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Friends Meeting House, Ditchling, Historic Building Record |
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Architectural History Practice Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The meeting house is a small former agricultural building which had been used as slaughterhouse and club house before being acquired by the Quakers in 1966. It has medium heritage value. Evidential value: The built fabric has the potential to reveal more information about its original use, construction and development. The building has medium evidential value. Historical value: The meeting house is a reminder of Ditchling's more rural past and its history of alterations is visible in its built fabric. It has medium historical value. Aesthetic value: The building was erected as a utilitarian building in the local vernacular style and has been altered over time. It has low aesthetic value. Communal value: The building has been a Quaker meeting house for about fifty years and is also used by local community groups. It has high communal value. |
Author: |
Johanna Roethe
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Publisher: |
Architectural History Practice Ltd
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
East Sussex Historical Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Friends Meeting House, East Gardens |
County: |
East Sussex |
District: |
Lewes |
Parish: |
DITCHLING |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 532621, 115362 (Easting, Northing)
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architec1-241888 |
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |