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STAPLEHURST ARCHIVE

Document Index

This is an index to many of the documents held in the Staplehurst Archive.

To find documents of interest to you, use your computer's pdf search facility to

search for key words. If there is a document or documents you wish to view,

make a note of the reference in the "Index" column.

The Archive is located in the Village Centre.

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ADM/BOOK/01 Village Appraisal The Village Appraisal 1993 ---- 2 copies Village research statistics

ADM/BUIL/01 Village Centre debate

"The future of the Village Centre" from 1988 when it was bought by the village. Argument for listing. LOOSE PAGES PLUS PHOTOS

Background information and debate including photos.

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Act amending the laws of marriage (Harris Collection)

An act for amending the Laws respecting the Solemnization of Marriages in England 1823 (4 Geo IV) Original legal document, printed in 1823 Fred Harris

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Special Constable Duties handbook, warrant and regulations

Handbook of duties for Mr F R Oborne in Kent Special Constabulary. Warrant card and regulations 1925.

Found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, Chapel Lane. F R Oborne was first sworn in in 1919 Oborne Alan Baum

ADM/HIST/01 History Censuses Notes on 1841, 1851, 1881 Censuses Produced for WEA Class 1983Anita Thompson

ADM/HIST/02Parish council deliberations over 100 years

Compilation of minutes from the Parish Council 1905 -1979, compiled by Ron Hegarty. Part of a "What's On?" listing for October 1994

Some amusing and significant anecdotes and historical points

ADM/HIST/03 History of Fire Brigade

Articles by N.D. Rider from Bygone Kent July 1994 and September 1994 Maidstone and District Fire Brigade Parts 1 & 3 with remarks about Staplehurst

ADM/INFO/01Guide book to Staplehurst 1989

"Presenting Staplehurst" a guide, packed with information for both visitors and residents of Staplehurst. 1989. Author not known. Map, photos, clubs, councils, MP, history, train times, lore, advertisements. many

ADM/INFO/02Criteria on traffic lights and traffic calming

Civic Trust documents discussing criteria for traffic lights and traffic calming. Refers to 1991 Act

ADM/INFO/03 Byelaws of Staplehurst P.C.List of Byelaws, printed 1978Signed by Secretary of State and by Jeanette Wyatt & Bert Seth Wyatt, Seth Frank Page

ADM/INFO/04 Voters list 1935Parliamentary Register of voters in Staplehurst c 1934? On A5 both sides Many!

ADM/INFO/05 Voters list 1945Parliamentary Register of voters in Staplehurst Febuary 1945 On A4 Many!

ADM/INFO/06Traffic speed in High Street Staplehurst

Letter from House of Commons 03/06/2005 to WK Piper re speeding in the High Street W.Piper

ADM/MISC/01The Staplehurst Plan - comments 1970s

Comments on "The Staplehurst Plan" (Anonymous) Late 1970s

Argues against the expansion of Staplehurst Photocopy of typed page

ADM/MISC/02Local Development Plan (Borough) Review 2002

1. Response by Staplehurst Parish Council 2. Response by Staplehurst Society Discusses needs of design housing, environment, retailing, etc

2 stapled sets of A4 printouts Mentions bypass, disabled access Some isses have been dealt with, others not

ADM/MISC/03Questionnaire, Village Appraisal C1999

"We Need your Views": Questionnaire for the 1999 Appraisal Questions may be of interest.

ADM/MISC/04Flyer: Towards a Cleaner Greener Staplehurst

,"Flyer: Towards a Cleaner Greener Staplehurst, 1990

Folder A4. Green Ink Environment Frank Page

ADM/MISC/05Correspondence about Speeding

Various Correspondence about Speeding in Staplehurst

1. To & from Ann Widdecombe M.P. 2. Reasons for not having speed cameras 3. KCC policy and studies Hotson

ADM/PLAN/01Blueprints: proposed village hall (1970)

Blueprints for a village hall and community centre proposed in 1970.

3 sheets 90cm X 54cm in a cardboard tube. The plan was dropped because the SPC committee felt that future generations would be left with a big mortgage to pay off.

Roy Latham (Frittenden)

ADM/PLAN/02Map of Staplehurst, showing planning

Village Planning map - 3 copies A4 - date uncertain, but post 1983

Shows future Limes Trees development and conservation area

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District plan and Map showing route of bypass and conecting roads

1. Planning map Dec 1974 showing proposed bypass and connections A4 photocopy 2. Staplehurst Interim District Plan - pamphlet to accompany public 2 pieces

ADM/PLAN/04Map - proposed Staplehurst Conservation area

Map showing proposed Staplehurst Conservation area - County Planning Office circa early 1970s.

Scale 1:2500. Two copies, one dated 1971

ADM/PLAN/05Sales Document: Surrenden Playing Field

Transfer by Sale from Grace Nicholson of Surrenden to Maidstone Rural District Council of land behind Surrenden now Surrenden Field. Dated 1934.

Photocopies of original documents. Land for sale coloured red. Nicholson

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News: Rejection of application for homeless centre

News clipping: Village No to homeless. KM (?) 12 July 1968

KCC planned a reception centre at Station Approach. - SPC rejection criticized. Priestley

ADM/PLAN/07Nature reserve management

1. Bell Lane Nature reserve management plan Booklet, not dated, but approx 1980 2. Lease from Maidstone Borough Council 15 July 1980

Survey of plants Proposals for development

Feltwell,, Ferry, Flegg, Scott

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Planing appeal decision: Hatching Tan, Maidstone Road Appeal decision on Hatching tan, April 2005

Hatching Tan, Maidstone, opposite Clapper Lane, was later known as Huntsman Stables. The Appeal was refused. (NB Hatchin' Tan was later the name of another site in Grandshore Lane) Cooper

ADM/PLAN/09 Planning overviewStaplehurst Planning Overview, a document adopted by the Parish Council in October 2001 Frank Page

ADM/PLAN/10 Kent Plan Towards a Structured Plan for the County of Kent Kept in order to place the Staplehurst Plan in context. Frank Page

ADM/PLAN/11 Planning guidance notes

A Householder's guide to Planning and Building Control - Maidstone Borough Council by Trevor Gasson Frank Page

ADM/PLAN/12Maidstone Borough Local Plan

Correspondence between Staplehurst P.C. & Maidstone Borough Council Aug 1988 Refs to Primary School, & boundaries Doyle, Sturdy, Powell Frank Page

ADM/PLAN/13Vine Walk Planning Application

Planning application: (1) News clippings, and (2) letters for and against proposals to build behind Vine House. Joan Buller

ADM/PLAN/14Planning application - rejected

A history of rejected planning applications for two houses in Loddenden grounds 1999 - 2000

Includes maps Not digitized Marton SPC

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Planning application re land east of Slaney Road and Millfield - refused

Application for change of use of land east of Slaney Road estate from agricultural to gardens. Refused by MBC.

One application for a wild-life haven. Maps included Horricks Barwick Cheek

ADM/PLAN/16Village design document 2004

Village design document 2004 includes PPS 7 (sustainable development in rural areas. Appendix 3 pp 61-72 Buildings in the conservation area Staplehurst issue and possible solutions. The Staplehurst map, entire postal area, houses and road

ADM/PLAN/17 Wimpey planning 1986 Inspection report on Oliver Road extension 1986 Inspector upholds refusal

ADM/POOR/01 Workhouse rules

Rules and ordersfor the Staplehurst workhouse - 16th July 1809 (44 rules) enlarged photocopy and typed sheet (original)

Robert Parr Rector Titus Spicer & Thomas Manwaring, Churchwardens Charles Walter & Thomas Cheesman, Overseers

ADM/POOR/02 Ration vouchers3 sheets of vouchers for coal and coke, dated 1926, 1927 unknown

ADM/PRIZ/01Certificate: Best Kept Village 1964

Certificate for Staplehurst: Best Kept Village Competition 1964 - Commendation

From the Committee for the Preservation of Rural Kent 25cm X 20cm

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ADM/TRAD/01Staplehurst Business Association

Papers: constitution and rules 28/4/1992 - 27/8/1993 The Association did not succeed at that time. Various officers

ADM/TRAD/02 Staplehurst token

Article in Bygone Kent January 1995 Page 13-15 only. Richard E Hardy " Some 18th Century tokens of Kent". Description of Staplehurst - DH 40 - token They were issued by local traders in 1794 John Simmons

ADM/WARF/01Soldier's leave card (The Harris Collection)

Special emergency card, soldier or sailor [for use when on leave: accopmanying butter & meat coupons used up.] Issued 19/6/1918 - 10/7/1918 to Lieut J E Harris

AGR/DOCS/01 Agriculture deedsContract of sale -- Rawley's Wood, near Marden 1903

How hops are administered and grown, as a condition of sale

Brooker of Marden, Tipples of Hartsheath

AGR/DOCS/02Agriculture deeds - sale of hops Agreement for purchase of hops, 1903

How hops are adminstered and grown Large paper document - ORIGINAL

Brooker of Marden, Tipples of Hartsheath

AGR/DOCS/03Agriculture/Insurance documents Fire etc insurance --- 01/10/1959 William Tipples Farms Limited

William Tipple of Iden Grange

William Tipples, jnr

AGR/HIST/02(Bk) Hop PickingFilmer, R., Hops and Hop Picking, Shire Publications, Ltd, 1982

AGR/HIST/03(Bk) Farm implementsWright, P., Old Farm Implements, Alan Smith 1983

AGR/HIST/Book1 Book: HedgerowsStreeter D & Richardson R, Discovering Hedgerows, BBC, 1983 reprint

AGR/NEWS/01 Brattle Farm Museum

Two newspaper cuttings on Brattle Farm 1. News Review 4/8/1983 2. KM 31.3/1989 AT

AGR/PRIZ/01 Agricultural Prize CertificatePrize or reward for meritorious servants & labourers Martha Tolhurst

AGR/RELI/01 Report: Blessing a plough

Photocopy of news report (n.d.; early 1970s); Blessing of a plough atAll Saints Church by Rev Trevor Vickery, with photo

Brian Thompson, Wynne Tremenheere, Michael Eckley, Claude Kite, George Day, Stuart Tipples

AGR/SALE/01 Sales brochureStaplehurst Cattle market 1901 Sale of Livestock Association with Winches Garth Winch

AGR/TRAD/01Advertisement for Kentish blue cheese

Advertising flyer for Kentish blue unpasteurised blue cheese, produced by Steve and Karen Reynolds, Kingcott cheese, Iden Manor Farm, Staplehurst TN12 0ES Reynolds Geoffrey Kite

BOOKS/INFO/01Books about Staplehurst - List

List of books pertaining to Staplehurst, mostly in Kent libraries. ARimmer

BUI/DOCS/01Agreement for sale The Beslee Collection

Agreement between Edward Mason (Brewer, Maidstone) and Thomas Beslee 6 Sept 1867 Land in Frittenden: Bess Yorton & Knoxbridge Inn

Mason Beslee Coles Tuffill Budden Brown Prall

Anita Thompson

BUI/DOCS/02Tenency Agreement The Beslee Collection

Agreement 6 Sept 1867 Edward Mason (Brewer) and Thomas Beslee

Re letting the Knoxbridge Inn, Frittenden, and the exclusive sale of liquor Plus pieces of land in Frittenden ORIGINAL Mason Beslee

Richard McLauren

BUI/HIST/01Survey of Farm Buildings - guide

Kent Historic Buildings Committee Survey of farm buildings (Kent) Booklet guide Includes Roof shapes - barns

BUI/HIST/02 Historical buildings leafletVillage Trail Leaflet with research documents

Staplehurst Society publication June 1986 A4 Sheet Drawings by R Howard Calligraphy KC Yates Smith Plus documents and materials used in compiling it. In

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BUI/HIST/03Article about Staplehurst and its buildings

Article In Kent Life describing Staplehurst. Author Oliver Matthews. Copy

Brattle Farm museum The Harrises North and South Cottage Church Loddenden Railway Tavern

Harris / Thompson / Dowswell

BUI/HIST/04 Creation of village CentreProposal concerning conversion of the old school buildings in a village centre Various papers and drawings

BUI/HIST/05Building report: The King's Head

Report: Royal Commisssion on the Historical Monuments of England "The King's Head, High Street, Staplehurst, Kent. Nov 1989 Crown Copyright Copy, A4

Description, part plan, glossary of terms, "Surviving part of a mediaeval building".

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Article in book . - History . - People

Chapter on Staplehurst from A Saunter through Kent by Charles Iggelesden (pub 1902 - 1928) Vol 5(?) pp.54-73

Roads, churches, history, buildings, martyrs Loddenden,, Spilsill Court, Iden Manor, Widhurst, Maplehurst, Exhurst, Newstead, Fuller House, Lovehurst, Gread Wadd Farm Rectory Bell, King's Head, Chapel

Harris, Poyntell, Chamberlain, Hoare, Oyler, Jull, Chapman, Gibbons (Gybbons)

BUI/HIST/07History of Staplehurst windmill

Extract from William Coles Finch, Windmills and Watermills, 1933 The mill was burnt down in 1911. Typescript by Allan Rimmer

Reeves, Hardes, Orpen, Corke, Sycamore, Searle

BUI/HIST/08(Bk) TenterdenMacmanus, F & Partners, Tenterden Explored: An architectural & Townscape analysis. KCC 1967

BUI/INFO/01 Guide Book pages2 pages of unknown guide book pre 1940 Describes some Staplehurst buildings and houses

All Saints church / Primary School / Hill House (Post Office) / Crown Cottages, Vine House / Loddenden Manor (Iden) estate cottages / Fuller House/ Husheath / Great Pagehurst/ Little Pagehurst

BUI/INFO/02Information sheet about the Conservation Area

Description and explanation of the Conservation Area

Sign on a card. One page typed. Written to accompany an exhibition May 1971 Staplehurst Society

BUI/INFO/03 Cranbrook ChurchT Allison, An Illiustrated Guide to the Parish Church of St Dunstan, Cranbrook, 2001

BUI/PLAN/01Plans and Costings for the village centre

Work needed for conversion of Old School into village centre with costings. 1988

E/42Laying the foundation stone for the mother and baby home behind the church (never built) n.d.

Rev Canon Walker, Rector 1933-1951, Miss Christine Knowles of Spilshil Fred Harris?

EDU/HIST/01History of the School Education

From Forster to 44 - The Story of Staplehurst School between 1870 and 1944 i.e. between the two education reform acts

Researched by Eric Spear Copyright 1993 - 2 COPIES Various

EDU/HIST/02Newspaper article Staplehurst School

Modern Pressures test the viability of rural life." The Courier May 2002 about the decline of rural life and its effect on the school. Some info re history of schooling in Staplehurst 2 photos Mr Spear, Mrs Pope n.k.

