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Barcombe, East Sussex
Barcombe maps
Historic maps of Barcombe and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Barcombe maps
Historic map of Barcombe
Illustrated Victorian map of East Sussex
Historic Map of any Barcombe postcode
Barcombe books
Displaying 3 of 14 books about Barcombe and the local area. View all Barcombe books
Sussex County Memories
Paperback
£15
Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
East Grinstead Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Barcombe
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My great-grandmother was born here in 1847, Elizabeth Reed. Her father William was employed as a farming bailiff. I recently drove 200 miles to take photos of the fine church in the village, only to return home and see a better one on the net. However I did find 2 gravestones with Reed names on them.
Such a pretty village... [more]
Shared on 20 July 2008
East Sussex memories
My grandmother Edith Lizzie King was first a seamstress and then I believe the housekeeper at 'the big house,' Coombe Place. She later married the chauffeur Ernest Crane, after looking after his children for many years, his wife having been admitted to a psychiatric hospital suffering from post natal psychosis. My grandmother had my mother in secret in 1921 before my... [more]
Shared on 25 September 2009
My family and I moved to a bungalow at Coombe Place in 1960. My father, Walter Motley, took up the post of farm manager on this 100 acre dairy farm with a herd of Jersey cattle. Coombe Place is set on the side of the South Downs with views across the Weald of Sussex. It was a truly magical place to... [more]
Shared on 04 April 2008
I was born in this lovely house in1970. My parents worked here for Mr. Cannon from 1960 until 1983. We then moved to Italy, my parents home country. I have many sweet memories but unfortunately I have lost all contacts, maybe because when we went to Italy I was only 13.All I know is that the Cannons died many years ago... [more]
Shared on 24 November 2007
Extracts From Barcombe & East Sussex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Barcombe, inspired by Frith photos.
East Sussex Photographic Memories
An evocative picture of the originally 11th-century church of St Mary and its blossoming churchyard in its lovely isolated setting overlooking the duck pond with good views towards Offham Hill.
This is an extract from East Sussex Photographic Memories.
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Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories
We are on the navigable River Ouse and an old Roman road. The flint-built church of St Mary is over-restored, with little of the original remaining. Court House is an altered 15th-century hall-house. The picture shows the village sign and a modern road sign. All road signs were removed during World War Two to confuse invaders. They were replaced soon after... [more]
This is an extract from Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories.
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Haywards Heath Living Memories
At the western apex of Muster Green is the war memorial, a 7.5 ton Cornish granite slab, which was unveiled in 1921 (the same year as the church clock) - both ceremonies were performed by Lord Leconsfield. The memorial bears 167 names. It is interesting to compare the height of the hedge with the one in photograph H252583. This site is always a focal point each 11 Novemeber, when the fallen of... [more]
This is an extract from Haywards Heath Living Memories.
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