tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22435662011-11-13T09:33:31.985-05:00A journal researching the life and times of John "Mad Jack" Fuller (1757-1834).Annettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13781246573982369093noreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243566.post-70412862104310260822011-09-18T08:18:00.006-04:002011-09-18T08:30:28.925-04:00

I recently watched an episode of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple called The Murder at the Vicarage, and noticed a pyramid in the churchyard. The Hampshire village of Nether Wallop doubled as St Mary Mead in this series and the churchyard is of St Andrews. The 15 ft high pyramid is the mausoleum of Francis Douce who died in 1760.A GEOlocation.ws web page says, "[Francis Douce's] cousin built the

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3 March 2011 An important George II carved white painted console table. Photo: Bonhams.LONDON.- An important carved and painted, marble-topped George II side table, which has been at Brightling Park in East Sussex for over 250 years, fetched an astonishing £216,000 today (2 March 2011) at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of the Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale. Believed to have been

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Published in "Dogs in Canada" Magazine, December 6, 2010 Written by Ria Hörter Most dogs were developed after hundreds of years of evolution and lengthy selection by breeders. However, some breeds owe their existence to just one person. Augustus Elliot (also Eliot, Elliott and Eliott) Fuller (1777-1857) was an extremely rich British landowner who lived in Sussex, Wales and London, and owned

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16 July 2009: Host Matt Baker accompanied by journalist and author John Naish [Enough: breaking free from the world of more, 2008] explore and discuss Fuller's follies including the Sugarloaf, Tower and Pyramid.Listen to the broadcast here: BBC 4

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The rattlesnake of Dead Man's Place: Henry Hitchings applauds a Life that reveals there is much more to Hester Thrale than her time with Dr JohnsonHester Thrale might barely be known to posterity but for a meeting that took place one January evening in 1765. The playwright Arthur Murphy brought a guest to dine at her house in Dead Man's Place near Southwark Cathedral. That guest, Samuel Johnson,

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Henry Singleton, with John Crosdill and William Shield, was a witness to John Fuller's 1823 will. Singleton, however, is the only one of the three who outlived Fuller and received a bequest of £100 and " a ring of twenty guinea value."Jack Fuller sat for a portrait by Singleton in which he looks every bit the Georgian Squire. On the desk at his elbow is a letter addressed to John Fuller, Esq.,

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John Fuller's will, dated 5 November 1823, was witnessed by John Crosdill, William Shield and Henry Singleton.John Crosdill (1751 - 1825) was an English musician, violoncellist and violist. He was born in London, England and was the son of violoncellist Richard Crosdill (1698-1790) with whom he is sometimes confused. John Crosdill, along with James Cervetto (1747-1837), son of Italian émigré

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Sir William Withey Gull. Gull rose from very humble beginnings to being physician to the Royal Family. He was born aboard The Dove, a canal barge, moored near St Osyth Mill, Saint Leonard, Colchester, Essex on 31 Dec 1816. He was a very wealthy man at the time of his death on 29 Jan 1890. When his will was probated he left an estate valued at just over £340,000 - an

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Written by Peter Bridgewater, Illustrated by Curtis Tappenden, Snake River Press, 2007 An Eccentric Tour of Sussex is one in a series of beautifully designed books that explore Sussex from different perspectives as diverse as Writers and Artists and Wildlife.Bridgewater’s Eccentric Tour of Sussex details some well known (the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, Lewes Bonfire Night)

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The Times | May 30, 1899THE ROYAL INSTITUTIONThe celebration of the centenary of the Royal Institution, which will take place next week, is an event the interest and importance of which will be attested by the presence of representative men of science from all parts of the civilized world. Other English scientific organizations may hold a more conspicuous position as official representatives of