EDU/PRIZ/01Attendance certificates (The Harris Collection)

Twelve school and Sunday-school certificates for attendance and good conduct for Harris boys. Card, elaborately embossed. Harris Harris

EDU/REMI/01Reminiscences of the school

Mr John Waghorn of Cranbrook, Memories of Staplehurst School. Born 1904 From The Courier 21/01/1983

Giant Stride tragedy Teachers Balfour Day Bible

EDU/REMI/02Report on Staplehurst School

Report (c 1939) on Staplehurst School written by teacher for his war-time successor by William Gifford Hardy In the style of a reminiscence

Stanley, Reeve, Thatcher, Jeffrey, Butcher

Janine Burgess

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EDU/REMI/03 Staplehurst School reminiscence

Description of Staplehurst Primary School from September 1951 to November 1956 by Janine Burgess (nee hardy) following that of her father Gifford Hardy Lessons, PE, crafts, lunchtime Jenner, Catt, Butcher

EDU/SCHL/01Booklet - school rules and information

Booklet, KCC Education Committee - Staplehurst Primary School 1983-4 Information and rules - 2 copies

110th Anniversary Year 1983-4 A4 size, printed 1983 Includes names of staff Mr CE Spear, et al

EDU/SCHL/02Notes on Staplehurst County Primary School

Staplehurst County Primary School notes by headmaster K.C. Yates-Smith

History of school,curriculum, punishment, dinner money, uniform,savings bank

Miss Maxted (infants) Mrs Connolly (juniors in Old School) Miss Spurgeon (new infants school) Cherry Fann

EDU/SCHL/03 Staplehurst school mag Staple diet Staplehurst school magazine (1973)K.C.Yates-Smith headmster

HIS/BOOK/01Details of books about Staplehurst

References to Staplehurst in books and guides Handwritten Sheets

Research by members of History Group in the 1970s into published references about Staplehurst

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Indexes of Archaeologia Cantiana (including Staplehurst)

Archaeologia Cantiana Indexes 1 -28. Staplehurst mentioned

Not digitized. The info is available on disc re County Archives. Kent Archeological Society

HIS/BOOK/03 Monumental inscriptions Staplehurst in Kent

Compiled by the Staplehurst Society History Group 2009. survey of memorials in Staplehurst Church. Survey of Staplehurst churchyard. Survey of URC, Grave Lane and Staplehurst Railway Station Booking Hall

Anita Thompson

HIS/DICK/01Extract from book on Dickens

The Staplehurst Disaster by Peter Ackroyd 9 June 1865

Peter Ackroyd, Dickens, Harper Collins, New York, 1990 Printout 3 pages unknown

HIS/DICK/02 Extract from bookDickens writing to Baroness Burdett-Coutts 11 June 1865

Lady Unknown, the Life of Angela Burdett-Coutts, Sidgewick & Jackson 1978 Page number 139

Staplehust Historical Society

HIS/DICK/03Report on 1865 Rail accident

Article on 1865 train crash - telling the technical details. Printout from internet. No author. Dickens mentioned only in passing. Ron Heggarty

HIS/DICK/04Report on 1865 Rail accident

Illustrated London News 17 June 1865; includes report on 1865 Rail Accident

Dickens mentioned only in passing. Injured people named. People helped in Staplehurst houses. Original document Sir H Hoare, Henry Benge

HIS/DICK/05 Article on rail crashArticle on Dickens in the 1865 Rail Crash: "100 Years Ago". Unidentified photocopy (1965)

HIS/DICK/O6 Rail crash 1865Cutting from magazine 1865. Rail crash featuring Charles Dickens No date no identification

HIS/EMIG/01

Sponsored emigration correspondence Staplehurst News Poor Law administration

Extracts from Kentish sources IV The Poor 1964 Correspo Typescript by Allan Rimmer Hickmott Hornbuckle

HIS/EMIG/02

Vestry records: Report on migrants; Staplehurst factory

1. Report on emigration of Hickmott family, plus accounts. 2.Appointment of John Nash as superintendant of Staplehurst factory. Ref to salary and machinery. Typescript

Hornbuckle, Hickmott, Nash

HIS/HOUS/01Book: History of Staplehurst houses and buildings

Gertrude Keech, Staplehurst & the Weald of Kent. (Research Pub Co, 1965) Compiled from various literary sources

Mr Michael Davies, (Mar 1998)

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HIS/INFO/01 Postcard information

Information messages on various postcards of Staplehurst typed lists. See postcard album. There is another typed sheet with similar information but some of the numbering is incorrect

HIS/MISC/01Article about Staplehurst & Iden Croft

Focus on Staplehurst" pp11-12 of Maidstone Focus June 2002 Looks at Staplehurst Society's photographic collection and Iden Croft

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1. Railway infrastructure and history 2. Dickens incident

1. Bridging the years - reusing the girders from the Buelt bridge on the Rother Valley Railway. --cutting KM 17/6/1994 2. The Dickens incident in some detail Peter Ackroyd quoted

Ternan Agar Pearce Tester Ron Hegarty

HIS/MISC/03List of Historical events (The Harris Collection)

List of Staplehurst Historical events Typed, then handwritten; On A6 lined paper, 2 sides.

Mentions Martyrs, Independent Chapel, Train Crash, The Balfour Thanksgiving Trust (Bibles), Playing fields opened, Silver Jubilee of King George V, Staplehurst Operatic Society, etc.

HIS/MISC/04(Bk) Cranbrook historyRodger, J, Cranbrook, a pictorial history, Meresborough Books, 1983

HIS/MISC/05(Bk) KentWinbolt, S.E., Kent. (Bells Pocket Guildes to English Counties) G Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1930

HIS/MISC/06(Bk) Kent HistoryJessup, F.W., A History of Kent with maps and pictures. Darwen Finlayson 1958

HIS/MISC/07 Street names History and names of Staplehurst StreetsA4comb-bound booklet by Tony Norfolk updated 23 Oct 2009 Many Tony Norfolk

HIS/PICT/01 Post card setPostcard set - 12 Familiar images produced for the church

HIS/PICT/Book4 Postcards, pictures

Thompson A, Fann C, Weller D,Staplehurst, A pictorial history in old postcards and photographs, DAC publication 1990

HOU//HIST/14 Spilsill Court

Photocopy of booklet "Spilsill Court" by Christine Knowles. Illustrated by F. J. Martin (The Favil Press Ltd) London W8. n.d.

Christine Knowles, F J Martin, Walter Maianie, John Sharpie, Mr Webb, Mr Sneyd-Kinnersley Mrs Marshall

HOU/DOCS/01/02 Phantom

HOU/DOCS/03Deeds (The Beslee Collection)

Mortgage 1856 Thomas Beslee & William Hinds folded parchment

Wadd Farm (Alias Wode) Includes field names Frittenden and Staplehurst Bess Yorton - parcel of land

Beslee Hinds Stevens Harrison Bridgeland Barden Mann

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/04Deeds Land at Knoxbridge (The Beslee Collection)

Deed of Partition 1 Feb 1856 and Conveyance 17 July 1859 Folded parchments

Samuel Beslee and Thomas Beslee Two pieces of land in Frittenden --- Bess Yorton Knoxbridge 3 folded sheets

Beslee Wickham Waters Foreman Crampton

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/05Mortgage Deeds (The Beslee Collection)

Further charge on Mortgage Indenture 24 Oct 1859 Folded parchment

Thomas Beslee to William Hinds -- Land in Frittenden / Staplehurst -- Little Tatling Bess Hortons 11 acres

Beslee Wickham Waters Foreman Crampton Latter Hinds Butler Stevens

Richard McLauren

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Deeds of Partition with map Historical map (The Beslee Collection)

Deed of partition (manuscript copy) 18 July 1859

Samuel Beslee & Thomas Beslee Wadd Farm Staplehurst & Frittenden Folded - blue outer sheet map and list of field names Names on map: Corke Clayton Cornwallis Beslee (GM Stevens and R Oakden, clerks to George Hinds, Solicitor)

Beslee Wickham Waters Foreman Crampton Latter Hinds Butler Stevens Harrison Bridgeland Burden Mann

Richard McLauren

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HOU/DOCS/07Title Deeds (The Beslee Collection)

Covenant to produce title deeds 14 Oct 1859 Parchment Land & Hereditaments in Frittenden & Staplehurst

James Albert Joy to William Hinds -- included the schedule 1509 - 1859 Joyof Brenchley, farmer, Hinds of Smarden

Beslee Latter Stevens Larkin Cave Woolgar Wildes Barr Wickham Bourne Drawbridge Butler Waters Foreman Crampton Harrison

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/08Mortgage Deeds (The Beslee Collection)

Mortgage of several pieces of land & messuages at Frittenden - Knoxbridge Inn --- Parchment 1864

Thomas Beslee of Staplehurst Farmer to James Budden of Chatham, Porter merchant

Beslee Budden Henry Prall

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/09Deed (The Beslee Collection)

Memorandum by way of charge ---- 28 June 1867 foolscap folded and embossed

Thomas Beslee to Mr E Mason Land in Frittenden called Bess Hortens & Little Tatlings James Budden of Chatham, decd Beslee Mason Budden

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/10Agreement (The Beslee Collection) Agreement of right to buy --- 6 Sept 1867

between Edward Mason of Maidstone and Thomas Beslee of Staplehurst Land called Bess Yorton in Frittenden abd Beer House Knoxbridge Inn Agreement as to right to repurchase heredity at Frittenden witin 3 years

Mason Beslee Coles Tuffill Budden Browne Mason Prall

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/11Conveyancing Deed (The Beslee Collection)

Conveyance 6 Sept 1867 Frittenden - Knoxbridge Thomas Beslee & his mortgagees to Edward Mason Folded parchments - 3 sheets Land at Knoxbridge

Coles Tuffill Budden Browne Beslee Mason Prall Stevens Harrison Hinds Latter

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/12Mortgage (The Beslee Collection)

Mortgage indenture for land & hereditaments in Frittenden 7 Sept 1867 Large folded parchment

Edward Mason to Edward Coles et al Transfer of Mortgage 15 Aug 1883

Coles Tuffill Budden Browne Beslee Mason Prall Kennette

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/13Mortgage (The Beslee Collection)

Transfer of Mortgage 29 June 1867 Parchment

William Hinds to Edward Coles et al Re Bess Yorton, Friitenden

Hinds Coles Tuffill Budden Browne Beslee

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/14 Deed of Reconveyance (The Beslee Collection) Deed of Reconveyance 22 October 1886

William Tuffill to Edward Mason Bess Yorton (late in the occupation of Thomas Beslee) and Bess Hortons and Little Tattlings

Tuffill Mason Budden Coles Browne Beslee Coles

Richard McLauren

HOU/DOCS/15House & land transfer - Loddenden

Indenture between Edward Usborne & William Usborne brothers, yoeman of Staplehurst, giving £460. PLUS item from Courier (1985) find in Lincolnshire attic

Field names 10 fields See cover sheet for details of fields.

Amhurst Chambers Usborne Baker Webb Earle Wyborrow Gosling

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Deed of lease release - Little Loddenden High Street

Lease 15 Nov 1815 for one year Ivy Cottage [?] 5 shillings rent to be paid by Mrs Mary Boorman Tenant Iden Walter's son John; occupied by Iden walter & William Tuffey

Part of Little Loddenden Iden Walter bought if from Edward Ward, Esq

Iden Walter the elder, gent, to Mary Boorman of Cranbrook, spinster

HOU/DOCS/17Conveyance: . Sycamore Cottage?

Release and conveyance -- part of Little Loddenden (Loddington) 16 Nov 1813 Mr Iden Walten (Snr) to Mrs Mary Boorman £220 Parchment

William Tuffee, Edward Ward, Elizabeth Couchman (widow)

HOU/DOCS/18Deeds & documents about Clinton House

Deeds and documents relating to Clinton House (Photocopied), providing a history 1880 to 1976 Photos aerial (2) Summary and transcription of contents (HOU/DOCS/18M

Clinton House now demolished, was sited south of the railway, west of the station and near the George Street crossing N.B. Indexed 18A -18M

Palmer, Belcher, Pankhurst, Kemp-Gee, Ginn, Watts,Moat

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Collection of documents relating to properties at Little Aydhurst and Chickenden

Documents & Abstracts (1829) whereby Humphrey Wickham of Strood married Rebecca Bromley of Staplehurst and thus acquired property at Little Aydhurst (Corner Farm) Chickenden (Milking Pail) Gramner Barn (near Chickenden)

Notes also on The Forge (Bell Lane) Thomas Bewley's house (near church) Gipp Farm (Marden, probably near Overbridge). See set of rents of these properties 1881-1892 (except 1890) includes homes of tenants (Ebay 2 6-16)

Purchase Ebay Nov 2011

HOU/DOCS/20Collection of documents bought from ebay

Abstract of title of Cuckolds Corner Farm [Corner Farm] 1829 citing 1663, 1697, 1731, 1735, 1739, 1741, 1759, 1761, 1781, 1813 Thomas Bromley

Thomas Lambe to John Piper of Marden Ebay

HOU/DOCS/21Collection of documents from ebay

Lease for a year dated 13th January 1745/6 of [Granner Barn] from James Love of Staplehurst Gent to Mr Robert Wooden of Staplehurst Gent and Francis Brooke of West Malling Gent. Rent 1 peppercorn. 2 Barns 12 fields and 60 acres. He is underage so is mother Sarah is his guardian. Possibly now part of Milking Pail farm Ebay

HOU/DOCS/22Collection of documents from Ebay

Lease of 1 year dated 16th October 1750. Mr Francis Brooke of West Malling gent and Mr Robert Wooden of Staplehurst yeoman to William Addison of West Malling tanner of [Granner Barn] Staplehurst. Rent 1 peppercorn of 2 barns, 60 acres arable meadow and pasture formerly Samuel Bailey and James Love, since of Robert Wooden, now Thomas Burren Ebay

HOU/DOCS/23Collection of documents bought from Ebay

Release absolute dated 17th October 1750. Francis Brooke to William Adderson. William Adderson gives £710.00 to Francis Gearry and Mary his wife. (complicated) Ebay

HOU/DOCS/24Documents bought from Ebay

Various rent lists 1892, 2 in Staplehurst = Corner Farm and Granner Barn [Corner Farm?] properties of George Wickham of Strood also 1847. Sale poster for the Milking Pail Farm and neighbouring properties late occupied by Mr Samuel Brook now Mr Edward Meades Ebay


Rents received by Wickham, Strood including Corner Farm and Granner Barn 2/12 1886 has printed map of Milking Pail Farm 1847. Also some letters and inn bills to New Inn and Railway Hotel Maidstone. 1881 -1892 Ebay

HOU/DOCS/26Documents bought from Ebay

The will of William Bromley dated 17th December 1781 to son Thomas Bromley. Messuage, barn, building and 12 acres at Cuckolds Corner in Staplehurst administration in 1802. Also the will of Thomas Bromley dated 1st November 1813 to wife Charlotte for life £55.00 per annum out of property in Staplehurst. Trustees Edward Clarke of Staplehurst, farmer, James Cornwell of Staplehurst, farmer and Rebecca Hawkesley niece,

In trust for children for tenants in common not joint tenants at 21 2/17 Statement by John Butcher of Staplehurst 24/07/1837 that he knew William Bromley and Thomas Bromley ebay

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HOU/DOCS/27Collection of documents from Ebay

2/19 Extract from will of George Taylor late of Wrotham innholder dated 19th April 1794, quarter share including Corner Farm and Granner Barn/Milking Pail willed to James Whiffen and William Taylor. 2/21 Whiffen and Taylor selling to John Norman Rush Reeds Staplehurst on the den of Spilshill = 12 acres formerly tenanted Richard Farmer, Henry Bates, Thomas Burrell now blank.

