Falmer, The Village c.1955
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We are on the Downs between Brighton and Lewes. Near the rebuilt church there is a thatched barn and an early dewpond. Dewponds were depressions in the chalk ground, lined with puddled clay; they were used to collect rainfall for watering farm livestock. There is another example of a dewpond nearby at Balmer. The picture shows Downland cottages with flint walling and tiled roofs. The village is now cut in two by a very busy dual carriageway, and is the location of the University of Sussex campus. The scene is similar today, but most properties are now used by the university.
An extract from Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories.
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