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An article titled Extreme Living, by Gwenda Brophy, appeared in the Financial Times on 26 July 2008. It celebrates the 17th and 18th century folly builders of Europe. In the introductory paragraph, Brophy lists reasons why follies are built. Included in the list is , "to win a bet", however she does not elaborate. One can infer that she's talking about Fuller's Sugar Loaf folly.Fuller does get

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LITTLE did Jack Fuller know that 250 years after his birth the villagers of Brightling would be celebrating his birthday. Saturday saw in excess of 160 people crowded into the magnificent church of Brightling to watch Mad Jack live again. Ably depicted by Geoff Hutchinson, the audience was treated to a synopsis of the times in which Mr Fuller lived and then a canter through all the things he

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By Amol Rajan Published: 01 September 2007Eight years ago the future of the Belle Tout lighthouse looked precarious at best. The 850-tonne structure has stood on Beachy Head in Sussex for more than 170 years but was about to fall into the English Channel as the waves below ate into the chalky white cliffs on which the lighthouse sat. A campaign to save the landmark was launched and the lighthouse

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While researching the Fuller's ironfounding history I got interested in tracking down any surviving guns that were made at their Heathfield Forge. From as early as 1693 until 1763 the Fullers made hundreds, if not thousands, of cannons ranging from 1-pounders to 24-pounders in size.So far I have found: a 1-pounder at Anne of Cleves House at Lewes, Sussex; two 24-pounders at Firepower - The Royal

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By Arifa Akbar Published: 30 June 2007J M W Turner was not just known as a prodigious water-colourist and landscape painter in his lifetime. He was also famed among his nearest and dearest as a bit of a miser.But now a sketch is going on sale that tells a very different story of the artist: one of close friendship, warmth and generosity. Figures by a fishing boat hauled up on the beach at

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Exciting things are being planned in the village of Brightling, East Sussex for the 250th Anniversary Celebration of Mad Jack Fuller.22nd September 2007 will see Geoff Hutchinson bringing the character back to life and telling his story, once again, in the Church.Provisional sponsorship for the day has been secured from Harveys of Lewes.A timetable for the day has been outlined:11.00 – 13.45

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The history of a Sussex villageBy Karen Bryant-Mole 1999.Chapter: Buildings of InterestThe Sugar Loaf, Pp 96-97'This unusual building is situated next to the main Heathfield to Battle road, due east of the playing field. It is the only one of Jack Fuller’s follies to fall within the parish of Dallington. Jack Fuller was an M.P. in the first decade of the nineteenth century and was also the

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In the Footsteps of 'The Four Men'By Bob Copper ISBN 07 509 06030“At Oxley’s Green an isolated forge and blacksmith’s shop lies back from the road on the right-hand side and soon after, the sign of the inn situated at a crossroads tells us sustenance is at hand. it is the life-size figure of the gallant Jack Fuller himself, at one time squire of this parish, complete with top hat and umbrella,

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"Some say…an intriguing theory recently put forward by one of the foremost authorities on Sussex is that those follies were part of a great smuggling enterprise. Mad Jack, with money, personality and intelligence, used the Observatory as a look-out post; it commands wide coastal views. Belle Tout is said to have served the same purpose, though it could have served no purpose at all during those

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John Britton by Charles Edward Wagstaff, after John WoodNPG D20053 - mezzotint, 1845Re John BrahamThe name and fame of JOHN BRAHAM are familiar to all lovers of vocal music and the drama; as he has been upon the public stage of England and Europe more than half a century. When a boy he first attracted admiration in the Synagogue, Duke's Place, and at the Royalty Theatre, Well-Close Square; and,

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JOHN BRAHAM, Esq.Feb 17. Aged 82, John Braham esq.the veteran vocalist. This favourite of three generations wasborn in London in 1774. By descent hewas a German Jew; was left an orphan;it is said that in his boyhood he sold pen-cils in the public streets. However, hewas still very young when he became thepupil of Leoni, and Italian singer of cele-brity; and his first appearance in publictook

