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I lived and was bought up at Cooks Cottages Nuthurst, from 1941 until about 1950. I went to school at Nuthurst village school. I also went to Nuthurst church with my friend from next door, Jennifer, also her mum. My friend and myself started school together. At home we had no electric, no gas, so we had to use candles, and no flush toilet, so a hole had to be dug every time, so we had the best garden around,and my grandmother grew all her own veg.
I also remember seing my friend getting run over by the local bus outside our gate. I also remember the accumulater for the radio, and the tin bath. Also on Mother's Day my friend and I went to church and were given a posy of flowers to take home.
They were my happiest days living there, from there we moved to Sedgewick Lane, but the two cottages are still there, but now have electric.
West Sussex memories
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
Memories
My memories of growing up in Cowfold are of going to school at St Peter's and walking through the churchyard to get there and back! Also the allotments at the back of the school. My mum used to make picnics for us to sit and eat in the playing field as we lived in Fairfield Cottages and I was never allowed to go on the big slide in the playing field as it was too high!
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.
Building Relocated
Around the 1920s this building was known as Perry's Place and was located diagonally opposite the Black Jug, known then as the Hurst Arms. It was dismantled and moved to nearby Mannings Heath. It now forms the clubhouse and is called Fullers. A stunning web site featuring photos of Horsham comparing them to the Frith originals is at www.hiddenhorsham.co.uk
