DANEHILL PARISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Coming Soon, Events for your Diary

Indoor meetings return on Tuesday 24 September 8 pm, Danehill Memorial Hall

Aunt Nell's Cottage and Local Schools
Talks by society members Mae Lewis and John Older based on DPHS archive material. Nell's cottage is the now renovated cottage next to the White House in the village centre. Nearly three years ago John gave us a great talk on education in Danehill. His new talk is: 'The School in the Woods-Twyford School, 1840-1923'. Following on from Jill Rolfe's article in the Parish Magazine, the talk will give more details about life in the school in its 83 years of existence.

Members free, visitors £4

Added recently: 30 July Danehill Pageant, Jill Rolfe; 15 July Model Farm, see above; 28 June Scouting and Hole House, Jill Rolfe; 10 June, booklet on Colin Godmans Farmhouse; 21 May, The AA Man; 12 May The Railway at Sheffield Park; 28 April Photos of Fletching and knifegrinder; Baron Layton from JillRolfe; 2 April, Nursing in the Local Area, Jill Rolfe; 20 March, Overview of Danehill History

Quicklink to Jill Rolfe's Oral History Page

On 30 July the society visited the house above. Anthony Smith took us on a tour of the garden, telling us about the medicinal and other herbs that grow there. An interesting and very unusual and fascinating visit. Our thanks to Anthony for giving us his time.

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Danehill Parish Historical Society was founded in 1972 with our first president being Dame Margery Corbett Ashby DBE (pictured in 1923).

The objectives of the society are to promote interest in, and the study of local history in particular, or any other historical matter of interest, bringing together local residents or other people to share and enjoy a range of social and informal activities.

The Society is a member of:-

British Association for Local History
Friends of The East Sussex Record Office
The Sussex Archaeological Society

Danehill Recruits who joined the Royal Sussex Regiment, 1914