The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Lewes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1971. Residential building.
The Old House
- WRENN ID
- ancient-corbel-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewes
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1971
- Type
- Residential building
- Address
- The Old House, 15 and 17, High Street, Seaford
- OS grid reference
- TV 483 989
- Coordinates
- 50.77108, 0.10212
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old House, located at 15 and 17 High Street, dates back to the 18th century. It is a two-storey building with four windows and features a stuccoed exterior. The windows do not have glazing bars, and there are modern shop windows installed. An inscription on the side of the building indicates that it was the residence of Thomas Tufton, who served as the bailiff of the town and cinque port of Seaford in 1712.
Local climate
The Old House 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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