Battle, The Abbey, The East Terrace 1910
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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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A Selection of Memories from Battle
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 Battle
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My mother was born in keepers cottage in Battle Wood, who grew up and later got married in Battle church. My grandfather, Leonard Glyde was a fireman during the second world war stationed at Battle fire station. I was born in London but spent all my holidays with my grandparents who lived in a tied cottage at Netherfield Place - my grandmother worked for Sir John and Lady Royden. It was a real privilege ...see more
As a young boy in mid to late 1940s and early 1950s I used to travel from my home in Wisbech to spend my summer holidays with my grand parents who used to live in Marley Lane. They had a bungalow called Birch Holme that was white in colour and with an extensive plot of land. Next door was a farm which I believe was called Windmill Farm. I remember going round to the farm to play with the farmer's son whose name I can't ...see more
One of the many memories I have of Battle is of Bonfire Night, November 5th.
Every November 5th,Battle had one of the best November 5th bonfire celibrations in Sussex, it was lots of fun. I remember Battle Rousers( home made fire works), they were awesome, aranged in circles and let fly, they would run and then explode with a huge bang, very scarey.
There was also a huge parade down the High Street, Guy Fawkes would ...see more
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