Torch Christian Holiday and Retreat Centre, Hurstpierpoint

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Torch Christian Holiday and Retreat Centre, Hurstpierpoint

Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 2 Oct 2015

Originally set up as a Sunshine Home for poor and sick women from London it was used as an auxiliary hospital during World War One and taken over by the Church Army in the 1920s. Today it is a Christian holiday centre.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.930321
Longitude
-0.173107