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Chanctonbury Ring maps
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When I Was A Little Girl
When I was a little girl, 1959/1960, my Nan and her husband Mr Fred Pay lived at 2 Newtown Cottages. I can remember the house being tiny, we went in 'round the back' and the kitchen was tiny with a couple of steps up to the living room. From the kitchen a tiny staircase went up to the two bedrooms.
In those days it always seemed warm and we sat out in the yard. A lady that lived in one of the other cottages used to make peg dollys, she gave one to me and showed me how they were made. I don't ever remember playing in the gardens of the cottage but do remember going to the top of a steep road, halfway down was a row of pine trees, I can still remember the smell of them. I also remember the view of the lush green hills and the gentle 'mooing' of the cows, there was a caravan site in the distance as well. We often went up... Read more
Family
My memory of Steyning is staying at my aunt Ada's in Priory Field, walking the back lane from her house and going to a big church, and also going to the auction mart and smelling all the animals. I still relish those days.
Boring History!
I attended Storrington Primary School in Spierbridge Road, and we all looked forward to our last year at the school, because during the summer seniors were taken to Church Street as part of a local history lesson. Of course, we all thought it would be a great excuse to lark about and pop into the sweet shop which used to be on the corner of Church Street going into the High Street. How disappointed we were when we realised we would have to work! After the shock realisation we were actually having a history lesson it became quite fun, learning about the monastery and the old buildings - but I daren't tell my mates that!!!!
1961 to 1966
Hello to anyone who may be interested. It was delightfull to chance upon this site. I lived in Storrington from approx 1952 until 1968. The first picture of Storrington shows the cottages which my parents bought in the early 1960s. At that time we moved from the corner sweet shop in Church Street to what was known as 31- 35 Church Street. My maiden name was Murphy. Parents were Michael and Pauline Murphy. The cottages were bought by us for approx £2800.00. Some joke in this day and age!! I went to the Convent which was St Joseph's Dominican Convent in Greyfriars Lane from the age of 10 through to age 16+. I'm still in contact with some of the people from those days, particullarly Sister DeLORIS who corresponds with me regularly at Christmas. Happy days were spent in Storrington and I attended Our Lady of England Catholic Church which although changed now was a lovely Church. Happy memories of Father Cassidy, also the altar boys and choir of... Read more
Storrington in General
I was born and raised in Storrington. I left when I was 18, in 1990, but come back every week to visit my mother. My sister and mother still live in Storrington and my brother is the joint co-manager of the Swans, Eamonn Searle.
My best memories of Storrington are singing in the church choir of St. Mary's when the late great Rev. Norman was there. Also, the small sweet shop in Church Street which became a fabric shop! What you could buy for 10p was amazing.
Plus, who could forget Roy's discos in the Chinese of a Friday and Saturday night!! Now they are what I call memories!!!!
Visiting The Elms
My mother, Phyllis Howard, was born in Kensington and in 1958, we made a trip to see relatives and friends. We came to Storrington to stay with Daisy and Ernie Elms. I was 15 at the time and I will never forget meeting them. When in 2006, I again visited England, my cousin brought me to Storrington, but neither of us recognized anything there! I would loved to have looked up the house where the Elms family lived, but I didn't know the street nor the house number.
Bridge Inn
My grandma Edith Emily Alice Patching was born in the Bridge Inn on February 2nd 1885. Her father, Richard Elias Patching was the landlord. He died in 1889 aged 32. Edith and her mother moved to Brighton. They were related to the Elms family of Beeding.
