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

ADM/BUIL/01 Village Centre debate Background information and debate including photos.

ADM/CHYD/01 Letter re graveyard

ADM/DOCS/01 Original legal document, printed in 1823

ADM/DOCS/02 Oborne

ADM/DOCS/03ADM/HIST/01 History Censuses Notes on 1841, 1851, 1881 Censuses Produced for WEA Class 1983

ADM/HIST/02

ADM/HIST/03

ADM/HIST/04

ADM/INFO/01 many

ADM/INFO/02 Refers to 1991 Act

ADM/INFO/03 Byelaws of Staplehurst P.C. List of Byelaws, printed 1978 Wyatt, SethADM/INFO/04 Voters list 1935 Parliamentary Register of voters in Staplehurst c 1934? On A5 both sides Many!

ADM/INFO/05 Voters list 1945 On A4 Many!

ADM/INFO/06

ADM/MISC/01

ADM/MISC/02

The future of the Village Centre from 1988 when it wasbought by the village. Argument for listing. LOOSE PAGESPLUS PHOTOS

Letter from Mrs Pauline Mitchell to Anne Widdecombe MPre concerns about siting graveyard extension June 1998

Act amending the laws ofmarriage (HarrisCollection)

An act for amending the Laws respecting the Solemnizationof Marriages in England 1823 (4 Geo IV)

Special Constable Dutieshandbook, warrant andregulations

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

Found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, ChapelLane. F R Oborne was firstsworn in in 1919

Archive Cataloguing guidelines 2009

Community Archives and Heritage Group, cataloguingguidelines for community archives

Parish council deliberationsover 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 andhistorical points

History of Maidstone RuralDistrict Fire Brigadeincluding Staplehurst

Articles by N.D. Rider from Bygone Kent July 1994 andSeptember 1994 Maidstone and District Fire Brigade Parts1 & 3 with remarks about Staplehurst

Population information1826-1831

1/ Population trends 1826. Unemployment, number ofmarriages, births and burials. 2/ Information from 1831Census. This is statistical, not detailed

Information copied from centre for Kentish StudiesP347/18/13

Guide book to Staplehurst1989

Presenting Staplehurst a guide, packed with information forboth visitors and residents of Staplehurst. 1989. Author notknown. Map, photos, clubs, councils,MP, history, train times, lore, advertisements.

Criteria on traffic lights andtraffic calming

Civic Trust documents discussing criteria for traffic lightsand traffic calming.

Signed by Secretary of State and by Jeanette Wyatt &Bert Seth

Parliamentary Register of voters in Staplehurst Febuary1945

Traffic speed in High StreetStaplehurst

Letter from House of Commons 03/06/2005 to WK Piper respeeding in the High Street

The Staplehurst Plan -comments 1970s

Comments on "The Staplehurst Plan" (Anonymous) Late1970s

Argues against the expansion of Staplehurst Photocopy of typed page

Local Development Plan(Borough) Review 2002

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

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


ADM/MISC/03 Questions may be of interest.

ADM/MISC/04 ,"Flyer: Towards a Cleaner Greener Staplehurst, 1990

ADM/MISC/05 Various Correspondence about Speeding in Staplehurst Hotson

ADM/MISC/06 Appraisal Robin Oakley

ADM/MISC/07 Housing Survey

ADM/MISC/08 Post Office scoutsADM/MONU/01 Listed monuments National Monuments Register for 1999

ADM/PEO/01 Letter of appreciation Reeves lived at St. Helier Reeves, Coles, Murton-Neale

ADM/PICT/01

ADM/PLAN/01

ADM/PLAN/02

ADM/PLAN/03 2 pieces

ADM/PLAN/04

ADM/PLAN/05 Nicholson

ADM/PLAN/06 Priestley

Questionnaire, VillageAppraisal C1999 We Need your Views: Questionnaire for the 1999 AppraisalFlyer: Towards a CleanerGreener Staplehurst

Folder A4. Green Ink Environment

Correspondence aboutSpeeding

1. To & from Ann Widdecombe M.P. 2. Reasons for not having speedcameras 3. KCCpolicy and studies

Staplehurst Communitty Appraisal - Millennium.Staplehurst Parish council 2001Staplehurst Housing Survey 2010 by Tessa o'Sullivan,Rural Housing Enabler, Action with Communities in RuralKent

Results of survey within Staplehurst conducted byRural Settlement group.