2/22 Will of John Norman of West Malling gent dated 21st September 1797 Aylesford and Staplehurst farms to nephews Thomas Godden and Edward Godden as tenants in common proved 3rd October 1799. 2/23 same as 2/19 Ebay

HOU/DOCS/28Collection of documents from ebay

Copy of roll 74 Easter term 1802. Thomas Sutton plaintiff Thomas Godden and wife Mary and Edward Godden defendants.1 messuage, 3 barns, 3 stables, 2 gardens, 2 orchard 70 acres of arable land, 20 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture, 10 acres of wood and common pasture in Staplehurst and Frittenden [probably Granner Barn?] ebay


List of papers including in the documents from Ebay 2/1-25 concerning Corner Farm , Milking Pail Farm and Rush Reeds. Also The Forge in Staplehurst in Bell Lane. Thomas Bewley of Cottage near the Church in Staplehurst Gipp Farm, Bunches Lake Marden and other properties in Aylesford and West Malling Ebay

HOU/DOCS/30Documents bought from ebay

Abstract of deeds to Clapper Farm 1660-1730 includes original document and transcript

Last will and testament of Thomas Plummer the Elder of Cranbrook to son John dated 29th August 1660 all messuage tenant and lands Staplehurst occupied James Crump.December 1694 John Plummer senior to John Plummer junior of Ashford

Ends up Arthur Stronghill sold to Mr Paul Ash Ebay

HOU/DOCS/31aAbstract of title to Cold Harbour Farm 1880-1952

Abstract of title to Cold Harbour Farm. Exchange Henry Hoare to Thomas Starling Usborne in 1880 of Sayden for Cold Harbour + £139 15-0-6 arp acres. In 1907 Mirs Emma Harriet Shaw conveys to Mr S.J. Sorrell

Includes details of T.S. Usborne's will of 10/01/1898 (dies 5 Jan 1903); Will of Elizabeth Sarah Usborne his widow (dated 22/09/1906) proved April 1906. Legatee to her niece Emma Harriet Shaw 11 Oct 1907, Cold Harbour Farm conveyed to Mr Samson Joseph Sorrell

Mrs Audrey Server

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Cold Harbour Farm conveyance dated 11 October 1907, Mrs E.H.Shaw to Mr S.J. Sorrett

Conveyance dated 11 October 1907. Mrs E.H. Shaw to Mr S.J. Sorrell Cold Harbour Farm, Staplehurst for £800. Includes small map, also tithe map description of 15-0-6 acres

Mrs Audrey Server

HOU/HIST/01 A History of Bly CourtBly or Ble Court, Chapel Lane Typescript

Concentrates on sources (Church records, Poor Law, etc) Mentions Willow Pond, Sissinghurst Estate, Loddenden

Bowman, Reeves Wickings, Pain, Schoobridge, Barton, Beagham, Rev Nicholas Knight, et al

HOU/HIST/02The History of Victoria Cottage

A description and history of Victoria Cottage, Chapel Lane For Staplehurst Society House Visit Harris family Roy Laming

HOU/HIST/03 History of Husheath Manor

The History of Husheath Manor by Anita Thompson printout would -- -- -- 11 A4 sheets

Detailed history for Staplehurst Society House Visit censuses and other sources Names: Hershert Herrynden Boden Lomhurst Brise Donyngbury William Borden Atkyn Robert Witherde

Weller Downer Burt Vousden Davey Saunders Waghorn Penfold Grant

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HOU/HIST/04 History of ExhurstThe History of Exhurst (and Little Exhurst)by Anita Thomson 1210 -->

For Staplehurst Society House Visit Detailed history includes census and other sources Includes Maplehurst details

Curteis Tolhurst Tray Collison Barnes Bourne Farmer Marshall Chambers

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HOU/HIST/05 History of Gt Newstead

History of Great Newstead and Newstead Chapel - notes by present owners to accompany Staplehurst Society house visit 2007 A4 printout

Wotton Stanhope Daye Oliver Hale Stone Rugg Smith

Sarah & Mark Watts

HOU/HIST/06 History of Fuller House

Catharine Goodwin, Fuller House, A 16th Century Wealden Timber Framed House in Staplehurst, 2004. A5 Booklet

Blue, card cover. Index, Bibliography Genealogical charts*, Census, Plans, pictures

*Buckland (c1530), *Simmons (c1690), Hoare, Ecklyn, Herbert, Brooker, Hope, et al

HOU/HIST/07History of Oak Lodge (or Weston Oak Lodge)

The History of Oak Lodge, Marden Road, (or Weston Oak Lodge); notes by Anita Thompson for a house visit by Staplehurst Society on 17 July 2008. The house also possibly called Little Aydhurst

Includes Census and other sources. A6

Usborne, Harolde, Barton, Lamb or Lambe, Hoare, Watson, Spratt

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HOU/HIST/08Loddenden Manor --- history

Loddenden and the Usbornes of Loddenden by H S Cowper, Ashford 1914

Includes pedigree, 2 plans and 5 photos. Also includes Court Rolls of Loddenden Manor, 1368 - 1375 "Presented by P H Kinslow of Loddenden Manor - June 1976" Not digitized. In hanging file. P H Kinslow

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Loddenden & the Usbornes of Loddenden. Typescript of book

Typed copy of Loddenden & the Usbornes of Loddenden: The story of a Kentish Homdestead, by H S Cowper, (Ashford 1714). Printed at the Kentish Express office. It seems to be very accurate. Usborne

HOU/HIST/08C Loddenden Manor

1 "The home where Peter Rabbit lived" 2 page cutting from weekend, 2/11/1996 on Loddenden Manor for sale 2 Letter from Maidstone Borough Council dated 23/12/1997 on planning permission for Loddenden

HOU/HIST/09 History of Brattle FarmBrattle Farm in Staplehurst by Anita Thompson 1990

Stephen Brattle, Christopher Jemmett, Usborne, Charles Denman

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HOU/HIST/10 Letter re Green Court

Letter re Green Court & Dr James H Bennett dated 29/10/2006, from Dr Bennett's granddaughter Barbara Jefferies to Mrs Sally Cornelius

Groom called Gower First steam car in village Photo (now missing - possibly in photo collection) Bennett Gower

HOU/HIST/11(Bk) Tracing House History

Kent County Library, Your House and How to Trace its History: A guide to sources of information. KCC n.d.

HOU/HIST/12(Bk)Old Cottages Kent & Sussex

Dawber E.G. & Davie W.G., Old Cottages and Farmhouses in Kent & Sussex. Orig. pub. Batsford; reprint Rochester Press 1981

HOU/HIST/13(Bk) Framed Wealden Buildings

Mason R.T., Framed Buildings of the Weald, Coach Publishing House, Ltd, Horsham. 2nd Ed. 1969

HOU/HIST/15 Spilsill Court

Typescript of "Spilsill Court, the history of a local manor house", written as a school project byone of Mrs Marshall's sons. (First part is mostly a copy of Christine Knowles booklet HOU/HIST/14 At the end are photographs, 1969- Doonie Lorna Marshall

HOU/HIST/16 History of Maplehurst Leaflet on History of Maplehurst 850 AD - 1902 Staplehurst Society House Visit Barnes, Hoare

HOU/HIST/17 History of North Cottage Leaflet on History of North Cottage, 1520 - 1891 Staplehurst Society house visit

Usborne, Terry, Couchman, Groves, Gurr, Pearson

HOU/HIST/18 Lindridge, Marden RoadRoyal Commission on the HIstorical Monunments of England. Lindridge,Staplehurst C Fann

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HOU/HIST/19 Copp William Tree ring dating 1370/1 Alan Golding

HOU/HIST/20Booklet on Staplehurst Manor

The history of Staplehurst Manor, by John Mackinder, September 2011

The Hoare family, Seligman family, Mr Arthur Walmsley, Nuns of the Order of the Good Shepherd (English branch)

John Mackinder

HOU/INFO/01

House information (Census) - Hill House Notes on Hill House 1734? - 1899

using Marden Manor rolls, Tithe Map, Census 1841, 1851, and Kelly's directory 1899

Wooden, Simmons, Watson, Bayly, Reeves A Thompson

HOU/INFO/02 Little Aydhurst informationLetters from Esme Kirk re Little Aydhurst and the Reeves family + photo + negative Little Aydhurst was Corner Farm or Crooked House

Thomas Reeves, Joane Berry

HOU/PICT/01Pictures of Spilsill Court (The Harris Collection)

2 Christmas Cards from Christine Knowles showing interior views of Spilsill Court. (1951 and n.d.) Fred Harris

HOU/PICT/02 Picture of Hurst Close 1996 Photo of Hurst Close 1996 Street scene

HOU/PICT/03 Picture of Chickhurst Oast Photo of Chickhurst Oast, Pinnock Lane Postcard -- Snow scene Norman Wallis

HOU/PICT/04 Pictures of buildings Three sketches of Staplehurst buildings West side, inc Bell; Fullers; Pagehurst chimney)

HOU/PICT/05Cotton's Farm, Chickenden Road Colour photograph of Cottons Farm C 2010 Neil Butler

HOU/PICT/06Fire damage at Milestone Buildings and Green Court

Scaffolding surrounding Milestone Buildings and Green Court after a serious fire in July 2010 Bill Piper

HOU/PICT/07 Pictures

2 Pen and ink drawings by AE Waterman, framed in passe-partout, 1932 1 Loddenden Manor Staplehurst 2 Staplehurst Quarter and shop

Ivy Standen of Reeves Close (widow of Bill Standen the builder

HOU/PLAN/01 Tracings of sketch plans

Miscellaneous planning applications: tracings of initial plans for (1) Great Wadd, Hawkenbury Farm, 1 Weaver Close (2) Shepherd's House Not digitized unknown

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Planning application sketches - . - Bletchingley

Tracing paper copy of planning application for 2 Bletchingley Farm Cottages MA94/0022 Not digitized

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Preservation of Surrenden, Sorrento & Crampton House - correspondence.

Folder of correspondence between Staplehurst Society (& its founders), the Staplehurst Parish Council, and other government and conservation bodies regarding conservation of Surrenden, Sorrento & Crampton House, dated 1974-1976.

The campaign about Surrenden led to the foundation of The Staplehurst Society. Includes contents list for proposed sale of Sorrento plus application to get it listed Secretary: Jeanette Wyatt

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HOU/SALE/01List of properties for sale Sheet 1 1879

List of freehold properties for sale by the Hoare Family following bankruptcy. Connection with Staplehurst Place and Iden Park Estate. Lots 1 - 23. A large number of well-known Staplehurst properties offered for sale

Auctioneers Debenham, Tewson & Farmer,18th Aug 1879 Photocopies in large bundle Details on following sheets Hoare

HOU/SALE/01List of properties for sale Sheet 2

Continuation sheet Lot 1 Staplehurst Place Iden & Knoxbridge Farmstwo entrants lodges, Little Knoxbridge Farm

Fuller's barn and timber yard Fuller HouseMartin's Hill Cottages Little Knoxbridge CottageThe Knoxbridge Cottages (4) The Laundry Cottages (2) Hoare

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Continuation sheet Lot 2Snoad, Birch, Strachna, Bletchingley and Cockle woodsLittle Horden and Hartshheath Farms Mathurst FarmChapman's Farm Bletchingley FarmBrattle and Brickkiln Farms

Little Saint Denis farm 2 cottages, Snapgate The Hog Pound Lot 3 Henhurst and part Brattle Farms Lot 4 Great Pagehurst, 5 cottages Mountai Hoare


Continuation sheet Lot 5 Hen and Duckhurst's farm Baldwin's Farm, 2 cottagesa brick field and 2 cottagesLot 6 Rabbit's Cross Farm & 2 CottagesLot 7

Lot 9 Newstead Farm Lot 15, 16 PastureLot 10 Little Spillshill Farm Lot 17 ArableLot 11 Bailey's Farm Lot 18 The South Eastern Lot 12 The Bower Hoare


Continuation sheet Lot 19 (ALL FRITTENDEN) Frittenden House and Parsonage Farm and 2 cottagesCherry Tree Farm Street Farm, Frittenden Sandhurst Bridge FarmLittle Wadd Frittenden Wood Cook's BarnIv

2 village cottages + 1cottage Brick Wall cottages, =6The Laundry Rose Cottages Tanyard cottagesRat's Castle = 2 The Lodge Cottages White HouseBrook House Cottages Folly Cottages Hoare


Continuation sheet Lot 20 (ALL FRITTENDEN)The New Inn, Frittenden and blacksmith's shop and cottage

Lot 22part Camden Wood Rock Cottage Camden Cottages (2)

Lot 23Advowsen of Frittenden Rectory + 22 acres glebeKeeper's Lodge Hoare

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List & details of properties for sale 1908 Hoare Estate

List of Freehold properties for sale 1908, with some details including descriptions, rents, names of tenants, map, pictures Pencilled notes may reveal buyer and price

Auctioneer: Winch. Seller includes Hoare Properties: Cheney Court, Rabbits Cross, Little Spills Hill, Robinson Land, Cottages, Dwelling houses, nursery gardens, builder's premises, bakery, meadows More names: Hardes Mu

Bircham Drake Burt Graves Quilter James Standen Offen Wickings Reeves to be digitised