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Our correspondent finds churches gearing up to mark the bicentenary of the Abolition ActThe Times - June 24, 2006by Nick WykeNEXT spring is the bicentenary of the abolition of the transAtlantic slave trade in British ships, and already the groundswell of commemorative preparations is starting to rival the build-up to the Make Poverty History campaign last year.Leading the charge, predictably, is

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I am currently researching a branch of the Fuller family tree populated by the Shiffner and Bridger families. Pictured here, in 1789, is Sir George Shiffner (1762 - 1842) in the uniform of the 11th Light Dragoons. Sir George married Mary Bridger, maternal 2nd cousin of Jack Fuller.From Access 2 Archives:George settled down to the life of a country gentleman having before marriage spent five years

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It's been a year since I posted about the sale of Jack Fullers Pub in Oxley Green (just outside Brightling). It was then listed at £795,000 by Forester Forman of Robertsbridge. Within the year, the asking price has been reduced to £695,000.Excerpt from the listing:SITUATION: In requested rural surroundings on the edge of Brightling village a noted local landmark within easy driving distance of

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A Turner masterpiece has set a new record for a British painting when it was sold for $35,856,000 (around £20.5 million) at Christie's in New York. (Pic: www.christies.com)The painting of Venice - entitled Giudecca, La Donna della Salute and San Giorgio - has beaten the previous record of £12 million for Constable's The Lock, sold in 1990.The Venice painting, last seen at public auction more

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The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph for every square kilometre of the British Isles and you can be part of it.What is Geographing?It's a game - how many grid squares will you contribute?It's a geography project for the peopleIt's a national photography projectIt's a good excuse to get out more!It's a free and open online community project

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Inside Out - BBC South East: Monday January 30, 2006Inside Out looks at some unusual features on the Sussex landscape, and asks if their creator John Fuller was mad or just slightly eccentric?A pyramid isn't what you'd normally expect to see in an English graveyard.But this pyramid isn't in Egypt - it's in Brightling, East Sussex.It's not the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh, it's the tomb of a

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On Wednesday January 25, Tristan Forward published some excellent photos of Jack Fuller's pyramid and details of St Thomas Church, Brightling on his The Emotional Blackmailers Handbook blog which can be viewed here.

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The Round Towers at Roundhouse Farm in Nantyglo, Wales, were built by industrialists Crawshay and Joseph Bailey, who, by the early 19th century controlled much of the iron resources in the region, including the massive iron works at Nantyglo located about a mile south of Brynmawr. Fearing that their workers would one day rise against them, in 1816 the Baileys built the last fortified tower in

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Lord Egremont, the [Wey & Arun Canal] Trust President, officially unveiled a plaque at the Three Compasses Inn at Alsfold on Wednesday 12th August to commemorate the opening of the canal in 1816. Lord Egremont is the greatgreatgreat grandson of the 3rd Earl of Egremont, who promoted the canal and was the first Chairman of the Wey & Arun Junction Canal Company. The canal’s opening ceremony took

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I have just finished Perch Hill: A New Life by Adam Nicolson.I found myself rereading entire pages simply to savour Nicolson's descriptions of the High Weald. He writes regarding his curiousity about the history of the 90 acre farm and its previous tennants:"The written documents run out too early and are no good anyway, a list of men and, from time to time the tax they

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Recently I've been contacted by Matthew Wheeler, a researcher for the BBC television program InsideOut. He writes: It's a regional programme, on Monday evenings at 7.30 on BBC1. It aims to give viewers three surprising stories from East Sussex/Kent every week. Each week we feature a heritage piece, and I'm researching for a piece we'd like to do on Mad Jack Fuller for the new series in Spring

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Known as the Brightling Needle, Jack Fuller's 65 foot tall obelisk stands atop a hill, variously known as Brightling Down and Brightling Beacon.In 1985, extensive renovations were carried out to strengthen and stabilize the obelisk. Two local men who were involved with earlier repairs scratched these words into the structure: R Croft, 1899; and Charles Croft, July 29, 1889, aged 16 years.A recent

