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rntrocluctioul tflhen this house was first seen by the writer jn 1gz4
lt rsas ln a very delapiclatecl conclltlon, the nindwvs were boarclecl up
ancl ln splte of thls, it wae sti1l receiving ruuwanted attention from
vandals. lltre then ovrners, ldr andt }bs Yfickendle of Buclcv.lish Fazm kinilly
allovecl the wrlter to have entry on several occasioae ancl. ae a r€suIt
a prelininarSr roport wag prepared. Later the property vraa purchasecl by
l{r ancl Mra R:Lgby for renwation ancl oocupationl they too allowecl the
vriter aoeegs while work was ln progressl My thankg are clue to tho
above mentioned for their kindness;

Iooatlonl Eollandts Iane extenils from the western gicle of Henfielcl in

a south-weet-by-rest illrection tomards the River Aclur where there ig
a foot-brldge aonnectlng wlth paths leacling to l{orsebritlge Counoa ancl.
to the wlllage of Ashurst. After leavJ.ng Eenfieltl the lane iE on a
tongue of htgh landl Just topplng the fifty foot contour. ganerig ls
on tho northern sicle of the lane at thle section ancl overlooks the
low meadlone of $re Farrr, meadows shich were forrerly part of the
Adur estuarSrJ
Elstorlcal Noto. Itenry cte Canclole t(.4. a former rector of Henfielcl.
ln hls nstory of ffenfieldn refers to a charity set up by a Thsaae
Canon anil quotes from hls w111 tlatedt the eleventh clay of Decenber
1612. Part of tho wll1 reacls ag follows l-
iltem, f glve to Jane Canor ay ctaughter ny house wherejn I ncm
dlwelI togother with the winclmlI1 ancl sixe acres of lancl mora or less
aclJoynlng (after the cloceage of J'dne ny wife ) whieh house ba:ns rnll1
andl landf glvo unto my wj.fe during her Llfo....,r fhe author csrclud.ee
rtth fBeslclo llollandls Iane stands an anol.ent house ealLect Canontg. W8s
thls the house boqueathetl by Thcuras Canon, ancl ctlcl a windnllli.then
(actJo5rnlng
stsrcl on the lancl. ?r

W- thrge bay cottage meaeuring solne thirty sin feet

by eighteen fcet of +
two storeys wlth a later outihoot on the rear or
north slde. the fuont elevatlon has been cmpletely rep3-aeecl lnlriok
whlch in turyr has been robclereit over and thrie winilons- or doruers have
been lnsertedl ln the roof of thls south eicte abcre the orlginal wal1-
plate' Oa the weeter:r elevatlon ancl outeide the orlginal fiamework
Is a brick-built chimney whlch has no doubt replaced an earlier chimney
whtoh ln tuvn replaoed a fire of some dlescrlption within the pest bqy.-
The centre section of the north ral} has algo been replaced wlth modern
brlohwork.
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hobable Ortclnl l[I. J.R.Amstroug kindy lookecl over the builtling antt
ffi that it nas early Elizabethan f.b aete; that the vest
bay hacl ortginally been an open ha1l ancl that there hacl been a moke
ba! againgt the lirner trr.ss of tftis bay.,.eectlot S*,/BFlg,e .- Thie
*i,tu"Ury wqs ln use for a ehort period only whena chi'urey stack rae
bul1t ouisiAe the franrernork on the western elevation &ncl at the sase
timo the open ha11 ras floofed in.
frm thls roport.No dletalls of the outshoot on the northerzr
Oulsslqrg_
een includeil ln thls report as the whole of
thls appears to be of modern materlals : it is hmever posslble that
there ias an outshoot at an earlier clate, As the present stairsay is
also otv'Lously moclern thls too has been ornittedi

Plate 1.
South els\ration
aftar
renovatiml

l{Late 2I
Eagt clevation
before
renoratior.
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Scst Elwation befor:o renovatim.

Elate 4
Roof of south elovation before rrcnovationl
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General degordBtlonl Stris startg wlth the rpof and worke ctour
ttre groundE;; to
Rooflns natcrlargl ftre roof is tilect, the rldge
creeted ricrgc tllEs ) and the hlps rinrslrealiin tiles are p1a{n (no
eouthern sr.de o\rer the east andt west tays u*r*t tr.r.es, oa the
irre-tir""
laths whLch are sr{rportea wrih-anolhel iatr, parl,]Jelare hung on riven
thc rafters' rfhe niiHru or-irrul" nas ueen- a-.il-r*, and rntctuay between
anl the nalls are not the tpper sicto
ofencheclX

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Roof Constrrrcttonl lfhis is a sLtle ptrrlln constnptLoa rith the

