Winchelsea in East Sussex
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- He lived at Dumb Woman's Lane, Udimore, in a house called Carpenters Meadow which was designed by an architect in the 1960s.
Spike is buried in Saint Thomas the Martyr Churchyard, Winchelsea.
Even late in life, Milligan's black humour had not deserted him. After the death of Harry Secombe from cancer, he said, "I'm glad he died before me, because I didn't want him to sing at my funeral." (A recording of Secombe singing was played at Milligan's memorial service.) In 1990, he also wrote his own obituary, in which he stated repeatedly that he "wrote the Goon Show and died".
Milligan died from kidney failure, at the age of 83, on 27 February 2002, at his home on Dumb Woman's Lane near Rye, Sussex. On the day of his funeral, 8 March 2002, his coffin was carried to St Thomas Church in Winchelsea, East Sussex, and was draped in the flag of Ireland. He had once quipped that he wanted his headstone to bear the words "I told you I was ill." He was buried at St Thomas' churchyard but the Chichester diocese refused to allow this epitaph. A compromise was reached with the Gaelic translation of "I told you I was ill", Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite, and in English, "Love, light, peace". The additional epitaph Grá mhór ort Shelagh can be read as "Great love for you Shelagh".
According to a letter published in the Rye and Battle Observer in 2011, Milligan's headstone was removed from St Thomas' churchyard in Winchelsea and moved to be alongside the grave of his wife, but was later returned.
Spike was a comedy legend, he was also a poet, musician, playwriter, writer and actor.
Spike was also in the Goon Show with
Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine.
Winchelsea is a town in the county of East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of Rye and 7 miles (11 km) north east of Hastings. The current town, which was founded in 1288, replaced an earlier town of the same name, known as Old Winchelsea, that was lost to coastal erosion in the late medieval period. Winchelsea is part of the civil parish of Icklesham.
The mayor of Winchelsea is chosen each year from amongst the members of the corporation, who are known as freemen, rather than being elected by public vote. New freemen are themselves chosen by existing members of the corporation. Thus, in its current form, the corporation is effectively a relic of Winchelsea's days as a 'rotten borough' (when Winchelsea elected two MPs but the number of voters was restricted to about a dozen, sometimes fewer). The corporation lost its remaining civil and judicial powers in 1886 but was preserved as a charity by an Act of Parliament to maintain the membership of the Cinque Port Confederation. The mayor and corporation in Winchelsea now have a largely ceremonial role, together with responsibility for the ongoing care and maintenance of the main listed ancient monuments in the town and the Winchelsea Court Hall Museum.
Old Winchelsea
Old Winchelsea was on a massive shingle bank that protected the confluence of the estuaries of the Rivers Brede, Rother and Tillingham and provided a sheltered anchorage called the Camber. The old town was recorded as Winceleseia in 1130 and Old Wynchchelse in 1321. The Normans used to call the place Wincenesel.
After the Norman Conquest, Winchelsea was of great importance in cross-Channel trade (acting in particular as an entrepôt for London) and as a naval base. In the 13th century, it became famous in the wine trade from Gascony.
There may have been, in the 1260s, over 700 houses, two churches and over 50 inns and taverns thus implying a population of thousands of people at the time. Prior to 1280 incursions by the sea destroyed much of the town until a massive flood completely destroyed it in 1287.
Winchelsea retains its medieval setting on a hill surrounded by largely empty marsh, the original layout of the planned town and the largest collection of medieval wine cellars in the country with the possible exception of Norwich and Southampton. It also retains three of the four town gates and several original buildings, including the parish church, which is dedicated to St Thomas the Martyr. Another church, St Leonard's, was later the site of a windmill, which was blown down in the Great Storm of 1987. Some of the original 13th/14th-century fortifications can still be seen at the Strand Gate and Pipewell or Ferry Gate. The scale of the original plan for New Winchelsea can be judged by the site of the "New Gate", over half a mile outside the current town.
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Way cool! I only just found your channel, I guess because I just uploaded a video about Winchelsea yesterday, and the UA-cam algorithm thought I should know about your video! Good work!
