The George Inn is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1952. Inn. 2 related planning applications.

The George Inn

WRENN ID
pale-courtyard-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 October 1952
Type
Inn
Address
The George Inn, High Street, Alfriston, Wealden, BN26 5SY
OS grid reference
TQ 520 031
Coordinates
50.80757, 0.15682
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The George Inn is a restored 15th-century timber-framed building located on the east side of Alfriston High Street. It features close-studding with plaster infilling, while the ground floor has been rebuilt using flints with red brick dressings and quoins. The lower edge of the roof is covered with Horsham slabs, and the remainder is tiled. The building has casement windows and stands two storeys tall with six windows in total. One of the first-floor rooms contains remnants of wall paintings from the late 16th or early 17th century.

Local climate

The George Inn 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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