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-a"" rlcte face to the raftersl [he purllas
6r r 4r andl are ror:glt'\y rorked, each are snpportecl by
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four oollargl;l.at thc tnrssee antl" at tho :nafters foruing tho
No sosrfing of Joining vas obseyrredl;
B- - -iuueec flglf.rafters
bablets.
cm6n andl prLnclplec are aLl couplecl wltJr
brLdtlo Jointal the brd.ctle! are all otr the north aide anct tho bita
*-ifr" iorth. Comoa rafters vary in ctLmenslo3 aadl thoee adJaceot
+* f et xith-a
harc moagurea fn-fnaUes 4 x *, e* *, x 5 x 4,
{;;d*r"t to be hcavlor lr secf,ion'at the lower endsi fhe rafters
uader the cabletg are deqrcr i.n section a:riL are soo $!o at the
apex ana eEn the loft ltre ana can be elasslf,teil as prinoiple
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rlft""s aa-ln ad!.dlticno to the shor+ colIar at the gablet h,o-" --
lswer a bnlly ool"lar to support the pr:r1ins-as alreadlr re'oaricect'
collar rmrler the east gatret peasures 8t' \ 2*n and. has a
,lttre
raney- eclgel
-Four rtndlbraces ar6 vLglble ancl these ertend fro tbe
prlnclple rafters of the tr:treses outward lnto their respectivt
ioit of the east ancl. west bays, fhese braces_ are 7$; r
"i"res
$i ani are Ellak wlthout ghoulclers lnto the prlneiple rafters
ar" hougccl flush rlth the qpper sLdee of tbe si.cle pur}lno,
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the adiaoent omron rafters paesing ovor the brace rithout
a;ry Jotnting, see ttg HLatee 5 aril 7l there na;r bo other wirrdlbracee
ln the ceatre bay bui if so tbey are obecurea by ceiling plasteri
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Roof space looking frop west
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bay to center. Sooting on Left
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Plate 6l
Area to left of
opening showlng
heary sooting aad
posltion of snoko
hoocl.

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lfindbrace west
bay south siate;
ifattle and
^F tlaub sith end
of co11ar.
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of the trrlesea ia claub sr a hazlecood
the inflll betreen the Etud.ebagr-there
wattle support. fo tt'u vest is eooting above the present
near nertlcal llne
Ioft 1,oe rhloh ;-i"i;i";-"r*pi:V 9n ? I.d=rbed on hood' See platea
s*ggest{iflg thts ;;-; prevloui ioke de11loctor
5t 6 sril'?: ' original oonditiou' ouspetl
Ortsicle nanSr of thel feet are Ln their
nlth a:rLscs velI chanfereil' lfhose seen on the
on the rmtlersldJina be reather stalnca'
north sl.dte wrile; ffi o.rietroot clo-not-appear to
ancl fEC ra11 platc on thc north Eicte 1g of
very even

t{o sca34, or Jolnt vas f615a but-tfire ie the Possibility of a Joint

of the noilerm vLndor
rt tlr" east lnrsgl At the posltionaad' tro stave bolegl la the
eenter scotlon fs-a farge iorbioe
,lrhe ra11 plate sr the gouth side ig of gLuilar dLmensios, oaly me
nortlac ris f6.6d.....i3. tho position of the mocle::a rinilon' fhispattetn
mortloo ls Ti 116o, lt ras hopecl to flrd other errldence of the
of gtuclding rhen rlnorratlong rere takiag plaoe but the unclereide of
the tall plate waa not e:rPosed.
ltre tl,c beans at d encls of the bui1dlln8 ar6 flat anil those of the
tno tr'lsaes exhlblt acrae eamber, the tlmber being thirnetl i*l lt
thelr endlE. Both tle boams of the trrreees shor the ilovetall at the
southertr encl, the depth of thc Joint being $tr and the lower sutfacea
nor ovltlontli belne 1evo1 rlth the top of the rall plate. It is
aggr.uetl that the posta hero havc been removecl.

Ittilnolplo Postsl of thc four prlnolplo poeta at the corBers of the

EiIiESi[r-E trave gun-atock heatlc rhlle the fotrr*h1 at platc
the.south-
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caat ofrer hag an atriipt Jwl vhlob ia only 6{6 high. See
antt flg: 8l

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South eaEt oo:mer
with Jcrlecl prd.aciple
posti
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llhe pr{rolple posts at the eorBers oouldl be acea fra gouth

both ingitle
ana lutsfai uniff the renovatlon rhen that on the weet eoraer
tras renoyedl Thtc bad battly rottecl mortioe holea but a pattetm for
the nLgslng tinbcrror'lr at the froat could not be cleteruinecl.

&lrst Eloor Xegt B$yl Ttris b9lng undor the sootea portlon of the
@ intercet. fhe tiebean on ite vortioal faee
hsg been rstrghly dlresged to fom chamfera reeeectlng invarrils at-
top andl bott6nl-Sar thlq to proriclc a splayect flrtng for a staoke hood ?
|[he studts aborre the tlobean
are flush rlttt Lts cast To\)s dF pR\NcriLE
faoc ancl the studls vhLch . A1' aCRt{r(rs
appear on the regt fase
are Ln fact clear of the
wattlo antt dlaub behlncl,
the r{.ght hanil stuit shown
5.n plato g nas quite looEe
anil appearedl to be a prop
for tho celltrrg.
l{o dletalls havo been madle
of the celllng Joistc ,l
as theae are presunablror*oro.o Biitcl<
of a later dratcl \
t{Late L0 shows the t.',

north rest corror t.

vlth well fotmedl
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gr:n-stock to tho
prlnolple post,
Hlate 9,
Fest Bay
looking $er:t?:-&st
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F1ate l$i
HortlrlHest eorsrer
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on the right the nclouble
chanfori ancl stuil naLled.
on olear of the wattle
and ctaub,
?he tle beam has also
been shapeil for a lator
doorhead., and the cloor
wqrlcl &ppear to be tho
orlgtnal ancl is htmg on
iron straps and rid[es']
?he franirrg on the
left is a ners par-tition,

Ft"t FI.o-gE S"gt." eX.

