An accounts record of the entries, by individuals, for the flower shows from 1958 to 1974. Lists names and addresses and fees paid.
A written record of the Pett & District Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Shows for the years 1977 to 1978. Lists the committee members for each year, together with a description of the various show classes and the winners.
Minute Book of the Pett & District Horticultural Society, containing the minutes of the Society committee meetings from April 28 1949 to 12 October 1965
Minute Book of the Pett & District Horticultural Society, containing the minutes of the Society committee meetings from 17 March 1966 to 18 April 1974
A written record of the Pett & District Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Shows for the years 1970 to 1973. Lists the committee members for each year, together with a description of the various show classes and the winners.
A written record of the Pett & District Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Shows for the years 1966 to 1969. Lists the committee members for each year, together with a description of the various show classes and the winners.
A written record of the Pett & District Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Shows for the years 1962 to 1965. Lists the committee members for each year, together with a description of the various show classes and the winners.
A written record of the Pett & District Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Shows for the years 1958 to 1961. Lists the committee members for each year, together with a description of the various show classes and the winners.
A written record of the Pett & District Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Shows for the years 1974 to 1976. Lists the committee members for each year, together with a description of the various show classes and the winners.
Photos of my extended family staying at Pett Level approx 70 years ago (1964). My dad (with the legs) towing the ...
Auction of Fairlight Hall Estate 1917 – plan of lots 1 – 9 and photo of lots 4 and 8
Copy of original document. Covers diverse items pertaining to history and development of Guestling. Includes photos, maps, reminiscences, copies of club membership cards etc.
Various postcards and photographs of the development of the caravan site at Pett Level 1932 onwards. Please let us know if you have more information.
A plan of burial plots, and who was interred, at the Pett Methodist Church.
Letter to residents of Pett, Pett Level and Fairlight, dated March 1949, to consider the formation of a Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Society.
Newspaper article dated 5 May 1995 from Rye & Battle Observer
Former owners of Fairlight Hall, from 1928 until 1935, were Sir James and Lady Elizabeth Roberts. Although they had seven children, their four sons were unable to take over the family business at Salts Mill in Saltaire, West Yorkshire due to early deaths. More details of the family can be found in the link below. ...
Born in 1926, Graham and his wife ,Beryl, whom he married in 1950, moved to Pett Level in the mid 1950's with their three children. Here he continued working on his illustrations and, in his spare time, watercolour and oil landscapes. This article is from "Illustrators" Issue 6, published in 2013. To see all the ...
Details of crash in December 1940 of RAF Blenheim aircraft at Fairlight Place. Includes many relevant documents copied from National Archive records with details of the aircraft, its mission, the crew and their burial details.
An informative overview of the parish and its people during the two years. It also lists the names of the various "traders" and farmers in the area at both dates.
An interesting overview of events through the decades at Guestling school. It gives names of teachers and their retirement, results of examinations, school inspection visits, epidemics, lice, first dentist visit, electric light installation (1938), air raid precautions and finally the addition of Pett pupils after the Pett school closure in 1956. It is worth a ...
This history was written by Claude Rackett, who signed his address as "Broomham" in June 1974. The accompanying pictures are credited in the captions. The Hall became Buckswood School in 1957, having moved from Bonhams near Arundel, and opened with 26 boys.
Inspections of schools took place even back in 1924. This gives two examples of the schools "Report" from two years in the 1920s; not very good!
St Laurence is the parish church of Guestling. There was most likely a church on the site in Saxon times, but the first reference is c1070, the first rector being Hugh De Flacis. Changes have been made over the years, but the fire on 25th March 1890 left only the stonework standing. We have three ...