The Montefiore Bride

<p>Back in 2017 as part of my MA in creative writing I was required to take up a writing residency. I chose my local Victorian park Worth Park in Crawley West Sussex. As part of my remit I researched the park's past going back to 19th September 1888 when Sir Francis Montefiore the first and last Baronet of Worth Park brought home his Austrian bride. </p><p><br></p><p>This short fictional West Sussex tale is based on facts from archived newspaper cuttings black and white historic photographs and filling in the gaps with fiction. </p><p><br></p><p>Step back to 1888 and become part of the Victorian crowd waiting at Three Bridges Station. </p><p><br></p>