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On English EccentricsIn his blog, The Emotional Blackmailer's Handbook, Tristan Forward wrote: "i had to screech to a halt today after glimpsing one of mad jack fuller's folliesi'd been introduced to him by the late great edith sitwell in her lovely book "english eccentrics" which celebrates the energy and passion and humanity of those who are extremely disinhibited for one reason or another" (

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Jack Fuller bequeathed Perch Hill Farm to his gamekeeper Abraham Baxter:"I give and direct unto Abraham Baxter of Brightling aforesaid my gamekeeper all that messuage or tenement farm lands and premises situate in the Parish of Brightling aforesaid called or known by the name of Perch Hill Farm which I lately purchased of George Hoad"lines 70-72, Fuller's willAdam Nicolson, Grandson of Harold

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Rye and Battle Today, 06 June 2003 A 200-YEAR-OLD document which established a generous fund for the blind has been handed into the East Sussex Record Office.The charity was founded in 1795 by John Fuller of Catsfield [Christened 20 Apr 1726,All Saints, Lewes; died unmarried 1810] cousin of the infamous 'Mad Jack' Fuller of Brightling [John Fuller of Catsfield was actually the brother of Mad Jack

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"On a lighter note the Sugar Loaf was mentioned on national radio recently as it has been included in "B****cks To Alton Towers"! The book lists unusual and eccentric tourist attractions and the Sugar Loaf gets a mention along with the story of its creation. I haven't seen the book although the radio article was very accurate in what it said about the Sugar Loaf so I guess the authors have done

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Agents Freeman Forman have listed the building for sale as a residential property. A snip at £795,000. The following is an excerpt from their "Full Particulars":"DESCRIPTION: ‘Jack Fullers’ listed Grade II, dates from 1772 although it is believed the property actually replaced an earlier building. The property was extended in 1850 when the Coach House was added, which has now been restored. The

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Source: The Swing Riots of 1830 & 1831By: Jill M Chambers, Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire" It was in the autumn of 1830 that the agricultural labourers, mainly those in the southern half of England, rose up against their masters in an effort to better the lives of themselves and their families. By the beginning of 1831, instead of the improved working and living conditions they had hoped

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© 2001 Annette Lloyd Thomas

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Brightling Observatory, Engraving/Etching - William Bernard Cookefrom Painting - Joseph Mallord Turner 

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"Between 1810 and the early 1820s Turner worked closely for two very different patrons, whose quite specific interests were given lasting form as a result of their connection with the artist. The first was John Fuller (known as 'Mad Jack': 1757-1834), who was the Tory MP for Sussex between 1801 and 1812. Like Beckford, his wealth derived from sugar plantations in the West Indies, and he was

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"Fuller continued to show a keen interest in the state of farming and on January 3, 1822, he attended a meeting of over 300 farmers and landed gentlemen at The George Hotel in Battle, who had gathered to protest over the 'distressed state of agricultural interest', which they believed had been brought about by the Corn Laws of 1815. Fuller put forward several resolutions, bemoaning 'the fallen

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By Des Hannigan, photography by Chris CoeA fun and interesting look at what makes Britain unique and a wonderful tourist destination. The text however, does not live up to the standards of the photographs. The author's motto appears to be, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story".Fuller's Fabulous Follies, pp.61 -62Brightling, SussexCorrections:"Down on the Downs round Brightling" -

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Sir William Lawrence Bragg was the youngest recipient ever of a Nobel Prize when he shared the honour with his father Sir William Henry Bragg in 1915. The Nobel Prize was for Physics although both father and son where made Fullerian Professors of Chemistry (William Henry Bragg in 1923, William Lawrence Bragg in 1953).Excerpt from What Mad Pursuit by Francis Crick (Basic Books, 1988):"The current

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Excerpt from " A guide to St Andrew's Church, Buckland Monachorum""Behind the chapel altar, and now rather difficult to see, is a huge monument, once despised, but now recognised as an outstanding example of the work of John Bacon, the 18th Century artist whose monuments also appear in Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. The subject of this particular monument is General Elliott, who

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Heathfield Memorial, Buckland Monachorum, Devon.

