THE PETER GRAY COLLECTION

Provenance Collection deposited between October 2001 and September 2003 by Mrs Sheilah Gray, widow of Peter Jack Gray (1933-2001) local historian and author.

Background information The Collection comprises maps, booklets, research notes and miscellaneous artefacts which belonged to the late Peter Gray. Peter had left instructions for the material to be deposited in the Hayward Memorial Local History Centre within Lingfield Library.

Cataloguing and Storage For ease of access the material has been stored with existing like material. The suffix PG to the Catalogue ref. number indicates the Peter Gray collection. For example:

HM/080/M/PG

HM denotes Hayward Memorial Local History Centre, material acquired since the History Centre was set up in the year 2000 [N.B. Arthur Hayward’s collection, bequest acquired by County Council in 1954, is catalogued without prefix or suffix, i.e. number of item only. The collection of material includes furniture, maps, photographs and books]

080 is the unique map number (the 80th map catalogued).

M denotes MAP

PG part of the Peter Gray Collection

All items in the Peter Gray Collection are labelled:

Part of the Peter gray Collection Item Number: HM/...... Not to be removed from the Guest House without approval Of the Management Committee

Maps and Plans

Maps stored in Hanging Map Cabinet or Balcony Map Chest. Plans and Estate papers are stored in large Chest on the Balcony

O.S. map XXXVI.9, 1912 edn., 25”:1 mile. HM/066/M/PG O.S. map TQ4041-4141, surveyed 1974, 25”:1 mile. HM/086/M/PG O.S. map TQ4041-4141, surveyed 1974, 25”:1 mile. HM/087/M/PG [Balcony]

Blockfield [now Old Surrey Hall]: ‘An Abstract of the Quantity of Lands at Blockfield in ye Parish of Lingfield Surry belonging to Percival Lewis Esq.’ c. 1760 (2 photocopies mounted together, copies from Ipswich Borough Libraries, ref. R2360) HM/068/M/PG Tithe Map, 1839: plan from tracing [Balcony] Chellows [Manor]: map of farm belonging to T. Sanders, Gent, 1739 HM/081/M/PG Plan and Indenture relating to Felbridge Estate, dated 20th March 1856 [passed to Felbridge History group?] Felbridge Plan and Indenture relating to Felbridge Estate, dated 25th May 1911 Felcourt Estate: details of Auction of Freehold Estate of about 1,911 acres, in 38 lots, 28th May 1907, on the instruction of Rt. Hon. The Earl of Cottenham. Lands situate in parishes of , , Lingfield and Horne. 2 edns. [Balcony Chest] Felcourt Estate: details of Auction of Freehold Estate “remaining portions”, about 772 acres, 9th July 1919: Oaklands, Little Felcourt, Felcourt Farm, Hodgehorne Farm [Balcony Chest] Godstone Rural District (undated c. 1970) Horley Tithe Map, 25th March 1848 [Balcony] Horne Tithe Map, tracing [Balcony] Tithe Map 1841, copy [Balcony] Limpsfield Tithe Map 1841, tracing, with 1312 property boundaries superimposed. [Balcony] Limpsfield cum Tithe Map 1841, tracing [Balcony] Lingfield Park Estate: Plan & particulars of surplus Building Land adjoining Lingfield Railway Station, 20th July 1910. [Balcony] Lingfield, Plan of Freehold Property to be sold at auction, 26th November 1885, including Pollard’s Farm, Rowlands Farm and Jack’s Bridge Farm [Balcony] Lingfield Station, plan drawing of West elevation New Place, Lingfield: particulars, plans, views and conditions of sale, 21st June 1900 New Place, Lingfield: particulars, plans, views and conditions of sale, 1918 Nutfield Tithe Map, tracing [Balcony] South Godstone Tithe Map, tracing [Balcony] Tithe Map, tracing [Balcony] West Hoathly, Plan of the parish by Tho. Hughes, 1841 [Balcony] West Park Estate, sale particulars, 17th September 1936. Includes Horne Grange, Downswood, East Park, Oakdene, Bysshe Court Farm, Gate House Farm & Glen Farm South-East Surrey by John Roque, 1768 HM/080/M/PG Survey of the Estates of Sir Kenrick Clayton Bart. lying in the County of Surry, surveyed by Wm. Chapman, 1761. Lands mostly in area but include Baldwins (Godstone Green area), South Godstone and Blindley Heath, Tandridge Court and Priory Heath Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Map Making in the County of Surrey: collection of printed maps pub. between 1579 – 1823, coll. published by Harry Margary 1974 [Balcony Chest] Clip-board collection of tracings of common lands and field boundaries, including Horne, Froggit Heath and Clayton Survey 1761 [Balcony Chest]

