( I am not an expert on the History of Battle, but I am very much a part of it )
On this spot, in 1066, where the historic town of Battle and its ABBEY now stand, occurred a clash of arms which has echoed and re-echoed into almost every corner of the world for nearly one thousand years.
This last great invasion of Britain introduced the virile Norman blood, into our sturdy British stock, and so produced this race, which, in its turn has brought into being so many of the great nations in the world today.
Probably more than any other area in this country, the neighbourhood of Battle has cradled the men and women, who through the years, pioneered their way, across the oceans, and vast prairies, into new lands all over the world.
How many founders of the old Empire, the Commonwealth and the United States of America, can trace their ancestry back to the Norman Conquest of Britain - and to Battle ?
Were you one of these people ? Mail me !
It is the object of my Website to provide you, the visitor, with a souvenir that will be valued; a pictorial reminder of this little Town, steeped in History, tradition and beauty, and of its inhabitants who were deeply conscious of their responsibility to preserve this treasure unspoiled.
With acknowledgement to my friend the late James Oliver, Printer of Battle, who wrote most of these words just after World War Two, when he and I produced the 24-page booklet shown below:
Profits from the sale of this booklet were given to the Royal Air Forces Association. ( Battle Branch )
The Booklet contains more of his narrative, and more of the unique photographs which I made
for this publication, with the kind permission of Ms. Helen Sheehan-Dare of Battle Abbey
The Cover was designed by J.R.Simmons Esq.