If you wanted to know the local lowdown in Hastings during the mid 1800s, then the Gossiping Photographer was your man. Francis Frith … More
Tag: Sussex Newspapers
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome
[Image: Nameless and Friendless, 1857, Emily Mary Osborn] Hello, friends, Romans, and lovers of the creative, historical, queer, and macabre! … More
Spooky Sussex: county folklore
[Image: Kingley Vale, near Chichester] ‘Knuckerholes’, a haunted ASDA store and a mysterious fiery dragon spotted in the … More
Tales from the Archives: Unearthing an iron foundry
[This story was published on September 8 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/nostalgia-fernhurst-iron-foundry-unearthed-1-7562966.] [All images: West Sussex … More
Superstitions, old wives’ tales and the Devil: haunted histories at Brighton’s Preston Manor
[This story was published on September 2 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/superstition-haunted-histories-preston-man] Preston Manor’s current … More
Remembering Russian Royalty
This story was published on August 18 in the Shoreham Herald. Read the original story at shorehamherald.co.uk/news/remembering-russian-royalty-at-shoreham-church-1-7527358] [All images: John and Jeannette Simpson] The … More
Volunteers help unearth woodland’s secrets
[This story was published on August 11 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/volunteers-help-unearth-woodland-s-secrets-1-7518115] [All images: South Downs … More
Japanese Outsider Artists showcase work in the UK for the first time
[This story was published on July 08 on the Chichester Observer website. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/japanese-outsider-artists-showcase-work-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time-1-7516562.] [All images: Pallant … More
The daredevil dirt track racer of Eastergate
[This story was published on July 28 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/local/nostalgia-daredevil-biker-s-golden-anniversary-1-7496702.] [All images: West … More
Exhibition and trail map explore Chichester’s role in the Great War
[This story was published on July 21 in the Observer series. Read the original story at chichester.co.uk/news/local/exhibition-and-trail-map-explore-chichester-s-role-in-the-great-war-1-7485999.] [All images: West Sussex … More
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