John William Hills was born at the Police House in Glynde, East Sussex on 5th February 1891. His father (also John) was the village policeman. In 1912, John moved to East Dean when his father was transferred there and they lived in the Police House facing the village green near Dennetts Stores. During the Great War, John served…
Month: November 2025
A Sussex Bonfire Speech from 1900
My grandfather, Ebenezer Roberts (1867-1947) was an interesting character. He first worked as the driver of a goat-chaise on Eastbourne seafront before being promoted to a ‘bath-chairman’. He later worked as a greengrocer in Old Town and as a painter and decorator. He was the Chairman of the Eastbourne Old Age pensioners Committee and a…
Quirky Sussex History by Kevin Gordon 