Henfield, Golden Square c.1955
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Photo of Henfield, Golden Square c.1955

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Henfield is a main road village midway between Horsham and Brighton. St Peter's 13th-century church was rebuilt in 1870. Nearby is the Cat House, a quaintly decorated half-timbered residence. Brickmaking was quite a large local industry. A common on the Brighton Road has a fine cricket pitch and reed beds. There are two old coaching inns in the High Street: the 14th-century George and the White Hart. In the picture an old-style touring caravan hitched up to its towing car waits at the roadside.

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My ancestral relatives are listed in the 1881 Census as the proprietors of "The High Street George Inn" in Henfield. Walter W Welling (aged 50) and his wife Sarah Ann Welling (nee Smoker and aged 52) were both licensed victuallers and were obviously running a "family" business! Living with them (all Wellings) were 7 children: Louis H (7 - scholar), Emma K (11 - scholar), Harold E ...see more