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on 19 January 1951. This defines it as a "nationally important" building of "special interest". As of
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985:Marine Court
925:Baston Lodge
899:Constituency
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392:sills. The
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301:Neo-Georgian
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253:Cinque Ports
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204:public house
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136:The Stag Inn
113:Neo-Georgian
100:16th century
18:
1545:May Day Run
1469:Church Wood
1422:Rock-a-Nore
1397:Bulverhythe
1236:Pilot Field
1063:St Leonards
945:Crown House
883:Borough of
710:15 February
684:27 December
579:Stuart 2005
559:15 February
402:hood moulds
332:beer garden
216:East Sussex
187:East Sussex
84: /
60:Coordinates
1575:Categories
1427:Silverhill
1407:Hollington
1030:Windycroft
648:24 January
416:References
340:folk night
328:tied house
272:of Sussex
229:tied house
141:Designated
127:– Grade II
109:Vernacular
69:50°51′32″N
1437:The Stade
1255:Transport
1153:Education
995:Ore Place
918:Buildings
388:and have
336:bluegrass
72:0°35′43″E
1412:Old Town
1392:Baldslow
1015:Stag Inn
885:Hastings
704:Archived
618:1 August
605:(2011).
553:Archived
551:. 2011.
410:brackets
281:Stag Inn
212:Hastings
210:area of
208:Old Town
200:Stag Inn
46:Hastings
41:Location
24:Stag Inn
1402:Gensing
406:corbels
390:moulded
297:parapet
289:jettied
231:by the
206:in the
152:1043626
1523:Events
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394:gables
386:sashes
382:dormer
361:plague
312:listed
295:and a
293:gables
237:listed
1359:Media
1280:A2100
1261:Roads
1194:Sport
421:Notes
378:attic
202:is a
97:Built
1286:Rail
1275:A259
834:ISBN
815:ISBN
788:ISBN
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712:2013
686:2012
650:2013
620:2011
561:2013
322:The
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