Alfriston, Market Square c.1955
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A Saxon settlement beside the River Cuckmere, Alfriston was a centre for smuggling. The 14th-century church of St Andrew is built on a mound on the large village green. The Clergy House, a 14th-century timber-framed and thatched hall house, is in the care of the National Trust and is open to visitors. The 16th-century Star Inn was a hostel for pilgrims and the exterior is decorated with woodcarvings of beasts. The George Inn has Tudor wall paintings. We can see old shops in the photograph - S Selvey, the grocer, and Wood, the butcher. The ancient market cross has been knocked down by vehicles and restored several times. The scene is similar today, and well conserved, but all the shops are now engaged in tourist-related trading.
An extract from Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories.
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