Funtington, Hallidays 1965
Photo ref: F160004
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Photo ref: F160004
Photo of Funtington, Hallidays 1965

More about this scene

Nestling under the steep southern slope of the Sussex Downs, Funtington is typical of the inland villages of the coastal plain. Hallidays is built of local materials obtained within a radius of a few miles. The flints would have been collected from the fields, and the straw left over after the harvest was probably used for the thatched roof.

A Selection of Memories from Funtington

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 Funtington

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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 ...see more