Capel, The King's Head c.1955

Photo ref: C20024

Photo ref: C20024

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This is yet another building that has changed since the 1960s. The King's Head in The Street in Capel, a village now by-passed by the A24 London to Worthing road, is now a private house, and its once sterile car park is now an attractive front garden. Presumably, the by-pass killed the pub's trade. The tile-hung left part is 16th- century, and the then smart right-hand block is early 19th-century.

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A Selection of Memories from Capel

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Capel

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My Aunty At The Post Office Capel

I remember my Aunt and uncle moving to Capel in around 1967 - not sure? He was a lot older than my Aunty Jean - He was Desmond Orr. Family folklore says that he was rather grumpy and customers tended to keep away during their time there. Desmond died there - he was a lot older than Jean. They had two sons Rex and Tommy. We used to have a great family party once a year and stay in a flat attached to the ...see more

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Added 29 March 2020

I Lived In Capel 40 Years

I loved every day there with my mother and father, I went to the school at 5 years till 11 years old.

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Added 30 October 2010

Lyne House

My husband, daughter & I moved to Capel in 1991 to live in an apartment on the top floors of Lyne House. Lyne was the country house of the Broadwood family who were very famous piano makers. The mansion is a fascinating place to live with an abundance of history. Built in around 1799 it was totally changed from it's Georgian style to Victorian red brick with an extra storey. The communal hall has portraits of the ...see more