Normanhurst

Normanhurst

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Built circa 1868, Normanhurst Court was the largest house for many miles built by the Brassey family after years spent renting Beauport Park. In style, it was described as brash, being a physical manifestation of the family wealth.

The house suffered a major fire during 1908. During WW1, the buildings was used as a Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital in WW1.In 1916, a number of portions of the 909 acre estate was sold at auction in Bexhill

There was a prisoner of war camp located at Normanhurst during WW2, described as a 'German Working Camp' but no trace remains, nor is the exact location identified, however some cards and drawings exist created by Germans interned there as late as 1949. The video below shows some of the evidence extant for this.

Images

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  Normanhurst Postcard (Undated)

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  Normanhurst Plan 1867 from The Builder

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  Normanhurst-c1905

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  Fire-at-Normanhurst-August-1908.

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