by adminwww | May 14, 2017
Village Garages Newcomers probably don’t realise that there was a garage in the village centre until quite recently. This was located at Pimpernel House on Petworth Road, now Pimpernel Bed & Breakfast. Older inhabitants may remember that there was an earlier...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
Nursing Service There has been a nursing service in the village from at least as far back as the 1880’s. Until around 1919, nurses lived at Meadow Bank on the Petworth Road. From there they would be conveyed by a pony and trap to the patient. We know that the driver...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
Telephone Service The first public telephone exchange in England, connecting a few subscribers in the City of London, was installed in August 1879, but by the end of the year, exchanges were installed in many British cities. The first telephone directory was published...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
The Post Offices In 1912 outside the post office. Emma Wadey with a female assistant and nine postmen. She remained postmistress until 1938. In the 1930’s and today. The village has had a post office from 1840. Rather surprisingly, it has operated from six...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
The Vicarages The Vicarages There are known to have been at least four vicarages in the village. The first mention of a vicarage was in 1636 when it was recorded that there was ‘one dwelling house … commonly called … the Vicarage House, one little...