HOU/SALE/03Sale Brochure - The Homestead

Sales brochure for The Homestead, Clapper Lane, Thurs 15 Nov 1951 Price £3500 Auctioneer Geering & Colyer

HOU/SALE/04Sale Catalogue - Pope property 1906

Sale catalogue - Freehold Properties of the late Mr George Pope 21/6/1906 Bell Lane Cottages, Copwilliams or Baldwins, Powell House, Cardinal Villas, Lot 849 Headcorn Road

Auction at Star Hotel Maidstone by Winch & Sons, Cranbrook 8 Page booklet - deteriotated condition Includes descriptions, lists, rental and tenants

Orpin George Levett Forrester Hutchinson Brown Pope K Pope

HOU/SALE/05 Property sales brochuresSales brochures for various prorperties around Staplehurst mostly undated Listed

HOU/SALE/06Deed of sale order Order of Exchange Cross at Hand

Parchment dated 19th January 1872 (original documents). Exchange of lands/ land and house between Alfred Wigan and Robert Golding, in Chart Sutton and Staplehurst. Includes map

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Deed Thomas S. Usborne Esq to Mr James T. Hicks 11/10/1902 to rent Cold Harbour Farm

Deed Thomas S. Usborne esq. to mr James T. Hicks dated 17/10/1902 to rent Cold Harbour Farm from 11/10/1902. Purple type Includes details sof restrictions

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HOW/NEWS/01News item sale of Cuckholds Corner

News clipping 18th June 1892 sale of land Cuckolds Corner Names and prices shown

Reeves, Norris, Pope, Roberts,Small, Bexley

Mr & Mrs Combes

IND/HIST/01Historical article on Pope & Hayward - mineral waters

Pope & Haywards, Past & Present 1887 - makers of Mineral water in Crown Works, High Street, Staplehurst

Kent Messenger. 2 columns, copies Visit by YC 22 July 1965

Pope (Henry, George, Vincent) Horsnell

IND/HIST/02(Bk) Industrial Archeology

Haselfoot, A.J., The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archeology of South East England, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex. B.T. Batsford, 1978

IND/INFO/01 Business directory Staplehurst Business Directory 1993Printed by Staplehurst Business Association Booklet many

IND/INFO/02 Business directoryLocal business directory 1997/1995 Marden / Cranbrook / Staplehurst

IND/INFO/03 Directeory 1922 - page Page from Kelly's 1922 Directory on Staplehurst

Many names and businesses. (Possibly all the home- and land-owners of the parish.) Gives a description of the village of the time. Many

IND/INFO/04 Advertisement for builderAdvertisement in Cranbrook Almanac 1915 for F.H. Unicume Brooks, builder and undertaker

IND/INFO/05 Directory 1884-5

W.T. Pike's district blue book Weald of Kent and Romney Marsh Directory 1884,1885. (Photocopy of Staplehurst information, bound)

IND/MISC/01 ArtefactSmall metal button inscribed "J. Nunn Staplehurst"

(J.Nunn was a tailor in South Cottage) date unknown but died in 1907 J. Nunn Lee McCarthy

IND/NEWS/01 Glass workshop info

Rolf Art Pair are Glass Act" - News cuttiong from KM 30 May 2003 p.1. Keith & Judy Hill, stained glass workshop, Staplehurst

Window designed by Rolf Harris, for Goldsmid Hall, Tudely. Workshp now in Rochester?

Anita Thompson

IND/PLAN/01Planning re Homeleigh Timber

Parish no to Firm News cutting Maidstone Extra 2/2/1990

IND/PLAN/02News clipping: Petrol pumps

Why refuse my petrol pumps? garage owner ...." KM 3 July 1964; discusses why one planning application was refused while another (pumps for Homeleigh) was approved. News clip

IND/REMI/01Letters re Graham Farish building at Station

1. Letters re Graham Farish building 2. List of stationmasters at Staplehurst, 1920 - 1961 3. Photocopy of "Goods warehouses" Ch 1 Items presented for a public display

Graham Farish, Dennis Crane

IND/TRAD/01Ledgers, George & Martin Dec 1910

1. Day book, Dec 1910 - Srpt 1922 Vellum, needs mending 2. ditto May 1922 - May 1931 Handbound cloth 3. ditto April 1930 - Dec 1935 " "

Details of workforce, wages Details of clients & addresses Not digitized

Mr Martin, via Brattle Farm

IND/TRAD/02Tesco consultation document

Staplehurst: meeting peoples needs Network Rail: Tesco (2003) Dave Weller

INF/HIST/01Pictures Gas pipeline

Pictures: Laying of the Transco Gas pipeline Staplehurst 2001 Original artwork and 2 copies

Produced by Clifford Bayley RA for the 2001 Staplehurst Society Local History Annual Cliff Bayly

INF/MISC/01 Telephone instructions

Dialling instructions & telephone charges 1970 and 1971 2 booklets from the GPO Staplehurst and Yeoman's Grange

Anita Thompson

INF/NEWS/02 News cutting gasometerThe Courier 14th Sept 1979. Picture and text about demolition of Staplehurst gasometer

Judith & Maurice Coombs

INF/NEWS/O1 Allotments news item News cutting from KM Norman Wallis

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INF/PLAN/01Local Plan consultation documents

Staplehurst consultation draft 1982 42 pages and map Staplehurst Local Plan 1983 45 pages and map

Maidstone Borough Council development ideas

INF/RAIL/01Plans for booking office -- Railway

Staplehurst Stations plans for booking office 1985 & 87 Marden Station plans for booking office 1985 & 87

Copies four sheets British Railways Board

INF/RAIL/02 Exhibition material

The Staplehurst material for the Parliamentary Project "Making Tracks" 2011 (with Kent Archives and Marden Historical Society). All encapsulated. Subject - The 1842 building of the railway

Marden Historical Society

INF/TRAN/01

Correspondence & news re Railways and Channel Tunnel Rail Link (abandoned in 1975)

Collection of correspondence and many news items about the future Channel Tunnel, rail link and railways infrastructure.(Abandoned 1975) Includes: 1. PL Willmore: The Channel Tunnel Fixed Link - A case for train

3. Various correspondence between Stap Society & SKAR 4. Rail Link Through the Parishes of Yalding, Marden, Staplehurst & Headcorn (environmental assessment and mention of compensation. 5. News StapSoc

INF/TRAN/02 Channel Tunnel Rail Link

1. Report on consultation between British Rail and Maidstone B.C. 2. Response by Ann Widdecombe M.P. November 1988 3. Report summaries of meetings held at Marden and Ditton, with ref to Staplehurst NOT DIGITIZED Graham Sturdy Frank Page

INF/WARF/01PLUTO - wartime infrastructure

Booklet about Marden and PLUTO by Chris and Mari Gosling. Marden history group.

Pluto pipeline passing through Marden (and Staplehurst) NOT DIGITIZED = marginal relevance to Staplehurst

Marden History Group

INF/WARF/02 Obituary: Re Pluto Pipeline

Obituary of Frank Stone, leadburner on the Pluto pipeline. Daily Telegraph 26/3/2004 Some history of the Pluto project Frank Stone

Anita Thompson

MAG/INFO Parish magazineParish magazines 1894-7, May 1916,1921-1996 are stored at Kent archives in Maidstone

MAP/CHYD/01Plan of churchyard with proposed terracing

Plan of churchyard - proposed terracing, All Saints Church May 1992

Map (not to scale) originally with grave memorial inscriptions made by Anita Thompson

MAP/HIST/01Map: Ancient administrative units in Staplehurst

Hundreds and Boroughs in Staplehurst Manors of Staplehurst The Lathes and their Wealden Common NOT DIGITIZED A. Thompson

MAP/HOUS/01Map: Older houses in parish

Footpath map marked with older houses in the Parish, not including the conservation area. NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/INFO/01Map of village identifying streets and houses

Map (1982) showing location of streets and houses

"by a local postman";(D. Roberts) hand-drawn & reproduced Frank Page

MAP/MISC/01 List of maps Inventory of maps concerning Staplehurst,

Prepared for Year 2000 Celebrations Many maps are held at Brattle Farm Two sheets of yellow A4

MAP/MISC/02Map showing Staplehurst ponds Staplehurst pond map 1974 -- Tracing NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/MISC/04 Map: Index Kent

Kent map sheets index - 10 sheets Dated Landmark Edition 4 (1929 - 1952) Reference to "His Majesty's Prison NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/MISC/05Map: Staplehurst Parish (large scale)

Staplehurst Parish map sheets. None referenced, but dated as Landmark Ed 1 (1871 - 1890) from KLIS 25" to Mile - cloth backed. NOT DIGITIZED T H Vickery

MAP/MISC/06 Map of Staplehurst 1987Hand drawn maps of Staplehurst streets and postal area 1987. Not to scale Includes grid and index pre Lime Tree Estate

Produced by Dave Roberts

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MAP/MONU/01 Boundary stonesBooklet, Staplehurst Parish Boundary Stones, Ivan Walton and Vic Holdaway, June 2009

Booklet A4 Photographs and locations

I Walton & V Holdaway

MAP/PLAN/01 Street map of StaplehurstStreet map of Staplehurst (central) Pre Lime Trees estate copy

MAP/PLAN/02Map: Aerial survey Staplehurst

5 Aerial survey maps of Staplehurst: 1946 / 1959 / 1961 / 1968 / 1979 English Heritage Natiional Monument records 1999 (36 pages)

MAP/PLAN/03Map: footpaths and street lights

Xerox copies (fading, no date except "revised November 1968") containing footpaths and streetlights.

MAP/PLAN/04 Map: Conservation areaStaplehurst Conservation area 1983 Hand drawn

MAP/PLAN/05Maps showing location of trees under TPO

Maps of Staplehurst (part) (1:2500) showing location of trees under Tree Preservations Orders. 1977 NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/S&L/01 Map of Footpaths

Map: Staplehurst footpaths on Stap / Frittenden boundary at Maplehurst O.S. TQ84 1/12/1952 printed 1958 NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/S&L/02 Map: West Kent footpaths14 maps, O.S. 6" to mile, West Kent Footpaths 1961

MAP/S&L/03 Map: Rights of WayDefinitive map of public rights of way for Staplehurst - County of Kent. 1 Apr 1987

7 maps 2,3, & 7 are duplicates (Frittenden mainly); 4, 5 & 6 are dulicates, Chart Sutton mainly. 1 is mainly Staplehurst. Scale 1:10:000

MAP/S&L/04 Map: Rights of WayStaplehurst Parish (part) Public Rights of Way - Footpaths 2 copies A3 undated

MAP/SALE/01 Map: Iden Estate

Plan of part of Iden Manor estate, c. 1904, for sale by auction. South of Staplehurst & Frittenden

MAP/SALE/02Map: Properties for sale 1908

Plan of freehold properties in Staplehurst, Chart Sutton & Boughton Monchelsea for sale by Mssrs Winch & Sons 30 July 1908 (Iden Estate) K Pope

MED/DOCS/01 Smallpox recordsOverseer of the Poor Accounts 1647 - 1836 relating to smallpox Transcripts

Printout A4 Research by Anita Thompson

Many inc. Whitter, Tolhurst, Goore, Young, Pankhurst

Anita Thompson

MED/HIST/01Script for talk on Doctors in Staplehurst

"Doctors in Staplehurst", a talk to Staplehurst Society 18/05/07 by Anita Thompson. A history of medical practice in Staplehurst 1558 - 2007 IS THERE A CD?

A4 printout - 2 COPIES Lacks the images to accompany the talk More names: John Wilkins, Alfred Wood, Love, Kirkman,

Kent Vinery Knightly Diamond Dobell Watson Winkles Joy Penkivil AT

MED/NEWS/01Drugs rehab centre closure, Iden Manor News cutting

"Addiction unit forced to close": Closure of Drugs rehabilitation centre at Iden manor -- News cutting from KM 8/3/2002

Sister Rosemary, Good Shepherd Sisters

Anita Thompson

MIL/AIRF/01Reminiscences of Staplehurst Airfield WW2

Letter from Alfred Cole with his memories of Chickenden Farm May - Sept 1944

Booklet Letter 21/7/2005 Hard disc AVAILABLE Copies of doodlebug Railway Tavern Alfred Cole

MIL/EULO/01 Harris family2 "In memoriam" cards for Charles Edward Harris died 30/05/1918 Harris Fred Harris

MIL/HIST/01 Survey of Air Raid Shelter

Air Raid Shelter at gasworks in Marden Road Staplehurst Historic building survey by Victor Smith July 2006

Includes photographs and plans. Comb-bound A4 pamphlet, and letter from Victor Smith. This was at the time of the demolition of the old gas-holder and ensuing hou Victor Smith

MIL/HIST/02 Wartime instructionsMinistry of Information information sheet: "If the invader comes". June 1940 instructions in case of invasion

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MIL/HIST/03 Battlefield news 1918 Sergeant Thatcher

MIL/HIST/Book2 Defence 1400-Cold War Victor Smith, Front Line Kent, KCC, 2001A study of defence of Kent 1400 - the Cold War Signed copy Sue Rimmer

MIL/HIST/Book3 Wartime, DoodlebugsBob Ogley, Doodlebugs and Rockets, Froglets Publications 1992

The battle of the flying bombs Signed copy Bob Ogley

MIL/MONU/01Monument to Pilot Officer JKG Clifton - notes

1. Notes on Pilot Officer John K G ("Curly") Clifton 2. Covering letter from Ted Sergison 3. Re-dedication of the monument 1 Sept 2009 in Grave Lane. Newspaper clippings from Courier 11/9/09 and KM 4/9/09

Curly Clifton, KIA 1 Sept 1940. 253 (Hurricane) squadron, RAF Kenley, Surrey Monument in Grave Lane, made by Martin Franklin Bill Collins, Clapper Lane Ted Sergison

MIL/MONU/02

Staplehurst Airfield (Advanced landing ground) unveiling of memorial. 2010

1. "Invitation to unveiling 2. Order of Service 3. News cutting from Downs Mail 4. Plan of plaque

Ted Sergison raised funds for the memorial stone at Chickenden Farm for the U.S. and Canadian airmen who flew from there. Unveiling and service held on 6th June 2010 Ted Sergison

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News cutting: Jean Liddicoat works for recognition of Spitfire pilot Rushmer

Newspaper cutting: "Villager wins a name for unknown pilot. Gravestone marks end of eight year battle." Daily Telegraph 9/5/1998

Jean Liddicat worked for eight years to get a Staplehurst grave recognized as that of Flt Lt Frederick Rushmer whose Spitfire crashed at Marden 5/9/1940.

