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Winter events at West Blatchington Windmill, Hove BN3 7LF
Non-members welcome £1.00
Organised by Sussex Archaeology and History at Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes BN7 2 BY.
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“The Lost Wey to the Sea” takes the title from the documentary made for the Canal Trust in 2002 following J.B. Dashwood’s trip along the route in 1867. Some clips from the film together with other archive and more recent videos will help illustrate an overview of the history of the Canal and the River Arun, together with an account focusing on the archaeology of bridges and other structures revealed during restoration or rebuilding. Barges and their operation will be considered. Progress in the rebuilding by the Trust and a planned investigation of the Pallingham Site will be discussed.
West Blatchington Windmill, Holmes Avenue, Hove BN3 7LF.
The East Grinstead, Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells Railway (an extension of the Three Bridges to East Grinstead line) opened in 1866. Following the Beeching Report many rural railways closed in the 1960’s including the line from East Grinstead to Groombridge, on January 1st 1967. Although originally proposed for closure the section between Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells West (the west being added in 1923 by the newly formed Southern Railway to distinguish between the two stations serving Tunbridge Wells). Closure came to this section on 6th July 1985. The presentation will follow the journey of the preserved railway from 1985 with the opening of a new station at Groombridge in 1997 and to today’s terminus at Eridge station, still part of the national rail network with services to Uckfield and London Bridge via Oxted, in 2011.
The Georgian era was one of engineering mastery, ushered in firstly by canals and ending with the birth of the railways. Underpinning it all was the Industrial Revolution, beginning in 1704 and running throughout. In this talk Alan Green will explore the art of the greatest Georgian Engineers, their evolving technology and impact of their creations upon the landscape.
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