From the Archive
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Lease of the site of Exmouth House to Matthew Fagg, 29 August 1817
Letter addressed to Matthew Fagg at Lydd, 2 May 1835
Matthew Fagg's premises at Lydd. No 76 on the 1837 Lydd tithe map (c) Kent Archives and Local History Service
Powell's Hastings Guide and Advertisement for Exmouth House
Conveyance of Exmouth House to Samuel Gutsell, 14 February 1853
Plan of Exmouth House on the conveyance to Samuel Gutsell, 1853
The Jones starch factory at Battersea
Token for Orlando Jones starch
Hastings Old Town photographed from the East Hill, 1880s
Hastings Old Town photographed from the East Hill, 1890
Watercolour of the rear of Exmouth Place by E. Leslie Badham (1873-1944)
Needlework executed by A. Ward (Mrs Fearnside) of Class 3B, 1921-2
Exmouth House School exercise book used by A. Ward (Mrs Fearnside), 1930
14 Botany notes and illustrations by A. Ward (Mrs Fearnside), 1930
Exmouth House School badge
Exmouth House School concert and prize-giving programme, 1925
Exmouth Place from an old postcard
The sitting room under the Willetts
Exmouth House before the construction of the garage. Photograph taken by Kenneth Gravett, Jan. 1964 (ref BY742) (c) Historic England Archive
The fire escape at the back of the house
Hallway ceiling before repair, 1
Hallway ceiling before repair, 2
Rot in the house, 1991
Kevin at work in the rear garden, 1991
View of the rear garden, 1991
The roof before repair, 1991
The state of the roof, 1991
Exmouth Cottage front stripped of stucco in 2012, showing the tightness of fit of the front door
Relics of the school from under the floor boards
Items found while rehabilitating house