Lurgashall News

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Harvest Festival and Harvest Supper Sunday 17th October - Page 6

Film night is back with free admission and a free drink - Page 19

The Petworth Literary Festival starts on 30th October - Page 10

Don't forget the Village Lunch and Tea - Page 9

And all at once Summer collapsed into fall. Oscar Wilde

Lurgashall Parish Printers Blackdown Fernhurst Ltd IN THIS ISSUE Church Services for October 2021 St. Laurence Church...... 2-5

Harvest Festival Celebrations ...... 6 50/50 Club &Lurgashall Link ...... 7 Parish Council ...... 8-9 3 October 9.00 am Lurgashall Holy Communion Trinity 18 Village Lunch and Tea ...... 9 10.30 am Northchapel Patronal & Harvest Festival Petworth Literary Festival ...... 10-11

Village Archive ...... 12-13 10 October 9.00 am Lurgashall Holy Communion PACT ...... 14 Trinity 19 6.00 pm Ebernoe Harvest Festival Noah's Ark ...... 15

Reverend Fairles ...... 16-17 17 October 10.30 am Northchapel Holy Communion Village Shop ...... 18 Trinity 20 Film Night ...... 19 6.00 pm Lurgashall Harvest Festival followed by Harvest Supper Hobstevens ...... 20-24 See separate notice in the Yellow Bus ...... 24 Newsletter

Bonfire ...... 25 24 October 9.00am Lurgashall Holy Communion Table Tennis ...... 26-27 Last Sunday in Trinity 10.30am Ebernoe Holy Communion Allotment...... 27

Oil Syndicate ...... 29 10.00 am Northchapel Holy Communion Local Information ...... 28-36 31 October All Saints Joint Service

4.00 pm Northchapel All Souls

CHURCHWARDENS Mrs Elizabeth Clark, Caplins, Hillgrove 01428 707230 Mrs Amanda Worrall, Hillgrove House, 01428 707436 Hillgrove, GU28 9EW

2 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 Church Services for October 2021

3 October 9.00 am Lurgashall Holy Communion Trinity 18 10.30 am Northchapel Patronal & Harvest Festival

10 October 9.00 am Lurgashall Holy Communion Trinity 19 6.00 pm Ebernoe Harvest Festival

17 October 10.30 am Northchapel Holy Communion Trinity 20 6.00 pm Lurgashall Harvest Festival followed by Harvest Supper See separate notice in the Newsletter

24 October 9.00am Lurgashall Holy Communion Last Sunday in Trinity 10.30am Ebernoe Holy Communion

31 October 10.00 am Northchapel Holy Communion All Saints Joint Service

4.00 pm Northchapel All Souls

CHURCHYARD WOR KING PARTY There is no official Churchyard working party at the moment, but volunteers are being organised on an ad hoc basis by Mike Pavia. If you feel able to volunteer please contact him on 01428 707265.

3 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish

Sidesmen

Date Sidesman Reading Colour

3 Oct Mike and Judy Pavia Genesis 2: 18-24 Green Mark 10: 2-16 10 Oct John and Elizabeth Amos 5: 6-7, 10-15 Green Clark Mark 10: 17-31 17 Oct James Nugent Ruth 1: 1-7 Green

24 Oct Amanda Worrall 2 Timothy 3: 14 - 4: 5 Green John 5: 36b -47

Letter from the Rectory

Dear All,

As I write this I am sitting in our motor home in Cornwall - looking through the roof at the blue sky above, and thanking God for the blessings of holidays, good weather, husband and dog!

October is the month of Harvest Festivals, a time to think of others less fortunate than ourselves. We would like to send money to the charity Family Support Work (FSW) who work with families in many and varied ways across Sussex, so if you would like to contribute, then please drop an envelope with your donation into the Rectory and we will pass these gifts on with the love of our Churches. I hope you will be able to attend our Harvest Services at Northchapel, (3rd October – also celebrating St. Michael’s Day), Ebernoe (10th at 6pm followed by Harvest Auction) and then at Lurgashall (17th at 6pm followed by Harvest Supper in the Village Hall).

