Tudor Close

Tudor Close is a group of contiguous houses and flats, originally built around 1929. Developed by the Saltdean Estate Company, the buildings were initially used as the Tudor Close Hotel, extended in 1936-7 by Richard Jones, and later reconverted to residential use in the 1950s. The construction incorporates two former barns and a cow-shed from Court Farm, reusing timber and tiles from other old buildings.

The buildings are flint with brick dressings and some timber framing with plaster or brick infill, all under a tiled roof. They are arranged around three sides of two stone-paved courtyards, with one and two storeys and dormer windows.

The houses facing the western courtyard (numbers 1-7) feature half-timbered, gabled two-storey porches, Tudor-arched windows in groups of three and four with wooden mullions, and jettied, gabled upper storeys. They also exhibit ornamental carving, notably on the bargeboards, a variety of brick chimney designs, and terracing to the courtyard. The south wing is shorter than the north wing. The east wing features an ornate porch with stained glass in the top and side lights.

The courtyard to the east is similarly detailed, although with a quieter aesthetic, with jettied upper storeys and entrances through French windows instead of porches. Chimneys have been removed from this wing. Due to the site's topography, entrances to the northern and eastern ranges are at first-floor level, with elaborate bargeboard detailing over the entrances.