Hillside is an 18th-century
Grade II* listed building
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in
Rottingdean
Rottingdean is a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages of Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards.
Name
The name Rottingde ...
, in the city of
Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages.
Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...
. The house contains a
gazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden or spacious public area. Some are used on occasions as bandstands.
Etymology
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listed for its special architectural or historic interest, and also contains a
Grade II listed
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barn.
History
Hillside was built in 1724 as a farmhouse for West Side farm in
Rottingdean
Rottingdean is a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages of Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards.
Name
The name Rottingde ...
.
It has an 18th-century red and grey brick
facade.
In 1822, a gazebo was built in the garden, looking out onto
Falmer
Falmer is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and Lewes, approximately five miles (8 km) north-east of the former. It is also the site of Brighton & Hove Albion's Falmer ...
Road; the gazebo was listed as a building of special architectural or historic interest in 1952.
The property also contains a 17th-century barn, which became a
Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
in 1973.
The barn neighbours
Kipling's Garden, and in 2013, developers proposed turning the barn into a house. In 1894, the building is listed as being owned by a Colonel A.M. Phillips.
All of the Hillside buildings are part of the Rottingdean Conservation Area since its creation in 1970.
References
External links
Listing on British Listed Buildings
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Grade II* listed buildings in Brighton and Hove
Grade II* listed houses
Houses in Brighton and Hove
Houses completed in 1724