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Sidesmen On Saturday 30th October there will be a Bonfire and Fireworks in Northchapel on the Village Green, for the community to come together for Date Sidesman Reading Colour a fun evening, starting with a torchlit procession going from St. Michael’s up to the Bonfire. As the clocks change that night, you can have an extra 3 Oct Mike and Judy Pavia Genesis 2: 18-24 Green Mark 10: 2-16 hour in bed on Sunday morning! More details can be found elsewhere in the magazine. 10 Oct John and Elizabeth Amos 5: 6-7, 10-15 Green It has been a busy summer with weddings and christenings, but also Clark Mark 10: 17-31 funerals and memorial services. On 31st October we will be holding a 17 Oct James Nugent Ruth 1: 1-7 Green special Benefice-wide service at St. Michael’s in Northchapel at 5.30 pm, when we will be remembering those we have lost, lighting candles and 24 Oct Amanda Worrall 2 Timothy 3: 14 - 4: 5 Green John 5: 36b -47 reading out the names of your loved ones. Please do come - drop us a line at [email protected] and let us know if you would like to attend, and the names of the loved ones you would like remembered.

17th October marks the second anniversary of my being licensed as Priest in Charge of Lurgashall, Northchapel and Ebernoe churches. It certainly hasn’t been what we were expecting when John and I arrived here, with COVID putting paid to the day to day activities in our communities. As restrictions have been gradually lifted over the past few months it turns out we have all got used to living with face masks, hand sanitiser and social distancing – measures which keep us safe from the virus which is still around us. We can now start planning again, which is a very positive move for our churches as we seek ways to interact together again. However all planning has to be done with the caveat of things changing if the virus f spreads around us again.

So in the meantime stay safe and well, and I hope to be seeing more of you all during the coming weeks.

God bless, e Revd Kate Priest in Charge

5 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish Please come to the HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE on Sunday 17th October 2021 at 6.00 pm

EVERYONE IS VERY WELCOME This will be followed by THE HARVEST SUPPER The ticket price of only £7.50 includes a glass of wine

6 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 THE VILLAGE HALL 50:50 CLUB

After 18 months of being drawn under Covid restrictions, September’s 50-50 Club draw marked the return to its traditional public forum, the Village Lunch.

Winners are: 1st prize: Erica Meyer 2nd prize: Jacqui Eaton If you would like to join and help fund our Village Hall, please call Stephen Meyer on 01428 707162 or email [email protected]

Lurgashall Link Facebook Group Here to A private Group that operates like a notice support board and is purely for residents of our Parish. A space where our village community can interact and support each other; and share up to date news, events, questions and neighbourly requests. Let’s all become better connected. If you are not on Facebook and would like to get involved but don’t know how, please get in touch via email or phone and we’d be happy to help set you up.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lurgashalllink:

[email protected] T: 01798 625687 7 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish LURGASHALL PARISH COUNCIL 2021/22

Lurgashall Parish Council held a meeting on Thursday 9th September 2021. Vanessa Semmens was co-opted as a Parish Councillor which leaves one remaining vacancy. If you are interested in joining the Parish Council, please contact the Clerk.

Full DRAFT minutes from this meeting are available to view on the website and on the village green notice board.

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Thursday 11th November 2021 at 7.30pm at the Village Hall. All are welcome to attend and there will be time set aside as usual for parishioners to ask questions.

POLITE NOTICE: Now we are in September and hedge cutting is allowed, please may residents be reminded that hedgerows and trees bordering our parish roads are the responsibility of the adjacent landowners, not West Sussex County Council Highways. This is especially important on our rural roads where sight-lines and widths are already limited. Please be considerate and check and cut if required as there has been a significant amount of growth over the past few months.

Mrs Helen Cruikshank Clerk to Lurgashall Parish Council Email: [email protected] Tel: 01798 860788

October Sunrise

8 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 Lurgashall Parish Council 2020/21 Contact details Chairman Mrs Anthea Martin-Jenkins Mrs Jane Landstrom [email protected] [email protected] 01428 707294 01428 707318 Vice-Chairman Mr Peter Wilding Dr Andy Tate pwilding@chichester.gov.uk [email protected] Mrs Brett Burkhart Other Councillors [email protected] Mr Ray Cooper Parish Clerk [email protected] Mrs Helen Cruikshank 01428 707596 [email protected] Mr Neil Jowett 01798 860788 [email protected] Vanessa Semmens 01428 707371 Vacancy

VILLAGE LUNCH The first lunch since March 2020 took place on 13th September and was much enjoyed. The October lunch takes place on 11th October. Door opens at 12.30 and anyone who lives in Lurgashall will be very welcome.

Anyone who would like to come and has special dietary requirements can phone Erica on 01428 707162. There is a list in the village shop fo n which to put your name if you want to come. The list will be closed the Thursday afternoon prior to the lunch.

VILLAGE TEA The village teas are also starting again. The first tea, at the Village Hall, will be on 29th September from 3 - 5pm. All are welcome.

