Local history Kemptown loop

Walk preview

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   Step 1: Start at Marmalade cafe. Optional: grab a coffee to fuel your walk.

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   Step 2: Turn right onto Sussex Square, heading towards the sea.

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   Step 3: Fun fact: the ER postboxes were installed during the reign of King Edward VII between 1901-10

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   Step 4: Coal hole row! Sussex Square is one of the few places in the UK where coal holes still exist.

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   Step 5: Coal holes are located in front of the terraced houses, and would lead directly into vaulted cellars beneath the pavement…

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   Step 6: This stopped dirty coal from bringing carried through Victorian houses as it could be deposited directly into the cellar…