Staplehurst delivery service for letters etc used during PostOffice strike, March 1971. Scout group delivered

2 Letters to Thomas Reeves re his services as Collector ofTaxes. 1930

Houses being demolishedfor new estates

Houses being demolished for new estates. Farm Housedemolished 1966. The estate was built between 1966 &1970. Headcorn Road, farmland left of the photo sold toAbbey Homes 1973. Barn being demolished 1973 forWimpey Homes.

Farm House, the roads then became known as TheCorner Farm Estate which contains Corner FarmRoad, North Down, Watkins Close, Brooks Close,Tomlin Close

Blueprints: proposed villagehall (1970)

Blueprints for a village hall and community centre proposedin 1970.

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

Map of Staplehurst, showingplanning

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

Shows future Limes Trees development and conservation area

District plan and Mapshowing route of bypassand connecting roads

1. Planning map Dec 1974 showing proposed bypass andconnections A4 photocopy 2. Staplehurst InterimDistrict Plan - pamphlet to accompany public

Map - proposed StaplehurstConservation area

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

Scale 1:2500. Two copies, one dated 1971

Sales Document: SurrendenPlaying Field

Transfer by Sale from Grace Nicholson of Surrenden toMaidstone Rural District Council of land behind Surrendennow Surrenden Field. Dated 1934.

Photocopies of original documents. Land for sale colouredred.

News: Rejection ofapplication for homelesscentre

News clipping: Village No to homeless. KM (?) 12 July1968

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


ADM/PLAN/07 Feltwell,, Ferry, Flegg, Scott

ADM/PLAN/08 Appeal decision on Hatching tan, April 2005 Cooper

ADM/PLAN/09 Planning overview

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

ADM/PLAN/11 Planning guidance notes

ADM/PLAN/12 Refs to Primary School, & boundaries Doyle, Sturdy, Powell

ADM/PLAN/13

ADM/PLAN/14 Marton

ADM/PLAN/15 Horricks Barwick Cheek

ADM/PLAN/16ADM/PLAN/17 Wimpey planning 1986 Inspection report on Oliver Road extension 1986 Inspector upholds refusal

ADM/PLAN/18 Planning application

ADM/PLAN/19 Development brief

ADM/PLAN/20 Flyer

ADM/POLI/01

Nature reservemanagement

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

Survey of plants Proposals for development

Planing appeal decision:Hatching Tan, MaidstoneRoad

Hatching Tan, Maidstone, opposite Clapper Lane, waslater known as Huntsman Stables. The Appeal wasrefused. (NB Hatchin' Tanwas later the name of another site in GrandshoreLane)

Staplehurst Planning Overview, a document adopted by theParish Council in October 2001

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

Maidstone Borough LocalPlan

Correspondence between Staplehurst P.C. & MaidstoneBorough Council Aug 1988

Vine Walk PlanningApplication

Planning application: (1) News clippings, and (2) lettersfor and against proposals to build behind Vine House.

Planning application -rejected

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

Includes maps Not digitized

Planning application re landeast of Slaney Road andMillfield - refused

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

One application for a wild-life haven. Maps included

Village design document2004

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

Report (Downs Mail) re objections to a gypsy site at FollyFarm. August 2015 a&b. Propaganda leaflet for savefollyfarm.comDevelopment brief for Maidstone Borough Council re:Marden Road Staplehurst (Lime Trees Estate).

Booklet, 16 pages. Trevor Gasson, Director ofPlanning.

Land at Hen and Duckhurst farm, planning proposal 17thDecember 2013 Gleeson and Miller Homes. Aerial photoand map and site indicator

Flyers for Borough CouncilElections

Flyers for Borough Council Elections, all parties Conservative 1987, 1998 and 2003.Stopford, Lusty, Hotson Liberal, Lib Dem1998, N.D. Williams, SturdyLabour Gilham.