Hero the ceiling ts a{
collar lertrel, the north
tall has been replaced
by brtckl

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First E[9qf East Bayl

llhere appearg to havo been a
door et thls levol froa tho
outshoot on the north ual1.
The nlcl ratl has been inter-
uptecl as seen ln plate lz
ancl plato 15 ehms this on
the north slde when the oeil-
tn! of the outshoot was renoveil,

Hlate 12.
Posltlon of ctoor
at flrst floor Ievel;
Tho gtalre are modernl
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Asother vle.'r of the ctoorray
at flrst flIoor leveIl ltrls
ls as seen frdo the outshoot.

East Ro@r Grorrn{ Eloor,-

@tsare
rorgh andl have some raney
eclge, there are no charofLrg
ancl these :run east _ west
rurllke the two othor rooms
on this fLoorl A led.ging
filet on the east valI -
suppets the first seven
J oistsl
Ihe north post of the tmss
is seatetl for the breesumer
ancl three inohes belor this
a rebato has been chopped
out for & door. Ihie rebate
i" +&" x 1*, and exteards
to the sole pIate, the sole
plates being nearly intactl
fhe winclow on the east sLde
has three nullion barj the
outer tro fr x fn and, the
center orr 1*, x 1f,n,

Grornd Elocrr c"Sr&$. Ehe north wal]. has been replaeect wlth brtokl
f the ceiling nrns east wost ancl. is gsre 9r
to 10n sq'aro in sectlon: rhe ohanfers-ar" ana tire-atope
are gl" r.nohea long a stqrpod tongue""ri-rorkcd &cross wlth the
corners rernoved, fhe "il!
cetling Soists ate1, to",rt
the plaster, there are no waney in""u
5n"E wldth antl are 4n to
are neatly stoppecl ft -i the ohanfere sho' a faee of Ecrne
"d€9!, fom of tfr" ehanfer
{r-andbut
gircler
roaffiea on the
snql1er..;;iqne gn to4n r"_r""eti; iiu prate
cast tnrss reraalns but therc ls no tndioafion io eoru to the
rt ts interegting to speculate tf ono or" for tho wegt tr:ues.
";;r ;;;ied herel
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Hlato 141
f,cst Bqy lookiyrg Northl

Grotrnil Eloor Wcet

It *fLI -fe-reEaI[EdTrar r
obsezrratlons alrcacly nad,e
that thls ras an open ha1ll
llbe cloornay ahomn ln plates
14 and 15 oonprlee a prdnolplc
post andt another post ertenrL Hlate 15]
lng to the wa11 plate. In gpposlta gLde of cloo:ray Ln plate 14,
actdition on the outelclo
the aperture Ls oharoferocl rith a Dasons rrltre, polnta whloh roulc1
tonil to oonfira that thls xas a snokc bay.
fhe gtnler cllvlcllng the oeil{ng frqn east to rest is 8r to gE ricto
ancl 8n dleep to the plaetor, the gfuder ts chanferod. but the stopa
aro ners ohlsel outs'l rbo Jolsts are roqgh with eome Eaney edgoi, tho
chanfors are anrclo antl tho atopa are a long t:mrn-outf f maae
rith a drar lonifel llho Jolsts-Frc rougher than thoss inasthe center bay
ancl the dllnensidrs ere 1osg. rn the northera half of thia bay sme
of the Jolsts are not tn parallel ancl there lq one long taperect
plece rhloh gtvea a double rfdth at me end witb anothfr Sofst;
Sce platcs 14 and 16: In tho north rest eorrer there ls a ataggered
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Jotntlng of Jolste wlth tro trl,rurlng pleces benoath. one speculates

lf this ooulcl tr"vr teen the situatlon of the first stair-ladder
when the opuo rr"ii ias first floorscl tal It has
not been possible
to dlcterulne trre type of Jolnta usetl to norbice the Jolsts to the
Sole pili""_oi irrt""t on the noz'bh val1 antl stiLl
;i"e;;;: ln the r-"rt on eaoh slcte of the brlok chiwrey staoki
existcct
""ff
Th";-i, oo evlcloncc for a partitlon in the vestem triss eE
remarkeil for the-acnter "o&, fhe presont-ohi"wrey staok vou*liL not
to be more than a hundretl years o1d''
"pp"."

Plato 161
Grqurdt Eloor Sest Bay. Central girder rith
tctorible Joietr ancl Jolsts out of para11cLl