The abandoned, crumbling, overgrown and forgotten village of Tides Mill, on the East Sussex coast between Newhaven and Seaford

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The forgotten village of Tide Mills which housed about seventy people, lies on the South Coast of England, nestled between Newhaven and Seaford. In the mid 1800’s it was a thriving village of mill workers. The mill itself powered by the sea, ground corn for flour for Southern England. Flint built ruins of the village still remain though slowly being overgrown by thick undergrowth. The village was condemned as unfit for habitation in 1936 and abandoned in 1939. The last residents were forcibly removed due to the shingle beach being needed for defensive purposes during World War Two. The area was partly cleared to provide fields of fire and for street fighting training1. Additionally, the arrival of steam power transformed the milling industry, contributing to the decline of the Tide Mill. Later that year, Seaford council issued an eviction order, giving the residents nine months to move out, affecting everyone at Tide Mills

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Size: 7032px × 3956px
Location: East Sussex
Photo credit: © Graham Franks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abandoned, affected, built, crumbling, derelict, east, flintstone, forgotten, historical, industrial, mill, newhaven, overgrown, ruins, seaford, sussex, tides, village, war, world