Pevensey Court House

The current building, which was commissioned to replace a 14th-century court house, was designed in the medieval style, built in rubble masonry and was completed in around 1540. It was then extended, with the construction of a north facing wing and the installation of a porch at the top of the external staircase, in 1830. A cement render finish was added at that time as well. The design of the enlarged building involved a main block which was orientated east to west together with a north facing wing. It featured an external staircase on the eastern side leading up to a porch on the first floor. The building was fenestrated by a prominent oriel window on the first floor at the end of the…