Sussex IndustrialWhen visits can be organised details will be posted on this website and forwarded to members on our e-mailing list
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Winter events at West Blatchington Windmill, Hove BN3 7LF
Non-members welcome £1.00
Guy Hall will be presenting an illustrated history of Brighton Engine Works and will explain the history of this once massive factory in Brighton, a walk around the works itself and the locomotives it produced, from the small early
locos, to the most unusual steam locomotives ever produced, Bullied’s double ended Leader!
Sue Berry will be covering the development of diverse industries in the county town during this period. It will include
an exploration of how a market and administrative centre’s, mainly processing industries, such as
candle-making and brewing, altered, and why the fortunes of other industries such as iron industries
fluctuated.
Will Pilfold will be providing a further review of Newhaven’s industrial Past – a continuation of his well-received talk earlier this year.
When visits can be organised details will be posted on this website and forwarded to members on our e-mailing list
Please Always Check details and that event is going ahead Before Traveling In case of bad weather, travel, sickness or other problems.