by Elizabeth Wright Southdown sheep have grazed the Sussex downland for many centuries; archaeological investigations have…
Category: History
MEMORIES FROM MALTA The Martello Towers – and yet more identical features between Malta, Kent and Sussex
By ALBERT FENECH Since humanity acquired the acumen of mobility and then enhanced it with maritime…
Margate: Fun, History, Music, Art, Delicious Food & Fresh Sea Air – Part 1
It seems you can’t open a paper or magazine these days without reading about the gentrification…
Kentish Gypsy Tart
By Lyn Funnell This simple sweet tart probably got its name from the Gypsies who used…
Strolling Through Slindon Village
By Wendy Hughes We decided to return to the village of Slindon to explore it a…
The Romans Invaded Eastbourne
By Harry Pope Eastbourne is on the Sussex coast, mid-way between Brighton and Hastings. No strategic…
Hailsham – Not just Another Sussex Town.
Hailsham High Street. Note the church peeping over on the right. Hailsham looks like many other…
Where is the Eastbourne Camera Obscura?
by Harry Pope There are very few camera obscuras left in the UK, but there is…
The Last Shepherd of Beachy Head
By Elizabeth Wright Stephen Blackmore (1833-1920) was described by historian Arthur Broke as, “The last of…
Hartfield, Sussex, where Winnie the Pooh was Born
By Lyn Funnell I was never a fan of the stories of Christopher Robin, Winnie the…