Chelwood Gate
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Danehill Lodge
My Mother had come from London to visit her brother (Jack Hames) who was working at Danehill Lodge, the name 'Pepper' were the people living there at the time. A lovely wooden gate was the entrance to the garden and house. I remember a large kitchen with a billard room somewhere near. They had a friend who had the nickname of 'Blackie', tall blond man, very happy memories of these visits. Does anyone know of the 'Peppers' Not sure if 'Blackie' lived in Danehill or Fletching. If he worked on the land or was home on leave from the war. Is Danehill still standing? email: Hewitt245@aol.com
A memory of Danehill contributed by Helen Hewitt
Sweet memories
Living at Forest House - just up the road from the post office. The school coach would drop us off at the bus stop, and on our way home we would stop in to what our family called "the little shop" to stash up on sweets. The shop was run by Barbara and Len Waghorn.
A memory of Colemans Hatch contributed by First name Last name
Cumbers of Upper Close
Dad had lived at No 51 for many years. Myself and my two brothers grew up here, went to the local primary school, where Mr and Mrs Jupp were the heads. All three of us went onto Sackville Secondary in nearby East Grinstead, before going our seperate ways. Barry still lives in the village, but we all enjoy going back to our childhood home. Mum and Dad have since "gone south" to Uckfield!
A memory of Forest Row contributed by Kevin Cumber
Families
On the 27th of December 1956 my ex-husband KEITH GEORGE JEARY was born at 6 UPPER CLOSE where he lived with his parents until we were married at Holy Trinity Church on the 6th of November 1982 - both of my children Emily and Dominic were duly christened at Holy Trinity in 1984 and 1986 respectively as was their father in 1957. My ex-parents-in-law Audrey and George Jeary settled in Forest Row in 1954 and on 2nd May 1990 Audrey died of heart failure in the bathroom at 6 Upper Close - George lived on at the house until he was brought to live in a nursing home close to Keith in 1996 - and where he died in 1997 - ...read more here
A memory of Forest Row contributed by Sally Creevy
Extracts From Chelwood Gate & West Sussex books
Ashdown Forest, the great forest of Anderida, once stretched between the rivers Medway and Ouse. The building in the photograph, which is known as Chelwood Gate, stands as an entrance into Ashdown Forest; a map of the area dated 1693 has Chelwood Gate clearly marked.
An extract from from"Sussex Revisited Photographic Memories".
Chelwood Gate, a hamlet on the western side of Ashdown Forest, lies between East Grinstead and Lewes. Today it is centred on a long main street. By the time of this photograph, the view from the Beaconsfield Road had changed very little over the previous twenty years or so, except for the addition of the garage next to the parked vehicle (right).
An extract from from"Sussex Revisited Photographic Memories".
We are at the eastern edge of the Ashdown Forest.Waiting at the bus
stop is a nearly new open-top Leyland double-decker bus with an out-
side staircase. It is on route 92, Eastbourne to East Grinstead.A small
lorry waits outside the Ashdown Garage. Not far away are Chelwood
Vachery, a re-created hall-house originally called Trimmer’s Pond, and
Kidbrooke Park, a much altered and decorated house with gardens laid
out by Repton.
An extract from from"Villages of Sussex Pocket Album".
It is now time to leave
the town and what better
way than by train? This
station, the town’s third,
was opened in 1882 and
included accommodation
for the stationmaster,
who in 1911 was William
Langley.
An extract from from"East Grinstead Photographic Memories".
opticians; International Stores,
grocers; Freeman, Hardy & Willis,
shoes; Kerry, ladies’ fashions; and
Lovibonds, wine merchants.
An extract from from"East Grinstead Photographic Memories".