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Detail of Memorial to Lord Heathfield, erected by his nephew Major Thomas Trayton Fuller Eliott Drake. St Andrew's Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon. Sculpture by John Bacon RA, London 1795. © Annette Lloyd Thomas, 2003.

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In 1775 George Augustus Eliott, Lord Heathfield (1717 - 1790), was appointed Governor of Gibraltar. During the siege of 1779-83 he held the British fortress against Spanish attack, and was made Baron Heathfield 6 July 1787."The system of his life, as well as his education, particularly qualified him for this trust. He was perhaps the most abstemious man of the age. His food was vegetables, his

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The Henrietta Marie was a slave ship that sank in the Florida Strait in June of 1700. Her wreck was discovered by treasure hunter Mo Molinar in 1972 but not identified until 1983 when a group of marine archaeologists revisited the site. In 1992 journalist Michael H Cottman started investigating her history. He published an article "The Ghosts of the Henrietta Marie" in the Washington Post on

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I have recently received several questions and comments about John "Mad Jack" Fuller's connection to the sugar industry and slave trade in Jamaica. I believe that the slave trade is a subject that deserves to be treated seriously and with due respect. Upon the completion of further research I plan to publish a page on the main website on the topic. Until then, here is what is currently known."

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Gentleman’s MagazineAdditions to Obituary [Dec. 1834]VOL. II. p. 106.—John Fuller, esq.,of Rosehill, was the only son of theRev. Henry Fuller, of Stonham, Hants,who was younger brother of John Fuller,esq., of Brightling, who died in 1775, andof Rose Fuller, esq. M.P., of Bright-ling, who died in 1777. Their father’sname was John, not Thomas. The wifeof the Rev. Henry Fuller, and the motherof the

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Gentleman's Magazine July 1834 pp 106 - 107 JOHN FULLER, Esq.April 11. In Devonshire place, aged77, John Fuller, Esq. of Rose Hill, Sus-sex, formerly M.P. for that county. This gentleman was the son of John Rose Fuller, esq. He succeeded in es-tate his uncle Rose Fuller, Esq. M.P.for Rye (ob. 1777) who was the

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We have recently visited the Regency Town House in Brunswick Square, Brighton. After an informative slide show presented by Brione, we were given a tour of the house which is under renovation. This Labour of Love is being meticulously restored to its original splendor and is a real treasure. We met Clare who seems to be as obsessed with the life and times of Jack Fuller as we are. We have

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The following message was sent to the main Jack Fullerwebsite on July 1, 2004:"I've been meaning to visit Jack Fuller's for some time, as we live in the area. I found your website through Google and saw your recommend-ation. We booked a table and turned up for dinner. We found the pub unfriendly, the ambience(sic)unpleasant, the service poor and the only wine on offer undrinkable. We paid for

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17 April 1834, page 3The Late John Fuller, Esq. We regret to announce the death, on Friday last, at his residence in London, after a tedious illness, of John Fuller, Esq., of Rose Hill, in this county, aged 78 years. This gentleman, better known by the name of "Honest Jack Fuller," represented the county of Sussex during several successive Parliaments, for a period of more than twenty

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Pages 172-173. First Printed 1929. The Richard Press Ltd.We turn south here, leaving the Tunbridge Wells-Hastings railway on the east of us, and cross or wander along the valley of the Dudwell, a tributary of the Rother, in order to visit Brightling Beacon (646 feet) and Dallington. The Early English church of Brightling contains a bust of John Fuller, the patron of J.M.W. Turner. There is a