9 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish PETWORTH FESTIVAL LITERARY WEEK 2021 Saturday 30 October - Sunday 7 November

Featuring JEFFREY ARCHER SEBASTIAN FAULKS JOAN BAKEWELL LOYD GROSSMAN GYLES BRANDRETH DAN JONES TESSA DUNLOP ALISON WEIR And many more…

FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED ONLINE AND BOX OFFICE OPEN SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER www.petworthfestival.org.uk

Job No. 210617_Petworth10 Literary Festival A5.indd 1 Lurgashall Parish October13/09/20212021 11:24 ‘There is something incredibly special about hearing a well-known author – PETWORTH FESTIVAL or even a not-so-well-known author – talking about their latest oeuvre’, says Stewart Collins, Petworth Festival Literary Week’s Artistic Director. ‘There have been so many wins from our previous literary LITERARY WEEK 2021 weeks, but I don’t think I ever quite appreciated what a privileged opportunity we get when someone of Sebastian Faulks’ or Joan Bakewell’s Saturday 30 October - Sunday 7 November stature comes to the festival and talks in detail and intimately about their lives, passions and – of course – their latest books.’ Featuring And that, of course is exactly what will be happening in Petworth come JEFFREY ARCHER SEBASTIAN FAULKS the end of October. Between Saturday 30 October and Sunday 7 JOAN BAKEWELL LOYD GROSSMAN November, audiences will have nearly 40 opportunities to meet in person (and online) a huge range of authors that also includes Gyles Brandreth, GYLES BRANDRETH DAN JONES Alison Weir, Jeffrey Archer, Tessa Dunlop with Joyce Wilding and TESSA DUNLOP ALISON WEIR historian Dan Jones. Whether it’s autobiography, discussing the science of And many more… weather, illuminating the life and discoveries surrounding Tutankhamun, or the shocking history of chemical and biological warfare, the Petworth Festival Literary Week promises a fascinating addition to anyone’s diary at that otherwise dreariest time of year.’

The full programme will be announced and box office opens on Saturday 2 October www.petworthfestival.org.uk

FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED ONLINE AND BOX OFFICE OPEN SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER www.petworthfestival.org.uk

Job No. 210617_Petworth Literary Festival A5.indd 1 13/09/2021 11:24 11 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish Our heritage Sarah Elizabeth was left with three small boys and a yet-to-be born baby daughter to Lurgashall Archive matters care for but probably without any income of her own to support them all. This is speculation, but it seems that Sarah Elizabeth then had to make the terrible decision to give up her two eldest sons to be cared for at Dr Barnardos in Whitechapel, Two Little Boys... London because she could not afford to look after four children.

Several people have commented on the During the three years that Thomas and Maurice were in Lurgashall, they probably hgah f he lile Baad b enjoyed a happy time in the village, although they must have missed their mother eied i la h Achie aicle and siblings. asking whether we know any more about them. Well, here is their story. So what happened to them...? HS Roos ahor of he book A Vie of Edardian Lrgashall and a ppil a he The boys were Maurice Avery Bishop (aged 6 in school where his father was headmaster from 1899 - 1908, recalls: this photo) and his elder brother Arthur The cae a ab he age f eigh ad e back Ld he hey left school Thomas Bishop (aged 9 here). a hiee I a he he ic f he Baad He i he da ed hei boys out to Canada and settle them on farms. When they left us, we knew that was (The photograph was taken by Walter Kevis of their fate; and we, who were staying behind, amid the things we knew and loved, felt Petworth in January 1901.) sorry for them, sorry that they had to go and spend their lives in such a far-off and inhospitable sounding place as Canada, away from their friends and all they knew. Thomas and Maurice were among 18 boys from But the Barnado boys seemed to accept it as their lot and did not seem unhappy at Baad Homes who came to lodge with families in Lurgashall and attend the he ec village school between about 1896 and 1905. The two brothers arrived in the village in about January 1901, when this photo was taken. They lodged with William and As it turned out, just 13 days after they left Lurgashall School in March 1904, Arthur Mary Luff and their three young children at what is now The Green, next to the shop. Thomas and his brother were boarding the SS Southwark at Liverpool with about 220 They started at the school on 1 April 1901 and stayed there until 11 March 1904. oher Barnardos bos and sailing for Porland Maine USA with their final desinaion lised as Barnardos Home Torono Canada This as he receiving and But what of their life before they came to Lurgashall? disribing cenre for Barnardos bos arriing in Canada beeen and The 1901 census states that both boys were apparently born in Whitechapel, Ld alhgh hi a e likel be he lcai f he Baad He ha From here Arhr Thomas as sen as o ork as a hired laborer on a farm in they had come from. In fact, they were born in Kingwood, a little hamlet in the Camden Township, Croton Village, East Kent, South Ontario. In 1917 Thomas parish of Rotherfield Peppard which is in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire. married Violet Stewart and they settled in Wyoming village, Lambton West, Ontario where they lived for the rest of their lives and are both buried. Their father was Thomas Bishop, born in 1848 in the same hamlet of Kingwood. In the 1891 census Thomas, aged 43, was living with his elderly parents in Kingwood Maurice Avery is harder to trace. He was separated from his elder brother on arrival Common and his occupation was listed as agricultural labourer. In October of that in Toronto and sent, aged just 10, to a farm in Scott, Northern Ontario. Census year Thomas married Sarah Elizabeth Farr in St. Giles Church, Reading. Sarah records from sho him orking here as a hired laborer named Marris Elizabeth was born in 1864, so 16 years younger than her husband, and she came Bishop, but after that no further evidence of his life has been found. from Charlton, near Wantage in Oxon where her father was a shepherd. And he bos moher Sarah Eliabeh? She re-married in 1903, to a George The cle fi child was Arthur Thomas, followed by Maurice Avery and then two Green. They lived in a village near Henley, Oxon and had three children, one of more George, born in 1896, and daughter, Rebecca, born in 1900. But before whom died young. Sarah Elizabeth died in 1922. Rebecca was born, her father Thomas died, in July 1899, aged 51. Lurgashall Archive: contact Sarah Matthews, [email protected]

