Hot Rods and Romans in a Sussex Village!

By Lyn Funnell Arlington is both a village and a civil parish. It stretches for miles,…

Putting the Last First in Eastbourne: the Fascinating World of Handmade Shoe Manufacture

On 19 February, six highly skilled artisans will travel to Eastbourne from as far away as…

Great Dixter, Kent; Stunning House and Gardens.

By Lyn Funnell For around 800 years Great Dixter has been on its site in various…

Hans Feibuschj Who will save his paintings?

By Elizabeth Wright Beautiful painted figures once covered all the walls of this shadowy crypt, telling…

McDougall’s Flour Mill, East Sussex

By Elizabeth Wright Just north of the market town of Hailsham, East Sussex, on the A271…

Recollections of Kent and Sussex from Malta; The splendour of Regency architecture and buildings Upper class sectors of Malta’s “new town” Sliema based on Kent and Sussex seafront areas

By Albert Fenech   Down through the centuries architecture and building-styles have undergone changes, clearly defined…

Memories from Malta and Gozo “Il-Vapur tal-art” (The Ship that Travels on Land) revolutionised UK travel and eventually Malta’s My reminiscences on the Sussex Bluebell Railway and our old Malta Railway

By Albert Fenech Bluebell Railway, Horsted Keynes, Sussex When the then coal and later steam train…

Belle Tout – The Beachy Head Lighthouse That Moved

By Elizabeth Wright How do you save an 850 tonne cliff top lighthouse from falling into…

SUSSEX FOLK KEEP ON TRUGGING

By Elizabeth Wright ‘Willow, willow, bend it true, Here’s a Sussex trug for you. First the…

Southdown Sheep, The Pride of Sussex

by Elizabeth Wright Southdown sheep have grazed the Sussex downland for many centuries; archaeological investigations have…