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Charles and Eileen Brackenbury
I would like to dedicate this memory to my mother and father Charles Richard and Eileen Brackenbury. May they always be rembered for ever, love Lynda and family xxxxx
Contributed by lynda evans
My memories from when I was young
I was born and bought up in Withyham. I lived at the farm at the top of the common until we moved to a house in Balls Green.
When I was five I went to Withyham School. My favourite teacher was Miss Hosker. Mrs Jenner ran the girls' club in the hall behind the Dorset Arms, where we played games on the cricket field when it was a nice evening and if it were raining we would play games in the hall.
Withyham had only one shop with post office and a garage which sadly has gone, and there is no shop or garage now.
When I was eleven I went to Crowbrough School which later became Crowbrough Beacon School. ...read more here
Contributed by lynda evans
East Sussex memories
The Park
The "Park" - known to us as "The Rec". I walked across this daily to and from my prep school 1945-50 and our scout troup did it's wodcraft here!
A memory of Haywards Heath contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
"The Serg"
I was a fairly regular customer at "The Serg" from about 1955 to 1967. Mr Turner was the first landlord I knew and he was succeeded by Stan and Betty Allen who came from "The Charter" at Epsom.
A memory of Haywards Heath contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Extracts From Withyham & East Sussex books
A number of English kings stayed at the castle on their frequent visits to Hastings. William Rufus held court here, at
the head of his army, awaiting a chance to slip across to Normandy. In 1201 King John declared the English to be
masters of the sea whilst he was here - though he had to reduce the fortifications in 1216 to prevent the castle’s
capture by the French.
An extract from from"Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories".
Little remains of the chapel inside the castle of which Thomas Becket was once Dean in the reign of Henry II. The
later Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also just a ruin. The presence of religious buildings within the
castle shows the increasing influence of the church during the reigns of the Angevin and Plantagenet kings.
An extract from from"Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories".
Alexandra Park has long
been a popular venue
for entertainment, fetes
and shows. The lake and
reservoir have been
stocked with trout and
coarse fish for the
benefit of local anglers.
An extract from from"Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories".
This area was once known
at St Andrews Gardens;
after the Prince and
Princess of Wales, later
Edward VII and Queen
Alexandra, opened
Alexandra Park, the park
was later renamed in
honour of Princess
Alexandra. Its 80 acres
comprise woodland, lakes
and sports grounds.
An extract from from"Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories".
Victorians flocked to see the
Lovers’ Seat in the beauty spot
of Fairlight Glen. Tradition
alleges that a naval lieutenant
called Lamb trysted here with
his sweetheart Miss Boys.
Their relationship met with
family disapproval, hence the
secret meeting-place. The pair
eventually married at St
Clement Danes Church in
London in 1786. The original
seat was a long rock that
tumbled away in a landslide.
An extract from from"Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories".