The Building Collection

Click on the building that interests you for details and pictures.

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An excellent guidebook giving full construction details and the history of the buildings is available by post or in the Museum shop.

The building numbers on the map cross reference to the guidebook.

* Indicates that the reconstruction of this building can be seen in words and pictures
 
19 Medieval Cottage Reconstruction Hangleton Sussex c13
25   Medieval Shops Horsham Sussex c15
26   Upper Hall Crawley Sussex c15
12   'Bayleaf' Wealden House Chiddingstone Kent c15
18   Hall Boarhunt Hampshire c15
43   Medieval House Sole Street Kent c15
1   Longport Farmhouse - Museum entrance and shop Folkestone Kent c15-c19
4   House Walderton Sussex c15-c17
27 Medieval House North Cray Kent c16
13 'Bayleaf' Barn Cowfold Sussex c16

14

 Winkhurst  Tudor Kitchen * Sundridge Kent c16
24 Market Hall Titchfield Hampshire c16

7

   Poplar Cottage  * Washington Sussex c17
17   Pendean Farmhouse 
Pendean Farmhouse  Interiors		 Midhurst Sussex c17
32   Building/ House Lavant Sussex c17
28   House Extension Reigate Surrey c17
23   Treadwheel Catherington Hampshire c17
39   Court Barn - Plumbing, masonry and glazing exhibition Lee-on-Solent Hampshire c17-c18
41   Watermill Lurgashall Sussex c17-c19
34 Brick Drying Shed Petersfield Hampshire c18
36 Wagon Shed Wiston Sussex c18
40 Stable Watersfield Sussex c18
2 Barn - Introductory Exhibition Hambrook Sussex c18
10 Granary Littlehampton Sussex c18
6 School West Wittering Sussex c18

9

 Open Shed * Charlwood Surrey c18
11 Cattle Shed Lurgashall Sussex c18-c19
5   Whittaker's Cottages Ashtead Surrey c19
3   Toll Cottage Beeding Sussex Early c19
15   Cattle Shed Kirdford Sussex c19
16   Cattle Shed Goodwood Sussex c19
29   Plumbers Workshop Newick Sussex c19
30   Joinery Shop - Hands on activities Witley Surrey c19
31   Carpenters Shop Windlesham Surrey c19
33   Pugmill House Redford Sussex c19
35   Saw-Pit Shed Sheffield Park Sussex c19
42   Windpump Pevensey Sussex c19
20   Charcoal Burners Camp       c19
37   Smithy Southwater Sussex c19
  Chaffcutter East Grinstead Sussex Early c20
  Timber Crane
and Shelter Shed		 Alton
Coldwaltham		 Hampshire
Sussex		 1900
c19

44

   Downland Gridshell - Workshop and Conservation Store * Built on site   Early c21
38 Animal Pound Walton Heath Surrey unknown
  Sheepfold       unknown

8

 Horse Whim * West Kingsdown Kent  unknown

 

 
bullet View Podcasts - The Timber Framing process
Most of the buildings at the Museum are timber framed.  Richard Harris, Museum Director and expert on timber framing, illustrates the development of timber framing using the Museum buildings.
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For details of the timber used in the construction of the buildings click here

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The Museum's buildings contain examples of the development of fireplaces from a simple open hearth through smoke bays to chimneys.  Details

 

West Sussex Past Pictures is the official database of heritage photographs, prints, drawings and paintings provided by local museums and the County Library Service and contains many images of buildings in the Weald and Downland area including many of the buildings re-erected at the Museum.

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