Fittleworth, The Swan Hotel 1914

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I have loved this view of the Mill ever since first discovering it as a young man of 17 or so in the early 1950s, and I have a virtually identical photograph of my own taken at that time. Sadly however I found on a visit yesterday that (at the moment anyway) it can no longer be enjoyed by the passing public, this classic view from the little road bridge just south of the Swan Inn now being nearly ...see more

I have a longcase clock inscribed 'John Easton, Petworth. Does anyone have any info on this clock-maker please? Also, anyone any interest/info on the Stevens and Stenning family trees? BW Richard Stevens rtjstevens@btopenworld.com

My friend & I used to make camps in the top room of the old mill - health & safety didn't seem to exist then! Groups of us also spent days swimming in the river, having first collected egg sandwiches from the Swan.  We even once made our own raft (or the boys did) on which we were subsequently photographed by George Garland, a noted local photographer.

In 1956 we lived in Fittleworth (Orchard House) while I attended Midhurst Grammar School. I could listen to the church clock chime the hours if I woke up at night. I would like to hear from anyone who was there then. David Morris Victoria, B.C. Canada