Where is East Sussex County Hall?

East Sussex County Hall is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN7 1RS), in the parish of Lewes.

How do I get to East Sussex County Hall?

The nearest railway station is Lewes, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN7 1RS.

Is East Sussex County Hall a protected site?

Yes — East Sussex County Hall is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to East Sussex County Hall?

The nearest railway station is Lewes, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN7 1RS.

Gardens · South East England

East Sussex County Hall

In or near Kingston near Lewes.

East Sussex County Hall — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

Tower of St. Anne's church, Lewes - geograph.org.uk - 8209212 — Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
Nearest railway station: Lewes · 0.8 km

Dog-friendly

East Sussex County Hall is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

Photo gallery

360° view

Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0

Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

East Sussex County Hall is a modern building in St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. It is the headquarters of East Sussex County Council and also serves as the meeting place of Lewes District Council.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

After being based at County Hall in the High Street in Lewes since its formation in 1889, East Sussex County Council relocated to Pelham House in Lewes in 1938. After deciding that Pelham House was too restricted for future expansion, county leaders chose to procure a new purpose-built county headquarters: the site they selected was open land located between St Anne's Church and the Old Southover Rectory which became known as St Anne's Crescent. The new building, which was designed by the county architect, Jack Catchpole, in the modern style, was opened by the Duchess of Kent on 31 October 1968. The abstract design of the 12 meters wide decorative panel, which was made from coloured…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 50.8718, 0.0010
County: East Sussex
District: Lewes
Parish: Lewes
Postcode: BN7 1RS
Parliamentary constituency: Lewes
Established: 1968
Nearest railway station: Lewes — 0.8 km

Sources

wikidata: Q5329462 (CC0)
wikipedia: East Sussex County Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Lewes Cemetery

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Free🐕↗ lewes-tc.gov.uk

Rotten Row and Antioch Street, Lewes - geograph.org.uk - 8101203

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B&Bs · South East England

Trevor House

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Theatres · South East England

Con Club

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Free♿↗ lewesconclub.com

Where to eat & stay near East Sussex County Hall

Places to stay

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Hotels · South East England

The Shelleys

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Trevor House

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↗ visitlewes.co.uk

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Housedean Farm Campsite

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Campsites · South East England

Housedean Farm Campsite

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Rodmell House

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Free↗ rodmell.net

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Hostels · South East England

YHA South Downs

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Free♿↗ yha.org.uk