Bank House H Wilson, Builder Silletts (Craft and Leather Goods) is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1981. Commercial building.

Bank House H Wilson, Builder Silletts (Craft and Leather Goods)

WRENN ID
waning-lintel-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1981
Type
Commercial building
Address
Bank House H Wilson, Builder Silletts (Craft and Leather Goods), High Street, Alfriston, Wealden
OS grid reference
TQ 520 031
Coordinates
50.80828, 0.15691
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bank House, which houses Silletts (Craft and Leather Goods) and H Wilson, Builder, is an L-shaped building located on the east side of Alfriston High Street. The north wing, occupied by Silletts, dates from the 18th century and features two storeys and an attic with a gable-end facing the road. It has two windows and is constructed of red brick, with the first floor partly tile-hung and a tiled roof. The southeast wing is likely older, built with a combination of flints and tile-hung materials, and also has two storeys and two windows, with casement windows throughout.

Local climate

Bank House H Wilson, Builder Silletts (Craft and Leather Goods) 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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