Memories of Limpsfield

A chauffeur working in Limpsfield

My Great-uncle, Bertie (or Robert) Jarrett, was born in Oxfordshire in 1887 and lived in Limpsfield from the 1920s until his death in 1975.

After serving in the Cavalry in the First World War, he became chauffeur to Sir Leslie Scott MP (Solicitor General in 1922), and later to Sir Benjamin Cohen KC. Bertie and his wife, Dorothy, had their own self-contained flat on the premises of one of these employers in (or near) Limpsfield.

Later, the couple moved to No. 2 White Hart Cottages, in Limpsfield High Street, where they lived until Bertie's death on their Diamond wedding anniversary in June 1975.

I am not sure whether the couple had any children. Does anybody remember them?

The Lord Rodney Public House

This picture shoes in the fore ground the Lord Rodney Pub My Farther lived in a small building just out of the picture left side

Morris Minor

In the photo forground is a Morris Minor which my mother bought for my sister and me to lern to drive in, we allways parked it under the old wooden street lamp as we lived in White Hart Cottage just a little lower down on the other side of the street, which had no parking. The was Bings garage opposite just out of this picture on the left. Lots of fond memories as I was born at White Hart Cottage, which is an old timber framed cottage, me and my sister renervated the inglehook fire place whch had an oven on one side and a seat on the other side.

Furzedown Auxiliary Hospital, Limpsfield

Is Limpsfield Manor House & Furzedown Auxiliary Hospital Limpsfield the same place?

servants in the Manor 1861

In 1861 my great grandmother's (Jane Chapman, nee Loveland) parents were living at the Manor House as servants. John Loveland, 65 was a gardener and his wife Charlotte 58 a domestic servant. Also living in the household at that time were a Richard (42) and Hannah (37) Kimber. He is described in the 1861 census as an agricultural labourer. There was also their 12 year-old son Edward.