ADM/POOR/01 Workhouse rules

ADM/POOR/02 Ration vouchers 3 sheets of vouchers for coal and coke, dated 1926, 1927

ADM/PRIZ/01

ADM/RAIL/01 Staplehurst Society

ADM/SPC/01 Report

ADM/SPC/02 a-e

ADM/TRAD/01 The Association did not succeed at that time. Various officers

ADM/TRAD/02 Staplehurst token They were issued by local traders in 1794 John Simmons

ADM/WARF/01

ADM/WARF/02 Those leaving to meet at The Wents, Marden Road

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

AGR/DOCS/02 Agreement for purchase of hops, 1903

AGR/DOCS/03 Fire etc insurance --- 01/10/1959 William Tipples Farms Limited William Tipple of Iden Grange

AGR/DOCS/04 Farm inventory List of machinery, hay,stock etc. Huggins, Reeve, Walter

AGR/HIST/01 Book: Hedgerows

AGR/HIST/02 Hop PickingAGR/HIST/03 Farm implements Wright, P., Old Farm Implements, Alan Smith 1983

Rules and ordersfor the Staplehurst workhouse - 16th July1809 (44 rules) enlarged photocopy and typedsheet (original)

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

Certificate: Best KeptVillage 1964

Certificate for Staplehurst: Best Kept Village Competition1964 - Commendation

From the Committee for the Preservation of RuralKent 25cm X 20cm

British Rail invoice permission to plant amenity vegetationat StationAnnual report from Staplehurst Parish Council2005/2008/2010

Staplehurst Parish Council,publicity notes

A. "The first Parish Council (1894) some councillors;planning; help from village associations; village appraisal(1973) Mazda; new village centre (9 pages). B. Thedevelopment of Staplehurst,1959 -; housing; vermin;Surrenden playing field; (4 pages) .C Roads and Pathways;allotments; post; traffic;drainage water supply; electricity;refuse. D. Medical Centre (5 pages). E. Map of proposedPelican crossing (1 page)

Staplehurst BusinessAssociation

Papers: constitution and rules 28/4/1992 - 27/8/1993Article in Bygone Kent January 1995 Page 13-15 only.Richard E Hardy " Some 18th Century tokens of Kent".Description of Staplehurst - DH 40 - token

Soldier's leave card (The HarrisCollection)

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

World War 1. Notice ofcivilians in case ofemergency, Parish ofStaplehurst

Notice giving evacuation orders: most to stay quietly athome. Police & special constabulary in charge.

E.L. Tomlin,Deputy lieutenant,Chairman of Emergency Committee

How hops are administered and grown, as a conditionof sale

Brooker of Marden, Tipples ofHartsheath

Agriculture deeds - sale ofhops

How hops are adminstered and grown Large paper document - ORIGINAL

Brooker of Marden, Tipples ofHartsheath

Agriculture/Insurancedocuments

Inventory of effects of Rabbit Farm (Goudhurst Road - nowThorford Hall)Streeter D & Richardson R, Discovering Hedgerows, BBC,1983 reprintFilmer, R., Hops and Hop Picking, Shire Publications, Ltd,1982


AGR/HIST/04

AGR/HIST/05 WW2

AGR/NEWS/01 Brattle Farm Museum

AGR/NEWS/02

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

AGR/PROG/01 Programme

AGR/RELI/01 Report: Blessing a plough

AGR/SALE/01 Sales brochure Association with Winches Garth Winch

AGR/TRAD/01 Reynolds

BOOKS/INFO/01

BUI/DOCS/01 Land in Frittenden: Bess Yorton & Knoxbridge Inn

BUI/DOCS/02 Mason Beslee

BUI/HIST/01 Includes Roof shapes - barns

BUI/HIST/02 Historical buildings leaflet

BUI/HIST/03 Harris / Thompson / Dowswell

Hops, hop pickersaccommodation

Booklet. Kent & Sussex hop pickers hovels, huts &houses, construction & history, by Emma Sutherland &Robin Walton. 1995. Christine Swift, Burnt Mill, Egerton,Ashford, Kent ISBN No 0950697761Bound copies of The Land Girl 1941.Vol 2. 1-12, April 1941-March 1942

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

Farming apricots at ChartSutton

Article in Downs Mail: Nigel Bardsley (River Farm, ChartSutton) grows apricots

Ploughing match schedule and programme 1st October1994

Mr G Day and Mr M Eckley andmany others

Photocopy of news report (n.d.; early 1970s); Blessing of aplough atAll Saints Church by Rev Trevor Vickery, withphoto

Brian Thompson, WynneTremenheere, Michael Eckley,Claude Kite, George Day, StuartTipples

Staplehurst Cattle market 1901 Sale of Livestock

Advertisement for Kentishblue cheese

Advertising flyer for Kentish blue unpasteurised bluecheese, produced by Steve and Karen Reynolds, Kingcottcheese, Iden Manor Farm, Staplehurst TN12 0ES

Books about Staplehurst - List

List of books pertaining to Staplehurst, mostly in Kentlibraries.

