Kelly van Doorn A large part of my job as Collections Officer is reconciling objects with object identification numbers. Early documentation was not up to modern standards and descriptions of objects are sometimes lacking, staff of the 1980s, I’m looking at you! Reconciliation involves me going back through all of the accession registers, object entryContinue reading “The story that begins with a nut”
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The Downs Ranger
Lizzie Williams Jumbo, Princess Pat, Mark and Tommy are all names that visitors to Eastbourne may have been familiar with over the years, especially if they visited Beachy Head. These were all names of horses that belonged to the Downs Ranger. The Downs Ranger was a position within Eastbourne Police, whose job it was toContinue reading “The Downs Ranger”
150 years of Eastbourne Pier
Katherine Buckland 13th June 2020, marks 150 years since the official opening of Eastbourne Pier. This blog post explores the beginning of Eastbourne Pier’s story and includes some great photos! The first rumblings of an idea for a Pier in Eastbourne started in 1863; it wasn’t popular at first due to a misunderstanding that itContinue reading “150 years of Eastbourne Pier”
Eastbourne Bicycle Club: Cyckhanas, Loose Knickerbockers and adventures around Normandy
Katherine Buckland As we are all encouraged to take to two wheels instead of four and to mark #BikeWeek 2020, this post explores the story of Eastbourne Bicycle Club. To do that properly, we should start with the man who founded it. Luther Adams was born in Worthing and moved with his family to EastbourneContinue reading “Eastbourne Bicycle Club: Cyckhanas, Loose Knickerbockers and adventures around Normandy”
Traces
Jo Seaman, Heritage Manager No matter who we are or how long we are lucky to be on this beautiful, flawed, fascinating, cruel world, we will leave a mark. My feet will wear down our front door step, even just slightly, a millimetre at most, but I have become part of the story of thatContinue reading “Traces”
Welcome to our blog
Everyone leaves behind traces of their lives; a worn step, a scratched mark in a church wall, a lost button, a forgotten letter. Using these physical traces we recreate past lives and tell lost stories of the people of Eastbourne. By making tangible links to real people, by walking the same ground, learning throughContinue reading “Welcome to our blog”
Who we are…
Here at Heritage Eastbourne, we feel it’s important that our visitors have the opportunity to get to know the individual team members, what they do, and what they recommend. This is a great way to provide valuable insight behind the scenes at Heritage Eastbourne and also offers a glimpse at some of the things weContinue reading “Who we are…”
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