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In January 2014 Archaeology South-East (a division of the Centre for Applied Archaeology, UCL) carried out an archaeological interpretative building survey of 6 High Street, Rotherfield, East Sussex (Fig. 1). The work was carried out in order to understand the building's development and assess its significance, in order to understand the impact of proposals for its alteration (planning reference: WD/2013/2421/LB) and more generally to enable a sensitive approach to the process of designing alterations and planning necessary repairs to the structure. Subsequent visits were made from May 2014 onwards during alteration works to the building. The earliest surviving structure on the site may date to the late 14th century, but more likely dates to somewhere in the first half of the 15th century. Of this structure survives the remains of A Wealden-style open hall (No. 6), with storeyed accommodation to the south (No. 5). The building was substantially altered c.1600 when the hall was floored over and a two-bay two-storey range was added to the north. The present chimney between the two ranges was added in the late-17th/early 18th century, and in the early 18th century the hall was re-roofed. Additions of c.1800 and later date to the rear and north. |
