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Alfriston, High Street and the Star and George Inns 1921 (ref. 71422) | Alfriston's much-loved High Street and two of its famous hostelries is little changed today. The 15th-century
George Inn is on the right, and on the left is the superb timber-framed Star, one of the oldest inns in England. It
was originally a hostel attached to Battle Abbey. The alarming lion figurehead still stands outside - it belonged to
a Dutch warship wrecked nearby in the 1670s.
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Alfriston, Market Square 1921 (ref. 71426) | A quiet day at the now permanently busy market cross - the only original market cross remaining in East Sussex.
On the left is Market Cross House, now the Smugglers Inn. This was once the home of Stanton Collins, leader of
the Alfriston gang of smugglers.
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Alfriston, the Clergy House 1921 (ref. 71427) | This timbered, thatched Wealden house was built in 1350 as a home for local priests. It was the first property
acquired by the National Trust, who paid £10 for it in 1896 - and then another £300 to restore it.
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Barcombe, the Church 1894 (ref. 34519) | 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.
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Battle, the Abbey, the East Terrace 1910 (ref. 62967) | At the Reformation, Battle Abbey passed to Sir Anthony Browne. The last monk to leave is said to have cursed
him with the words 'by fire and water shall thy line perish'. He converted the Abbot's House into his home, which
later became a school.
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Battle, High Street 1910 (ref. 62991) | It is a sunny day in the pleasant little town in the years leading up to the First World War. The photographer is
standing on the Abbey Green - now one vast car park - looking across the market place and up the High Street.
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Battle, High Street 1921 (ref. 71507) | The motor car is well provided for in
this picture, which looks down the High
Street to the Abbey gateway. On the
right are the Ford Service Depot and
Pratt's Petrol. On the left a well publi-
cised garage displays the AA insignia and
advertises Shell petrol.
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Battle, the Abbey Gatehouse 1927 (ref. 80411) | Here we see a busy day in the Market Place with charabancs and cars parked outside the
magnificent Abbey Gateway, which was built in 1338. The little town, named after the Battle
of Hastings, grew at the gates of the Abbey built by William the Conqueror to atone for the
slaughter and to give thanks for his victory.
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Bayham, Abbey c1870 (ref. 5408) | The lovely ruins of the early 13th-century abbey - in the tranquil valley of the river Teiser on the Kent/Sussex bor-
der - are shown in this picture in their Victorian ivy-clad state. It is the most impressive monastic ruin in Sussex.
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Beachy Head, 1890 (ref. 25326) | This infamous headland, at 536ft the highest cliff on the south coast, marks the point where the South Downs
plunge into the English Channel. This picture was taken prior to the building of the present lighthouse at the cliff
foot in 1902, when Belle Tout lighthouse of 1831, built high on the cliffs to the west, served to warn shipping of
the danger.
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Beachy Head, from the Sands 1903 (ref. 50417) | The red and white lighthouse at the foot of the cliffs is pictured here. It was started in July 1899 and was completed
in 1902. The foundations of this 153ft-high tower were sunk 18ft into the chalk, and about 3,600 tons of Cornish
granite were used to build it. The light is visible for 16 miles.
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Bexhill-On-Sea, Old Town, Walnut Tree 1897 (ref. 38994) | We are looking down Church Street in Bexhill's old town, which lies inland from the seaside resort. The walnut
tree on the right once marked the old town's centre; it was cut down in 1921. The well-known Bell Hotel is on the
left, and in the centre is the partly-weatherboarded Wealden hall-house.
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Bexhill-On-Sea, Parade 1903 (ref. 50308) | This photograph was taken during the heyday of the Cairo and Central promenade; we are looking towards the
bandstand and the Kursaal, with a happily-posed seaside goat-cart and donkey. The eastern-style domes were typical
of many early buildings of the resort. On the left is the De La Warr Parade.
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Bexhill-On-Sea, the Beach 1910 (ref. 62937) | This evocative beach scene shows be-hatted little girls in wind-blown skirts digging the sand, watched by two boys
with heavy nets - possibly two fisher-lads?
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Bodiam, Castle 1902 (ref. 48239) | The Castle 1902.
The great medieval castle at Bodiam was
built in the Rother valley in 1386 against
a possible French attack. The massive,
romantic pile of grey stone, here replete
with ivy, appears to float serenely
above its moat.
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Bodiam, Oast House c1965 (ref. B128018) | The Oast House c1965.
Oast houses - kilns for drying hops - took
on this characteristic 'round house'
shape in Victorian times. Today, these
Victorian oasts make attractive houses.
The hop fields of the Kent/Sussex
border have decreased in recent years;
modern oast houses are square boxes.
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Brighton, North Road 1904 (ref. B208002) | Tramway construction is taking place in the Old Steine. The photographer is looking towards North Road. Note
the large number of navvies. The extensive tram network was completed in 1904 and ran until just before World
War II.
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Brighton, the Chain Pier 1870 (ref. B208003) | A superb view of the Chain Pier from the west, showing clearly the pier head, which was designed primarily as a
landing-stage for cross-channel traffic; it opened in 1823. The pier was soon a fashionable promenade. It was closed
amid fears for its safety in 1896 and within two months it was destroyed in a channel storm.
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Brighton, West Pier 1889 (ref. 22345) | This 1889 view shows a still undeveloped West Pier. It was built in 1863-66 to designs by Eugenius Birch and was
gradually embellished over the years. The West Pier is generally regarded as one of the finest ever built. It is very
sad that it has been derelict for nearly 30 years; the West Pier Trust still aims at restoring it.
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Brighton, West Pier 1896 (ref. 33717) | A line of horse-drawn conveyances waits beside the West Pier during the 'fashionable' autumn season, while visitors
promenade along the seafront - note the pram containing two infants on the left. The pier is shown replete with
its new pier head pavilion and landing stage.
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