Former Workhouse Building at Old Heritage, Heritage Crafts School is a Grade II listed building in the Lewes local planning authority area, England. Workhouse. 5 related planning applications.

Former Workhouse Building at Old Heritage, Heritage Crafts School

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lewes
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
Country
England
Type
Workhouse
Address
Former Workhouse Building at Old Heritage, Heritage Crafts School, Chailey, BN8 4EF
OS grid reference
TQ 384 210
Coordinates
50.97257, -0.0299
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Workhouse Building at Old Heritage, now part of the Heritage Crafts School, was originally built as a workhouse and later served as the residence of the school's founder, Mrs. Kimmins. This L-shaped building dates from the 18th century or earlier and features two storeys and an attic. It has six windows and three dormers, constructed from red brick with a tiled roof. The windows are casement style.

Local climate

Former Workhouse Building at Old Heritage, Heritage Crafts School receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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