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Battle of Winchelsea
The Battle of Winchelsea or the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer ("the Spaniards on the Sea"), was a naval battle that took place on 29 August 1350 and was a victory for an English fleet of 50 ships commanded by King Edward III over a Castilian fleet of 47 larger vessels commanded by Charles de La Cerda. Between 14 and 26 Castilian ships were captured, and several were sunk. Only two English vessels were sunk but there was significant loss of life. The battle was part
; Brede with the capacity for 30; Iden that was able to house 20; and Winchelsea—St Thomas the Apostle with facilities for 24 inmates.
There is a collection of written correspondence relating to the workhouse in the Sussex Records Society archives dating from the early 19th century.
An example is give below:
"PAR 511/35/1/21 1 Sep 1823
Letter from William Watson, Rye to the overseers of Winchelsea
John West (the bearer hereof) having informed me that he has made application to be appointed master