Conservation Area (CA)
No CA
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0082
Description
6 to 10 Beacon Court comprise two former 19th century barns associated with Grange Farm; one of two farm complexes in the village of Ovingdean. The buildings comprise one two storey barn, with a lower extension, and a single storey barn. The barns have flint walls with brick dressings, and hipped or half-hipped roofs. Grange Farm was associated with the neighbouring Ovingdean Grange, which was owned by the Lord of the Manor, although used primarily as a farmhouse for the tenant farmer.
The buildings were converted to residential use in the 1980s, which included the addition of new buildings (1 to 5 Beacon Court) and the insertion of flues and rooflights which erode the complex’s character. They retain their farm yard arrangement, the form of the buildings and are built in traditional vernacular materials. Residential use has led to the ‘suburbanisation’ of the space through the introduction of domestic garden structures and planting, as well as car parking.
B. Historical and evidential interest
ii. Reminder of the agricultural origins of the former village of Ovingdean, and associated with the neighbouring Ovingdean Grange.
C. Townscape interest
iv. As the original farm to Ovingdean Grange, the complex has considerable historic and visual associations with this listed building (which is located immediately adjacent). The associated stables (9-10 Beacon Court) and other farm buildings on the other side of the road are also listed. The farm buildings are also located at a prominent location in the village.
E. Rarity and representativeness
ii. Representative of the agricultural origins of the area.
Date of inclusion
Pre-2015
