Dorset’s survey map of 1808. At that time it was most likely the lodge house for Rosiers.
Later maps show a much larger building, and so it seems it was expanded or rebuilt in 1839 when Richard Day bought Rosiers and built Linkwell on the original site.
Later maps show a much larger building, and so it seems it was expanded or rebuilt in 1839 when Richard Day bought Rosiers and built Linkwell on the original site.