12 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 Our heritage Sarah Elizabeth was left with three small boys and a yet-to-be born baby daughter to Lurgashall Archive matters care for but probably without any income of her own to support them all. This is speculation, but it seems that Sarah Elizabeth then had to make the terrible decision to give up her two eldest sons to be cared for at Dr Barnardos in Whitechapel, Two Little Boys... London because she could not afford to look after four children.

13 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish P A C T NEWS Petworth Area Churches Together

working together in harmony

NEWS FOR OCTOBER

Autumn Lecture Friday 15th October at7.30pm at St. Mary’s Church, Petworth GU28 0AD – James Mildred, Director of Communications at CARE (Christian Action Research & Education) will be talking to us about the work of CARE under the title of ‘Leadership for tomorrow in Parliament and the Church’.

It’s another fascinating subject and will once again be an inspiring conversation that’s worth being a part of. https://care.org.uk

The Website for PACT has a link to all of our churches where you can find details of how to get in touch with the clergy and access their Services. https://petworthareachurchestogether.com/

Ephesians 3:17 (TPT) ‘Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life.’

[email protected]

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15 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish THE REV. SEPTIMUS FAIRLES – served 1851 – 1896 In the previous newsletter we reported on the part played by Septimus Fairles in controlling rowdiness after the Tally Nob fair. Parishioners may be interested to learn more about him. Septimus Fairles was born in South Shields, Co. Durham in about 1814, the seventh surviving son of Nicholas Fairles and Jane née Watson who had married at St Hilda’s in South Shields on 25 July 1797. He probably attended Durham School, and received his BA at St John’s College Cambridge in 1837. He was a curate at West Itchenor from 1843 to 1844 and, on 25 July 1844, he married Emma Jane Tourle at New Brighton, Merseyside. From 1845 to 1847, he served as honorary chaplain to the English residents at Bonn in Germany. During his time there, a son Hermann Godfried was born on 21 October 1845, but seems to have died young. From 1847 to 1851 he served as curate at Lurgashall under Lomax Martyn, where his second son, Gustavus William Fairles, his only surviving child, was baptised on 25 July 1847. Septimus was appointed Rector at Lurgashall in 1851, serving there until his death on 8 March 1896 and was buried in the churchyard six days later. In 1854, he arranged for the Rectory to be rebuilt using Blackdown sandstone. The oratory forming part of the original Tudor structure was retained. By repute, Fairles was extremely strongly built and had gained a ‘Blue’ as a boxer at Cambridge University. When there was any rowdiness in the Noah’s Ark, Fairles would be called to sort things out. One day, when passing High Hampstead, he saw a man beating a dog. He told him that, if he continued, he would knock him down. Having done so the Rector was taken to court and was fined, but smiled, saying that he never paid so willingly. (WI History) The story goes that at one point during Fairles’s incumbency a parcel arrived at the rectory containing a human leg. On a slip of paper was written: ‘This is mine, please bury it.’ It had been sent by a villager whose leg had been amputated at Chichester hospital and who did not want to meet his maker in ‘an incomplete condition’. Fairles duly buried the leg in the churchyard with a small stone placed over it, but unfortunately the man died away from Lurgashall and was never reunited with his limb. (Sharman, p. 83)

