The Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1985. House, shop. 4 related planning applications.

The Old School House

WRENN ID
dim-brass-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1985
Type
House, shop
Address
The Old School House, 33a, 33b, 34, Cliffe High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AN
OS grid reference
TQ 421 102
Coordinates
50.87422, 0.01902
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School House, now a shop pair, dates from the mid-18th century and was altered in the mid-19th century. It has a slate roof with stacks to the left side, and a painted mathematical tile cornice with modillion details. The building is two and a half storeys high, with a four-window front. There is a two-and-a-half storey splayed bay to the left, two bays to the right, and a single sash window on the first floor above the doorway. The doorway is surrounded by Doric pilasters and a modillioned pediment over an arched entrance, which features an ogee overlight. The door has been removed. A single wide shop front is located within the splayed bay on the left. A 17th-century wing, featuring red and blue brick chequer cladding, is visible at the rear.

Local climate

The Old School House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • 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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