Mayfield, East Sussex

[poliphilo]

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[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

How pretty!

And lovely spire! We have so few spires in this part of the world, spires are quite a novelty...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

The church towers round here are massive (built I suppose with a view to defending against French invaders) so they suit- and can support- a spire.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I understand that Mayfield's annual festival commemorates the burning of Protestants at the stake during the reign of Bad Queen Mary.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Apparently so. Mayfield seems to have lost a number of its citizens to the Marian persecutions.

It's a small place now, but it used to have a Bishop's palace and be an important centre of the Wealdan iron industry.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

And it's not too terribly far from Burwash. I think you did a photo essay of Burwash / Bateman's not too terribly long ago.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

And, of course, Kipling talks about the Wealden iron industry in Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies.

I keep meaning to go back to Batemans. Maybe later this winter...