East Mascalls

A timber-framed house with plaster infilling, constructed in 1578 and restored and enlarged during the 19th century. The original section comprises two storeys and five bays. A projecting porch features a moulded lintel above the arch, with oversailing sides resting on a bressumer. The porch includes two diamond panels bearing cartouches with the initials of the builder, NN, and the date 1578, alongside the initials of the restorer, WS, and the date 1896. An original window with wooden mullions and transoms is situated above the porch. The overhanging gable is adorned with carved bargeboards, a pendant, and a small attic window. The other windows are modern casements. The west front has two gables, restored and tile-hung in 1896. A west wing was rebuilt to the north in 1937, designed to harmonise with the original building. The entire structure is covered by a Horsham slab roof. The interior remains uninspected.

The site originally held a 15th-century stone house belonging to the Mascalls family. In 1550, it passed to Ursula Middleton, who then sold it to William Newton of Southover Priory, Lewes, originally from Cheshire. Newton’s son, Nicholas, rebuilt the property as an E-shaped timber-framed house in 1578. The property later passed into the Noyes’ family in 1741 but had fallen into ruin by 1870, after which it was restored by William Sturdy in 1896. A modern oak-framed west wing, replicating the original design, was added to the north elevation in 1937 by the then owner, AR McNaught.

East Mascalls is designated at Grade II* for its architectural interest, representing a well-preserved example of a 16th-century house with substantial original fabric.