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Georgian Meads - Family life in the rural hamlet


Images from the book



Collstocks Manor Eastbourne

Collstocks Manor. Meads in the time of King George II in the year of 1739. A year with a bad winter. Read how Barnabas is murdered by the spirit of winter. Copy of map held by the National Archive.


Applegate Cottage

Copy of a sketch of cottages at Meads by Mary Thomas of Ratton a travelling Victorian artist from her diary of 1835 - 37. Beachy Head Road is seen climbing the downs.






Location of old Ship Inn

Location of the old Ship Inn Meads Street Eastbourne.






Holywell spring

Holywell spring on the beach Meads Eastbourne.






Stair to the Holywell spring

Stair to the Holywell spring on the beach Meads Eastbourne.






Ship Inn Meads Street Eastbourne

Ship Inn Meads Street Eastbourne.






Charle

Charle's note to Beth Applegate. Before his trip to The New World.