Horsted Keynes, The Green And Village Shop c.1960
Photo ref: H359017
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There are connections with the Sussex iron industry, for an ironmaster once lived here. The 17th-century house Birch Grove was the home of Harold Macmillan, the former Prime Minister. Ludwell Grange, built in 1540, is a fine half-timbered house. The Norman church of St Giles is at the north end of the village. Along a footpath nearby is a well-restored watermill with a wooden overshot waterwheel. The railway station is on the Bluebell Line to East Grinstead. The village stores has been made by adapting a house.

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A Selection of Memories from Horsted Keynes

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 Horsted Keynes

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I came to live in Horsted Keynes from Australia in 1982 with my youngest son. He attended St Giles school. The dinner ladies, Eileen Clark, Jenny ? and one other lady were very kind to a small boy who had a major change in his life.
I attended primary school at Horstead Keynes briefly until it changed location a few miles away. (I went there as well but can't for the life of me recall the name of the place.)  The head mistress was the tall and formidable Mrs. Czerniak, (probably spelt wrongly!), a lady who gave me a good grounding in elementary arithmetic and reading, the latter standing me in good stead ever since. Her husband I ...see more