Exhibitions

The Land Girls: Cinderellas of the Soil

Softback, 64 pages, 60 colour illustrations
Price £8.99
The heroic image of the land girl, standing tall in her corduroy breeches and brown felt hat, fork resting on her shoulder, has become an iconic image of Britain in wartime. In her meticulously researched book, curator Amy de la Haye looks at their life in uniform on the farms of Sussex and beyond. Includes a free ‘fold out and frame’ map of Sussex in 1945.

Women’s Land Army paper doll

Designed exclusively for Brighton Museum by Jemma Treweek, this traditional toy is presented as an A4 size greeting card, with outfits back and front. Our land girl comes with all her regulation uniform items, a Sunday dress and even a piglet! Supplied with envelope for mailing.
Price £2.79

Map of Sussex

Drawn and printed in 1945, this is a poster-size facsimile reproduction of Sussex and Kent in 1945, as cultivated by the land girls. One Mile of Potatoes, Fat Cattle and Flying Bomb Alley are among the landmarks shown. Printed on high quality art paper.
Price £7.50