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Pages 380-381, Macmillan and Co, Limited 1912Four miles west of Robertsbridge, up hill and down, is Brightling, whose Needle, standing on Brightling Down, 646 feet high, is visible from most of the eminences in this part of Sussex. The obelisk, together with the neighbouring observatory, was built on the site of an old beacon by the famous Jack Fuller - famous no longer, but in his day (he died

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The threat of a French invasion by Napoleon led to the establishment by Jack Fuller of a Yeomanry Cavalry troop in Sussex:[To the Earl of Egremont]Captain of Yeomanry Cavalry36 Devonshire Place 30 Nov 1799I have enclosed voucher specified in the last letter I had the honour of receiving from you and if you wish either send me a draft or give an order for the payment of same at Messrs Coxes and

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VolunteersGod Save the KingLet us, who are Englishmen protect and defend our good King and country against the attempts of all republicans and levellers, and against the designs of our natural enemies, who intend in this year to invade Old ENGLAND, our happy country, to murder our gracious king as they have done their own, to make WHORES of our wives and daughters; to rob us of our property, and

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Since my arrival in England on July 3, 2003 I have gathered much data and many resources to further my research. I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and encouragement of many people who have gone out of their way to help. I would particularly like to thank David Gasson and Henry Grissell of Brightling for their time and willingness to lend resources. My husband and I have just returned to

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Many sources credit Augustus Elliot Fuller, MP (1777 - 1857) a keen huntsman and sportsman, with originating the Sussex Spaniel breed. They say he kept the breed for 50 years. Other sources say a," Mr Fuller of Rose hill" started the breed in 1795. This is confusing because A. E. Fuller inherited Rosehill, Brightling upon the death of John "Mad Jack" Fuller in 1834. Perhaps A. E. Fuller kept

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The Round House at LewesThis smock mill, built in 1801, is thought to be the only one in Sussex to have been funded by public subscription. The name "John Fuller MP" appears on the list of some 65 subscribers as contributing £10.Rodmell Post MillGuy Blythman of the Sussex Industrial Archaeological Society writes this about the Rodmell Post Mill on the The Lost Windmills of Sussex page:On 16th

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We are currently trying to unravel a mystery that surrounds Jack Fuller's bequest of a copy of the Gutenberg Bible to his old school, Eton College. This two-volume Bible is described as a "perfect paper copy... with contemporary pigskin over wooden boards. Blind-stamped by Johann Fogel of Erfurt...the only copy in a binding by Fogel which bears his name stamped in blind on the covers. John

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John "Mad Jack" Fuller is now featured in this electronic encyclopedia. The entry takes the form of a timeline and links back to the Mad Jack Fuller homepage.

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I came across this quote from David Blayney Brown:"Probably in the same year [1809] Turner visited Sussex landowner, Jack Fuller at Rosehill Park, Brightling to begin work on a picture of the estate.It was possibly Fuller who commissioned the series of watercolours of West Sussex which were later engraved as Views in Sussex."The question is surely Brown means East Sussex - as the pictures show

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Michel-Edouard Nigaglioni, Conservator of Historic and Artistic Patrimony of Bastia, Corsica, is researching the work of 18th Century Corsican painter Anthony de Poggi. Of particular interest is a painting called "George Augustus Elliot, Lord Heathfield, Governor of Gibraltar", 10 Sep 1788. An engraving of this work by Francesco Bartolozzi is owned by the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich,

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Among the many scientists, musicians and artists that John "Mad Jack" Fuller supported and patronized was acclaimed painter JMW Turner. On 20/12/2002 Britain's Daily Telegraph reported:Two Turner paintings stolen from the Tate's collection eight years ago and insured for £24 million have been recovered. The two Biblical works by the master Romantic landscape artist were taken while on display

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"Up to 1833 Faraday was bringing the forces of nature in subjection to man on a salary of only £100 per annum, with house, coals, and candles, as the funds of the Institution would not at that time afford more; but among the sedate habitues of the place was a tall, jovial gentleman, who lounged to the lectures in his old fashioned blue coat and brass buttons, gray smalls, and white stockings, who

