I lived by that station for about 17 years of my life, it was a weird gut punch seeing the sign having been nicked. I know they’ll replace it but I feel inexplicably sentimental for it, like it’s the head of Jebediah Springfield. I just checked the listing and it appears one of Battle’s neighbours in Hailsham bought it up for £142.
I used to get the train most days to go to college and would internally shout “Battle station!” when I passed it then giggle to myself. Another good one is further into Battle we had a sign pointing up a road that said “Battle Golf Club” so I liked to think that it was just a room with a glass cabinet with single old golf club inside (I never confirmed this, I didn’t want my imagination shattered).
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