Jean Liddicoat, Frederick "Rusty" Rushmer

Anita Thompson

MIL/ORDS/01Order of Service - RBL Parade & Church Service

Order of service 1/10/2006 75th Anniversary of Staplehurst branch of the Royal Bristish Legion.

Royal British Legion

MIL/ORDS/02 Order of Service for airmanOrder of Service for Remembrance and biography of Sgt Reg Fitzgerald RAF

Service 23rd March 2013 missing in action 13th October 1944 Ted Sergison

MIL/REMI/01Battle of Britain article 4 items

1. "The Wilcox Connection" by Brian Donald, in Battle of Britian Remembered magazine (?) 2pp photocopy 2,.Additional notes on F/O John Edgar Wilcox. 2pp typescript 3. Letter from Vic B 4. Poem, High Flight

Wilcox crashed on ChIckenden Farm, buiried with full miltary honours All Saints Staplehurst.

Roger Munn, Wilcox (RAF) Vic Baker

MIL/S&L/01

British Legion - Documentation for the Staplehurst Hut

1. Letter 24 Dec 1937 re school boundary. 2. Lease dated 1/6/1939 JS Watkins to British Legion 3. Letter 12/2/1943 from BL HQ re Lease 4. Map of site, no date, signed G O George 5. RBL Survey of Premises July 1997

MIL/WARF/01V1 Rocket hits in Kent June Sept 1944

Pages from "Doodlebugs and Rockets" by Bob Ogley, Froglet Publications pp 203 & 132,133,4,5 & 27 p.203, picture of stained glass panel in Staplehurst church pp132-

MIL/WARF/02Luftwaffe landings / crashes in Kent

"When the Luftwaffe landed in Kent" by R J Brooks ; Article from Kent Life Sept 1979, pp64-65; re crash of Focke-Wulf FW190. The pilot Kurt Kahn, crashed at Staplehurst, b

Includes handwritten notes (Jean Liddicoat?) on Henhurst Farm Crash Fred Day, Kurt Kahn

Jean Liddicoat??

NEW/GENE/01 LetterLetter from Stanley J.A. McInery about the Staplehurst Bok and his family, the Youngs. 55 Bell Lane. Not dated

Arthur Young, Lucie Wickham, Winifred YoungCherry Fann

NEW/MISC/01REPLACED IN STAP/SOC NEWS

Staplehurst Society

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NEW/MISC/03News cutting: Arson attack in Staplehurst

News cutting, The Courier, 17/4/1992: Car firm burnt out in Arson attack. Drivers in Staplehurst High Street

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News cuttings: . Railway . Schoolboy marksman

News cuttings: Courier 20/9/1996 1. Train rips up track. Derailment and damage at Staplehurst station 2. Good shot at Success. Jody Clark, aged 18, with 14 Markmanshiop me

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NEW/MISC/05News item: Staplehurst village of the Year

"Simply the Best" - Staplehurst voted Kent's Village of the Year 2003 news cutting - Kent Messenger 18/7/2003 Photo Wendy Brooker, Sue Bassett, Margaret Arger Richard Lusty

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NEW/MISC/06News item: crime and policing in Staplehurst 1991

" Crime begins to paralyse village." Call for more police following criminal acts. KM 19/7/1991

Specific crimes mentioned. Mentions teenagers and drugs. Bert Seth, John Cramp

NEW/PLAN/01 Mobile Homes

Gypsy fears and mobile homes, Marden and Staplehurst, Daily Telegraph Autumn 1990

Cherry Fann, Peter Hill (Marden), John Banks (Marden) Trevor Gasson

NEW/PLAN/02Closing of land selling company

News item photocopy 1975: Lawnic Investments Ltd, selling plots in Marden Road without planning permission. A petition to wind up the company. from Kent & Sussex Courier 19 September 1975

NEW/PRIZ/01 News Cutting Winner Best kept Village prizeCourier dated 09/09/1977. Staplehurst where big is beautiful.

Mrs Joan Slade, Mr & Mrs Bert Seth, Mrs Janet Dowswell Cherry Fann

NEW/PRIZ/02 News Cutting News from Staplehurst

Courier 09/09/1977. 1 Staplehurst autumn horticultural show and Mr Maybourne 6 prizes. 2 United Reformed Church, new minister Mr Brian Eyles (Byles) to be inducted 17/09/1977

Sid Maybourne, Rev Brian Eyles(Byles) Cherry Fann

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School Centenary - news cutting (The Harris Collection)

Staplehurst Primary School centenery - service at Parish Church The Gazette n.d.

Vickery, Pettican Pert, Whickham, Maxted

NEW/TRAD/01Cuttings (4) re Market, 1993-4

4 Newspaper cuttings and planning letter re setting up of the Staplehurst Market. Kent Today 1-3-93 |

Set-up of market, 15-1-1993, by Galaxy. Move to BR car park from Goods Yard (unpaved) opposite.

Colin Roach-Bowler, Joyce Dunk -Easter

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PEO/CHAR/01Membership documents of Buffaloes Lodge

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes -- Member F Oborne 1920 - 1923 Member of King George V Staplehurst - Died 1925 Mrs Oborne continued payment

4 documents found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, Chapel Lane Oborne Alan Baum

PEO/DOCS/01 Probate The Beslee Collection

Probate of the Will & Coldicils of William Beslee (copy) Will dated 10 July 1820, proved 6 May 1829

Not strictly relevant to Staplehurst but kept with other documents of the Beslee Collection William Besley of Fletching, Sussex, gentleman Beslee Barr Cave

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PEO/DOCS/02 Apprenticeship Indenture

Apprenticehip Indenture 1687 for Thomas Snoode, a poor child of Staplehurst, to be placed with James Poyle of Cranbrook, to serve and dwell with him until age 24

Churchwardens: Thomas Tindall & Abraham Keete Witnesses: Ja Besleeik ( Beslee ?) & James Sharpe Is the child of John Snoath, late of Faversham, and his uncle, Henry Snoath, of Staplehurst was his guardian NB:

Snoode, Snoath, Poyle, Kite

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PEO/DOCS/03Documents & letters (Tipples Collection)

Miscellaneous letters and documents of W Tipples, 1938 - 1971: National Service Registralion Card Invitation to Church restoration

FHU Brooks, Rev J Walker, TG Thatcher Tipples

PEO/DOCS/04Will of Mary Bewman of Staplehurst

Will of Mary Bewman of Staplehurst, widow dated 02/09/1808 buried 23/10/1808 aged 69. Executor Henry Waterman, witnesses George Gransbury and D.Webb

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PEO/EMIG/01 Letter from emigrant in NZ

Letter dated 29 Sept 1842 from James Nash in Wellington NZ to William Barnes in Staplehurst. Description of trip to NZ in ship Bolton 1839-1840 and news of emigrants Hunt and Avery.

He was one of 6 pauper families with assisted passages to NZ, arriving 1840 1. Website copy

Mrs Hunt Farmer Avery Nash

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PEO/EMIG/02Letters to emigrants from Staplehurst

3 letters from Staplehurst to America 1853 Charles Selves to William Selves -- brother Sophie Selves to William Selves-- mother

Oyler Waterman Broad Ballard Thomas

David Selves, June 2001

PEO/EMIG/03Vestry minutes re pauper emigration

Extracts from vestry minutes 1820 - 1840 re emigration of paupers. CKS holds originals Names: Allen Watts Oyler

Edward Hickmott Hornbuckle Charles Allchin Hannah Salomon

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Commemoration of Harry Cornforth -- news cutting with photo

Newspaper article: tree planting commemorating Mr Harry Cornforth. Includes picture.

Mrs D Cornforth Rev Trevor Vickery Bill Tipples John Priestley Mrs M. Howard

PEO/EULO/02 Funeral of Allan Rimmer1. Order of Service - Allan Rimmer 1/11/2007 2. Eulogy by Bill Piper - 1 page, notes Rimmer Bill Piper

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Family Tree Pedigree of Family of Beslee Genealogy The Beslee Collection

Declarations 1856 as to Pedigree - Certificates etc of the family of Beslee as connections with Wadd Farm, Staplehurst & Frittenden

Knoxbridge with references to Lympne (Kent) Fletching (Sussex) Names: Ottaway Blaker Ormerod Varenne Coysgarne Fullagar Brown Chamberlayne Burnet Tattersall Hope Bentley Mence Downes Hill Andrews Dickenson Woodward Wilde Gabbatas Gaunt

Beslee Beesely Elliot Giles Barr Auckland Dyneley Iggulden Gosling Cramp Bourne Reeves Wilson Cave Chambers Exell Hornbuckle Argles and more

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PEO/GENE/02 Photos of Farmer familyFarmer family of Staplehurst - photographs Email from Linda King

Genealogical data included. One man is in a WW1 Australian uniform

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PEO/GENE/03Query letter and census 1901 print

Letter seeking links to Mary Anne Hansford, b. Dorne Farm, Staplehurst 1841. Married name Miller. Letter from Highgate Cemetery Seeking information

Mary Anne Miller, Hansford

PEO/GENE/04Genealogical chart -- Usborne

Pedigree - Genealogical chart Usbornes of Loddenden

Photocopy of page from book The Usbornes of Loddenden

Usborne Toke Chambers Chapman Poyle Cole Fowle

PEO/GENE/05 Genealogical enquiries

Various enquiries of genealogical nature and responses from Allan Rimmer and Anita Thompson Enquiry by Ross England re Joseph Wise, b. 1821

Names: Batholomew Butcher England Wise Pammit Bassock Thomas Pullen Link Wiles Barnes From Stap Society books. 18

Shoobridge Boorman Huckstead Forman Austin Waterman

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PEO/GENE/06 Story of the Hoare family

"Iden Manor in Staplehurst; The Story of the Hoare family." A series of pictures and computer printouts to accompany a talk on the Hoare family by Anita Thompson to the AGM of the Staplehurst Society in 2006. Bound into a booklet.

Portraits, genealogical information. Group photo of servants at Iden Manor. References to Hoare's Bank

Mary Ann Stammers, Hannah Stammers; Lennard, Lockyer, Marsham Hoare's Bank

PEO/GENE/07MIs in Staplehurst Churchyard

(Transcription of) Monumental Inscriptions in Staplehurst Churchyard 1984 Comb-bound booklet plus microfiche PLUS Unbound copy in Oversize drawer Staplehurst Society History Group Many

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PEO/GENE/08Genealogy & History of the Exhurst Family

Article from the website of John Blythe Dobson 1999, revised 2002, discussing the Exhurst / Exherst name URL: http://cybrary.uwinnipeg.ca/people/Dobson/genealogy/ff/Exherst.cfm valid 2

Extensive bibliography 3 printouts Exhurst Exherst

PEO/GENE/09Notes on Exhurst genealogy & property

Notes on Exhurst genealogy & property from 1200 1 page A4 Exhurst Exherst Hodges

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Family tree: Henry William Taylor with explanatory letter

Genealogical chart of Henry William Taylor (1884 - 1942) with introductory letter from Mrs Anne Parr, his granddaugter.

Handwritten, total 3 sides A4 Includes Mrs Parr's research Chart descends from William Taylor, b.c1750

Taylor, Beslee, (Reeve, Shoobridge)

Mrs A Parr, Grimsby

PEO/GENE/11(Bk)Abstracts of Wills & Administrations

Abstracts of Wills and Administrations, together with details of inventries, accounts and enquiries for the Parish of Staplehurst 1600 - 1700

Researched and written by Anita Thompson. Bound as a book. Thousands

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PEO/GENE/12Churchyard Inscriptions - . working sheets

Working sheets for Churchyard Inscriptions (MIs) project 1982

Book -- (2 archfiles in Bookcase) "Vol 1 missing Vol 2 Rows 31 - 67

PEO/GENE/13Family tree Young family of Staplehurst

Henry Young (1777-1858) son Erastus Greenwood Young (1809 - 1890) + 4 generations Young June Moore

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Collection of documents bought from Ebay Nov 2011

John Butcher of Staplehurst, sworn statement 24/7/1837 William Bromley died intestate, unmarried,1801, leaving only brother Thomas. Thomas Bromley died 1817, widow Charlotte and 3 daughters. Charlotte died 1834.

1/ Ann married John Cole of Marden, now deceased Married Samuel Brook of Staplehurst farmer 2 / Rebecca married Humphrey Wickham the Younger of Strood gent 3/ Sarah married Charles Marten of Rainham schoolmaster

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Handwritten Family newspaper (The Harris Collection)

Staplehurst News - Victoria Gazette April 1918 A handwritten newspaper containing real news, personal anecdote and amusement. Original work by Frank & Fred Harris Harris family

PEO/HIST/02 George Emery, biography Biographical notes on George Emery (b. 1891)Email response by Anita Thompson in 2003 to Julian Lisinski Dean, Alice Chapman

PEO/HIST/03Mrs Lavender and post from Cranbrook

Information given by Mrs Charles Lavender about her husband/father who brought the post from Cranbrook

Mrs Lavender, Mrs Renee Maxted Valerie Kidd

PEO/INFO/01Information on Bournes cycle shop

Greetings card with information on Bournes cycle shop Bourne, Neville Bowers Allan Rimmer

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The scrap book of Fred Harris. Sheet 1 (The Harris Collection)

Scrap book containing numerous cuttings and memorabilia Some pasted in, some loose 1. Historical pageant at Staplehurst -- news cutting.2. Hym

4. Church service plan -- scrap.5. Card: By appointment Frederick Harris Esq.6. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visiting Fenn Place, Sussex. -- news cutting.7. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visiting Fenn Place, Sussex. -- news cutting. Many Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 8. Kent effort for our men in the Far East. One-day sale in Canterbury introduced by Miss Christine Knowles of Staplehurst. -- news cutting. 9. Death

11. Woman falls in well. Fred Harris saved a London woman after she fell in one. -- news cutting. 12. Wedding in Goudhurst. Mr Reader (Horsmonden) & Miss Paget (Headcorn). -- news cutting. 13. "The French paid tribute." Mr William Har Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 14. Funeral of Muriel Thatcher, 12 Marden Road. Mr F. G. Harris was organist. -- news cutting.15. Menu in French -- 1934.

