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Historic maps of Rackham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Rackham maps
Rackham photos
We have no photos of Rackham, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Parham, Amberley, Cootham, Coldwaltham, Bury, Houghton, Storrington, Burpham, Pulborough, West Chiltington, Stopham, Thakeham, Bignor, Fittleworth, Washington, Patching, ArundelRackham books
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Sussex County Memories
Paperback
£15
Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
East Grinstead Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Hardham was a place to bicycle to from Pulborough, and visit St. Botolph's Church. One of the many very very old churches in West Sussex. The drawings on the walls go back hundreds of years depicting the tortures of the early Christians, and the church preserves them with the lighting being restricted. I got locked in this church once - scary... [more]
Shared on 14 October 2008
On this picture you can see the steps used by the ferry man from the 1920s to the 1940s. He used a pole to steer the punt from the Bury bank to the Amberley bank. The punt was attached to a chain which stretched across the river lying on the bottom. The fare in the late 1940s was a theepenny piece.... [more]
Shared on 25 November 2008
My father Ron Burchell worked at the shop seen in this photograph. The Burchell family had lived in the village for generations. The owner of the shop was Edward Grinstead and his wife Millie who was my godmother. We lived at the thatched Old Cottage behind the hedge on the left. My dad had been a shop boy here before he... [more]
Shared on 25 November 2008
I know this house is where my great-great-grandfather Harvey Ayling was born (in 1834). The Aylings were in this house for many generations. I have a picture of this same house from the late 1800s with 2 horse wagons parked out front. Still, even today, the same house has the same Ayling family decendents living there. I even have a record of... [more]
Shared on 20 October 2009
Extracts From Rackham & West Sussex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Rackham, inspired by Frith photos.
Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration
In Victoria Park there are now facilities for BMX bikers, roller-bladers and skateboarders, complementing the existing children's paddling pool and tennis courts as well as the occasional fixture on a Sunday morning. Golf enthusiasts can become members of the Haywards Heath golf club and use their 18-hole golf course situated just off Portsmouth Lane on the borders with Lindfield, whilst cricketers can still enjoy the recreation ground next to the centrally located... [more]
This is an extract from Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration.
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Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration
TODAY IT IS still possible to see some vestiges of buildings that were known to those who lived through the English Civil War almost 400 years ago; one example is Pennies, a half-timbered house thought to have been built in 1606 and mentioned on a map of 1638, and currently incorporated within Dinnages garage in Sussex/ Wivelsfield Road. Another is the Sergison Arms/Dolphin pub that was mentioned in 1599, as well as... [more]
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Haywards Heath - A History & Celebration
The aftermath of the recession left businesses striving to become more efficient. It was not just the service industries and manufacturing industries that had to transform themselves, but the local agricultural scene also needed to change. The main casualty in Haywards Heath was the closure of the livestock market, which had at one point in its existence been the twelfth largest livestock market in the country. Times certainly had changed.... [more]
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