Barbican House
Barbican House is a sixteenth century house next to Lewes Castle. It is now used as a museum, and is the headquarters of the Sussex Archaeological Society. The house is a Grade II* listed building.Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: house museum next to Lewes castle, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Barbican House Museum”, “Lewes Castle & Barbican House Museum”, and “Lewes Castle & Museum”
- Address: 169 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1YE
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lewes Castle and Lewes Crown Court.
Lewes Castle
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lewes Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England. Originally called Bray Castle, it occupies a commanding position guarding the gap in the South Downs cut by the River Ouse and occupied by the towns of Lewes and Cliffe.
Lewes Crown Court
Courthouse
Photo: Sussexonian, Public domain.
Lewes Crown Court is a Crown Court venue in Lewes High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, England. It forms part of the Lewes Combined Court Centre which it shares with Lewes County Court. Lewes Crown Court is situated 350 feet northeast of Barbican House.
Lewes Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lewes Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Lewes, East Sussex, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Lewes Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. Lewes Town Hall is situated 560 feet northeast of Barbican House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston near Lewes and Barcombe Mills.
Kingston near Lewes
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs. Kingston near Lewes is situated 2 miles southwest of Barbican House.
Barcombe Mills
Hamlet
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barcombe Mills is a small settlement and an area of countryside including a local nature reserve near the village of Barcombe Cross in East Sussex, England. Barcombe Mills is situated 3½ miles northeast of Barbican House.
Broyle Side
Village
Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is 3 miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side, Norlington, Little Norlington and Shortgate. Broyle Side is situated 3½ miles northeast of Barbican House.
Barbican House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: HM Prison Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.87263° or 50° 52′ 21″ northLongitude
0.00844° or 0° 0′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F22V2F5+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 445500399OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q17555587
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