The Wish Tower,Eastbourne

[omega 1]

I will phone Eastbourne Library next week,see if they can help.


My NOSE wont rest until i find out 

Omega

[omega 1]

Another place for us to visit when it opens in April is
The Redoubt & Military Museum.

We are beginning to wonder if Alexander changed Regiments.

Not very well up on this subject.

Omega

[petmas]

The redoubt was started after the Martello. I think the old barracks were in the area  bounded by the A259 /Summerdown Rd/ Vicarage Dr in old town. I am sure I remember a plaque saying it was the old barracks then workhouse
see
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=50.77133~0.262122&style=h&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7587148&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

Just noticed on the Martello website it states the  name Wish is a corruption of Wash as in marsh swamp and as in East Anglia.

Just realised it has Birds Eye view
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sfvqn7h0nhxw&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7587112&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

it is the building dead centre with curved wall in brick and high flint wall at the RH end

[kerryb]

So the area could have been called Wish before the martello was even built, hence it being called Wish Tower!

Now we're rocking    Be nice to confirm it though.  There was a lot of marsh around Eastbourne - Pevensey Marshes etc so it more than likely. 

Kerry

[omega 1]

I put into google

wish tower ground eastbourne.It`s seems to be where the Sovereign
Habour is.

The answer is somewhere.

Omega

[petmas]

wish tower ground eastbourne.It`s seems to be where the Sovereign
Habour is.

Omega

Which in some ways would make sense as The Crumbles (Sov Harbour area) was a troop training area. One thing I noticed is that you  refer to Hilsea Southampton it is in fact Portsmouth, and the other are you certain about 2nd Regt of Foot as although I can't find where they were in 1782 but not long after that they were a Maritime Regiment at sea Pete

[omega 1]

Hi Pete

I have The Sussex Marriage Index CD.
I highlighted the marriage,right clicked & a box came up.This is where
 i got the info about Alexander Riddle coming from Hillsey ,Southampton & that he was in the Queens or 2nd Foot.

Omega

[petmas]

Movements of 2nd Foot
1775 returned from Gibralter
1783 returned to Gibralter
1792 returned from Gibralter
2/1793 at Dover
1794-5 as Marines
1795-Nov 97 West Indies
1798 Ireland
1799 Helder Nederlands
1801 Egypt
1801-6 Gibralter
1806 Winchester

A second Battalion was formed in 1795 from the 1st and sent to Guernsey then to Sea, 1796 Martinique, disbanded 10/1797 and merged into 1st Bn .

I'm wondering if there is a typo in the records you found as there is a 2nd Sussex Volunteers , 2nd Surrey Militia &  2nd Regt of Foot Guards all around at that period

[omega 1]

Thank-you Pete

Hopefully a reply from the Musuem wont take long.

One Obituary has lead me to more questions.Still it keeps the little old grey cells busy.This is only part of it.Will leave other searching till i sort this out.
 
Omega