Guestling, East Sussex
Guestling maps
Historic maps of Guestling and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Guestling maps
Guestling photos
We have no photos of Guestling, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Pett, Fairlight, Ecclesbourne, Pett Level, Hastings, Winchelsea, Hollington, St Leonards-On-Sea, Sedlescombe, Peasmarsh, Rye, PlaydenGuestling books
Displaying 3 of 14 books about Guestling and the local area. View all Guestling books
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Memories of Guestling
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East Sussex memories
Does anyone else have any memories of 'Bottle Alley'? I think it was on the Promenade and it was a covered walk (built in Victorian times, I believe) of concrete encrusted with bottles, mainly the bottoms, in all sorts of patterns. Some of my family lived in Ore and I used to visit as a child. My other lasting memory is... [more]
Shared on 28 July 2009
This building was Chapmans Dairy and belonged to my family. It was originally two houses, numbers 22 and 23, with a stable at the rear for the ponies. The door now remaining led into the shop and the downstairs windows were bay windows. The whole building was painted white! How it has changed!
Shared on 10 November 2008
All Saints School : Miss Martin
Does anyone have any school photos,class groups etc who taught at All Saints and rose I believe to be Deputy Head.
She was my wifes Aunt and I am trying to put together a family history file to include details.
Was there a school magazine or photo archive etc
She later became Olive Gammage
Shared on 24 December 2007
Hi
My wife has acquired a photo of a Butchers shop ,possibly in Hastings or Brede area
The shop nameboard is BW Matthews and shows the 4 shop staff outside the front of the building.
One of the butchers is apparently my wifes Aunts father but there are other towns with the family connection,... [more]
Shared on 24 December 2007
Extracts From Guestling & East Sussex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Guestling, inspired by Frith photos.
Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration
In Victoria Park there are now facilities for BMX bikers, roller-bladers and skateboarders, complementing the existing children's paddling pool and tennis courts as well as the occasional fixture on a Sunday morning. Golf enthusiasts can become members of the Haywards Heath golf club and use their 18-hole golf course situated just off Portsmouth Lane on the borders with Lindfield, whilst cricketers can still enjoy the recreation ground next to the centrally located... [more]
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Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration
TODAY IT IS still possible to see some vestiges of buildings that were known to those who lived through the English Civil War almost 400 years ago; one example is Pennies, a half-timbered house thought to have been built in 1606 and mentioned on a map of 1638, and currently incorporated within Dinnages garage in Sussex/ Wivelsfield Road. Another is the Sergison Arms/Dolphin pub that was mentioned in 1599, as well as... [more]
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Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration
The aftermath of the recession left businesses striving to become more efficient. It was not just the service industries and manufacturing industries that had to transform themselves, but the local agricultural scene also needed to change. The main casualty in Haywards Heath was the closure of the livestock market, which had at one point in its existence been the twelfth largest livestock market in the country. Times certainly had changed.... [more]
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