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"There is a popular story that at some time during his political career, Fuller was offered a peerage by William Pitt [the Younger], presumably either to encourage his support or to get rid of him. Fuller is said to have declined the offer adding: 'I was born Jack Fuller and Jack Fuller I'll die.' Perhaps it was around this time [1783] the offer was made, although the two men were to meet up

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The search continues for the name of the first Eastbourne Lifeboat, a gift to the town from Mad Jack Fuller in 1822. It is difficult to imagine that a boat of this importance was not formally named and launched. Attempts to learn the boat's name from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Museum have failed.In response to a posting on the Sussexpast Yahoo group site, Ros Chislett provided

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John Fuller (1680-1745) was MP for the county of Sussex in 1715. He was a Tory and by 1734 considered one of the three main leaders of the opposition in the county to the dominant Whig The Duke of Newcastle.The other opponents were Sir Cecil Bishop and Thomas Sergison (John 'Mad Jack' Fuller would later face Colonel Warden Sergison as opponent in the 1807 election). Fuller and Bishop teamed up

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William Cobbett stood for Parliament in Honiton in 1806 - his autobiography gives an explicit description of the corruption in parliamentary elections in the early 1800s:Now, as to the state of this borough, who shall describe it?Who shall describe the gulph wherein have been swallowed the fortunesof so many ancient and respectable families? There was, the electorswould tell you, no bribery. They

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In response to this inquiry posted to the Sussex Past web group:In his book "Georgian Lewes", Colin Brent writes that John Fuller spent a lot of money during his 1807 election campaign on "No Popery Favours" and meals at local inns. Can anyone shed any light as to what these favours might have been?This response was recieved:Colin Brent says these were ribbons, with "No popery" on them, to be

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Recently Alan Jackson of Leeds replied to a request for information about the camera obscura at Brightling Observatory that I had left in a guestbook. He wrote:"I do know that the camera obscura at Brightling Observatory was still there before and during the first part of WWII when my parents lived there. No special knowledge was required for use. It must have been removed sometime later - it

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"In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the government relied almost exclusively on Wealden production for its requirements of cast iron ordnance. Guns made by the Fullers at Heathfield were put to service in many parts of the world."Teesdale, E. B., Gunfounding in the Weald in the Sixteenth Century(London: Royal Armouries, 1991) ISBN 0-948092-17-3

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By Alec Parks with illustrations by Rosemary BrownThis engaging booklet, originally published in 1987 and reprinted in 1991, follows the fortunes of the Fuller family from their arrival at Waldron through three Centuries. Parks makes it clear that he finds the, "general preoccupation with the last John Fuller's eccentricities rather irritating. " He highlights the family's shrewd business acumen,

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Jack Fuller was a man ahead of his time. He often got in on the ground floor when innovations were being made. For example, he provided a lifeboat for a new station at Eastbourne in 1822, two years before the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded by Sir William Hillary. The boat was 25 ft long, was 8 ft 6 in across the beam and had ten pulling oars. She was built by a Mr. Simpson of

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[extracted from Georgian Lewes, 1714-1830, The Heyday of a County Town by Colin Brent]"Less edifying was the contest at Lewes in 1807. Between Tuesday 12 May and Thursday 28 May 5019 freeholders cast 4333 votes for the Westerner Charles Wyndham, 2530 for John Fuller of Brightling, and 2473 for Colonel Sergison of Cuckfield. The Easterners clashed over Emancipation for Roman Catholics and West

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On Saturday, 5/11/02 Richard from Tunbridge Wells wrote this entry in the Jack Fuller guestbook: "Hi, I thought I would write to confirm that Jack Fullers has indeed re-opened as a pub and it is well worth a visit. It's at Oxley's Green which is just outside Brightling village on the road to Robertsbridge. The new owners have clearly put a lot of effort into the place, and when I stopped there

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News that the former Jack Fuller's restaurant has reopened in spring 2002 as a pub. The new public house returns the premises to it's former use with bars, restaurant, accommodation and a function room. The pub dates back to circa 1830 and offers a range of handpumped beers including Harvey's excellent Sussex bitter. Telephone 01424 383212.

