Herring Hang To South Of Brook House

The Herring Hang, located to the south of Brook House, is a brick building constructed around 1881. It features Sussex bond brickwork and is tarred at the rear. The building has a gable-ended design with a tiled roof that includes two rows of triangular ventilation slits. The gable ends have cambered openings fitted with wooden doors, and the east elevation also has two cambered openings with wooden doors. Inside, there are racks that start 8 feet from the floor and extend up to the roof. These racks were used to hold 'speets', which are wooden rods approximately 3 feet 6 inches long and pointed at one end, with herrings threaded through their gill openings. The speets were placed on the racks 6 inches apart and 12 inches above each other. When the hang was prepared, a fire was lit on the floor, producing a resinous smoke that dried and cured the fish. This building is a rare example of a structure associated with the fishing industry.