Star Inn, Alfriston blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Star Inn Rebuilt in the early 16th Century, possibly on the site of an earlier Rest House for pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Richard in Chichester. The Red Lion figurehead comes from a warship probably sunk at the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.

The Star Inn, rebuilt in the early 16th century, may stand on the site of a former Rest House for pilgrims traveling to St Richard's shrine in Chichester; its Red Lion figurehead originated from a warship likely lost at the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.