16 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 In 1855/56, much of the chancel of St Laurence was rebuilt, during which two narrow lancet windows were discovered in the East wall. Church records state: ‘The splays of these windows were found [blocked] up in the wall by the Revd. Fairles, who restored them … to their original condition.’ (Sharman, p. 81) In March 1857, he was obliged to call the attention of the Earl of Egmont, the owner of the Cowdray estate, which then encompassed Lurgashall Park Farm, to complain at the fencing which was allowing ten of his tenant’s pigs to desecrate the burial ground of the parish. (National Archives) According to the WI record, Fairles built a vault under the chancel so that he and his family could be buried there. Unfortunately, laws were passed forbidding further burials in church vaults, so it now houses the central heating furnace! In his will, for which probate was granted on 29 May 1896, he left his estate to Gustavus. His wife Emma Jane had predeceased him and was buried at Lurgashall on 14 December 1894. Gustavus does not seem to have married but moved to live at Parkstone, Dorset where he died on 30 April 1924. He became a ‘marine steam engine builder’. Census returns in 1911 show that he retained a housekeeper Emma Enticknapp from Lurgashall and a housemaid Alice Enticknap (sic) from Kirdford. Sources: A.C. Sharman, A History of Lurgashall and its Church, 1972 (Sharman) Lurgashall Women’s Institute An Account of Lurgashall in the 20th Century compiled and edited by Mrs. Elsie M. Grey 1958 (WI History) National Archives at West Sussex Record Office Cowdray/1910/25

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your community shop Film Night is back! OCTOBER NEWS ‘The Good Liar’ Wed. 6 October, 7 for 7.30pm

at the Village Hall As the seasons change and autumn arrives there are less visitors to the village and the shop opening hours have been altered accordingly. To We are thrilled to announce accommodate staffing shifts the Post Office will open a little later each the return of our monthly morning at 10.30 am from Monday to Thursday. Film Night.

To welcome you back:

Admission FREE! First drink FREE!

VILLAGE SHOP POST OFFICE

Masks at your own discretion

OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE MONDAY 9.00 AM 5.30 PM 10.30 AM 4.00 PM TUESDAY 9.00 AM 5.30 PM 10.30 AM 4.00 PM WEDNESDAY 9.00 AM 5.30 PM 10.30 AM 4.00 PM FORTHCOMING FILMS in 2021: THURSDAY 9.00 AM 5.30 PM 10.30 AM 4.00 PM FRIDAY 9.00 AM 5.30 PM 9.00 AM 4.00 PM Wed, 3 November Wed, 1 December SATURDAY 9.00 AM 5.30 PM CLOSED ‘Summerland’ ‘The Personal History of SUNDAY 10.00 AM 4.00 PM CLOSED

David Copperfield’ Please note the Post Office closes from 1.00 to 2.00 pm for staff lunch

TEL 01428 707277 EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.lurgashallvillageshop.uk

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your community shop Film Night is back! OCTOBER NEWS ‘The Good Liar’ Wed. 6 October, 7 for 7.30pm

To welcome you back:

Admission FREE! First drink FREE!

VILLAGE SHOP POST OFFICE

Masks at your own discretion

David Copperfield’ Please note the Post Office closes from 1.00 to 2.00 pm for staff lunch

TEL 01428 707277 EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.lurgashallvillageshop.uk

19 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish History of Hobstevens Farm, Lurgashall by Peter Wilding

Seventeenth Century Hobstevens Farm is very similar to the late 16th-century Pendean Farmhouse at the Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton. The oak timber- framing dates it to about 1600, but soot staining to roof timbers implies that it may originally have had a ‘smoke bay’, with its brick chimney being inserted later; if so, it may be 20 years older. The house was built with three bays with unglazed windows and wooden shutters. Access to the first floor would have been by a ladder stair with the upper rooms open to the roof. A courtyard of outbuildings to the south included a large barn (of a later date) and cart sheds.

These two photographs, taken in the 1950s, show the house almost as it would have been in 1600 except for the glazed windows. The first, from 1954, shows it with one end of the large barn, which has since been demolished. The second, taken c.1950, also shows an interesting cross- section of a haystack. The property’s first mention is on 8 May 1628 in the will of Thomas Caplen, who left ‘freeland’ called Hobstevens to his son John. The Lurgashall Parish Registers show that the Caplens lived in Lurgashall from 1580 onward, so Thomas probably occupied Hobstevens until his death in 1629, to be followed by his son John.