Copies of old manuscripts

Stored in Meetings Room

Caterham Court Rolls/Willey Court Rolls, 16th Century (photocopy) Godstone Petty Sessions – Return of Fully Licensed Houses and Beer Houses, Feb. 1892 Quit Rents due made and received at a Court Holen for Manor of Cudham at Marsh Green, 21st Dec. 1791 Quit Rents – in Blue Quarto file: 1. Starborough als Prinkham Manor, 1613 2. Starborough als Prinkham Manor, 1706 3. Starborough als Prinkham Manor, 10th Nov. 1795 4. Starborough als Prinkham Manor, 1842 Rules and Orders to be observed in the Workhouse of Lingfield, 1816 Wintersel Inventory April 1741 (P.R.O. ref: PROB 3/21/16 – 26216)

Slide Collection (Black ring binder)

Abinger, Bletchingley, Bodium Castle, Burstow, Capel, , , Chiddingfold, Crowhurst, Dormansland, Epsom, Farnham, Godstone, Ham House, Hyde Abbey, Horne, Limpsfield, Lingfield, Newdigate, Nutfield, Oxted, Reigate, South Godstone, Wooton, Maps of Surrey, Landscape examples, Population graphs

Photographs

Cowden Waystrode Manor (front elevation, rear elev., door, barge board to original jettied cross-wing, barge board to later cross-wing, door to front elev.

Dormansland Chapel in The Platt, View of Quaker’s Platt c. 1900, the School

Lingfield Old Lingfield (Playstow St.) Greyhound Inn, Old Town c. 1900, Pollard Cottage with Butcher’s shop (early 20th c., Old Town with double-gable, which was destroyed by fire c. 1906-8, Pollard House Butcher’s Shop

Books and pamphlets (Bookcase on the balcony)

Index to 1851 Census: Withyham, Hartfield & Lingfield (Surrey) compiled by C.J. Barnes HM/022/Bk/PG A List of Books and Articles about Surrey Places by Cliff Webb. W. Surrey Fam. Hist. Soc. HM/023/Bk/PG East Surrey Family History Society Journals: Vol. 3, No 1, March 1980 HM/024/Bk/PG Vol. 3, No. 3, December 1980 HM/025/Bk/PG Vol. 6, No. 1, March 1983 HM/026/Bk/PG Vol. 20, No. 3, September 1997 HM/027/Bk/PG Saint Hill Manor, pub. 1991, CSI [Community of Scientology] HM/028/Bk/PG A Short Account of Sackville College by R.H. Wood. Undated, c. 1970 HM/029/Bk/PG Edwardian Lingfield by Sidney Matravers, 1980 HM/030/Bk/PG Photocopy of a book on Agriculture in the 16th Century, author and publisher unknown HM/031/Bk/PG

Newspapers and Cuttings (Attic – large cardboard box)

The Times, Tuesday 14th November 1854 Cutting of a Report of the death and funeral of Mr A.B. Hayward (Surrey Mirror and County Post, Friday 29th January 1954 Newspaper & memorabilia of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 Newspaper & memorabilia of Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 1977

Miscellaneous items (Meetings Room)

Brown leather shoulder bag for carrying a gas mask c. 1939 (no gas mask inside) Lead sign 5 ¾” x 2”: crown motif over A.R.P. AIR RAID WARDEN in relief OXO cube box 6 ½” x 5” x 2 ¾” Pair of wooden shoe/boot stretchers, size 9 Catalogue of Tools, Woods, Fittings and Finishers, issued by Frank Romany Ltd, --54, Camden High St., N.W.1, September 1939