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Henfield, High Street c1955 (ref. H313015) | The High Street is part of the old London to Brighton route through Henfield, which lies to the east of the River Adur on a belt of Wealden clay behind the South Downs. On its eastern side is the George Inn, an old posting inn where post chaises and saddle horses could be hired in c1800. |  Add your own Memory
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Alfriston, Cuckmere Valley c1955 (ref. A33001) | The Cuckmere Valley is a charming and as yet unspoilt river valley. The River Cuckmere, whose Saxon name means 'flowing water', rises in the Weald and meanders southwards past Alfriston to enter the sea at Cuckmere Haven between Seaford Head and the Seven Sisters. It is the only river mouth in Sussex on which no port has been built. | Add your own Memory
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Alfriston, the Village Square c1955 (ref. A33004) | Behind the chestnut tree in the village square, once known as Waterloo Square, the shops were originally a small row of cottages, which were apparently used as a quartermaster's stores and to billet soldiers in 1800. On the left is the Georgian bow-windowed stores and post office. This has been a grocers' shop for over a hundred years. | Add your own Memory
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Alfriston, the Star Inn c1958 (ref. A33014) | The Star in the High Street, built in the early 16th century, was a hostelry and resting place for abbots and monks from surrounding priories and manors and also for pilgrims. The exterior of the inn exhibits many interesting carvings. The red lion standing at the corner (left) is a figure-head from a Dutch ship wrecked off Cuckmere Haven in the 19th century. | Add your own Memory
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Alfriston, the Ancient Market Cross c1960 (ref. A33021) | The medieval market cross was erected when Alfriston was granted the right to hold a weekly market. It has been much mutilated over the years; the original cross has been missing since at least 1787, when the structure was higher. In 1833 a hat-like stone was placed on top, and the ancient steps around the base were removed because they impeded traffic. | Add your own Memory
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Battle, High Street 1910 (ref. 62992) | William I founded Battle Abbey on Senlac Moor, the site of the Battle of Hastings. The small town of Battle grew up when the people who built and maintained the abbey and its buildings settled there. The High Street is part of the main road, which passes through the town. | Add your own Memory
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Battle, High Street 1927 (ref. 80407) | The old market place, on which the vehicles are parked, is a reminder of Battle's former identity as a market town. This triangular piece of ground contains the old Bull Ring, and lies immediately north of the abbey gatehouse (out of picture, bottom left). About half the buildings in the High Street area are 18th-century or earlier, although several have been disguised externally. | Add your own Memory
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Beachy Head, Lighthouse 1912 (ref. 64981) | At the eastern extremity of the South Downs, the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse at the foot of Beachy Head warned shipping of the hazards of the chalk cliffs, which now lie under the sea. Built in 1901, it replaced the former Bell Tout Light on the top of the cliffs, and was itself replaced by the Sovereign Lightship anchored off-shore. | Add your own Memory
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Beachy Head, the Downs 1912 (ref. 64983) | In direct contrast to the over-populated coastal plain, the South Downs remained relatively deserted for centuries, for sheep require very few human guardians. The shepherd and his dog tending their flock near Beachy Head epitomise the centuries-old pastoral economy of the downland region. | Add your own Memory
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Bexhill-On-Sea, Clock Tower and Bandstand 1904 (ref. 52895) | The children are standing in front of Bexhill's clock tower, which was erected on the Parade in 1902 to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII. Nearby was the town's ornate bandstand, which was very different in style to the ones erected at the other Sussex seaside resorts. | Add your own Memory
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Bexhill-On-Sea, the Parade 1897 (ref. 38989) | Bexhill had been a fishing village before 1884, when the words 'on-Sea' were added to its name. Thereafter the resort expanded on to the low-lying ground between the old hillside village and the sea. Bexhill's Parade was constructed on top of the sea wall that had been built in the 1880s as a coastal defence. | Add your own Memory
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Bexhill-On-Sea, Parade 1903 (ref. 50305) | In direct contrast to other Sussex resorts, the 8th Earl De La Warr did not develop Bexhill as a high-class seaside resort until the late Victorian and Edwardian period. The majority of the buildings fronting the De La Warr Parade were erected between 1891 and 1901, and reflect the late Victorian style of seaside architecture. | Add your own Memory
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Bexhill-On-Sea, Old Town 1921 (ref. 70524) | By 1921, the now well-established resort of Bexhill-on-Sea had expanded southwards from the ancient fishing village known as the Old Town. The motor car is a fitting reminder that in 1902 Bexhill held the first motor racing trials in England, on a course leading from Galley Hill to the De La Warr Parade. | Add your own Memory
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Bodiam, the Castle 1925 (ref. 77005) | Following the burning of Rye in 1377 and of Winchelsea in 1380, Bodiam Castle was built in 1385 because of the imminent threat of invasion by the French. As the Rother, navigable to Bodiam Bridge, was part of the port of Winchelsea, a licence was granted to Sir Edward Dalyngrigge 'to make a castle thereof in defence of the adjacent country against the King's enemies'. | Add your own Memory
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Brighton, the Pavilion 1889 (ref. 22245) | Brighton Pavilion is a fitting reminder of this town's emergence as a seaside resort. When Dr Richard Russell moved to Brighthelmstone in 1754 to supervise his sea-water cures, he publicised the resort, and the patronage of the Prince Regent glamorised it. The nucleus of the Pavilion was built in 1787 as a simple Georgian villa, but it was transformed by Nash into the extravaganza (now a tourist attraction) we see today by 1821. | Add your own Memory
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Brighton, from the West Pier 1902 (ref. 48497) | Piers allowed the visitor to travel easily over the sea and obtain views of the resort which otherwise would be only possible from a boat, but without any of the attendant discomfort! This is clearly demonstrated in this fine panoramic view of Brighton from the West Pier, which was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1866. | Add your own Memory
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Brighton, West Pier Pavillion from King's Road 1894 (ref. 33763) | By 1894 Brighton's West Pier had been extensively rebuilt, and a landing stage had been added together with a new pavilion. Pleasure boats were still available from the beach; these competed for trade with the paddle steamers that had been introduced in the 1880s, after their initial function had been superseded by the railways. | Add your own Memory
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Burwash, High Street c1960 (ref. B291042) | The picturesque village of Burwash was once a centre of the Wealden iron industry. Nearby stands Batemans, a 17th-century iron-master's house, the home of Rudyard Kipling for many years. Several fine period dwellings survive in the village. On the left is Shadwell Row: although greatly modified over the years, it incorporates two original houses dating from the late medieval period. The raised section of pavement on the right is all that remains of the rope walk - a level section of about a hundred yards long, for making wagon ropes. There were also two brick mounting blocks about 15 inches high for the less agile people to mount their horses: one outside Burgesses the bakers (opposite the present car park) and one by the entrance to Ham Lane, now demolished. | Add your own Memory
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Buxted, Park House 1902 (ref. 48210) | This house was built by the three Medley brothers in c1750 in the grounds of Buxted Park, situated about two miles north of Uckfield. In 1831 the Earl of Liverpool removed the old village of Buxted when he enlarged the park to make it more secluded. The house is recorded in 1910 as being in 'a well wooded park of 300 acres'. | Add your own Memory
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Colemans Hatch, the River 1928 (ref. 80771) | Colemans Hatch is a good example of one of the 14th-century settlements that developed along the edges of the forest and waste; its name implies an old entrance into the forested area. It slowly developed into a shapeless hamlet, with dispersed cottages situated at various springs and river crossings. Several of these have survived in this idyllic rural setting. | Add your own Memory
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