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Burwash, A Group Of Friends 1889
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A linear village along a ridge between the Rother and Dudwell rivers, Burwash prospered in the Wealden iron industry. Then it declined, and found an unsavoury niche as a smuggling and sheep-rustling centre. Here are a group of young citizens of Burwash with rural baby carts (hardly prams) photographed over a century ago. This view freezes yesterday's rural community during the era before the commuter changed everything for ever.

An extract from Sussex Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Burwash

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 Burwash

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S T Joseph's Salesian School Burwash
I was a boarder at St joseph's from 1947 to 1951. We lived in Lincolnshire. My father was an OLD BOY of the Salesian School at Battersea and this was my start to follow him there. We traveled in special compartments from Charing Cross on the 4.20pm train to Stonegate. In '47 we all piled into a 3 toner for for the ride to the school, luggage following in a cart pulled by the School tractor. Eating ...see more
School Memories At Stjosephs
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Added 16 June 2021

School Walks Pst Batemans
i was at st.josephs salesian school 1939-1946 we would walk past batemans several times a year and i never understood why we always keep quiet when walking past the house nobody told us too??we did at times just go into the ground floor.later in life i visited batemans and was sitting on the floor one of the workers there asked if i was ok.I just said i was soaking up the atmosphere!! lovely house.
Burwash, Bateman's, Rudyard Kipling's House c1955
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Visiting Burwash In 1950's.
My grandmother lived in Burwash and we used to visit often from London. I used to roam around with my mother's younger half sister, picking spring flowers on the lane down to St Joseph's college and getting milk straight off the cooler at the farm there; scrumping or picking blackberries and nuts in the autumn. My grandmother worked at Bateman's and I used to help clean the brass and copper ware. The ...see more
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Childhood Memories
I have very fond memories when as a child in the 1950's and early 60's I visted my grandparents who lived in Ham Lane. I still visit from time to time to recall those days. We lived in Hastings and the trip by bus to Burwash was a real adventure [we were easily pleased in those days!]
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