Bull House Westgate

Bull House Westgate (HM2E7N)

Location: , England BN7 1EL East Sussex
Country: United Kingdom
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N 50° 52.321', W 0° 0.41'

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Bull House Westgate

In ancient times the Bull Inn within the Westgate was held of the Barony of Lewes at the yearly rent of a race of ginger. It was sold in 1583 by Thomas Matthew to Sir Henry Goring who built the house which is now the Westgate Chapel. His son Edward sold the Bull to Edward Claggett in 1612 In 1715 Rev John Ollive Minister of Westgate Chapel acquired it and his son Samuel Tobacconist lodged Thomas Paine here 1768 - 9 Paine married Elizabeth Ollive 1771 and carried on Ollive's business until 1774 The house was rescued from decay and restored by Alderman Every in 1922 The main structure dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. The satyrs are of the time of Goring.
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HM NumberHM2E7N
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Date Added Sunday, February 10th, 2019 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 710587 N 5639861
Decimal Degrees50.87201667, -0.00683333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 50° 52.321', W 0° 0.41'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds50° 52' 19.26" N, 0° 0' 24.6" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3 Southdown Ave, England BN7 1EL, GB
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