A Sound from the past, and why the people of Wadhurst were happy
Sussex where the downs kiss the sea
The county of Sussex is split into two, comprising of east and west Sussex (my home county) it lays on the south coast of England, with sweeping down-lands a stunning coastline, and a history going back to the very start of time it is certainly a great place to live in.
I happened upon this story about a small village (We have many these in Sussex, mostly Anglo-Saxon) called Wadhurst, the residents there heard something they have not heard for almost 50 years, and that is the church clock chime.
The clock stopped in 1968 and although the local vicar raised enough money to fix it four years later the chime was never fixed, and so residents were able to see the time OK but never again did they hear the clock chime, until now.
I happened upon this story about a small village (We have many these in Sussex, mostly Anglo-Saxon) called Wadhurst, the residents there heard something they have not heard for almost 50 years, and that is the church clock chime.
The clock stopped in 1968 and although the local vicar raised enough money to fix it four years later the chime was never fixed, and so residents were able to see the time OK but never again did they hear the clock chime, until now.
Celebration
As a celebration for the Queens Diamond Jubilee, the parish council had it fixed and now after 50 years it is chiming once again, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony as the chimes rang out Steve Andeman one of those who helped repair the chimes said "It's going to bring the sounds back to the village... generally people are very happy to see that their clock will be striking and chiming again."
The church of St. Peter & St. Paul dates back nearly a thousand years and is under the jurisdiction of the Archbishops of Canterbury, but is by no means the oldest church in the UK, that has to go to the Temple of Claudius (Colchester Castle) built in the 1st century 60 after the birth of Christ, a Norman church was built on the remains in 1076
The church of St. Peter & St. Paul dates back nearly a thousand years and is under the jurisdiction of the Archbishops of Canterbury, but is by no means the oldest church in the UK, that has to go to the Temple of Claudius (Colchester Castle) built in the 1st century 60 after the birth of Christ, a Norman church was built on the remains in 1076
Neolithic farmstead
The oldest building in the UK is A Neolithic farmstead, and is probably the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe was first built in 3700 BC it is called the Knap of Howar and can still be see in Papa Westray Orkney Scotland
Now you all know I am mad about all things steam, so I dug out this old video of The steam engine Britannia no.70013 'Oliver Cromwell' going through Wadhurst Station
Now you all know I am mad about all things steam, so I dug out this old video of The steam engine Britannia no.70013 'Oliver Cromwell' going through Wadhurst Station
I wonder if the church bells rang?
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