The Wattle House

The Wattle House is a wattle storage building constructed between 1792 and 1803, likely by George Holford, who received permission from the lord of Findon Manor in 1790 to hold an annual sheep fair at Nepcote Green. The structure is made of flint with red brick dressings and features a slate roof with four brick stacks. It stands two to three storeys high and has three windows with cambered openings, which were boarded at the time of the survey. The ground floor has horseshoe-arched entrances with double doors. This building is a unique survival in a national context and is one of very few structures that highlight the significance of sheep to the economy of the southern downlands. Typically, hurdles for fairs were stored outdoors, as seen in places like Priddy in Somerset, where they have become a permanent feature in the centre of the green.