Hello Steve. Another. Kevin epic Sunday. Love these glimpses into English architecture and history. I do so recall both these two greats. Oh showing my age aren't I? Have. agreat week Kevin. 👌🇳🇱🙋♀🥝
Thank you Anita, I am so glad we can bring these glimpes into the past with out visits to all these wonderful places, from us in the UK
Hi Kevin and Steve what a fantastic church lots of history there and the stain glass windows were beautiful. Great video Kevin see you on the next one xx ❤
@fionahammond9396 Thank you, Fiona 😊.
We really enjoyed going into the church so much to see in there. The ruins were interesting as well.
There is a lot more of Winchelsea to explore, and I am already thinking of heading back there.
Stupendous! Great, a quiet beach... 👍
@daveevad hey up Dave and thank you, my friend
Beautiful church. I loved the beach area. How wonderful to have no crowds
@@hikingoutdoorfamily Thank you Hikingoutdoorfamily 😊.
It was so difficult to decide where to pitch our wind break 😉
Yes Spike Milligan gravestone says in Gaelic ‘I told you I was ill.’
My mum remembers my Grandpop listening to the Goon show. They did funny voices.
That church looks amazing.
@claire76leach Thank you, Claire 😊.
The Goon show was very good and funny 😁
The church was really nice.
Now then Kevin. A nice wander around the village. Very nice church with some unusual features. Way too many people on that beach for me.
Have seen harvesting of lug worms many a time and used them a lot while ending ings my other Hobby. The cost a fortune in the tackle shops.
Enjoyed your exploration with Steve. Be good and best wishes from Glos Vegas. 👍🏻🚶♀️🚶🏻♂️
@WanderingwithWatto Hey up Paul, and thank you 😊.
It was difficult to find a suitable space on the beach, lol.
Ohhh, so you like to dangle your end in the water, do you, you must be careful you might get a bite.
I will have a catch-up with you soon Paul.
What a find ,Winchelsea was. The church was very interesting.
@ianmccaughan7121 Thank you, Ian 😊.
Winchelsea is a really lovely place.
We could have explored even more, but time was a bit tight
From start to finish I loved this video Kevin. The lighting at the beginning with that blue sky and beautiful Church in the background and all those pretty flowers growing out of the wall, stunning. The buildings in Winchelsea are so beautiful and the Church inside, wow! I loved the music too, the old Citroën, the Well and the Medieval Strand Gate with the arch across the road, all so lovely to see. Thank you for sharing Kevin and Steve, fascinating 🥰
Thank you so much Lynn 🙂I am so glad you enjoyed this video, We loved our trip to East Sussex and would love to go again. Since we got back I have found out there is so much more history there. I can feel more exploration has to be done.
@@KevinsRambles It certainly looks like a really interesting place. I don't think I've been there so was really lovely to see. I really enjoyed the video and told Rich about it, so he watched too which meant I watched TWICE! 😃 So lovely 🥰
Good to see you in East Sussex, Winchelsea is very historic. There is a modern church in Winchelsea Beach, built in the 1960's I think.
Thank you John 🙂 We really enjoyed our trip into East Sussex Thanks for the extra info 🙂
I read the description properly.
Cheers Kevin .
Lovely day. Hope you had a nice time , looks like you did
@lifesahobby Thank you, Owen 😊.
I loved Spike. Have you seen the video of him being given an award and then a letter from the then Prince Charles was read out? Spikes' response was a classic lol
I always thought spikes grave said " I told you I was sick "
Genius
@lifesahobby Thank you, Owen 😊.
I hadn't heard he had put that on his headstone.
I thought Spike Milligan's famous epitaph was written in Latin on the headstone? Winchelsea I think is quite inland from sea now - it was one of the historic Cinque ports.
@jeanblemings5352 Thank you, Jean 😊.
It's in Irish Jean.
You are correct about where Winchelsea is regarding the sea, about 1.5 miles, I think?
My Bro' in law used to harvest 'lugworms' for fishing from the beaches dow here in Poole. Horrible looking things they are.
@jacquelinebarratt4647 Thank you, Jackie 😊.
I'm not sure I have ever seen a lugworm