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Moved to Barns Green in 1958
My family moved to Barns Green in 1958 purchasing Cootes Farm and then Bachelor's Farm shortly after (hardly large enough to be called farms, but that was their names). I was 15 at the time and had many friends and fond memories of growing up in and around Barns Green.
If anyone that can remember me would like to swap memories I would be happy to hear from them. I was a little young when we moved there to take a very active part in the local pub, but this soon changed! I spent many happy days there with the great crowd of people my age in and around the Horsham area. My brother Alan who was eight years older than I played cricket for the local team as did I but not so much.
We moved to the Isle of Wight in 1963 where we purchased another couple of proper farms and stayed there until 1986 when I moved to the Caribbean.
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Mrs Sarah Ann Hucks
I am doing family history research at the moment, and came across the obituary of my great-great-grandmother, she was at her death on 11/11/1926 the oldest inhabitant of Hertford. Mrs Sarah Ann Hucks was born 14/12/1826 in Elstree, she was the widow of Mr Charles Henry Hucks of Hertford, who was Bailiff of Hertford County Court for a quarter of a century, he died 28/5/1871 aged 45 years. After his death she became Matron of Christ's Hospital, Hertford, a post she held for twenty years. She was greatly loved and respected by all the staff as well as thousands of Blue Coats boys and girls who came under her influence during that time. When she retired she lived with her only daughter, Miss Florence Hucks, who for many years carried on a private school at Port Hill Terrace, Hertford. Sarah Ann Hucks only son, William Young Hucks, was a Government Official in the Law Courts in London. The first part of her funeral was held at Christ Church and her... Read more
School Days
I was at Christ's Hospital School from Sept 1936 to Dec 1943.During this period we had visits by General de Gaulle and other well-known people. We used the roof of the dining hall to look out for raiding aircraft and incendary bombs. We could see the steam trains with their flat trucks carrying anti-aircraft guns on the Guildford line. Christ's Hospital station used to be Stammerham Junction before the school came in 1902. In fact I think the Stammerham farm which used to supply dairy produce to London 'sold up' to provide the ground for the school... Much more can be found by 'googling' the area.
John Delves
This is Alan Edgar Fullwood's memory and the reference to Slinfold is right at the bottom of this narration:
Edgar Fullwood was my father. He was born in Birmingham England in what is to me the beginning of our history in 1875 on October 31st, and he was the grandson of Joseph and Ann whose birth and life times are unknown to me. His parents were know to me as a school boy; Henry, his father was born in Birmingham and moved to Wolverhampton soon after my father was born. Henry married Jane Badger, known to her family as Jenny.
Henry and Jame had 3 children Minna, Gertrude who died in infancy and Edgar. Like his father Henry was a silversmith and jeweller and suffered from “consumption” now called tuberculosis and on the recommendation of his medical advisers decided to migrate to Australia as the climate was warmer and dryer. This he and Jane with Minna and Edgar did in 1883 by steam boat with sails, the voyage taking about... Read more
Slinfold in The War Years
I visited this site and was intrigued to find pictures of Slinfold. One of them, the village hall, recalled the time when I belonged to a village group called The Stane Street Players run by Mrs Knibbs. We performed plays there and at other village halls nearby. Not far away, on the other side of the road, was a sweet and tobacconist shop run by a Mr Pescod.. Further down on the same side was a butcher’s shop. The old school was on the other side. The village general stores and post office opposeite the pub were run by Miss C.C. Dawe. My Mother and I, together with an Aunt and Uncle, moved there in 1939 after war had been declared. Our house was called Suncote on the corner opposite the railway station. It was rented from the local squire, Major St John. There was no mains water, gas or electricity but a telephone was installed. Water came from a well and drawn into the... Read more
School Days And GREATHOUSE FARM
I was a pupil at Christ's Hospital School in Horsham which is nearby to Southwater. We had a school outing to GREATHOUSE FARM in Southwater to see the cows milked and the process it went through before we saw it on the table.I believe we were also told that the road through Southwater was long enough for the village to be the longest in Great Britain.
Gardener's Blacksmiths
My grandfather was Stanley Gardener and lived with his wife Rose at the Blacksmiths House, 11 Worthing Road. My mother, Joyce was born here, as were her sisters Marjorie and Peggy. The forge gradually turned into a garage, with tea rooms. All the girls went to Southwater village school and with the great help of the then, headmistress all went on to Horsham girls High school. Stan was usually 'father christmas' at the school, was a school govenor and then became a parish councillor. They moved to 25 Worthing Road Horsham sometime in about the 1930's
