SearchCurrently displaying: 51 results. Clear the search. You can also search our Questions and Answers.You've searched for:Categories: "Places" xArea: "Ovingdean" x Search term Filter by Categories Topics (1)Views of the city: images & opinions (1)Best of Brighton and Hove (1)Tours (6)10th Anniversary Tours (3)Becky's 2010 Tour of Brighton and Hove (1)Lucy & Dave's 2010 Tour of Brighton and Hove (1)Westdene School's 2010 tour of Brighton and Hove (1)Personal Tours (1)Jennifer Drury: Editor (1)Personal tours from My Brighton exhibit, 1994 (2)Lesbian activist's tour (1)Schoolchild's tour (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Favourite childhood walk c1950s This was a favourite place to play and walk in the late 1950’s. Do you remember walking along here? Rock pools and the seafront Paddling about in the sea I like Brighton seafront, because, on a warm day, I enjoy going down to the seafront ... Ovingdean Gap Finding fossils and crystals I love going along the Undercliff Walk to the beaches at Ovingdean. When it is high tide ... Photo taken in the 1940s This is a photo of my friend Bev Lee’s grandmother. It was taken some time in the 1940s. It shows the ... Undercliff Walk Distraction for the baby On a sunny Sunday afternoon (and the occasional blustery one), we often find ourselves pushing the pram ... History of a "little church" Early Norman origins St Wulfran’s is a typical small Sussex downland flint church, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ... The history of 'God's acre' at Ovingdean ‘God’s acre’ (the area a Welsh king prescribed for churchyards in 943 AD) is divided in Ovingdean into the ‘old’ ... Recorded in the Domesday Book Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... Grade II* building This beautiful Georgian residence is in private hands; it is listed Grade II (starred) and is the only starred building ... Held by Godfrey de Pierpoint Any numerical cross-references in the text above refer to resources in the Sources and Bibliography section of the Encyclopaedia of ... The former manor house Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... Originally Ovingdean House built c1792 Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... Built between 1805-1807 Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... Reminders of the farming community Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... Some of the older village buildings Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... Map of village c1990 Click on the image for a full-sized view. Please read our Terms and Conditions in regard to usage of this image Geology of the Ovingdean Cliffs The cliffs at Ovingdean are chalk, fronted by a classic chalk shore platform created by the retreat of a cliff under ... "Daring Hearts": Gay and lesbian memories “The cliffs out at Ovingdean, by St Dunstan’s, for some reason had a special attraction for lesbian visitors to Brighton ... Originally a Tudor manor house Ovingdean Grange, (Grade II listed building) began its life as a Tudor farmhouse but has been very extensively rebuilt over ... Built by Nathaniel Kemp c1792 In 1788 Nathaniel Kemp, then aged 27 years, bought a block of 350 acres in the centre of Ovingdean parish. ... History of Ovingdean Early settlements Settlements have existed in and around Ovingdean since at least during the Iron Age about 600BC. In ancient documents ... Farming in Ovingdean The first written information on the village is in the Domesday Book of 1086. At this time the majority of ... A very important day in 1932 This rather tattered newspaper cutting records one of the most important days in the recent history of Ovingdean village. The ... 1950 memories of The Barn Happy memories I have such happy memories of Ovingdean in the 1950’s. My grandparents lived at The Barn in Greenways, and ... Beer and Biscuits The licence had lapsed Not long after it opened there was a liquor licence granted for the Village Club in Ovingdean. ... Greenway View 1964 My grandparents’ home The first photograph here was taken in 1964 by me, of my grandparents’ home at 88 Greenways; the ... A potted history In 1928, Rottingdean parish was absorbed by Brighton and in order to protect the coastline an impressive sea wall at ... It'll drag you in I like to go to Saltdean when it’s rough, because there are sprays whooshing up and you can get people ... Pink chalk and rock pools My best place in Brighton and Hove is the Undercliff Walk from the Marina to Saltdean. It’s away from all ... Up 'At Hollands’ corner’ I was born in Ovingdean village, in one of the farm cottages in 1911. Father came to live in Ovingdean ... A try at 'The Good Life' ‘Dropped out’ of the pub business My then husband and I moved into Ovingdean village in 1980 – it was pure ... The village hall - 1932-1986 Need for a general meeting place Before the village hall was built, social activities organised in the village were held at ... Changes over time Construction started 1928 The Undercliff has seen a few changes over the generations. Some have been sudden and relatively quick, such ... Ovingdean: Greenways Corner Pre-Domesday Book there is nothing written about Ovingdean, so we can only speculate on the basis of archaeological knowledge. The ... History of Peartrees Cottages, at Greenways Corner Peartree Cottages (named so because of the pear tree adjacent to the southernmost house) were a terrace of five two ... Photographed c1918 Photographed in 2003 Two views Supplied by Jennifer Drury, Woodingdean and Ovingdean Editor, My Brighton and Hove website Constructed c1930/33 costing £360,000 Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990. As a result, some of ... A great place to play When I was a kid in the late 40s and the 50s the Undercliff Walk from Black Rock to Ovingdean ... Weekend job at the Old Vienna Cafe Mrs Brown’s apple strudel We used to live on Long Hill Road, Ovingdean and I had a weekend job in the ... Big waves, nudists and picking winkles Big waves in winter How many very happy days did we spend as a family and on my own down there ... Ovingdean Stores A family day out Our family photo album includes under ‘Ovingdean Stores 1929’, a picnic scene on the bank opposite the ... Photograph album gems These photographs are from my mother’s album. My grandparents lived at The Barn in Greenways, Ovingdean and we spent our ... Important village amenity opened c1923 The Old Vienna Cafe Farm worker’s shop I recall back in the 1950s there was a second shop, besides the Village Store in Ovingdean, selling ... Georgian mansion built c1830 Built circa 1830 Woodingdean House was a large Georgian mansion situated in what is now Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean. The house was ... The village pond Click on image to open a large version in a new window Hollands’s Corner This photograph is very unusual in that it ... A lovely little village A nice little village When we were searching for a house, we had looked in quite a lot of places like ... Childhood memories of 1970s Place of peace and tranquility This little church was a familiar place for deaf pupils from Ovingdean Hall School for deaf ...