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"Bodiam Castle played a part in the life of John Fuller and it would be quite reasonable to state that but for the action of the colourful squire in 1828 there would be no castle to view at all.For in 1828 Bodiam castle was nothing more than a decaying neglected shambles of a building. The damage inflicted during the Civil war in 1645 had been allowed to deteriorate to such a state that the

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In this case it was unrequited love. Jack Fuller made a proposal of marriage to Susannah Arabella Thrale in 1790, when he was 33, and was rebuffed. He never married.Jack took it hard and tried to torment Susannah, then 20, for her refusal. In 1790 a Mrs Henrietta Henckell Hare wrote to a friend that:'Our neighbour at Rose-Hill has been lately refused by Miss Susan Thrale. He is so angry with

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1780 (January) bye-electionJohn Fuller, elected Member of Parliament, for Southampton Borough at age 22.His opponent was Cranley Kerby, the majority 124.1780 General ElectionJohn Fuller re-elected - the result:Fuller 264Sloane 249Fleming 237The first two candidates were elected to Parliament i.e. Fuller and Sloane.1784 General Election: John Fuller did not stand for re-election.1801 John Fuller

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The diaries of Frances "Fanny" Burney d'Arblay make mention of Jack Fuller in Brighthelmstone (now Brighton). "Captain Fuller's apartments are on the Steyn, and he has his men all drawn out before the House, and under arms, against we came."This was in May 1779 - does anybody know which house this was?

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[update: This was Mad Jack causing mayhem - to quote Geoff Hutchinson (page 49) "in 1796 (Fuller) was given one of the most prestigious offices available to a country gentleman - High Sherrif of Sussex, the king's legal representative for the county." Hardly surprising as he was a staunch monarchist with the wealth to carry out his duties in style.]It is always interesting to hear from various

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Lately I have been corresponding with John Vetterlein who has recently published a monograph on the restoration of Brightling Observatory. He writes:My monograph is only intended to place on record my own input (together with a few reflections for amusement). Unfortunately the early correspondence I had with Hugh Malleson, before we became well acquainted, I have lost or destroyed. Likewise,

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In recent months I have received a number of very interesting queries about Jack Fuller, his family and his follies. The latest one is a question regarding, "the name of the person that John Fuller placed a bet with concerning Dallington church spire", that led to the construction of the sugarloaf folly. As far as I can tell, the bet was made while Jack was at his London home so that opens up the

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Stephen Fuller of Deal Kent writes:We have a mystery. Our Samuel Fuller (Biddenden, then Smarden, then Sellinge) married Mary King in Biddenden Kent in 1699. They both died in Biddenden in 1712, Samuel registered as "a poor man". We have no record of Samuel's parentage and where in Kent or Sussex he was from, Fuller being a common wealden name. We have no trace to Staplehurst and all the Sussex

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The eccentric John Mad Jack Fuller, squire of Brightling, is a fascinating topic of research for me. Born in 1757 Fuller was in some ways a typical English squire and Member of Parliament in the Georgian Period. However, his penchant for building follies and his ebullient personality are the stuff of which legends are made. He was a patron of the arts and sciences who made valuable

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The makers of Brooke Bond Tea have been giving away collectable cards in each package of their product for many years. In 1996 a series of 45 cards titled " Pyramid Power" was issued. Several of the cards were about pyramid-shaped follies in the UK. Card number 43 highlights the legend of Jack Fuller's pyramid and reads as follows:A typical English eccentric - Mad Jack Fuller was the Squire of

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