Maresfield, Village 1902
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Photo ref:
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This little village on the edge of Ashdown Forest was a centre of the Wealden iron industry. It once had three foundries, the last of which became a gunpowder mill in 1849. It lasted until about 1860, but apart from the old hammer ponds, the old industrial sites have vanished quite away.
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A Selection of Memories from Maresfield
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 Maresfield
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I was born and brought up in Maresfield and have wonderful memories of a very happy carefree childhood. Along with my brother and sisters we lived with my mum and dad and my dear old Gran. Gran had lived in the same cottage since she had married my grandad and in that 2 up 2 down cottage she had raised 8 children (it would have been 9 but 1 son passed away after an accident), my mum being the ...see more
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