Unravelling Sussex: Around the County in Riddles

by Tony Ward

Overview

If you enjoy puzzle solving you will enjoy the novel approach of Unravelling Sussex. Based on Tony Ward's Poetry+ series in Sussex Life, each famous Sussex person or place is introduced by a "puzzle-poem." The challenge is to unravel the embedded clues, solved by the chapter that follows. This innovative little book brings new life to the aims to inform, educate and entertain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750968249
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	02/01/2017
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Tony Ward is an author, poet, and puzzle enthusiast.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 4

About the Author 5

Introduction 6

East Sussex

1 Bateman's - Family Home of Rudyard Kipling 11

2 Beachy Head, Birling Gap & the Seven Sisters 15

3 Alfriston Clergy House - The First Building Purchased by the National Trust 21

4 Charleston and Monk's House - Homes of the Sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf 27

5 Pevensey Castle - William the Conquerors Foothold before the Battle of Hastings 33

6 The Royal Pavilion, Brighton - the Prince Regent's Seaside Retreat 39

7 The Priory of St Pancras & Lewes Castle - Sites that Played a Part in the Battle of Lewes 45

8 The Liberal Memorial - The Crash Site of a US Air Force Second World War Bomber, near Beachy Head 51

West Sussex

9 Uppark House and Garden - Restored from the Ashes of a Devastating Fire 59

10 Weald and Downland Open Air Museum - Rescued Historic Buildings 63

11 Petworth House and Park - A Historic House with an Outstanding Art Collection 69

12 Chichester Cathedral - Notable for its Works of Art and its Musical Tradition 73

13 Arundel Castle-Family Home of the Dukes of Norfolk 81

14 Nyman's-One of the Finest National trust Gardens 87

15 Fishbourne Roman Palace and Gardens & Bignor Roman Villa 93

16 Standen House and Garden- An Arts and Crafts Family Home 99

Sussex People

17 Eric Ravilious-Artist 109

18 Alan Turing - Code Breaker and Father of Computer Science 113

19 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Physician and Writer 119

20 John Logie Baird - Inventor and Television Pioneer 123

21 Percy Bysshe Shelley - English Romantic Poet 129

22 Thomas Paine - Influential Writer and Champion of the Rights of Man 137

23 Sir Ernest Shackleton - Polar Explorer and Leadership Role Model 143

24 William Blake - Poet and Artist 149

25 Isambard Kingdom Brunei - Engineer 157

26 Sir Patrick Moore - Amateur Astronomer and Musician 163

Explorer's Guide 169

Bibliography 190