Slinfold, The Lychgate c.1965
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Photo ref: S591016
Photo of Slinfold, The Lychgate c.1965

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A pretty village with various Georgian houses, Slinfold lies in the countryside to the west of Horsham. The church contains tablets to members of the Cowper family, ancestors of William Cowper, the 18th-century poet. One of the most prominent features in this photograph is the moss-covered roof of the lychgate.

A Selection of Memories from Slinfold

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 Slinfold

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I visited this site and was intrigued to find pictures of Slinfold. One of them, the village hall, recalled the time when I belonged to a village group called The Stane Street Players run by Mrs Knibbs. We performed plays there and at other village halls nearby. Not far away, on the other side of the road, was a sweet and tobacconist shop run by a Mr Pescod.. Further down on the same side was a butcher’s ...see more
This is Alan Edgar Fullwood's memory and the reference to Slinfold is right at the bottom of this narration: Edgar Fullwood was my father.  He was born in Birmingham England in what is to me the beginning of our history in 1875 on October 31st, and he was the grandson of Joseph and Ann whose birth and life times are unknown to me.  His parents were know to me as a school boy; Henry, his father was born in Birmingham and ...see more