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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
Robertsbridge maps
Historic maps of Robertsbridge and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Robertsbridge maps
Historic map of Robertsbridge
Illustrated Victorian map of East Sussex
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Robertsbridge books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Robertsbridge and the local area. View all Robertsbridge books
Sussex County Memories
Paperback
$30
Sussex Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
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Memories of Robertsbridge
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My dad Fred Brown, estate carpenter at Mountfield, was a good singer and actor and was a member of Robertsbridge amateur theatre group, and I remember going to shows at the hall several times, only one I remember, 'Changing of the Guard'. I remember him playing the piano at home and singing words I remember went something like 'Willo Willo Waley,... [more]
Shared on 21 February 2010
My maternal grandparents owned "Old Timbers", the 15th century cottages in the High Street (numbers 55-59, I think) from the early 1950s to around 1970 or 1971. They actually lived in one of the cottages from 1960 to around 1966 or 1967. My family spent many happy summer holidays with my grandparents during the mid 1960s, but my favourite memory was... [more]
Shared on 23 September 2008
Visits to my Uncle at Robertsbridge
As a small child I would travel down by train with my nan and stay at my Uncle George Bowen who lived in Langham Road,
Most important thing before boarding the train in London was to get in the right section for Robertsbridge, the platform was too short for the train - get in the wrong place and you would... [more]
Shared on 20 July 2008
East Sussex memories
I was born at 19 London Road, Tanyard Cottages near Holy Trinity Church. My grandadparents lived in Station Road near the village hall. My great aunts owned Hope Cottage Farm, Station Road. Many times when I was a kid I would stay on the farm and helped in the shop, milking the cows, bottling the milk which then would be delivered... [more]
Shared on 21 February 2008
I have many fond memories of Bodiam and the Castle, from when I was 1 year old in 1943, until I was 15. Along with dear Mum and my two sisters, our whole extended family on my mum's side consisting of several families would move to Bodiam, to our tin huts to go hop picking. We used to pile into... [more]
Shared on 15 April 2009
Girl Born in Village in May 1925 - Martin Family
My late mother-in-law was apparently born in the village in 1925, but was unable to be kept, so was raised by the Martin family in Hastings. Did they also have any connections with Staplecross? Mum's family folklore believes the name Post and possibly Butchers Shop may hold a connection.
Mum was raised as Audrey Ruth Martin but the family understand... [more]
Shared on 05 July 2008
I remember walking to school (the old school) through the woods at the back of the church 1958ish,we then moved to the 'new' school at Darvel Down, I myself lived at 49 Darvel Down up until about 1963 when we moved to Crowhurst. I also remember making camps on the 'waste' and playing down in the 'gorse', if by any chance... [more]
Shared on 13 November 2009
My grandfather, A J Hurd, was, for a time, Rudyard Kipling's head gardener at Batemans. He, my grandmother and my mother (now Joyce Richardson) and her sister (now Barbara Wainwright) lived in one of the cottages (which still exists) near the mill adjacent to Batemans. In addition to his responsibilities in the gardens, Grandpa also worked with the private hydro-electric turbine... [more]
Shared on 11 November 2009
Extracts From Robertsbridge & East Sussex books
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Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories
Robertsbridge is a medieval village near the Kent border. There is no church in the village, the nearest being at Salehurst. An iron-smelting furnace, controlled by the Churchill family, made cannon in 1754. The Seven Stars Inn, a picturesque 15th-century timber-framed building, is seen on the right, with a temporary sign. At Abbey Farm the remains of a Cistercian abbey are... [more]
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Villages of Sussex Pocket Album
Bodiam is located on the River Rother and was once a port that shipped iron ingots and cannon, which were made in the area. Bodiam Castle was constructed in 1388, the last castle to be built in England for coastal defence. In the picture we can see the 14th-century Castle Inn on the right and Bodiam Stores on the left.The scene is similar today, but the shop... [more]
This is an extract from Villages of Sussex Pocket Album.
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Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories
Before 1902, Bexhill was governed by an Urban District Council. However, with the rapid growth of the resort, it acquired borough status; its area extended from Pevensey Sluice to Bulverhythe.
This is an extract from Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories.
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