Nab Cottage, 20 Broadoak Lane
| Nab Cottage, 20 Broadoak Lane | |
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| LL ref: | 360 |
| Start date: | 1840s |
| Architect: | unknown |
| Builder: | unknown |
| Original use: | Farm |
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Wat Clark's farm dates to about 1840. The farm had a mixture of livestock and arable fields. The land extended to 50 acres. Some of the original farmyard walls are still standing. They have deep foundations to make the walls robust enough to keep livestock away from the house. Wat Clark's farm was one of the original farms that made up the lower part of Bexhill. The lane its on, Broadoak Lane, winds up to the Old Town, in one direction, and to Broad Oak Park in the other direction.
Nab Cottage retains its Victorian façade, including the original wooden casement windows. The mortar has recently been replaced by lime mortar, as it would have been when the building was first built, and retains its old wooden windows. The wall in front of the house, and the wall between no. 22, are the original farm walls with deep foundations (to keep animals away from the house). The main living room and the bedroom above have their original fireplace. Wat Clark's farm is recorded back in the 17th century, so the Victorian house would have replaced an older farmhouse. The farm continued its farming activities until the early part of the twentieth century. There are records of the land being auctioned off before the house became a private dwelling.
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