Bodiam, The Castle 1925
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Photo of Bodiam, The Castle 1925

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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'.

A Selection of Memories from Bodiam

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 Bodiam

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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 a number of open backed lorries for the journey which used to go through the Blackwall tunnel and along the A21 to East Sussex ...see more