Agreement for sale The BesleeCollection

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

Mason Beslee Coles TuffillBudden Brown Prall

Tenency Agreement The BesleeCollection

Agreement 6 Sept 1867 Edward Mason (Brewer) andThomas Beslee

Re letting the Knoxbridge Inn, Frittenden, and theexclusive sale of liquor Plus pieces of land inFrittenden ORIGINAL

Survey of Farm Buildings -guide

Kent Historic Buildings Committee Survey of farmbuildings (Kent) Booklet guide

Village Trail Leaflet with research documents

Staplehurst Society publication June 1986 A4Sheet Drawings by R Howard Calligraphy KCYates Smith Plusdocuments and materials used in compiling it. In

Article about Staplehurstand its buildings

Article In Kent Life describing Staplehurst. Author OliverMatthews. Copy

Brattle Farm museum TheHarrises North and South Cottage Church Loddenden Railway Tavern


BUI/HIST/04 Creation of village Centre Various papers and drawings

BUI/HIST/05

BUI/HIST/06

BUI/HIST/07 Typescript by Allan Rimmer

BUI/HIST/08 Tenterden

BUI/INFO/01 Guide Book pages

BUI/INFO/02 Description and explanation of the Conservation Area

BUI/INFO/03 Cranbrook Church

BUI/PICT/01 Notelets

BUI/PLAN/01

E/42

EDU/BOOK/01

EDU/HIST/01 Various

EDU/HIST/02 2 photos Mr Spear, Mrs Pope

EDU/HIST/03 Leaflet

Proposal concerning conversion of the old school buildingsin a village centre

Building report: The King'sHead

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

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

Article in book

. - History .- People

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

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

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

History of Staplehurstwindmill

Extract from William Coles Finch, Windmills andWatermills, 1933 The mill was burnt downin 1911.

Reeves, Hardes, Orpen, Corke,Sycamore, Searle

Macmanus, F & Partners, Tenterden Explored: Anarchitectural & Townscape analysis. KCC 1967

2 pages of unknown guide book pre 1940 Describes some Staplehurst buildings and houses

All Saints church / Primary School / Hill House (PostOffice) / Crown Cottages, Vine House / LoddendenManor (Iden) estate cottages / Fuller House/ Husheath/ Great Pagehurst/ Little Pagehurst

Information sheet about theConservation Area

Sign on a card. One page typed. Written to accompany an exhibition May1971 Staplehurst Society

T Allison, An Illiustrated Guide to the Parish Church of StDunstan, Cranbrook, 20015 Notelets and 1 postcard sketches of buildings by NoelTatt of Lyminge. Published Crawford

Plans and Costings for thevillage centre

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

Laying the foundation stone for the mother and baby homebehind the church (never built) n.d.

Rev Canon Walker, Rector 1933-1951, Miss Christine Knowles ofSpilshil

Private notebook of poetry and jottings owner ElisabethDavis November 13th 1890 ended March 10th 1906

Elisabeth Davis was 15 in 1891 census. Servant bornHeadcorn this notebook was used in Sunday Schoolfor writing exercises, hymns and poems. Bought 2014at Staplehurst Market

History of the School Education

From Forster to 44 - The Story of Staplehurst Schoolbetween 1870 and 1944 i.e. between the twoeducation reform acts

Researched by Eric Spear Copyright 1993 - 2 COPIES

Newspaper article Staplehurst School

Modern Pressures test the viability of rural life." TheCourier May 2002 about the decline of rural life and itseffect on the school. Some info re history ofschooling in StaplehurstCatling, Rev. Skene. Bethany School, a short history. OldBethanian Society, no date (2015)? Includes flyer "BethanySchool Archive Information Service"