20 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 John Caplen seems to have sold the property to John Winter, who died in 1644, when it is named in his will of April 1643 as ‘a dwelling house and barn near Wingfold Wood called Hobstevens’. It was left to his oldest son, another John, but his widow received the right to cut and carry away timber to the value of £6 each year, and his younger son, William, inherited another house at Lurgashall Green. Despite this it was his daughter, Margaret, who had married William Searle in Lurgashall in 1641, who ultimately inherited Hobstevens and passed it on to their son Richard, whose daughter, Mary, was baptised in Lurgashall on 22 May 1677.

Eighteenth Century The Lurgashall Parish Records show Richard Searle ‘of Hobstevens and Winfold’ as a churchwarden in 1715. On 15 December 1717, he made a will leaving it to his granddaughter, Mary Ginnance (probably the offspring of his daughter Mary who married a grandson of Lurgashall resident Robert Jennance or Ginnance). Being a young woman of property, she was a good marriage prospect. On 2 May 1719, she married Henry Clare of Cocking Park and gave birth to a daughter Mary within the year, so it may have been a shot gun wedding! They also had a son called Henry. Although ownership of Hobstevens was now transferred to her husband, marriage to Henry Clare of Cocking Park moved her up in the social hierarchy. In 1727, Clare died of smallpox, and his will made shortly beforehand bequeathed ‘Hobstevens and Windefold’ back to his widow, Mary. On 14 September 1732, she remarried Stephen Challen at Cocking, by whom she had a daughter Jane Challen, who subsequently married and had a son William Clark. On Mary’s death in 1782, the court records of the Manor of Lurgashall show that the property passed to her son, Henry Clare, now living at Costers Mill, West Lavington.

21 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish In 1735, Geoffrey Chandler, a churchwarden, was in occupation of Hobstevens and Windfold, but there are no further records of the occupiers until Land Tax Records start in 1780. William Lickfold was there from 1780 to 1781, John Randell from 1782 to 1788 and Thomas Chalcraft (see below) from 1789 to 1798. On 22 May 1762, the neighbouring farms of Little Parkers (now Parkhurst) and Ashfold (now Shop Farm) were acquired by Henry Tribe, the local blacksmith. (Shop Farm’s name originates from his blacksmith shop.) In 1766, Henry sold these properties for £450 to his son John, who continued to operate his father’s smithy. The business was lucrative as Jobson’s Lane, being the London to Chichester Coach Road, enabled him to accumulate considerable wealth as the equivalent of a present-day service station. On 11 October 1783, John acquired the adjoining properties of Eastlands and Upperlands and, by the time of his death in December 1798, owned six farms (some further afield), worth some £20 million today. In his will made on 9 June 1795, he divided his estate between his nephew, John Kingshott, and his 5-year-old son, John Tribe, born out of wedlock to Jane Sanders, who lived with him.

Nineteenth Century Henry Clare, who still lived at Costers Mill, had no children, but continued to own Hobstevens and Windefold. which were occupied by John Randell from 1799 to 1806. On 28 May 1801, his will bequeathed the two properties to his nephew William Clark of Godalming, encumbered by an annuity of £40 payable to his widow, Sarah. Having died at Cocking in December 1804, he was buried at Woolavington, and Sarah soon remarried Richard Luff. On 1 July 1806, Richard and Sarah signed a Release of Annuity to allow her nephew to dispose of Hobstevens and Windefold to Thomas Chalcraft for £620. Following the sale, the properties were occupied by William Cook between 1808 and 1809, by Thomas Chalcraft, himself, from 1810 to 1813 and by Edward James from 1814 to 1819. By 1812, John Tribe had reached the age of 18, and, on 22 July, he signed a Deed of Partition with John Kingshott, resulting in John Tribe owning Little Parkers, Ashfold, Upperlands and Eastlands outright. On 5 June 1819, he also acquired Hobstevens and Windefold from Thomas Chalcraft for £700 combining them into his Parkhurst Estate. From 1821 to 1829 John Tribe continued to farm Hobstevens, but from 1830 to 1832 Samuel Edwards became his tenant.

