Petworth, St Mary's Church 1898
Photo ref: 42830
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Photo ref: 42830
Photo of Petworth, St Mary's Church 1898

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A Selection of Memories from Petworth

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 Petworth

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The "Festival of Speed" was founded in 1993 by Lord Marsh, the event displaying and actively demonstrating racing machine from the present day and those stretching back to the beginning of the motor racing era back in the earliest days of motor car development. The main feature being a timed hill climb when cars and motorcycles spanning this period race against the clock to compete for the fastest time ...see more
I was born in Chichester and lived in Petworth until I was 9. My memories of the Swan Hotel was as a child, my mother worked there in the 50's she was then Sheila Margaret Rough, who later married Thomas Charles Carter, she took us back there when I was probably 8 as she knew the owners and I remember having afternoon tea. Lots of memories of Petworth, I haven't been for years but hope to lay some flowers ...see more
My grandparents Hylands live in the millhouse at Petworth. When I was a child, after moving from a farm at Sutton my grandad Bill worked for the mill driving a flour lorry and nan Olive used to sell tickets to men wnting to fish along the the river. I loved staying there, trying to catch fish in the big millpond with our nets. I remember the millpond used to swell and come up over the road, sandbags were put up to ...see more