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Hassocks Primary School in the 1950s
I was at the school from 1948 until 1955, at which point the 11+ sent me to Hove County Grammar. Starting in 1948 in Miss Wood's class I ended with two years in the top class with Miss Nichols. In between I was taught by Miss Lamper, Mr Kilby, Mr Bennett and Miss Bolter. Mrs Lake was headmistress. There was playground segregation in those days, the front playground in the picture being the junior boys playground. Girls and infants had the two back playgrounds. The picture shows the school after some work has been done to the central frontage. Up to the fifties the two side arches to the main front arch had concrete ...read more here
Contributed by William Lovell
West Sussex memories
Hassocks Primary School in the 1950s
I was at the school from 1948 until 1955, at which point the 11+ sent me to Hove County Grammar. Starting in 1948 in Miss Wood's class I ended with two years in the top class with Miss Nichols. In between I was taught by Miss Lamper, Mr Kilby, Mr Bennett and Miss Bolter. Mrs Lake was headmistress. There was playground segregation in those days, the front playground in the picture being the junior boys playground. Girls and infants had the two back playgrounds. The picture shows the school after some work has been done to the central frontage. Up to the fifties the two side arches to the main front arch had concrete ...read more here
A memory of Hassocks contributed by William Lovell
Keymer
I lived in Keymer from birth (1950) to 1954 then from 1966-1974. I lived in my early years at the "Old Thatch", Lodge Lane. My aunt and uncle, plus cousins, lived at the cottages to the north of us, formerly the local workhouse, then moved further down Lodge Lane to the large Victorian houses near the fire station, my uncle was in the fire service at that time. The shop pictured on the left in the photograph of Keymer Road belonged to the local greengrocer, Mr Hodges, his son Micheal was a friend of my two cousins. The Greyhound pub at that time had on its internal beams coins nailed to them by troops from all over the empire who were ...read more here
A memory of Keymer contributed by john england
1861 - 1891 Hilgay, Keymer Road
Clearly not my memories! My ancestors, Frederick and Charlotte CHAMPION and their nine children lived at Hilgay, Keymer Road, Keymer which I read is now a Nursing Home. Frederick Shepherd CHAMPION was a Solicitor. He is my first cousin four times removed.
Are there any decendants of Frederick CHAMPION still in Keymer? Any Champions at all? Please, are there any photos of Hilgay? Does anyone have any knowledge of this family or the Solicitor's Practice he worked for?
Many thanks.
A memory of Keymer contributed by Lin Penny
Extracts From Hassocks & West Sussex books
At the western apex of
Muster Green is the war
memorial, a 7.5 ton Cornish
granite slab, which was
unveiled in 1921 (the same
year as the church clock) -
both ceremonies were
performed by Lord
Leconsfield. The memorial
bears 167 names. It is
interesting to compare the
height of the hedge with the
one in photograph H252583. This site is always a focal point each 11 Novemeber, when the fallen of all conflicts are duly remembered.
An extract from from"Haywards Heath Living Memories".
The post office and
general stores are still at
the same site today at the
summit of the hill and
near the crossroads
(though the proprietors
have changed). Today the
road traffic is much busier,
so pedestrian-operated
traffic lights are now
installed here. The road
junction to the right leads
to the Common.
An extract from from"Haywards Heath Living Memories".
This photograph was taken from the platform of the railway station and
emphasises the station`s elevated position. The building on the left with the
decorative heraldic badge between the upper windows is the Burrell Arms pub.
Both the pub and the nearby shops were always useful to the increasing
number of people who used the transport links here. The single-storey building
standing on the right of the photograph is where the bus station was built in
1954. The traffic roundabout had only just been completed, hence the title of
this photograph. This view has changed very little during the past 50 years.
An extract from from"Haywards Heath Living Memories".
markings had been introduced. Most if not all of these cars would have been made in
Britain, and may have been purchased through one of the town`s car dealerships, Caffyns,
Wadham Stringer or Dinnages.
An extract from from"Haywards Heath Living Memories".
Muster Green is another open space maintained by the local council, and
it flanks the A272. The name is said to originate from the mustering of
troops during the English Civil War in the 17th century, but it could equally
originate from a much earlier 13th-century charter allowing animals to be
gathered (mustered) for two annual fairs in April and November, with a
special mention that pigs could be mustered. Markets and fairs have
always played an important part throughout the country, and Haywards
Heath is no exception. The road heading into the distance is Boltro Road,
which leads down to the railway station - the railway line is off to the right
of this photograph.
An extract from from"Haywards Heath Living Memories".