East Sussex house removals

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East Sussex removals

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Moving to East Sussex?

The oldest man-made object in East Sussex is a Neanderthal handaxe thought to be 80,000 years old – the area is awesomely ancient and has played a key role in British history. Neolithic man worked flint mines there around 4100 B.C. and when the Celts arrived in 700 B.C. they built hill forts at Cissbury and Devil’s Dyke. The Romans settled the county extensively, building large fortresses and leaving hoards of coins and pottery behind them when they were driven out by the Saxons in 491 A.D. The South Saxon kingdom quickly rose to prominence – King Aelle was the first Bretwalda, or chief king, of the Saxons – before falling under the sway of Wessex. From 895 Sussex suffered constant Danish raids until the accession of Canute in 1016.

Due to its position on the south coast, the Normans had strong links to the county even before the 1066 invasion: the Battle of Hastings saw William the Conqueror’s decisive victory. It became a focal point of several rebellions including the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt and Jack Cade’s 1450 rebellion. During the Civil War East Sussex declared for Cromwell while West Sussex was Royalist. Thereafter, peace reigned in the region until 1793, when war broke out with France and large numbers of troops were stationed on the coast. This would be repeated in the Second World War, when the coast became a fortress. The advent of the railways in the 19th century saw another kind of invasion as the coastal towns became wildly popular seaside resorts, which they continue to be to this day. With one of the warmest, sunniest climates in the UK, East Sussex is an attractive holiday destination with plenty to see and do.

Lewes is the county town, an attractive hodgepotch of houses of all periods lining twisting streets whose pattern still adheres closely to the Saxon layout. Lewes Castle, built by a Norman Lord, dominates the town. Other historic sites include the remains of Lewes Priory, Bull House, Southover Grange and public gardens, and a sixteenth century timber-framed Wealden Hall House known as Anne of Cleves House because it was given to her as part of her divorce settlement from Henry VIII, though she never lived there. The Bonfire Night celebrations are world-famous: six local societies process through the streets dressed as smugglers before going to their bonfires. They build effigies of Guy Fawkes and Pope Paul V, as well as topical tableaux, which are burned before the fireworks begin… On a more sedate note, Glyndebourne House, nearby, holds an annual summer opera festival.

For years an important fishing port, Hastings is now best known as a resort, despite the fact that its beach is mostly shingle. Little remains of the Castle that William the Conqueror built on the sandstone cliffs to mark his victory, but what there is is starkly impressive. Hastings Pier is now shut but still features on all the postcards. The nicest part of town is the old town, although the elegant Georgian houses in Pelham Crescent and Wellington Square are also beautiful. Marine Court on St Leonard’s Front is a 1930s Art Deco block of flats that represents an ocean liner. Blue Reef Aquarium is very popular with families, as is the Smugglers' Adventure in St Clement's Caves and the miniature railway.

Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, has the dubious distinction of being the world’s third most popular suicide spot. However, the highest chalk cliff in Britain is very beautiful, with views of the south east coast from Dungeness to the east, to Selsey Bill in the west. At the opposite end of the scale, the flats of Normans Bay are very popular with visitors.