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Windmill Hill| Herstmonceux| Boreham Street| Dallington| Magham Down| Punnetts Town| Brightling| Catsfield| Cade Street| Horam| Hailsham| Heathfield| Little Common| Pevensey| Battle| Michelham Priory| Upper Dicker| Bexhill-On-Sea| Polegate| Robertsbridge
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Herstmonceux Re. Hailsham Rd 1965 Photo
Good to see the photo of Herstmonceux in 1965 along Hailsham Rd.
I was born outside the village in 1957, my father being the local Reverend from 1956 till 1973/4. The old car in the foreground was right outside the large village school and the tin building on the left was part of the village hall. Further along on the right was the local garage with showroom, owned by the big "Caffyns" group selling BMC and subsequently BL cars. The little, low white building was a further showroom, which could just about hold two cars! How I remember as a 12 year old, longing for my mother to buy a brand new white MG Midget that sat waiting in that showroom. My father could then afford two new cars every 18 months! That road went up to a little village called Cowbeach where father had a third "tin tabernacle" church with hand - pumped organ. Services were held there once a month, whilst most services were in Herstmonceux in... Read more
St Mark's Church, Magham Down
The church was a mission hall, part of Hailsham Parish. It was constructed of green painted corrugated iron. There was just one large room, with a curtained vestry at the rear. There were two services a month, a communion service at 8am on the 4th Sunday, and on the third Sunday of the month, an afternoon service which was a mixture of Matins and Evening Prayer. On every Sunday except the third, Sunday School was held in the afternoons, 2.30 - 4pm. In the 1950's, there were about 40 children attending. The Lord's Table (NOT altar, according to the Vicar) was plain and enclosed by a wooden rail on a raised dais. Music was initially supplied by a little American organ, but this was later replaced by a piano. On the wall was a text "I can...through Christ", Phil 4.13, a copy of Holman Hunt's The Light of the World and two Margaret Tarrant pictures. The Vicar wanted them removed but the Sunday School Superintendent was adamant... Read more
Magham Down Red Lion And Post Office
My family moved to Magham Down in December 1953, when I was nearly 5.
The Red Lion was run by the Mounsey family. The shop and post office was run by Joyce Russell. In the shop were sweets in large glass jars, many made by Angear's of Herstmonceux. They were weighed out and sold by the quarter, in white paper bags. The shop was in the main part of the house, but the post office was separate, in an added single-storey building. Miss Russell hated opening the post office, and it took some courage for a small child to have to ask for stamps. But when I got older, she used to keep the commemoratives for me. In 1966 she was so cross with "strangers" coming in the buy the World Cup overprinted stamps, she bought her entire stock and kept them for her regulars. She was a keen swimmer, swimming in the sea all year round, and an avid tennis fan. To call in the shop when... Read more
Ninfield Primary School
I used to live at Thorn Farm Lunsford Cross Ninfield, from when I was 7 years old for about 3 years. I went to school in the village of Ninfield. I was in Miss Parr's class and then the top class with the headteacher, Mr Tweniffery (I think I have spelled that wrong). Does anyone remember me? My friends were Jenny Allen who lived on a farm down the road from me, Heather Johnson who lived in the village, and Jane who lived in a pub, The Squirrel, a few miles away. My maiden name was Pickering. Please contact me if you remember me.
FULLERS ARMS
I used to visit the Fullers Arms in Brightling on my motor cycle, starting at the Banks Cottages and making the circle around the reservoir to Brightling, then to Dallington, and then Netherfield and finally to Johns Cross. It made a nice evening's ride and I had a few beers, happy days.
Long Walks
When I was a little girl in the early 60's I often used to take long walks along here, and I used to visit the farm to watch Peter Jenner milking the cows. I also had a crush on Peter but I was only 6 and he was 14. I wonder what happened to Peter. My late mother went to the school in the picture and was born in Hermon Cottage in Catsfield and that is where my auntie Violet lived for most of her life until it was turned into a doctor's surgery then my auntie moved across the road into one of the cottages. I have wonderful memories of holidays here as I lived in London. Catsfield will always be close to my heart. My mother's maiden name was Saxby and there have always been Saxbys in Catsfield for centuries. When my mother died my sister and I had her ashes interred in the old church yard in Catsfield up on the hill together with my father's.
Mummy's School
My mother Doris Saxby attended this school.