17. Trophy winners at Congregational church: Frank Williams Memorial shield. -- news cutting with photo.18. Photo of Staplehurst Congregational church marking tercentenary. -- news cutting.19. Ticket from the West Kent Federation of Women's Instit Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 20. Organ recital at Congregational church. 1948.21. Company of 1000. "Kentish Cavalcade". -- news cutting. 22. WI in Linton Park. -- news cutting.23. Birthday card. 24. Card with photo in from "N

26. Card with photos of Black Forest cuckoo clocks.27. Staplehurst & Marden branch NFU annual dinner 1937. Staplehurst Village Hall. -- news cutting.28. Off to sea. Tableau at Spillsill Court. -- news cutting with photo.29. Off to Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 31. Valentine card from Ada.32. All Saints youth club Valentine social: Fred Harris.33. Beloved Kent Rector passes. Death of Rev Alfred James Walker, Rector of Staplehurst. -- news cutting.34. New minister

35. Staplehurst WI. Funeral of H. S. Stockbridge; funeral of Mr A. G. Chambers; death of C. R. Jeffrey; funeral of H. D. Worsley; Coronation fund. -- news cut.36. Christmas card from the "Rectory Folk".37. Old scholar. Boy from Chart Sutton met Q Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 39. Engagement between Rodney Sims & Barbara Truman. -- news cut. 40. A Cavalcade of Kent history. WI bring to life scenes from Kent history. -- news cu

43. Duchess of Kent tours British Legion, Preston Hall. -- news cutting.44. Photo of Kent Cavalcade. 1950. -- news cutting.45. Stap Dramatic Society fancy dress dance 1953. -- news & photo.46. Fancy Dress Ball. -- news cutting.47. Photo: Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 49. Golden Thoughts. Booklet.50. Service at All Saints Ch week of prayer and teaching. 1949. F.G.H.51. Ticket for Billy Graham at Wembley 1955.52. Crusade poster for Billy Graham, June 1955.53. Order of

55. Short letter (serious?) In French. February 1955.56. Christmas card from Green Court Cottage, from Mr and Mrs Martin. 1954.57. Collected news items: William Sowery fined; WI games; Congregational church songs by Miss Petticar; piano, F. G. Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 59. Order of service, marriage, Evelyn -- Derek. 20th August 1955.60. Birthday card -- age of 10.61. Order of service, chart Sutton, Wilfred June, 195

64. Induction of service at Congregational church of Rev F. J. Paul, 1st January 1953.65. Disabled Kent folk off to Oberammergau. -- news cutting.66. Collected signatures.67. The Queen at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 68. Ancient craft. Article on John Harris and sons, Victoria Cottage. -- news cutting. 69. Ticket -- Theatre Royal, Brighton.70. Prayer for Road Safety. Trevor Vickery by road

72. Great day at Cranbrook for Congregationalists. -- news cutting.73. Cranbrook Congregational church 246th anniversary. -- news cut.74. Palm Sunday service at All Saints. -- news cutting.75. Passion Play at Parish Church. -- news cutt Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 78. Passion Play at all Saints. -- news cutting and photo.79. Invitation, Earl & Countess of Enniskillen for marriage.80. Patronal Festival at a

82. Marriage of Mr Pavey of Maidstone and Miss C. Wood of Marden. -- news cutting.83. Acknowledgement of sympathy from Harris Brothers. -- news cut.84. Photo of Rev T. Vickery, Palm Sunday procession. -- news cutting.85. Funeral service Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 87. Memorial to Harry Cornforth at The Parade. 10th Dec 1967.88. Staplehurst double wedding: Charlotte and Jane Yonge to Charles Brewster and Neil

90. Photo: Tall Trees Nursery School children's Christmas concert. -- news cutting.91. Postcard:Staplehurst high Street looking south.92. How a corner of the Weald went west. All Saints Church, article by Mr Mayell. -- news cut. with ph Fred Harris

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(Continuation sheet) 94. Marriage of Christine Wood of Marden and Jack Pavey, Maidstone. -- news cutting.95. Marriage of Dawn Cox of Marden and Edward Collinson, Marden. --

96. Marriage of Anthony Fortescue Thomas, Hawkenbury and Gillian Stevens of Headcorn. -- news cutting.97. Donald Smith and his wife Pauline of The Royal Oak [Pride of Kent]. -- news cutting with photo. Fred Harris

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PEO/MISC/02Article mentions Robert Barling

Octogenarian Teetotalers with 113 portraits (The National Temperance League)" mentions Robert Barling (85) of Staplehurst. Article in Family Tree Magazine July 2002, pp. 24-26. Two pages torn out.

PEO/MISC/03Harris Family Memoirs (The Harris Collection)

Miscellaneous items of Harris family memorabilia: 1. Letter describing Grannie's funeral and death at Victoria Cottage (note address: Commercial Road, Staplehurst.) Also formal notice thereof.

4. Certificate of Merit to Mr J Harris, 1889, from Staplehurst & Frittenden Cottage Gardeners' Mutual Improvement Society: Table Plants 5. Pi

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Papers relating to Charles Harris, (died in action 1918) (Harris Collection)

1. "Memoirs of Charles Edward Harris" - Scrapbook of photos and items about his life. Compiled as a memorial. A little on Staplehurst; some army life. 2. Two letter

4. Pre-printed postcard home April 1918 5. Letter from Jack Jull, telling of his search for Charles after his injury. Harris, Thatcher, et al

PEO/MISC/05 Driving licence & photo

1. Driving licence up to 1971 in folder 2. Photo in news item (n.d.) ....... both of William Tipples of Ide William Tipples

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Notebook containing trademarks (The Harris Collection)

Private notebook compiled by John Harris containing trademarks

PEO/MISC/07Bank Book (The Harris Collection)

Bank Book belonging to John Harris 1915 - 1919 London County & Westminsted Bank

PEO/MISC/09Hop Picker's account book (The Harris Collection)

The Hop Picker's account book of Mrs Harris (n.d.) Shows her daily tally

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News Clippings: Photo of Harris Boys; Profile of a Village, Staplehurst (The Harris Collection)

Page for Kentish Express 10 Sept 1965: Photo of Frank & Fred Harris outside Victoria Works, Chapel Lane "Profile of a Village": Staplehurst as a commuter village -

ex Londoners looking for peace - estates have blossomed! Harris Herbie Smith

PEO/MISC/11 Christmas CardChristmas Card showing snow scene and a postman delivering in Staplehurst on Church Hill Received by Mike and Cherry Fann Cherry Fann

PEO/NEWS/01 News of a wedding

Newspaper article: "Wedding at Staplehurst". Miss M. F. Chamberlain and Mr H. E. Hutchinson description and list of presents with names. [d/ many

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Compilation of News cuttings 1892 - 1930s

Compilation of many newspaper cuttings about Staplehurst 1892 - 1930s "Memories of Old Staplehurst". Two bundles (Vol1 & Vol2) produced by Pat Weekes of Benenden in 1994. From a series of su

A4 sheets in a manila envelope/folder Huge number of names mentioned, unindexed Indexing desirable Too many to list

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News cutting: British Legion Dinner; speech about pensions, with photo (The Harris Collection)

"The Legion's 10 million voices; call for united front on pensions." KM 3/10/1951 and photo Staplehurst Branch Dinner 1951 More names: Cornforth, Bracher, Cutbush, Bailey

many, inc.: Vickery, Col. Larking, Bird, Simkins, Wastall, Rootes, Rutherford

PEO/OBIT/01Obituary Bessie Shoobridge

News clipping October 18th 1937 funeral and obituary Bessie Shoobridge

On staff at Sutton Valance elementary school. Some genealogical information is included

Mr & Mrs Coombs

PEO/ORDS/01Order of service - funeral of Bert Seth

Order of service for funeral of Bert Seth, 30 Aug 2000 See reference: PEO/REMI/06

Conducted by Rev Brian Barnes

PEO/PICT/01Pictures of Staplehurst (The Harris Collection)

Page from Kentish Express of 10 Sept 1965 showing pictures of Staplehurst [PEO/MISC/10 is from the same issue of this paper/]

Tipples, Spicer, Barker, Jack Smith, Herbie Smith, Lavender

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PEO/PICT/02 Portrait passport photosFile of negatives, copies from Frank Page, photographer NOT TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT PERMISSION Frank Page

PEO/PICT/03Photograph album, Harris family Harris family photograph album, c 1920's octavo Harris, Webb Fred Harris

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Letter from J Edwin Harris March 1918 plus military Christmas card 1917 (The Harris Collection)

1. Letter from Edwin Harris to his mother recounting his confirmation in the CofE during the war. 2. Christmas card 1917 NB Edwin had been a non-conformist. Edwin Harris

PEO/RELI/02Certificate of Character (The Harris Collection)

Certificate of Character from Sabbath School at Biddenden for John Harris 30 Nov 1856 to 13 April1862

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PEO/REMI/01 Poem - ReminiscencePoem by Bert Thirkell: "The Good Old Days in Staplehurst" Handwritten on A4 Thirkle Thirkell

PEO/REMI/02Reminsicences of life in Staplehurst in C19th

Staplehurst 1819 - 1825 by Arthur Robert Barling (born 1811) Dated 1895 Anecdotes about the village and its people Typescript. An enhanced and flowery interpretation 3 copies, with variati

The quotation "Change is the diet ..." (p3) is fromYardley Oak by William Cowper (1731-1800). The quotation "Be it a weakness...." (p2) is from Tirocinium also by Cowper. Barling's text is quoted at length in an on-line genealogical biography of a

Usborne Biggs Bromley Dobell, Shoobridge. Lists of farmers and shopkeepers

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PEO/REMI/04Reminiscences of Staplehurst in early 1900s

Bert Thirkell's memories of early 1900s: "Just a Village where Everybody knew Everyone" 3 autographed copies

Includes Cricket team members and tennis club rules; hop picking, village activites, school

Bessie Burgess Marianne Stammers Kathleen Pope Bert Thirkell

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Reminiscence of Staplehurst late C19th & early C20th

A Staplehurst Childhood", a personal history of Henry William Taylor, born Staplehurst 1884. Written in 1938. Typescript

Contains images of life in Staplehurst and anecdotes. Cottage in Chapel Lane Letter of authorization

Burnham Oliver Crothel Pope Shoobridge Oakley Norris Mrs Fitch Bexley

Mrs Anne Parr (g-niece of HT)

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Reminiscences from Bert Seth (Millennium Project)

Interview with Bert Seth on 20 April 2000 by Ron Hegartry Millennium Project

Green Court Staplehursts Church World War 2 Profession: Book binder Ron Hegarrty

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Reminiscences of Dr Richard Skinner (Millennium Project)

Interview with Dr Richard Skinner on 21st April 2000 by Ron Hegarty Millennium Project Typescript. see also Audio Tape Medicine Churches Ron Hegarty

PEO/REMI/08Reminiscences of Staplehurst in WW2

Extracts from Parish Magazine, n.d. but c1995; pp.19-22 A Staplehurst Family at War by Mrs Win Crouch Past Times: Staplehurst and the Second World War, compiled by Ron Hegarty What happened in Staplehurst during the war Mrs Win Crouch

PEO/REMI/09Reminiscences of life in Staplehurst in 1920s

Letter from Lina Smith to Allan Rimmer dated 2/2/07 Brief rerminiscences Sleeper Alley (aka Surrenden Cottages) Arnold Hill Roy Milner Linda Smith

PEO/REMI/10Reminiscences of life in Staplehurst 1950s

Autobiographical account of life, people & buildings of Staplehurst in the 1950s by John Cramp. Typescript of talk given by John to Staplehurst Society

Names: George & Martin, Les Pierce, Nicholson, Lou Mitchell, Miss Middleton,

Harris Brothers, Arthur Vousden Archie Merrie, Major Rutherford John Cramp

PEO/REMI/11Two autograph books The Harris Collection

Two Autograph Books from John Harris, early 20th C Contains entries from Staplehurst People

PEO/REMI/12(Bk) Book about Cranbrook

Reminiscences of Old Cranbrook by Joe Woodcock pub. Meresborough Books

No Staplehurst connection. Pictures, reminiscences.

PEO/REMI/13Diaries (The Harris Collection)

Private pocket diaries of Frederick G Harris 1983, 1985, 1986,1987

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PEO/REMI/14(Bk) Cranbrook Local History

Cranbrook & District Local History Society, Cranbrook Voices from the 20th Century, Cranbrook & District Local History Society, 2000

PEO/TRAD/01Business Card (The Harris Collection)

Business card for John Harris - Victoria Carriage Works Missing?

PEO/TRAD/02 Bills from ButcherBills from George Ballard, famly butcher, West End, Marden 1928 -1929 to Oborne

15 documents found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, Chapel Lane Oborne, Ballard Alan Baum

PEO/TRAD/03 Milk delivery books

Milk books from C C Worsley & Sons, The Firs Dairy, Staplehurst 1929 - 1933 in the name of Oborne Record deliveries and payments

5 books found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, Chapel Lane Oborne Alan Baum

PEO/TRAD/04 Bread order book

Bread order book from F Javens, The Quarter & High Street, Staplehurst to Mrs Oborne 25 Jan 1930 - May 1932

Found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, Chapel Lane Oborne, Javens Alan Baum

PEO/TRAD/05Bills for trade (Tipples collection)

Collected bills for trading in Staplehurst, addressed to W Tipples, Esq. 1969 - 1970 Includes pre- & post-decimalization Tipples, Dixon Tipples

PEO/WARF/01News cuttings (Harris Collection) Items concerning death of Charles Harris in WW1

News clipping News paper map of Ypres Letter from hospital (French). 1918 Harris

PEO/WARF/02 War memorial addition

"Staplehurst's forgotten hero" Reginald Charles Fitzgerald 9th March 1925 - 13/14 October 1944 article by Edmund T Sergison Fegans home for boys Slaney Farm

Mr Bateup, Slaney Cottages Ted Sergison

REL/BOOK/01Parish magazine (Harris Collection)

Staplehurst Parish Magazines Vol 59 No 8, Aug 1952 Vol 60 No 7, July 1953 Vol 62 no 6 June 1955 (from Win Crouch)

Fred Harris/ Win Crouch

REL/BOOK/02Church Year Book (Harris Collection)

Year Book and Blotter 1956 - 1957 Cranbrook & Staplehurst Congregational Churches

services schedule, calendar, history of Congregational Church Fred Harris

REL/BOOK/03 Frittenden Parish Magazine Frittenden Parish Magazine October 1897 Photocopy Hallward Hickmott

REL/BUIL/01Info (1874) re All Saints Church

History & description of Church of All Saints, Staplehurst

from Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol 9 1874 pages 189-203 Photocopy Author: W.A.S.R. Mentions the South Door, the bells, the registers, starts 1245

Mayney, Pearman (curate) Besely

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Booklet: Staplehurst Church (Harris Collection)

Staplehurst Church by Rev A J Walker (Cranbrook 1938) some notes A description of the building

Booklet - paper cover some photos 2 copies, different sizes In hanging file Fred Harris

REL/BUIL/03 English ChurchesJones, LG, The Beauty of English Churches, Constable, 1978

REL/BUIL/04Newspaper cutting on All Saints Church

Richard Talbot looks at All Saints Church (History of Church) No date Norman font, Norman door

Mr Vickery, Rev. A.J. Walker

REL/BUIL/05Gift day leaflet in church history

Eight centuries in stone, the treasures of your church Also expenditures 1957 -1963

REL/BUIL/06 Pamphlet

B.C. Worssam: Eight centuries in stone: an account of the building of All Saints Church, Staplehurst

Including details of the various stones used in the building and churchyard

REL/BUIL/07 Parish church guide2 copies of "The Parish Church of All Saints Staplehurst dated 01-07-1983 and 30-10-1978

REL/CLER/01Biographies of clergy with reference to Staplehurst

Article on Vicars, Masters, etc of Church of ss Gregory & Martin, Wye, in Archaeologia Cantiana vol 28, 1909. Photocopy

Nicholas Wright was rector of Staplehurst in 1474 - 1499 John Goodhewe likewise in 1500 - 1518. Each "held" Staplehurst with the provostship of Merton College Wright Goodhewe

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Transcription from Staplehurst Congregational Chapel

Staplehurst Kent Congregational Chapel book of transcripts of registers of BMDs. 1716 - 1912 with a short history of the chapel. Baptisms 1746 -1793, 1797 -1837 Plus a few births 1716 -1791; marriages 1788 -1792, Deaths 1787 -1793, Burials 1842 -1912

Paperback 1999. The original baptism registers 1797-1837 are at the National Archives at Kew; the others are at the Centre for Kentish studies, Maidstone

REL/HIST/01Article: The Staplehurst Register (1538-1596)

Article Staplehurst Register by J.S.Ff Chamberlain, M.A. in Archaeologia Cantiana Vol 28, 1909, pages 283-299

2 photocopies - includes a few images. Explains the use and appearance of the register.

