Falmer Road, The Bowling Green Old Cart Lodge and Barn, Rottingdean

Asset type

Historic building - Agricultural

Local Listing Reference

LLHA0064

Conservation Area (CA)

Rottingdean CA

Description

Long, low barn, which at one end abuts Challoners Mews. The cart lodge is located at the other end of the barn. The building appears to be shown on the 1839 tithe map. Within living memory this was a farm cart lodge/repair structure. The lodge is now used as a public shelter, whilst the barn forms part of the Bowls Clubhouse. Both retain flint walls and tiled roofs. The lodge is timber framed, although the original padstones have been replaced with concrete. The buildings appear largely unaltered from the road. The building has some historic association with Challoners – the original manorial farm. However, this is not immediately apparent within the streetscene and insufficient to meet this criteria.

B. Historic and evidential interest

ii. An important reminder of the agricultural antecedents of the area

C. Townscape interest

i. Within a conservation area, but one of very few little-altered agricultural buildings clearly visible within the streetscene. The cart lodge is a particularly unusual survival.

iii. A notable feature marking the entrance to the historic village from the north.

E. Rarity and representativeness

i. A good example of an uncommon survival (cart lodge).

F. Intactness

i. Largely unaltered agricultural building, especially when viewed from the road.

Date of inclusion

2015