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  • Bottle Alley

    Bottle Alley is the 480 meter long lower deck of Hastings Promenade that runs between the Pier and Warrior Square. It was built in the 1930’s by Sidney Little the ‘Concrete King’ of the South Coast.

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  • Ghosts of Carlisle Parade

    Carlisle Parade has remained relatively unchanged in the years since this military parade took place. The question here is what is the military parade for?

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  • Flying the Union Flag

    There are two Union Flags on the seafront in front of the De La Warr Pavilion. They stand out as the contrast well with the white painted cuplolas they stand next to…

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  • Brightling Needle

    The Brightling Needle stands at the 2nd highest point in Sussex, a couple of miles from the village of Brightling. It was built in around 1810 by John Fuller…

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  • Rye Harbour Pill Boxes

    The Rye Harbour Pill Boxes were built in August 1940. They were designed to house the Vickers Medium Machine Gun, probably two per pill box. Their design is apparently a local variation…

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  • Sissinghurst Castle

    Sissinghurst Castle is a house and garden in the care of the National Trust. Situated in the Weald of Kent, it is not really a castle at all. It is more of a moated manor house…

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  • Old Scotney Castle

    I’ve blogged about Scotney Castle before, but the place is very photogenic that I think it is worth doing again. The day we visited was nice and calm…

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  • Windsor Castle

    Windsor Castle was first built by William the Conqueror, not from stone but of a […]

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  • Fading Beauty?

    From a distance Marine Court remains an impressive sight, a bright white beacon in the […]

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  • Chartwell

    Chartwell in Kent is best known as Winston Churchill’s house. It has also been described […]

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