The site of the old Tide Mills village between Seaford and Newhaven, East Sussex. A tidal mill built in 1761, a WW1 sea plane station, a village lost in 1940 when the remaining inhabitants were evicted and the area used for WW2 defences and training. A Brief History | TIDEMILLS VILLAGE | TIDEMILLS AND EAST SIDE BEACH | PORT AND HARBOUR | Our Newhaven Seaford to Tide Mills and Newhaven Walk, Sussex - Page 2 of 4 - Beautiful England Photos Lt Kitchin (19) and 2nd Lt Cole (26), RNAS, killed 21 June 1918 when their seaplane crashed into the breakwater, they are buried next to each other in Newhaven cemetery, with identical memorials.
Used to camp there as a teenager amongst the remaining flint walls (more drinking-under-canvas than camping, really); didn't know about the RNAS station though.
