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Walls That Talk: Rare Historic Paintings Discovered at The Mint House
The Mint House has always whispered of the past—but now, thanks to a recent conservation survey by leading wall paintings specialist Andrea Kirkham (generously funded by the Pilgrim Trust), those whispers are becoming vivid stories.
Hidden beneath layers of paint and plaster, Andrea has uncovered further traces of rare 16th- and 17th-century wall paintings—some astonishingly well-preserved. The findings reveal a previously unseen richness of interior decoration, ranging from boldly coloured, exuberant patterns to refined, understated schemes not previously recorded in Sussex. It’s a tantalising glimpse into the aesthetics of Tudor and Stuart-era hospitality—an early form of ‘pub décor’ with surprising sophistication.
Even more evocative are the naïve, graffiti-like sketches revealed: a ship painted on the plaster, fragmentary lettering, and the outline of a figure clad in doublet and hose. These intimate, informal images offer a rare and raw perspective into how these rooms were once used, inhabited, and imagined by the people who passed through them.
These discoveries deepen our understanding of The Mint House’s layered past—and mark an exciting new chapter in our journey to uncover its secrets.
Stay tuned: who knows what else lies beneath the surface?
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Heritage Open Days
Building of a Story and the Story of a Building
For Heritage Open Days 2025, we will be offering our popular talk and tour format, highlighting how architecture can tell us about the function, economy, environment and cultural heritage of the building.
Talk and Tour is on the ground floor only and lasts around 60 minutes.
Spaces are limited to 20 persons and booking is essential.
The Story of a Building - The Building of a Story Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Tickets for the four workshops cost £100 and can be booked via Eventbrite on this link:
The Stories We Tell - Creative Writing at The Mint House Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
If you would like to book for the course but wish to pay £25 on the day of each workshop, please contact:
jo.seaman@minthousepevensey.co.uk
Saturday 20th September, Saturday 18th October, Saturday 15th November & Saturday 20th December
The Stories We Tell
- Creative Writing at the Mint House
Join writer and archaeologist Annalie Seaman for a four-part creative writing course rooted in the seasons, exploring the stories we tell in the waning year. We’ll look at themes that connect us to modern, historic and ancient cultures, to celebration and to story itself. Each workshop takes place between 10am-11.45am.
The combined cost for all the workshops is £100, but we understand that it isnt always easy to pay in a lump sum. If you want, you can book on the course and pay £25 for each workshop on the day.
Email jo.seaman@minthousepevensey.co.uk if you want to pay in this way.
Falling (Saturday September 20th)
A crisp and vibrant fall into autumn through the senses, the waning days, the visual splendour, the chill, and the abiding promise of the season, that the way forward is through darkness.
Festivals of the Dead (Saturday October 18th)
Tracing lines of diaspora from the old world to the new world and back to their roots in the ancient world, we’ll be crossing continents in our search for the global culture and archaeology of festivals of the dead.
Genius Loci (Saturday November 15th)
Ever elusive and almost tangible, we’ll be seeking the genius loci of the old Tudor house. How does history hang in the walls, in the shadow of the castle, on the border of the marsh?
Starlight (Saturday December 20th)
A mythological dive into the starry skies as we follow ancient stories through the constellations and back through time to the cultures who created gods and legends so enduring were still telling them.
Friday 26th September
Mikey Kenney -
Folk Fiddle/Voice
Sounds St Leonards present respected fiddle player, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mikey Kenney playing in the intimate, atmospheric surroundings of the 16th Century Mint House.
Tickets: Mikey Kenney | The Mint House, Pevensey Pevensey Fri 26 September 2025
News & Events
Sing-Along-A-Wicker-Man
Dust down your best Scottish accent, dress up as your favourite pagan characters (or a Christian copper if you dare) and come join in with the songs, bottom-slapping and dialogue of this cult horror and its haunting soundtrack. Your hosts David Bramwell and Eliza Skelton will get your voices warmed up with some live music, lead you through the actions and words then, at the Witching Hour, you’ll be given a goody bag full of mystery items, the film will roll and may god have mercy on your soul!
A must for all Wickerman fans. Prizes for best costumes!
Frankly genius! The Guardian
Thoroughly enjoyable Wicker Man Director Robin Hardy