22 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 The 1841 Census shows Samuel Edwards, aged 40, his wife Sarah, aged 37, their seven children aged between 1 and 14 and two servants all living there. With just four rooms, it must have been cramped! On 6 April 1844, John Tribe sold the Parkhurst Estate (Little Parkers, Upperlands, Eastlands, Ashfold, Windefold and Hobstevens) to John Clue of Fisher Street Northchapel for £2679-11s-0d. Clue was a wealthy coal merchant and in the late 1840s bought the Cylinder Works, near Fisher Street. These had produced charcoal for gunpowder manufacture during the Napoleonic Wars but were now converted to a tannery. According to the 1851 census, Hobstevens housed Richard Hitchel, aged 26, an agricultural labourer, his wife Harriet, aged 22, their three children and two lodgers, John and Jonathan Ethington, both aged 24. Ten years later it was occupied by Robert Remnant, a widower aged 31, who farmed 25 acres, and his three daughters. There were two lodgers: John Coombes, aged 27, a labourer, and his wife, Jane, aged 20, with their daughter Ellen, aged one. In 1871, the occupiers were John and Jane Greenfield with their four children: William (13), Elizabeth (9), David (3) and Henry (2). The Greenfields were still there in 1891, but only Henry, now 22 was still at home, although they employed Elizabeth Chandler, aged 12, as a servant. On 29 August 1863, John Clue had agreed the sale of the Parkhurst Estate for £3,200 to Cotford Burdon, a barrister, who, on 9 July 1874, also acquired Sybs Farm from Percy Yaldwyn as the final addition to the Parkhurst Estate.

Twentieth Century to the Present John and Jane Greenfield, then in their 70s, were still in occupation of Hobstevens in 1910, but between 1920 and 1925 it was occupied by George and Barbara Greenfield. In 1930, Edwin Lillywhite was living there followed by Henry and Sarah Talman from 1940 to 1955. By 1900, the Parkhurst Estate was owned by the Rev. Rowland Burdon, a Prebendary at Chichester Cathedral, and remained in his ownership until 1947. It was then sold to Roly Shepherd’s father, Walter, an architect and builder, who rebuilt the property, but sold it to David Gill in 1949. Gill soon sold off Hobstevens, Shop and Sybs Farms to Joseph Tetley, a member of the Tetley tea family.

23 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish In 1955, Tetley sold Hobstevens for £1,950, to Dr Edward Allen, a physician at King Edward VII Hospital, who modernised and extended the house. On 29 July 1976, he sold it to Gerald Mendoza, a London solicitor, for £48,500, who used it as a weekend retreat for the next 18 years. In 1977, Mendoza added the 10 acre Quell Copse, which was originally part of Blackdown Park on the other side of Jobson’s Lane. After Peter Wilding purchased Hobstevens from Mendoza on 17 October 1994, he extended the house to the north and reinstated two outbuildings previously demolished. He also acquired a field to the east of the house.

Midhurst Community Bus is a fully licensed bus service, but is staffed entirely by volunteers. It operates scheduled services in and around Midhurst on four mornings per week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The services bring passengers into Midhurst town centre from other parts of the town, as well as from outlying villages not served by other bus operators. The bus is at the Lurgashall Village Shop at 0930 on Tuesday mornings and returns there at 1203. The timetables include frequent stops at the Grange Centre, Budgens and Tesco. MCB services can be used by anyone, not just local residents. There is a flat fare, currently £1.20p per single journey (or free with a bus pass), child fare £0.60. All services are ‘Hail and Ride’, which means that the bus can stop at any point along our routes provided it is safe to do so. If you have any questions visit the website at: https://www.midhurstyellowbus.org.uk/, or call 07879 556568. If you see the bus in or around Midhurst, feel free to ask the driver or escort for any information you need. We are always pleased to help.

24 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 NORTHCHAPEL BONFIRE & FIREWORKS SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2021, 6-8pm NORTHCHAPEL VILLAGE GREEN Please join us for only the second Bonfire & Firework night on Northchapel Village Green in over 40 years! This special community event will include a Torch Lit Procession, food and beverages and a fun filled evening of sparklers, hot chocolate and mulled wine, with fireworks generously supported by the Northchapel Post Office & Village Store, St Michael’s Trust, Shere 4x4, Honeydown Childminding and Clive, a friend of Northchapel FC. This event is a free entry event, with a tempting range of food and beverages on sale. There will be an additional bar at the Northchapel Club. To be included in the Torch Lit Procession, please contact Kate Gambles on 07968 304602 or [email protected] by Friday 22nd October. There will be a small fee for the torch, payable at the time of booking. Proceeds from the event will be divided equally between St Michael’s Church, Northchapel Primary School & Little Oaks and the MUGA. On Saturday 23rd October we will be taking donations for the bonfire on the village green between 10am and 12noon. Please note no hazardous/ inflammable material is to be used for the bonfire construction e.g paint, tyres, rubber, furniture, gas cylinders, corrugated cardboard, aerosols etc. Thank you. We hope to see you at this fabulous event!

With special thanks to our sponsors:

Northchapel Post Office & Village Store St Michael’s Northchapel Trust Shere 4x4 Honeydown Childminding Clive, a friend of Northchapel FC.

