The Old Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lewes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1976. Town hall. 1 related planning application.
The Old Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- solitary-rubblework-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewes
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 1976
- Type
- Town hall
- Address
- The Old Town Hall, South Street, Seaford, BN25 1HS
- OS grid reference
- TV 482 989
- Coordinates
- 50.77076, 0.10143
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Town Hall is likely from the 18th century. It is a single-story building with a semi-basement, rendered in appearance. The rear elevation is constructed of coursed flints. It has a hipped roof covered with old tiles and features two sash windows with intact glazing bars. A central doorcase is present. The building is included on the list for its local historical significance as the former Town Hall.
Local climate
The Old Town Hall receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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