Charlwood, Surrey

Charlwood brickyard

The James family moved to Charlwood for London in 1964 into the house next door to the brickyard. This was supposed to have been built by Mr Dearn from bricks made in the actual brickyard. The ponds were called the Raft pond, the Long Pond and the Castle pond where my brother Don and I used to fish. I seem to... [more]

Charlwood Brickyard

My parents ran the Rising Sun pub in Charlwood where I lived from 1954-64. I often went fishing and sometimes even swimming at the Brickyard pond which at the time was owned by Mr. Dearn, whose son Malcolm I went to school with. In addition to the pond there were many old workings that used to flood forming a network of... [more]

The Lodge, Mayfields Farm

Does anyone know of Mayfields Farm, Lowfield Heath, Charlwood Road, in 1935? I have found out that my Dad's sister {Joan Addy, 18 months old} drowned in the fishpond, around the day of the King's silver jubilee.

The Brickyard, Charlwood

I lived at Lowfield Park Lodge on the Charlwood Road (from the long-disappeared Lowfield Heath) from about 1950 to 1962, and I believe the house was demolished around 1965(???) to make way for the expansion of Gatwick airport.
My dad and I used to fish for carp in what we called the Brickyard Pond about a 5 minute drive from (I... [more]

Little Foxes Hotel, Charlwood Road, Ifield Wood

I have been working at the above bed and breakfast for a number of years and am often asked by guests what was here originally.

Is there any one out there that remembers the original building? I believe it may have been a cottage called 'Brambles'

I know from guests who stayed here many, many years ago... [more]

The Ironmongers- The Broadbridge Family!

Currently researching my family tree and found that one of my ancestors married a William Broadbridge from Banstead and they moved to Charlwood. From 1861 - 1901 they owned/ran the Ironmongers which is now the Pine Shop!

I would love to see a photo of it when it was the Ironmongers if anyone has one, or any other info!
thanks... [more]

Parson ancestors

My great great great granddad Samuel Parsons was buried here. You can see the headstone.
The Parsons family lived in the area over several generations and owned a farm.

Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories

Charlwood was in Surrey until the 1970s administrative boundary changes. A feature of the scene is the limestone paving flags that neatly line The Street, and the trimmed trees forming an arch across the roadway. The Half Moon Inn (landlord W Teasdale), awaits customers. A few villagers stand still for the photographer, while children sit in the dust of the... [more]

Sussex A Century Ago Photographic Memories

The historic core of Charlwood is to the west of the view seen in photograph No 54172, by the medieval parish church of St Nicholas which was restored by William Burgess in 1858. Here the photographer looks from by the churchyard gate past the Half Moon pub to the unusual arch formed by two elm trees, now long gone. The pavements are large slabs... [more]

Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories

The photograph shows Charlwood Stores, whose sign reads 'T Watts, Grocer, Draper, Baker and Confectioner'. A post-type windmill has been moved from Lowfield Heath and reconstructed in full working order, and is open to visitors. The village is now very close to the ever-expanding Gatwick Airport.