EDU/PRIZ/01 Card, elaborately embossed. Harris

EDU/REMI/01

EDU/REMI/02 In the style of a reminiscence

EDU/REMI/03 Lessons, PE, crafts, lunchtime Jenner, Catt, Butcher

EDU/SCHL/01 Mr CE Spear, et al

EDU/SCHL/02EDU/SCHL/03 Staplehurst school mag Staple diet Staplehurst school magazine (1973) K.C.Yates-Smith headmster

HIS/ARCH/01 Oppidum

HIS/BOOK/01

HIS/BOOK/02

HIS/BOOK/03 Monumental inscriptions Staplehurst in Kent

HIS/BOOK/04 Gibbs & Son, Canterbury 1907 (2 copies) Chamberlain, J.S. ff

HIS/BOOK/05 Canterbury Gibbs and Sons 1910 (2 copies)

HIS/BOOK/06 Canterbury Gibbs & Sons 1913

HIS/BOOK/07 Printed register 1653-1695 Transcribe by J.S. ff Chamberlain 1914

HIS/BOOK/08 Book 25

HIS/BOOK/09 Book

Attendance certificates (The HarrisCollection)

Twelve school and Sunday-school certificates forattendance and good conduct for Harris boys.

Reminiscences of theschool

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

Giant Stride tragedy Teachers Balfour Day Bible

Report on StaplehurstSchool

Report (c 1939) on Staplehurst School written by teacherfor his war-time successor by William Gifford Hardy

Stanley, Reeve, Thatcher, Jeffrey,Butcher

Staplehurst Schoolreminiscence

Description of Staplehurst Primary School from September 1951 to November 1956 by Janine Burgess (nee hardy)following that of her father Gifford Hardy

Booklet - school rules andinformation

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

110th Anniversary Year 1983-4 A4 size, printed 1983 Includesnames of staff

Notes on StaplehurstCounty Primary School

Staplehurst County Primary School notes by headmasterK.C. Yates-Smith

History of school,curriculum, punishment, dinnermoney, uniform,savings bank

Miss Maxted (infants) Mrs Connolly(juniors in Old School) MissSpurgeon (new infants school)

Extract from Archeologica Cantiana Vol X111 BritishOppidum near Staplehurst written 1873

Round ditch, plum-pudding type interior, later decidedthat it might be a Norman (wooden) castle, or ameeting place fro the parishes or hundredssurrounding it

Details of books aboutStaplehurst

References to Staplehurst in books and guides Handwritten Sheets

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

Indexes of ArchaeologiaCantiana (includingStaplehurst)

Archaeologia Cantiana Indexes 1 -28. Staplehurst mentioned

Not digitized. The info is available on disc re CountyArchives. Kent Archeological SocietyCompiled by the Staplehurst Society History Group2009. survey of memorials in Staplehurst Church.Survey of Staplehurst churchyard. Survey of URC,Grave Lane and Staplehurst Railway Station BookingHall

Parish Register printed1538-1558

The Old Register of Staplehurst, indexed, 1538-1558 andlist of records with introduction J.S. ff. Chamberlain, Rectorof Staplehurst

Parish register printed 1558-1596

The Registers of Staplehurst, 1558-1596 with introductionby J.S.ff Chamberlain

Parish Register printed1596-1653

The Registers of Staplehurst , 1596-1653 with introductionJ.S.ff Chamberlain

Chamberlain, Reeves E.M. (formerowner of book)

Printed register. The third register of Staplehurst 1653-1695 [Benjamin Nichols, register 1653.

JS. ff Chamberlain and BenjaminNichols

Guilmant A. Kent of one hundred years ago. Alan Sutton,1992Poole, Anthony. A market town and its surroundingvillages; Cranbrook, Kent in the laterseventeenth century. Phillimore, 2005 ISBN; 86077345 1.


HIS/BOOK/10 History Paper register, 1538-1596

HIS/BOOK/11 Houses

HIS/BOOK/12 Photography For reference about dating photos

HIS/BOOK/13 Photography Reference

HIS/CORR/01

HIS/CORR/02

HIS/CORR/03

HIS/DICK/01

HIS/DICK/02 Extract from book

HIS/DICK/03 Dickens mentioned only in passing.

