Barbican House Museum

The Barbican House was constructed in the 16th century out of timber, with a stone fireplace dated 1579. During the 18th century the house was enlarged and refronted. The house now consists of three floors plus a basement, and is now mainly constructed from red brick. The museum contains pottery from an excavation of the grounds of Battle Abbey, as well as floor tiles from Wilmington Priory, and green tiles from a property in Rye. It tells the history of Sussex life from the Stone Age, and contains a model village of Lewes in the 1880s. In 2020, the museum was believed to be at risk of closure due to Sussex Archaeological Society's lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic.