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Alfriston Clergy House in Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex, England, was the first built property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in 1896 for £10. [ 1 ] The house lies adjacent to the Church of St. Andrew .
The 14th-century Alfriston Clergy House close by was originally a farmhouse but later became the vicarage. It is now maintained by the National Trust . It was the very first property bought by the Trust, in 1896, and it is a classic example of a Wealden hall house with thatched roof and timber-framed walls.
Partly because of the general conservation of churches, many clergy houses have survived and are of historic interest or importance. In the United Kingdom, the 14th-century Alfriston Clergy House was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in a state of near ruin in 1896 for £10, the vicarage having moved ...
At Alfriston, the original Anglo-Saxon church was replaced in the 1360s by the vast cruciform "Cathedral of the Downs", whose flintwork is "some of the best in England". [47] Also from that century is the church at Old Heathfield. [48] Mayfield's ancient church (founded by Dunstan, the saint to which it is dedicated) is mostly 15th-century. [49]
The hall house is a type of vernacular house traditional in many parts of England, ... Alfriston Clergy House, Alfriston. [22] Anne of Cleves House, Lewes. [23]
April 16 – The National Trust in England acquires its first building for preservation, Alfriston Clergy House, a 14th century Wealden hall house. A History of Architecture by Sir Banister Fletcher is published. Construction of Gasometer, Vienna, begins. [2]
However, St Andrew's does not have any grand tomb or memorial, nor any records indicating who a patron might be. Additionally, there was no Lord of the Manor for Alfriston at the time. [3] However, on the left-hand side of the south porch there is a Canonical sundial, dating from the 14th century. The stone with the carved sundial was ...
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