The Den, off the High Street, Bognor Regis, Sussex, 14 September 1940, Ref- 180 - image shown at approx. 50% quality / size of archived image Built in 1830 it was in use as a hostel for blind evacuees, when it was bombed during the night of 13 - 14 September 1940.

 
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Sudley Cottage, south bersted,
remains of The Den currently lie under playing fields of St Marys Primary School, Bognor built by Claude Bowes-Lyon who purchased Sudley Cottage around 1862 and nicknamed it 'The [Lyon's] Den'. Claude Bowes-Lyon was the late Queen Mother's grandfather and became the 13th Earl of Strathmore in September 1865.The lodge is situated at the corner of Den Avenue and High Street.
Sudley Cottage and Sudley Lodge next door (still standing, later converted into flats) were part of a larger estate planned by local resident the Earl of Arran (Viscount Sudley) in 1827. Sudley Road in Bognor was named after him.