Waldershare Gallery
A collection of images telling the story of Waldershare Park, the people who lived and worked there and the local environment
All images on this website are subject to copyright and some are personal photos lent by the owners. Please do not re-use any images without prior permission from the Elvington and Eythorne Heritage Group
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In 1855, Godwin-Austen suggested the possibility of a continuation of the Continental Coal Measures beneath the Channel and into the south of England.
Documented history for Waldershare starts with Odo (c.1030 - 1097), Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, who was the half-brother of William the Conqueror
Disaster struck Waldershare mansion during the installation of electric lighting during the evening of Monday, 29th September 1913, when a fire started in the roof space and rapidly spread throughout the entire building, reducing it to a smouldering ruin.
