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
- shifting-fireplace-storm
- 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
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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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