Many, including Beseley, Henden.

REL/HIST/02History of Staplehurst Rectory (CofE)

Notes typescript for a talk to SS by Anita Thompson on the history of the (Old) Rectory from C1350 to 1953

Records inhabitants of the Rectory from C1350; includeds census transcriptions. More names: Crick, Reyner, Buss, Vickery, et al

Many including Besesly, Chamberlain, Sowton, Grove, Crowther, Hornbuckle.

Anita Thompson, 2007

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History of the Congregational Church in Staplehurst 1647 -1947

Booklet 1947: Tercentenary Commemoration and Thanksgiving Staplehurst Congregational church, by Rev. E. Harland Brine

Written history with photo of Pastor and deacons in 1947 and of church and manse.

Jull, Shoobridge, Chapman, Balley, Spicer, Grigsby, Thatcher, Brine, et al Harris

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History of Staplehurst Congregational Church 1662 - 1902

Booklet 1903: A brief history of Staplehurst Congregational church, by Rev. T Thatcher (the pastor)

2 copies, 1 morocco/1 paper Mentions marian martyrs one photo many names

Barling, Shoobridge, Thatcher, Brooks, Jull, Chapman, Kingsnorth, et al F Harris

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Article: Opposition to Church rates by Non- conformists

Two newspaper articles: 1. Distraint on the Mustard Pot -- Kent & Sussex Courier 31/7/1992 2. Church fought a very ominous combination - cutting, ditto, 10/7/1992 Conc

May relate to Poll Tax protests in 1990s. Not about Staplehurst not Staplehurst

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Descrption of Staplehurst - Church history -Martyrs

"Staplehurst and Marden: Where Dissenters were burned at the Stake" by Jenni Balow. KM 3/6/1977 Wide ranging intro to Staplehurst - Planning

Mentions 1977 attitude to spread of housing in Staplehurst

REL/HIST/07 Info: Marian Martyrs of Kent

pages 30 -52 from Noble Martyrs of Kent 41 Martyrs of Canterbury 4 photos of Canterbury martyrs' memorial photos and photocopies in envelope L W Walker

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Letters: 1. Martyrs 2. a little genealogy: Tolhurst et al

1. Copy of 1940 letter concerning Kentish Marian martyrs. Not on Staplehurst, except for inclusion of names below. 2. Covering letter 1999 from Lesley Watson-Walker of Canterbury to Allan Rimmer referring to a fa

Martyrs: Fishcock, White, Pardue, Final, Mrs Bradbridge, Wilson, Benden AR

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Overseers' registers (article) Church History (The Harris Collection)

An article about the history of All Saints Church 1646 - 1826, drawn from the Overseers' Registers. Set against national and ecclesiastical history. Parish Magazine October 1942. No author. S

Twelve volumes were "recently" discovered in the rectory hayloft.

Walker, Varenne, Crowther, Bowtell, Blackwood, Kent, Poyntell, Sowton

REL/HIST/10History of United Reformed Church

Anniversary Committee, The United Reformed Church, Staplehurst, July 1997: 350 years of worship & witness, URC, Staplehurst 1997

REL/HIST/10(Bk)History of United Reformed Church

Anniversary Committee, The United Reformed Church Staplehusrt July 1997: 350 Years of Worship and Witness. URC Staplehurst 1997

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Book: History of Baptists in Smarden, etc. (includes Staplehurst)

Hoskins, Norman L., The Baptists of Smarden and the Weald of Kent 1640 - 2000. (Self published) includes Kingsnorth family

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Seating plan for Parish Church Jubilee Service 1935

Seating plan for Parish Church Jubilee Service 5 May 1935 F.Harris

REL/INFO/01Flyer for united churches' celebration

Celebration of life 12 to 25th June [2007], an event sponsored by the united churches of Staplehurst, at Surrenden Road Playing field. A6 Flyer

REL/MISC/01Scrapbook -- The Harris Collection Sheet 1

The Sunday School Teacher's Scrapbook Includes newpaper cuttings & religious musings. Most loose, now numbered and slipped into scrapbook

1. "Jerusalem" picture stuck in. 2. "Faithful unto death" -- newsp cuttings; the picture of Jack Cornwell; n.d. 3a. Triniculum; or Jewish feast Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 5a. What a boy could do; newspaper cutting. n.d.5b. The first Sunday School; newspaper cutting; n.d. 6. The galla

8. Playground fatality at Staplehurst; giant stride collapses; news 8/7/19229. Parsons/Lane or Wright/Maskell marriage; news; n.d.; unknown Staplehurst reference.10. A rock-hewn tomb; with rolling stone; newspaper; n.d.11. The origin and progres Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 12. The Hemsted oak; newspaper cutting; no date.13. Easter; acrostic by F.G. Harris.14. Peace; acrostic by F.G. Harris; loose.15. Obituary fro

16. News photo Scotch Fisher lanses at Scarborough. n.d. 17. Buelt Sunday School Union; ann. mtg Staplehurst; 1/4/1918; Easter Mon.18. Unveiling of Protestant Martyr's memorial at Staplehurst; April 1905; newspaper cutting.19. Wedding; M. T. Acot Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 21. (Loose hand-painted card) "One of the B'hoys from Staplehurst" by I. M. L. 1918 Made of rhubarb; banana; pear; plum2

23. Wedding; H. R. Peters (Faversham) and Miss W. M. Marsh (Dunkirk) n.d. (Miss Marsh sang in our choir; says John Cramp.)24. Evangelists: Mr J. H. Whyte (2); Sir Edward Sharp (2); Rev Newton Jones.25. Evangelists? Unknown Rev; unknown woman; Rev Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 26. Four memorial stones laid at Marden Methodist church; news cut; n.d. 27. Methodists advance at Marden (Sunday School memorial stones); Rev P. We

30. Lewisham "Pastor's snowball". (Rev Philip Hall); newspaper cutting; n.d.31. The Rev and Mrs W. H. Lax. Thank you! (Poplar Wesleyan Mission)32. Obituary of Mr the W. Turley; florist and fruiterer; Upper Norwood. (Wreaths include "Charlie and Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 33a. The Cure (missionary in India) Newspaper Cutting; n.d. b. The Cathedral of Methodism -- Wesley's Chapel. Newspaper pic; n.d. c. A new m

34. The Rechabites order; high chief ruler at Staplehurst. Newsp cutting; n.d.35. Prominent Methodists at Dover; Mr and Mrs Stephen Lewis. Newspaper article; n.d.36. Funeral of Mr Frederick Jeffery of Ore. "With deep sympathy from friends at Stap Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 38. Resurrection acrostic; F. G. Harris; marked "Mrs Jeffery" on back.39. Verse with drawings signed J. H. Burgess. Postcard; ink.40. Death of S

42a;b.c. Rev and Mrs E Omar Pearson: Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe: Romany and Raq; newspaper cuttings; n.d. 43. A GLB girl's bravery; newspaper cutting; n.d.44. Congregational church of Staplehurst; i Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 45. Rechabites at Tonbridge. Newspaper cutting and group photo; n.d.46. Obituary; the late Mr P. W. Turley. See 22a; 32 47. Rechabites Jubilee at

49a. Staplehurst Congregational Church; new pastor; Rev Hugh McKay; cutting December 1926. 49b. Lantern show; Young People's Fellowship; held at Mr Hocken's oasthouse at Hawkenbury; Fred Harris

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Continuation sheet 51. Two mottos for the new year; L. V. Heasman 21/12/1919.52. Rev F. J. Williams; newspaper photo; n.d. 53

55. Cricket; Hollington St John Team; 1929; newspaper cutting. 56. "Twelve things I have to thank God for" on 8 postcards; by E. Eastwood; Henry Pearson; Percy Bridgeland; J. H. Burgess (marked Mrs Jeffery); G. W. Groombridge; L. Heasman; Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 57. The Role of the Law; newspaper picture; n.d.58. Children's lesson pictures dated 5/4/1914-26/6/1914 & 4/9/1939 in env.59. 1927 Happy Greetin

61. Church Rates are a law of the land; W. G[rigsby] & W. J[ull]. Dated 1840. Photocopy.62. 110th anniversary of the Primary School. Rev T. Vickery; Mrs Florence Catt; 92; Mr Fred Harris; 83; Mr Eric Spear; headmaster. 1983. Newspaper cutting. 5 Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 63. Where the answer lies in the toil (Plough Sunday) K. M. 6/1/198464a. Autograph letter to Mr and Mrs C. Jeffery from Thomas G. Thatcher dated 17/7

65a. Printed photos of the Rev and Mrs Thatcher of Staplehurst; golden wedding on July 15th 65b. Forty-four year ministry at Staplehurst; farewell gifts to Mr and Mrs Thatcher. Fred Harris


Continuation sheet 67. Fred Harris's photos in envelope. 1. Two negatives of Victoria Cottage, Chapel Lane 2. One photo; very faded; his father with birds in avia

5. One photo of three users in fancy dress (Fred and two of his brothers?) 6. One photo of man in army uniform (one of his brothers?) 7. One photo of roll of honour; Staplehurst Congregational church; 8. One photo of memorial to Wilfred Thatche Fred Harris


Continuation sheet Fred Harris's Photos in envelope (cont.) 9. Exposures of holiday at Brique; Simplon Pass; etc; dated 18/6/1924 (? When his brother died in

68. Photo of circa 1953? Taken at Chapmans Farm: hop bin with label "Korea; Malaya"; with people picking Fuggle hops into it:L-R: unknown woman; 2 New Zealander girls; Carolyn Day, aged about 8; Fred Harris; unknown woman; 2 unknown children Fred Harris

REL/MISC/02 Music Score of Psalm 130

Psalm 130 called "Staplehurst" from David's Harp, a series of original tunes composed expressly for the psalter by Thomas Clark 1843

Transcribed by Helen Mitcham March 2000 2 copies A4

REL/MISC/03Invitation to dedication service for bells

An invitation from the Parish Church of All Saints 30 Mar 1997 to a service of dedication

Printed card Bells increased from 8 to 10 Cherry Fann

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News cuttings: from Parish Magazine: Bells and War Damage (The Harris Collection)

Cuttings from the Parish Magazine: 1. The Rector's letter Sept 1944 reporting bomb damage and dedication of banners..

Walker, Wightwick, Tipples, Parrington

REL/MONU/01Article about Martyrs' Memorial

Issue of The Reformer magazine Sep/Oct 1978 p.1 "Staplehurst Martyrs' Memorial cleaned and repaired."

Brenda Mount, Sec of Staplehurst Society

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Marian Martyrs The Passive Resisters Miscellaneous information

Article about the erection of the Martyrs' Memorial 1905 and about Passive Resisters by Mrs J D Whitford (formerly Wyatt) of Staplehurst. Accompanied by covering letter dated Feb 1998 from author to Anita Thompson. Misc. infomatio

Names of various Marian Martyrs. Fate of Alice Benden (betrayed by her husband). Imprisonment of Passive Resisters in 1904. Conceived by Mr E Bailey; designed by Mr W Brooks

Thatcher Jull Harris Hardes Offen Knight Fishcock Pardue Bradbridge Final

REL/NEWS/01Confirmation at All Saints - news photo

Archbishop of Canterbury Runcie confirms candidates in Staplehurst - News cutting and photo 17/7/1983 Trevor Vickery was not there!

Dr Robert Runcie, Melaanie Braganza; mid row 3rd from right: Suzanne Knapps

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Page from Parish Magazine n.d. but post 1996 1. Annual Parochial Church meeting. 2. Bell restoration project

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Order of service, dedication of War Memorial Chapel at All Saints

Patronal festival and Dedication of War Memorial Chapel 1 Nov 1921 2 copies of single sheet

REL/ORDS/02Various items in tribute to Rev Trevor Vickery

1. Valedictory Service for Rev Trevor Vickery 29/9/1991 2. A service to celebrate 25 years of service 14/12/1976 3. An invitation to share in 40 years of drama in tribute to Rev T Vickery. nd

Anita Thompson

REL/ORDS/03Order of service - dedication of new bells

Order of service - Dedication of new peal of ten bells, Staplehurst Parish church by Rev Brian Barnes, Easter Day 1997 Booklet - includes some detail of the bells

REL/PROG/01Programme: Flower Festival 2002

"A Festval of Flowers", The Friends of All Saints Parish Church 13 -15 Sep (2002) Recital by Phyllis Shilling / Songs of Praise Flower arrangers and sponsors' names Phyllis Shilling

Anita Thompson

REL/PROG/02 Programme All saints Festival of Flowers 1st,2nd and 3rd July 1983 for improvements to Rector's vestry

S&L/CARN/01 CompetitionsStaplehurst Society competitions for Carnival & Fete

Pictures of houses. Includes the 1998 comp. Stap Soc

S&L/CARN/02 Carnival programme

Staplehurst Carnival & Fete programme 2006, 2000 6th July 1968 2nd July 1977 (Silver Jubilee)

Queen's 80th. 2 copies 1 -Caribbean Carnival and name the village centre 969/1987/1988

S&L/CARN/03 British Legion ladies

British Legion ladies' float in Staplehurst Carnival 1986 (Wizard of Oz) News cutting, no note of source Vic Holdaway

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News cuttings: Plays performed in Staplehurst (The Harris Collection)

Miscellaneous Newspaper cuttings: 1. The Mikado by Staplehurst Dramatic Soc; Kentish Express 3 May 1930

4. Two other cuttings about the above plays, not cited 5. Cutting re Staplehurst Passiion Play, written by Bert Seth (first performed in 1956). n.d.

