The Old Clergy House

The Old Clergy House is a 14th-century timber-framed Wealden house located in Alfriston. It holds group value as an early example of a National Trust property, being the first building and second property acquired by the Trust. The building is constructed with close-studded timber framing and plaster infilling. The ends of the house project forward. The first floor of the east projection has an oversailing design supported by brackets. Curved braces and brackets are visible at the eaves of the recessed central section. The roof is thatched. Windows are casement style with diamond-shaped panes, and one window takes the form of an oriel. A brick chimney breast is situated on the west wall. The interior features an open hall with an exposed crown-post. A stone tablet records that the house, formerly the Vicarage of Alfriston and having fallen into decay, was purchased and repaired by the National Trust in 1898.