Herstmonceux, Castle, South West 1890
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Photo of Herstmonceux, Castle, South West 1890

More about this scene

The castle is seen here in its romantic ruin phase, which lasted from 1777 until around 1911. It was built in the 1440s after Sir Roger Fiennes was granted a royal licence to crenellate (that is, build a battlemented house) using locally- made brick, and it is now a beautiful mellow red. In the 1770s the interior was removed to build Herstmonceux Place a mile away. After 1911 the castle was restored, including the re-excavation of the filled-in moats. A Tour of Central and East Sussex

A Selection of Memories from Herstmonceux

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Herstmonceux

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Good to see the photo of Herstmonceux in 1965 along Hailsham Rd. I was born outside the village in 1957, my father being the local Reverend from 1956 till 1973/4. The old car in the foreground was right outside the large village school and the tin building on the left was part of the village hall.  Further along on the right was the local garage with showroom, owned by the big "Caffyns" ...see more