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Up Marden maps
Historic maps of Up Marden and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Up Marden maps
Up Marden photos
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West Marden| Stoughton| Compton| Funtington| South Harting| Finchdean| East Harting| West Ashling| Didling| Rowland's Castle| Westbourne| Southbourne| Blendworth| Singleton| Nutbourne| Emsworth| Buriton| Cocking| Fishbourne| Horndean| Trotton| Charlton| Bepton| Bosham| Warblington| Clanfield| Butser Hill| Havant| Goodwood| Petersfield
Up Marden area books
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Memories of Up Marden
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West Sussex memories
Great Grandad Strickland - Stickland
Escaping from his mammoth wife, Gran Con, who could eat a whole chicken at one sitting, Great Grandad Stickland fled Street in Somerset and took lodgings in the F&H. He suffered nightmares, and the person who slept in the same lodging room used to turn him over. One night he did not and that night he died. Perhaps he thought his wife had caught up with him. He was a grand horsemen and part of a Welsh family called the Sticklands (changed to Strickland by the Army in the Second World War). He is buried in Chichester, the poor man's grave was found in the 1970s and now forms the family grave. We have one picture of him and Gran Con. He had three daughters and 2 sons, they where all very proud of their dad and although Gran Con had the 'Strickland temper', she was well loved, her grand daughter remembers staying with her in the cottage in Street in Somerset. Please excuse the English, I suffer from dyslexia.
School Years 1960-69
Hi I attended the Primary School here from 1960-1967. My name was Laura Carter. My teachers were called Miss Symons & Mr Williams. I have lovely memories of wandering the fields around Pays Farm where my Dad worked, and long walks on the downs. I had a lovely happy childhood and remember clearly playing marbles in the playground, walking up to the church hall for an awful school dinner! and even being made to eat everything on the plate. I have a whole school photo taken in about 1966 but unfortunately remember very few of the children names. Does any else share these memories?
Family Connections
Hi, My family on my mother's side all come from South Harting, my grandfather was Fred Chambers who passed away in 1982, my grandmother is May Chambers who is nearly 90 now. My mother is Linda Dyke (nee Chambers), and I have an aunt, Jen Johns (nee Chambers) who still lives in the village. My grandparents had an old boy who lived with them, we alll knew him as Joe, I think his real name was Harry James (Pook is a surname for him that rings a bell, but I can't be too sure.), he died in the late 1970s. I hope these memories/names help with any research into South Harting, a lot of the old timers from my upbringing are no longer with us and village history needs to be kept alive.
East Harting Stores
My name was Carol Upfield and my father was Albert known as Bert. I remember going to see my grandfather in the shop when I was about three, I am now 65, but my father and his brothers and sisters were I beliave born there. I lived in Nyewood until I was five, next to Les and family. My dad's other brothers Reg and Jack lived down the road. My Aunt Freda Dowsett, Dad's sister, lived at Hollis Farm, Hollis Lane and Rosie Edwards his youngest sister at the end of the lane. Most of my family have lived and worked in this area since the 1700s and maybe before. My grandfather Walter John owned the house and shop, you can see it in the distance in the photo of East Harting, the white building on the left. It was in future years called The Upfields. I do have a few photos of the the house. It is now called Hameford House. Just wonder if anyone has any history or photos?... Read more
Dunkantix.com
You are referred to dunkantix.com and 'So Many Secrets' which are the memoirs of Ben Dunk relative to West Dean Estate in West Sussex and his family, the Sticklands and Dunks who resided and worked at Home Farm, West Dean Park from 1899 to 1944.
Watercress Beds
I have no memories of West Ashling but somewhen before 1860 my G/G/Grandfather James Hare started the watercress beds there. It was not untill quite recently we found out what we know about this family. My G/Grandfather George was not infact registered as a Hare he had his mothers name which was Mayhew. All his children from his first marriage were all registered as Mayhew's and were all born in the East End of London where George was a railway porter. We think he brought some of his children which included my grandmother down to West Ashlingin when his wife died in 1872. My grandmother lived in the area and married my grandfather Kennedy Larbey at Westbourne in 1890 and they lived in and around the area until 1897.
The family to this day still own and run the watercress beds at West Ashling and at Hambrook. George Larbey
WATERCRESS BEDS. W.ASHLING
I well remember the watercress beds at West Ashling as I started work there the day after I left school. Mr Pusey and his wife (he married Miss Florry Hair) were my bosses. I remember a Charlie Hotson and Harry Earl who also worked there. I left in 1960 to join the Royal Air Force Fire and Rescue. My father Jack Young worked at Hambrok for Miss Nancy Hair all his working life. John Young.
