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West Street, POLEGATE, BN26 5UX

Three large townhouses from the 18th century lie just beyond the 17th century cottages seen in Image To the left is Tuckvar which was built in 1790 and was reputed to have a tunnel connecting it with the nearby Market Cross Inn now known as The Old Smugglers inn which was the headquarters of a local smuggling gang from the early 19th century. In the middle is Alfriston House whilst to the right is The Chaise House which dates from the early 19th century.

Tuckvar, West Street, was built circa 1790. Constructed of flint, fronted with buff mathematical tiles, under a slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043314 Alfriston is a village in East Sussex, some 6½ miles northwest of Eastbourne and 3½ miles northeast of Seaford. The village lies on the west bank of the Cuckmere River. There is evidence of occupation in the Neolithic period, with several long barrows on the surrounding downs. The village is home to The Star Inn, built in 1345 to accommodate monks and pilgrims en route from Battle Abbey to Chichester Cathedral. Also in the village is the Old Clergy House, the first building acquired by the National Trust in 1898.

The former coach road to Lewes left Market Square then travelled along the foot of the Downs via Firle and Glynde before reaching its destination. The route was superseded by a turnpike that eventually became the A27 which bypassed the village by a number of miles.

Built in the early 20th century as a play house by the owner of The Dene before the garden was acquired to become the present car park. There was a mill on this site in the 17th and 19th centuries and the tower may have used flints salvaged from the earlier structure.

Number 1 (Almond Tree Cottage), number 2 (Owlers) and number 3 (Cinders Cottage), West Street were originally a row of five cottages, reconverted into three. Built in the 18th century or, possibly, earlier. Constructed of red brick, partly painted, with the first floor tile-hung or weatherboarded. All under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043315 Alfriston is a village in East Sussex, some 6½ miles northwest of Eastbourne and 3½ miles northeast of Seaford. The village lies on the west bank of the Cuckmere River. There is evidence of occupation in the Neolithic period, with several long barrows on the surrounding downs. The village is home to The Star Inn, built in 1345 to accommodate monks and pilgrims en route from Battle Abbey to Chichester Cathedral. Also in the village is the Old Clergy House, the first building acquired by the National Trust in 1898.