HIS/DICK/04 Sir H Hoare, Henry Benge

HIS/DICK/05 Article on rail crash Unidentified photocopy (1965)

HIS/DICK/O6 Rail crash 1865 No date no identificationHIS/DOCU/01 Tithes Tithe Apportionment Book 1842 Shows land holdings of 1842

HIS/EMIG/01 Typescript by Allan Rimmer Hickmott Hornbuckle

HIS/EMIG/02 Typescript Hornbuckle, Hickmott, Nash

Archaeologia Cantiana vol XXV111, 1909 article onStaplehurst Register by J.S.f. Chamberlain, MA, pp283-299BROWN, R.J. Old houses and cottages in Kent RobertHale, 1994

Notes on Hartsheath Farm, p 147. Hushheath Manorp.164

Robert Pols, Understanding Old Photographs, Robert BoydPub., 1995Robert Pols, Dating Old Photographs, Federation of FamilyHistory Societies, 1995

Abraham Lincolncorrespondence

1/ Letter, Ab Lincoln library to Staplehurst PC Rory Silkin &photocopy. 2/ 2 Copies of John Jull's letter to Mr Adams,US Ambassador, 1865. 3/ Rory Silkin, reply to (1) and(2), 14/ 01/2015. 4/ KM correspondent column, article onLincoln letter. 5/ KM 13/02/2015, article on Lincoln letter &letter to KM journalist. 6/ Parish Council notes re Lincolnletter.

In 1865 a group of Staplehurst residents wrote to theUSA expressing condolences upon the assassinationof Abraham Lincoln

John Jull, Rory Silkin, AbrahamLincoln

Correspondence withQueen 2015

1. Letter to HM Queen congratulating her on being longestserving monarch. 2. Buckingham Palace reply. 3. Envelope

Letter and reply to FrenchAmbassador

1/ Letter to French Ambassador. 2/ Reply fromAmbassador re terrorist attacks in Paris November 2015.Letter written by Rory Silkin Parish councillor

In November 2015 Daesh/Islamic State committedterrorist attrocities against restaurants and a concerthall in Paris. About 200 people were killed.

Extract from book onDickens The Staplehurst Disaster by Peter Ackroyd 9 June 1865

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

Dickens writing to Baroness Burdett-Coutts 11 June1865

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

Report on 1865 Railaccident

Article on 1865 train crash - telling the technical details. Printout from internet. No author.

Report on 1865 Railaccident

Illustrated London News 17 June 1865; includes report on1865 Rail Accident

Dickens mentioned only in passing. Injured peoplenamed. People helped in Staplehursthouses. Originaldocument

Article on Dickens in the 1865 Rail Crash: "100 Years Ago".Cutting from magazine 1865. Rail crash featuring CharlesDickens

Sponsored emigrationcorrespondenceStaplehurst News Poor Lawadministration

Extracts from Kentish sources IVThe Poor 1964Correspo

Vestry records: Report on migrants;Staplehurst factory

1. Report on emigration of Hickmott family, plus accounts. 2.Appointment of John Nash assuperintendant of Staplehurst factory. Ref to salary andmachinery.


HIS/GENE/01 Family History: Hoare A History of the Hoare banking family

HIS/GENE/02 Book: Genealogy

HIS/INFO/01 Postcard information

HIS/INFO/02 Plus total list of Roger Ely of Favishams donations

HIS/INFO/03 Staplehurst in 1844

HIS/MISC/01

HIS/MISC/02 Peter Ackroyd quoted Ternan Agar Pearce Tester

HIS/MISC/03

HIS/MISC/03 Printed documents edited by Allan Rimmer

HIS/MISC/04(Bk) Cranbrook history

HIS/MISC/05(Bk) Kent

HIS/MISC/06 Kent History

HIS/MISC/07 Street names History and names of Staplehurst Streets ManyHIS/MISC/08 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 1999 Cover Stuff & Nonsense - oxen

HIS/MISC/08 Local HistoryHIS/MISC/08 Local History James Nash letter See PEO/EMIG

Book: Victoria Hutchings, Mssrs. Hoare Bankers(Constable, 2005)Charled Cooper, Notes on the genealogy, history andrecords of the Cooper and Folland families. PublishedMalvern, 2015.

