Recently back in print, this is a fascinating look at life in Fairlight during the 20th century by a local resident, Alan Shearer. He covers many of the people and businesses who resided in Fairlight and Pett, with many stories to tell. This is available at the Archive to read, or you can buy it ...
A small 12 page booklet written in 1921, primarily about the church (with a forward by Rev Arthur W Upcott, the Archdeacon of Hastings) but also contains a history from 1585. This would have been before the development of Fairlight Cove.
An article from Pett parish magazine about Amy Johnson's 1931 visit to Fairlight, including a brief biography of the famous aviator. She took passengers up in her Gipsy Moth plane "Jason III" for brief flights, including a local resident, Miss Barbara Lloyd-Worth, who paid 50p (ten shillings at the time). Barbara lived to be 101 ...
Auction Catalogue - The Outlying portions of the Fairlight Hall Estate - Auction sale that took place on November 24th 1917 - 3,580 acres in 75 lots. 'Mixed Dairy and Sheep Farms, Fatting Marsh Pastures, Old Sussex Houses and Cottages, with magnificent Sea Views, Exceptional Sites, Building Land, Woodlands, Ground Rents and Clean Beach Gravel'.
Details of crash in December 1940 of RAF Blenheim aircraft at Fairlight Place. Includes many relevant documents copied from National Archive records with details of the aircraft, its mission, the crew and their burial details.
This 1988 Village plan was adopted on 6 February 1989
The slides are from a video (be patient, they take a while to download in full) from You Tube which focuses on coastal erosion using a study of Fairlight Cove in a 2011 study. The video link is attached (go to bottom of slides) and is 30 minutes long. It is presented by a Senior ...
View looking down Battery Hill just above the junction with Warren Road, probably 1930s.
A prominent feature of life for residents in, and visitors to Fairlight Cove was the Fairlight Cove Hotel which flourished in the mid part of the 20th century. It still exists as the Cove pub. It was created, unlikely as it may seem, out of the cowshed of the original Waites Farm. In its day it ...
Souvenir Programme to Mark Queen Elizabeth II Coronation June 2nd 1953.
Top Left: Cove Continental 1997; Top Right: April 1989; Bottom Right: March 1989; Bottom Right: The Cove Hotel now called The Fenton Arms 1995.
Reginald Eves owned Marsham Farm, Fairlight from 1917 after it went up for sale as part of the Fairlight Estate. He had spent much of his childhood with his grandfather who previously lived there, so the area and particularly the farm, was a special place to him After his death in 1941 his wife, Bertha, ...
This is a comprehensive 90 page document of Fairlight history, buildings, the churches, Fairlight School, countryside, clubs and associations, etc. It also includes newspaper articles on local events, and local advertising. A must-read for Fairlight residents. It is available to copy or read online through The ARC. Please contact us.
The original Fairlight Garage in the 1920s, with access off Battery Hill. The hedgerow in the foreground denotes the current Waites Lane before construction of the estate. Just seen above the garage is Fairlight Post Office. Owned by Pat & Sue Truman c1960s. Site redeveloped c2005
At the turn of the century there were several places that "Meets" took place, including The Royal Oak, Pett; the White Hart, Guestling.
Photo shows Alan Turner ploughing at Home Farm, Fairlight Hall. Fairlight church is just visible on the hill. Probably late 1940s. The side view is a Fordson Major tractor, possibly also from Home Farm. The back wheels are 'spade lugs'. Headlights meant workers were able to plough through the night, which many did.
Page from the Illustrated London News of May 26th 1956 describing the search for the last buried mines from WWII at Fairlight Glen.
This is a short film on how the new Fairlight Village sign was designed and erected on Saturday 3rd June, 2023. It was unveiled by The Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex, Andrew Blackman. The winning design was by Maggie Barnby. The sign was fabricated by Roger Dengate. Contributions came from the Fairlight Parish Council, Fairlight Resident's ...
Fairlight old rectory, now called Grangewood. It ceased to be a rectory in 1928 when a new one was built in Peter James Lane.
Fairlight did not get a village sign until 10th October, 1998. The original "centre" of Fairlight was up near St Andrew's church until the development of Fairlight Cove, which happened after the Fairlight Hall Estate auctions of 1917. Until then Waites Lane led only to Waites Farm. As the buildings developed on and around Waites ...
Programmes for the various productions over the years: 1988,1990, 1992-97, 1999-2009, 2011-14, 2017. Please help us fill in the gaps in you have any of the missing programmes.
An early photo of Fairlight Post Office