Ashdown, Ginn, Vickery Marshall, Usborne, Lavender, Marsh, Wernham, Offen

S&L/DRAM/02Spillshill Court Pageant (The Harris Collection)

1. Spillshill Court Pageant - cutting from KM 12 Aug 1933 including glimpse of future Loyse May Convalescent Home for Mothers and Babies, (never built) Includes picture of Fred Harris and Miss Knowles

S&L/DRAM/03Staplehurst Passion Play (The Harris Collection)

1. Reports on Staplehurst Passion Play in early 1970s 2. Also piece about Rev Trevor Vickery, 31 Dec 1981

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Drama productions: 1929-1933 programmes and news cuttings (The Harris Collection)

Programmes and cuttings from various dramatics. Staplehurst Choral and Dramatic Society

The Rising Generation 1832 Pirates of Penzance(4) Tilly of Bloomsbury (5) June 1933

Mole, Tester, Rabson, Harris, Cartwright, Smith, Veall, Dixon, Batho, Bourne, George, Pascall, Lavender, Vane Fred Harris

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Poster for Staplehurst Mutual Improvement Society

Poster for Staplehurst Mutual Improvement Society 1864

Tarbutt (Cranbrook) Barnes

Lucy Toms, nee Mayell

S&L/INFO/01 FootpathsStaplehurst Footpath Group. 5 walks around Staplehurst, South Maidstone 1980

S&L/MISC/01Events in Staplehurst and miscellaneous items

Events calendar 1994 -- carnival & fete quiz no date 3 pages ----- Welcome to new members ---- Description of society ----- Captions --- Quiz 1983

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S&L/MISC/02 Membership bookletStaplehurst Lad's Social Club ("The Rising Sun") Date unknown Promoting games, sport & lectures

G Hogben,Pannell, Gumbrill, Bonarjee

S&L/MISC/03 Competition

Staplehurst Society competitions (2) for children: (May 1991) Wordsearch on Houses; "The Staplehurst Hoard" Library input? GP Dawkins

S&L/MISC/04 Membership CardsStaplehurst Cricket & Tennis Club Membership & Fixtures Cards 1932 / 1935 / 1939

Fred Harris (probably)

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Pictures Programmes Music West Gallery Quire

Prints by Clifford Bayly 2000 X 2 Psalm 130 "Staplehurst" (words & music) Thomas Clark Quire West Gallery programmes Image of Norman Wallis

S&L/MISC/06 Competitions

Staplehurst Society competitions for family Various in package: Trails, buildings, wildlife 1987 -1992 Pictorial quizzes

S&L/MISC/07 Competitions

Staplehurst Society Family Quiz 1990 Book containing answers (photo album) Photographs of houses and Nature Reserve

S&L/MISC/08File of items about Dog Show Dog show at Brattle Farm - bits & pieces

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Posters & leaflets re Staplehurst Society meetings and events

Miscellaneous posters and leaflets for events - mostly with no year date See list in reverse of sheet (oldposters.rtf) C Fann

S&L/MISC/10(Bk) Kent ParklandWhite, J.T., The Parklands of Kent, Arthur J Cassell, 1967(?)

S&L/MISC/11 Quiz sheet - junior 1992 Quiz sheet - junior Includes map

S&L/MISC/12 Tourist Map - LeafletThe Weald Gazette tourist map and guide to Cranbrook, Staplehurst and Hawkhurst. No date

S&L/MISC/13 Newsletter, marching band1993 Staplehurst marching band newsletter No 1 and 3 List of numbers Dave Weller

S&L/MISC/14 Club The Wednesday Club founded in 1972..... Handwritten A5 sheet of yellow paper

S&L/NEWS/01 Village ChronicleStaplehurst Village Quarterly Chronicle 1967 1968

News of clubs and societies 2. A5 Booklet

S&L/NEWS/02Booklet for Scouts & guides 1976

Centre - a magazine for Staplehurst Scouts and Guides Autumn 1976, No 4 Dates, news items, advertisements

Knowlden, Swainbank, et al

Anita Thompson

S&L/NEWS/03 Pancake race2nd Annual Pancake Day race. No date. 3 cuttings

Rev Trevor Vickery, Mrs jean Waterman, Mrs Sandra Britta, Anne Brenchley

S&L/NEWS/04 Football club triumphs 1955News clipping - Staplehurst Football Club teams - celebrate league promotion with dinner

2 Reports and report KM 27th may 1955 Presently on orange poster

C Hobbs, Paine, Swain, Hodge June Moore

S&L/NEWS/05 News cutting

News cutting dated 18/02/1892 Cricket meeting, followed by water supply to cottages of Mr Henry Hoare

Hoare,Mr W. Bright, Hamilton, Shoobridge

S&L/PROG/01 Programme booklets (6)

Programmes: Thomas Clark Quire - The Stap Soc at Spillshill Court 20/05/2000-2/6/2001 Mother Goose

(cont.) Son et Lumiere - Parish Church Model Railway Exhibition Stap Soc 1993

S&L/PROG/02 Play programme

Programme for SDS production Spring 1952: Bonaventure by Charlotte Hastings Includes advertisements

Actors and production crew: Fleming Offen Phipps Light Vickery Verrall Pettican Brett Ashton Day Taylor Weston Cole Tomlin Martin Knight McLennan Tipples Brett Ashdown Wood 1969/1987/Beermat

S&L/PROG/03 Garden safari programmes Garden Safari Programme 2006 & 2007 2 copies includes map

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S&L/PROG/04 Theatrical programme

Programme (part of) of a pageant presented at Spilsill approximately 1935. various local people took part.

Programme includes names of past owners of Spilsill. Several

Fred Harris (probably)

S&L/PROG/05Programme for music concert

West Gallery music concert at All Saints Church Sept 2006 The Marsh Warblers

S&L/PROG/06Programme for music concert

Concert at Staplehurst Music Centre for Creative Staplehurst 2006

S&L/PROG/07Celebration programme year 2000

Leaflets: Staplehurst a village celebration 2000 An ecumenical meeting Sunday 11 June on primary school playing field Staplehurst Fellowship of Churches

S&L/PROG/08Programme for The Staplehurst Passion Play

Programme: Passion Play presented in All Saints Church 1-4 April 1980 A4 folded AT

S&L/PROG/09Programme for Murder in the Cathedral

Programme: Play presented in All Saints Church 17-19 June 1987 A4 folded several AT

S&L/PROG/10Programme: Horticultural Society show 1976

Programme: Staplehurst Horticultultural Society fruit flower and vegetable show 4 Sept 1976 Officers, programme, advertisements

Sec: Mrs J Keen, Mr G McConnell

Anita Thompson

S&L/PROG/11Programme for concert, June 2006

Programme for Innominata, June 2006 at Spilshill Court in aid of Sobell Lodge

S&L/PROG/12 Concert programmeConcert given by The Old Barn Orchestra at Spilsill Court 1 July 2006

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Page from programme for Anything to Declare (The Harris Collection)

Page from programme for farce Anything to Declare Late 1930s Also part of news item on Newlyn Trust

Batho, Bourne, Harris, Ladd, Veall, Dixon, Cutbush, Lavender, Usborne, Stacy, Tully, Vane

S&L/PROG/14Programme for Fete & pageant

Fete & Pageant at Spilshill Courtr, Staplehurst, - Bank Holiday Monday 7 Aug 1933

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Programme: Dramatic Society 1999 The Lost Spirit of St Applehurst

Programme for Dramatic Society: Richard Branston Pickle and the Lost Spirit of St Applehurst. Millennium Pantomime Dec 1999 Written by Murray Motley & Stuart Clark Several in cast and crew

S&L/PROG/16 Prog peace celebrations Staplehurst July 19th 1919 Held at Iden Manor Park D. Seligman

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British Legion (Staplehurst Branch)reunion dinner 8/10/1947

Programme and menu for British Legion (Staplehurst Branch), Staplehurst Village Hall, Wednesday October 8th 1947

R.Westcott, Col.G.A.Roe, Maj A.J. Simpkins, Maj W.Rutherford, H.Cornforth Vic Holdaway

S&L/PROG/18 2012 Jubilee programmeStaplehurst celebrates The Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11" 1952-2012 Edited by graham Sivyer (2 copies)

S&L/REMI/01 Booklet

Leaflet: By Loch Rannoch I will Go by Brian Eyles 1985 Sold for the Staplehurst URC renovation fund A5 Brian Eyles

Anita Thompson

S&L/REMI/02 Team photographs Cricket team photos 1935 & 1936As available to the team members MISSING AS AT 6/10/08 listed Harry Brake

S&L/TEAM/01 Cricket Club fixturesHandwritten list, Bert Thirkell, teams & rules 1929 and 2 photocopies

A.W. Wamsley, owner of ground and president Bert Thickell

S&L/TEAM/02 Cricket & Tennis club Handwritten list, Bert ThickellNames and addresses, rules, team information groundsman and photocopies Bert Thickell

S&L/TEAM/03 Farmers v tradesmen Farmers v tradesmen annual match at StaplehurstWilliam Tipples (farmer) captain

S&L/TRAD/01 Pubs info and namesHandwritten information on pubs 1847-1922. Names of publicans

Kelly's Directory - Various Extracts (missing 25 02 2013) Cherry Fann

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STS/MISC/01Staplehurst Society Constitution

Staplehurst Society Constitution plus amendement 1980. Typescript and Booklet plus amendement 1980, plus Constitution revised 1992. Joan Buller

STS/NEWS/01Staplehurst Society Newsletter

Newsletter of The Staplehurst Society Incomplete collection 1. Sept 1983 - Oct 1990


Newsletter of The Staplehurst Society Incomplete collection 2. Winter 1991- Winter 1999


Newsletter of The Staplehurst Society Incomplete collection 3. 2000 -

STS/NEWS/04 News paper cuttingKent and Sussex Courier 2/2/1979 Poetry wins prizes: poetry and limerick competition

Bert Seth, Matthew Ralph, Alison Hegarty, Meg Fann,Mrs N.P.Stoll, Heidi Gain, Mr Len Pettit, Jason Cannings Cherry Fann

STS/PLAN/01

Planning correspondence between Staplehurst Society and Parish Council & other bodies 1974 - 1980

A folder of correspondence between The Staplehurst Society and planning bodies including The Parish Council and Maidstone Borough Council mostly about planning. 1974 - 1980 includes some news

Includes: Leisure Centre survey Tree planting at Jubilee Field, et al Parking problems 1974

Staplehurst Society

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Notes for talk- Establishment of Staplehurst Society

Notes for talk by Mrs J Wyatt re concerns about planning - proposing a local protection society.

Public meeting 19 June 1977 objecting to planning proposals. This led to the foundation of The Staplehurst Society. Typescript Jeanette Wyatt

TRA/DOCS/01 Act of Parliament: Roads

Act for Amending the roads from Tunbridge Wells to Swiftsden and from Frant to Passingworth Great Wood - George III 1808

Nothing on Staplehurst, but it gives Tolls, etc., for a turnpike road. Original printed document

TRA/DOCS/02

Correspondence re Staplehurst Railway Station tree planting project by Stap Society

Staplehurst Railway Station tree planting project 1980 -1983 Plan and set of letters about this. The Society organized and planted the trees

TRA/MISC/01 Heavy lorries on the A229

1. Letters from the Hon Sec of the Staplehurst Society to Secretary of State for Transport about heavy lorries on the A229 (1977) 2. Booklet on Lorries and the Environment Committee (1977)

TRA/MISC/02Channel Tunnel Rail Link - abandonned

Map and newspaper article (KM 24/9/1995) about proposed Channel Tunnel freight rail link by Central Railways via Staplehurst

TRA/MISC/03 Crash Statistics A229 KCC Crash query GIS. A229 1/ 3year. 2/ 5 year Stilebridge to Knoxbridge and letter 19/08/2005

TRA/NEWS/01News cutting: Tesco development at the station

"In Line for big railway Tesco". KM 27/6/2003 re planning application for Station Approach and small map

George Street as commuter car park Disabled access

Eric Hotson, Vicky Chittenden A Thompson

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Newpaper cuttings and photos about Staplehurst Station

Set of photos of Staplehurst Station & Sunday market 1996 Cutting about freight train derailment at Staplehurst Station 16/9/96

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TRA/RAIL/01Collected items about railways

The Iron Roads Dictionary and Travellerts' Route Chart Timetables Oct 1848 (Front sheet) The South Eastern Railway Info

Photo: American Car Train at full speed (n.d.) "They fought a fire" - article on fire at Staplehurst yard & photo. 1960. Celebration of 150 years of Railway at Staplehurst (Stap Soc) Picture: 1865

Stoakes Willcox Braithwaite Bolland

Anita Thompson

TRA/TRAN/01Fuel vouchers (The Harris Collection)

Used Fuel vouchers (used) for 4 units. Not valid after 31/7/1959 (?Suez Crisis?)

TRA/TRAN/02 Bus Commuter mini-bus

1/2"Commuter mini-bus straight to Staplehurst Station from Hawkurst/Cranbrook/Sissinghurst dated 16th March 1987. 2/ Hail and stop bus starting Sept 6. 3/ Hail and stop bus pocket table'

William Offen (tradesman) captain Description of cider and cricket tea

Alf Boorman, Joe Chapman

William Offen Lake Farm

MIL/CHAR/01 British Legion

1/ Certificate of Branch registration 1931. 2/ Registration of charity 1951. 3/ Certificate of recognition 50 years Womens section Some decayed Vic Holdaway

S&L/PRIZ/01 Poems about StaplehurstPoems - The Staplehurst Society Poetry and Limerick competition 1979. Winning entries

Pettit, Stoll, Ralph, Bunting, Cannings, Fann, Gain, Hegarty Unknown