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Saddlescombe maps
Historic maps of Saddlescombe and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Saddlescombe maps
Saddlescombe photos
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Saddlescombe area books
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Memories of Saddlescombe
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Wayfield Cottages
As a child I lived in the cottages opposite the Post Office, we moved when I was around 9 years old and the houses were later pulled down. My memories of living there were very happy and I remember every year standing out front watching the Old Crocs go by. I now live in Hove and work in Crawley so drive past twice a day, and often try to work out exactly where the houses were. Now both my parents have passed on its lovely to see a picture showing the houses, even if it's not close up. We always went to the Post Office to buy our sweets and I remember once a week getting a heart ice cream, a real treat.
Memory of Clayton
My parents, Alan & Jennifer Ross, moved to Clayton in 1954 when I was one year old and lived there for the next twenty five years. For most of that period Jack & Jill were owned by Henry Longhurst, a celebrated golf journalist of his time and, since my father was writing about cricket in those days, they knew each other as fellow sports journalists. I remember visiting the windmills as a child and, later in life, when I drove down to Clayton for the weekend, the sight of Jack and Jill on top of the Downs always made my heart lift as I approached the end of the journey. The Longhursts lived in Jack, the black mill and in an attached cottage, as far as I remember, while Jill was pretty much in its original working condition. As you can see from the photograph, Jack did not have sails in those days but in the 1970s a movie called The Black Windmill, starring Michael... Read more
How Has Patcham Changed?
I was born in Wilmington Way Patcham in 1938. I remember it to be high up on the South Downs.
Has anyone posted up to date pictures of Patcham on the net, please. I left in about 1942, and would like to know what it looks like now.
Deanfield
Resident since 1960. Seeking original photograph of the house.
Memories For A Book About Hurstpierpoint
Hi I am going to take photographs around Hurstpierpoint for a small book. What are your memories? Can anyone recommend places in Hurst that will be good for pictures? Thanks for your time.
Childhood
I remember playing in the park as a child. There were two sides to the park, Easthill House stood in the posh part of park. I remember beautiful trees and a palm tree which I thought was exotic. We used to sit on a tree stump and wonder who lived in the house and we were told by the park and house-keeper it was haunted by a man in a blue cap.
Women's Union Group
As I recall my mother was not a member of the local St. Nicholas Church Women's Union. She was a member of the Young Wives group. We lived in Mile Oak, I was born there in 1944. On occasion she would attend meetings in the basement of Easthill House. I remember playing with kids on the ivy covered ground under huge trees to the right of the house, when facing it. We were allowed into the basement room for a drink and biscuit, I remember a seemingly huge rather bare room. I loved playing outside.
When at the Mile Oak Girls School I met up with a girl Ann Pratt whose father was the caretaker at the house, and they lived there. I was amazed that anyone could live in that huge house.
In later years I returned to the park and found the sterile grounds had lost their romance of my young days.
I hate what has happened to Mile Oak. I would love... Read more
