Tyne House and Railings to South is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1952. House. 14 related planning applications.
Tyne House and Railings to South
- WRENN ID
- north-sandstone-swallow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Tyne House and Railings to South, 140, High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 411 099
- Coordinates
- 50.87225, 0.00527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Tyne House is a house located on High Street, dating from around 1600, with later alterations in the 18th century. The front range is timber-framed but has been refronted with knapped flint, featuring red brick dressings and quoins. A second storey was added in the later 18th century. The house has a plain tiled roof with a dentilled cornice and a single brick stack at the centre behind the ridge. It stands three storeys tall with a regular four-window front, showcasing glazing bar sashes with red brick dressed architrave surrounds and gauged segment heads. The ground floor features sashes without glazing bars. The entrance is located in the second bay from the right, consisting of a panelled door topped with a wreathed and radiating fanlight. The arched doorway has panelled reveals, a Doric pilastered door surround, and an open triangular pediment. Surrounding the entrance are cast-iron railings with vase-head standards.
At the rear, there are two parallel wings; the left wing dates from around 1600, while the right wing is from around 1750. Inside, the main range shows evidence of timber-framing, particularly in the roof, which has braced collars and continuous purlins. The major rooms feature much pine panelling from around 1750, with some re-used oak panelling. An open string staircase is present, featuring three square balusters per step and a mahogany rail. The stairwell has curved corners and is topped with a plaster dome and octagonal cupola, adorned with applied swags and other decorative elements. Additionally, remnants of two early 17th-century staircases can be found between the first and second floors.
Local climate
Tyne House and Railings to South receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 14 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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