Lindfield, High Street c.1965
Photo ref: L221133
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Photo ref: L221133
Photo of Lindfield, High Street c.1965

More about this scene

On the extreme left is Lloyds Bank, whilst next door is the Stand Up Inn, so called because of the lack of seating - this ensured that any lunchtime customers were not late back to their workplace! The white- fronted building further along was once part of the Durrant brewery, and later the home of the Wireless Museum, which displayed a wide range of fascinating instruments that were lovingly cared for by Ray Letworthy. Unfortunately, owing to health reasons, the museum closed in 1999. The butcher`s shop on the extreme right is H J Box; the family owned grazing lands nearby, which enabled them to sell their high-quality meat locally.

A Selection of Memories from Lindfield

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 Lindfield

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My grandfather owned the corner shop in the High Street, it was a sweet shop. He was known as Pop Brooks. Grandad was loved by the villagers. His only son, Harry, my dad, was killed on 20th December 1942. My dad's name was Harry Brookes, he was 27 when he lost his life. After my dad was killed in Bomber Command, I came to stay with Pop. My dad's name is in the church. This year I have found through the internet a ...see more
As a young boy I lived on Paxhill Estate from the end of the Second World War whilst my grandfather was the head gardner to Mr.Sturdy who owned this fine house, which I understand is now a nursing home. The estate was fully independent with a fully operational farm, garden and laundry with a staff of over 30. During the war Canadian Regiments were billeted in the woods near where this picture was taken - the ...see more