Hailsham High Street. Note the church peeping over on the right. Hailsham looks like many other…
Category: History
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…
Have you ever been to Teapot Island?
By Lyn Funnell. Luke I’m a little teapot, short and stout Here’s my handle, here’s my…
The Flying Scotsman pays another Flying Visit to Sussex.
By Lyn Funnell The Flying Scotsman, probably the world’s most famous steam locomotive, paid a special…
MEMORIES FROM MALTA THE DUKE OF KENT – LENGTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH MALTA AND GOZO
ALWAYS STRENGTHENING THE LOVE AND PATRONAGE OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY FOR MALTA By ALBERT FENECH…
Crowborough, Sussex; Home of Arthur Conan Doyle.
By Lyn Funnell Where is Crowborough? It’s nine miles from Tunbridge Wells, which is in…
A Murder in Genteel Eastbourne? Surely not
by Harry Pope Pat Mahon Despite a current population in excess of 100,000, Eastbourne on the…