25 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish Come and play table tennis at the Village Hall. It’s good for your physical and mental health, it’s sociable and it’s fun! We hold regular sessions which are open to everyone of all ages and abilities. Coffee and Play - first Friday of the month 11am-1pm. £2 contribution to drinks & cake. Due to another event this month, this will be on Friday 8th October After school / evening play - every Friday 5-7pm. No charge. Look forward to seeing you there! Jane Landstrom & Phill Wheeler - 07708 028656

26 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 We have 1 x half plot available at the allotments for £15 year including water. For more information please contact: Jane Landstrom, Allotment Manager, Lurgashall Parish Council 07708 028656 / [email protected]

27 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish L I LPE PORRAIS AHNIDT OEHHERO ARSE HINGS H I T E H O S E L I L P ICEHI T E H O

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28 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 LURGASHALL OIL BUYING GROUP

The September order for c12,500 litres was placed with Certas Energy at 42.55ppl + VAT. Additive is an additional £25 per bottle for 1,000 litres. The next order will be placed in the first week of October. I send an email to members on the first of each month asking if they want to join that delivery and how much they estimate they might need. The price varies from week to week. I order every month in the winter and every other month from April to September. Annabel Grout If you would like more information about joining the buying group please email [email protected].

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FIREWOOD – SEASONED LOGS FOR SALE house has one delivered and they are also available in the Seasoned hardwood logs for both open fires Shop, the Church, Lodsworth and log burners Available in netted bags, bulk bags, or larger Larder, the Northchapel Shop loose loads. Logs may be cut to size on and online at request. Our standard log sizes are http://www.bitcloud.org.uk/ approximately 9-10”, 11-12” lurgashall/ also Kindling in netted bags If you would like to place an advertisement please contact Free delivery 10-mile radius for all orders me. Full details are on page over £45. Please visit our website for more info 33. Thankyou. Liz www.haslemerelogman.co.uk

32 Lurgashall Parish October 2021 New Advertisements are welcome Advertisers who live in the parish or whose business is in the parish ¼ page £35 per annum £3 per month ½ page £70 per annum £6 per month Full page £120 per annum £10 per month

External Advertisers ¼ page £60 per annum £5 per month ½ page £120 per annum £10 per month Whole page £240 per annum £20 per month Flyers £50 per month Sizes Height Width 1/4 page portrait 90mm 63mm 1/4 page landscape 50mm 130mm 1/2 page landscape 90mm 130mm Full page 210 mm 148mm Print quality PDF or JPG preferred. Please contact [email protected] There is no difference in price for colour advertisements.

PONY FOR SALE LOAN HORSE WANTED My 17 year old daughter has sadly Well natured 15.2hh-16hh Gelding, now ougrown her with proven jumping capability to pony, Dandy, a 16yr 1M, required for older teen (17yrs) old Connemara to contiue developing her abilities, gelding of 14.2hh. particularly jumping hacking and She first started riding him at the age schooling. of 12, and he has been a true friend, gentle, kind and loving. 5 experienced and caring home We are looking for a new and caring offered in West Sussex. home for him; someone who is Please contact Elizabeth Birch: looking to hack and school him, rather than to take him to 07905 294228 if you can offer or competitions and jump. know of anyone looking to loan or If you feel you can offer a suitable sell. home to Dandy, please contact Thank you. Elizabeth Birch: 07905 294228

33 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish ASHWOOD TREE SURGERY Stephen Pickett (NPTC qualified) TREE SURGERY FENCING FORESTRY WORK COPPICING HEDGE TRIMMING

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35 October 2021 Lurgashall Parish USEFUL CONTACT DETAILS Fête 01428 707265 [email protected] Newsletter 07768 056733 [email protected] Oil syndicate 01798 861459 [email protected] Priest in Charge: Kate Bailey 01428 707373 [email protected] Shop 01428 707277 [email protected] Village Hall booking 07796 162304 [email protected] Village lunch 01428 707162 [email protected] Village tea 01428 707522 Rose Dillon-Thiselton

Police non-emergency 101 Southern Electric emergency 08000 72 72 82 Southern Electric Power Cut 105 Southern Water emergency 0800 820 999

Church www.achurchnearyou.com/stlaurence-lurgashall Parish Council www.lurgashall.org Village Hall www.lurgashallvillagehall.org

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEWSLETTER Please send new contributions or advertisements by the 18th of each month by email to [email protected]. 07768 056733 or deliver to Lower Hanger, Dial Green, GU28 9HA. Lower Hanger is first on the left up the bridleway towards Erica and Stephen Meyer. Details of costs, format and sizes of advertisements are on Page 33.

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