Magham Down, Old Road c.1955
Photo ref: M274005
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Photo ref: M274005
Photo of Magham Down, Old Road c.1955

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Our first rural tour heads eastwards, skirting to the north of the Pevensey Levels, those great marshes largely drained during the Middle Ages, and following the road that heads for Ninfield and Bexhill. Magham Down, about two miles north east of Hailsham, is where the road rises onto the higher ground it follows towards Bexhill. The late Victorian Red Lion pub on the left is closed and for sale (January 2004), while the post office on the right is, as in many other villages, closed and now a house, Post Office House.

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A Selection of Memories from Magham Down

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 Magham Down

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My family moved to Magham Down in December 1953, when I was nearly 5.   The Red Lion was run by the Mounsey family.  The shop and post office was run by Joyce Russell.  In the shop were sweets in large glass jars, many made by Angear's of Herstmonceux.  They were weighed out and sold by the quarter, in white paper bags.  The shop was in the main part of the house, but the post office was ...see more
The church was a mission hall, part of Hailsham Parish. It was constructed of green painted corrugated iron. There was just one large room, with a curtained vestry at the rear. There were two services a month, a communion service at 8am on the 4th Sunday, and on the third Sunday of the month, an afternoon service which was a mixture of Matins and Evening Prayer. On every Sunday except the third, ...see more