Its #FontsonFriday
We visited St Dunstan Mayfield, heres there octagonal bowl dated 1666, the same year as the great fire of London. It has the initials of the churchwardens and various patterns in shallow relief.
For more information please see :
sussexparishchurches.org/church/mayfi...
Before Normandy there was Sussex
#DDay
Oh hello Mr Jay, eating from the Squirrel Cafe are we !
Well the Squirrel is open to sharing but says its polite to ask first 🙄.
These little characters bring a lot of joy 😊 @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
"Local firm in Titanic salvage plan.
A Bexhill firm, Southern Yacht and Charter Company, has been approached in a £2m plan attempting to salvage the wreck of the Titanic..." Bexhill Observer 29.5.1971. #Bexhill #Sussex #Titanic #History #1970s
Rabies worries ! Animal Smuggling
Do you remember these concerns from 1988?
Do you have any stories from this time, 🤔
Picture courtesy of @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social
"Battle bus against rabies."
Bexhill Observer 9.6.1988.
#Bexhill #Sussex #History #1980s
Sidley Railway Station, 14.6.1964 the last day. #Sidley #Bexhill #Sussex #Railway #Station #Train #History #1960s
Its been quite the week of heat !
Here's some snaps of sunny 🌞 Bexhill from 1900 and 1970, have you any memories of particularly hot days ?
Pic's courtesy of @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social
In Norse mythology three sisters, the Norns, weave the fates of mankind, and sustain Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, with water from the eldest sister’s well. It is said this water, as it trickled down to earth through leaves & branches, made honeydew for the bees. #FairytaleTuesday
