Copping Hall is a
Grade II* listed
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house in
Uckfield
Uckfield () is a town in the Wealden District of East Sussex in South East England. The town is on the River Uck, one of the tributaries of the River Ouse, on the southern edge of the Weald.
Etymology
'Uckfield', first recorded in writing as ...
,
East Sussex
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,
England
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. It is located at 1 Pudding Cake Lane, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BT.
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/ref> Built in the eighteenth century, it is two-storey high and contains an attic, three windows and two dormer
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Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space ...
s as well as grey headers with red brick dressings and quoin
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s. It also has a dentil
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led cornice
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, a tiled roof, and casement window
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s with small square panes. Moreover, there is a doorway with flat hood on brackets and door of six fielded panels.
It was listed as Grade II* by English Heritage
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The charity states that i ...
on 26 November 1953.Go Historic
See also
*
Grade II* listed buildings in Wealden
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England
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References
External links
Photo of the house on Panoramio
Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex
Uckfield
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