Alfriston Clergy House
Alfriston Clergy House is a small thatched and half-timbered Wealden hall house, built around 1350 and once home to the parish priest. In 1896 it became the first property ever acquired by the National Trust, rescued for the princely sum of ten pounds. Inside, the open hall has a rare rammed-chalk floor sealed with soured milk, and outside a cottage garden runs down towards the village church.
- First-ever National Trust property
- Medieval open hall
- Cottage garden by the church
Best for anyone who loves the roots of conservation and proper medieval timberwork.
Things to see at Alfriston Clergy House
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- Thatched Wealden hall house exterior
- Chalk and sour-milk floor inside
- Timber-frame construction
- The cottage garden
- Centenary sundial in the grounds