Reeves, Viney, Taylor families fromStaplehrust. Gift of the author, 2015

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

Notes on Staplehurst,handwritten, by E.M.Reeves

Includes: 1885-6 notes on churchyard improvement. 1887Jubilee celebrations, committee resolutions. Staplehurstcensus:- 440 men, 420 women, 685 children. Mr Hoareoffered to plant yew tree in churchyard, clock ordered, newone 1887 Diamond Jubilee. 1902 Coronation Edward VII

Dr Rayner, Rodwell (curate) Hoare,Oyler, Usborne, Reeves, Barling,Jull,Watson, Lodder, Shoobridge

Extract from Topographical dictionary of England, vol 41844 on the Parish of All Saints, Staplehurst (2 copies,handwritten, one plain, one fancy

Lancelot Bathurst, 1639 (letterstates 1539) John Gibson esq,1707

Article about Staplehurst &Iden Croft

Focus on Staplehurst" pp11-12 of Maidstone Focus June2002 Looks at Staplehurst Society's photographiccollection and Iden Croft

1. Railway infrastructureand history 2. Dickensincident

1. Bridging the years - reusing the girders from the Bueltbridge on the Rother Valley Railway. --cutting KM17/6/1994 2. The Dickens incident in some detail

List of Historical events (The HarrisCollection)

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

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

History item - miscellaneous

Extracts from various publications. 1 Church south door. 2 Windmill. 3 Martyrs. 4Emigration

Hornbuckle,Hickmott,Walker,Potkins,Bradbridge,Benden,Reeves,Hardes

Rodger, J, Cranbrook, a pictorial history, MeresboroughBooks, 1983Winbolt, S.E., Kent. (Bells Pocket Guildes to EnglishCounties) G Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1930Jessup, F.W., A History of Kent with maps and pictures.Darwen Finlayson 1958

A4comb-bound booklet by Tony Norfolk updated 23 Oct 2009/updatedMay 2016

Rev T.W. Hornbuckle Fitzhugh & Co Grimshaw EdwardHickmott "City of Waterford" Quebec


HIS/MISC/08 Local History The Marian Martyrs' Memorial

HIS/MISC/08 Local History Crime in Staplehurst MardenHIS/MISC/08 Local History Robert Barling Mss See .....?HIS/MISC/08 Local History The South door of All Saints Church Poem on Staplehurst Rev AJ Walker authorHIS/MISC/08 Local History Staplehurst rail crash Charles Dickens, lettersHIS/MISC/08 Local History Dickens account of the disaster Ackroyd, Peter (author)HIS/MISC/08 Local History The great gold bullion robbery Agar, Pearce, "Tim the Penman" TesterHIS/MISC/08 Local History Dickens on the footplateHIS/MISC/08 Local History Charles Dickens delight in railway travel South Easter Railway (no refs)HIS/MISC/08 Local History Pope and Hayward See/ NEWS Young conservatives' visity 1966?HIS/MISC/08 Local History Roman Roads Margery, 1HIS/MISC/09 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 2000 Cover - Thomas Clark band: art by Cliff BaylyHIS/MISC/09 Local History The Staplehurst Hermit Rev AJ WalkerHIS/MISC/09 Local History The Second World War. A pamphlet from 1940 Ministry of Information

HIS/MISC/09 Local History Flt Lt Frederick RushmerHIS/MISC/09 Local History Staplehurst doodlebug Staplehurst School video Horace Catt, Peter Hodges, Robin Kenworthy

HIS/MISC/09 Local History Staplehurst advanced landing groundHIS/MISC/09 Local History Staplehurst houses - North Cottage Thomas UsborneHIS/MISC/09 Local History Maplehurst Thomas St Leger, William Barnes, Mrs Hallward

HIS/MISC/09 Local History Providence Chapel Roy Holman, John Austin, William Burch, Isaac Lewis

HIS/MISC/09 Local History Staplehurst, Place names KentHIS/MISC/09 Local History Kent Industries to 15 to 18th Century Jessup EW, History of KentHIS/MISC/09 Local History Staplehurst, crime and punishment 18th century Anita ThompsonHIS/MISC/09 Local History Peter Day, Staplehurst millennium personalityHIS/MISC/09 Local History Good Rules for the working man Maidstone Journal 28/08/1849HIS/MISC/10 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 2001 Cover: The Pipeline by Cliff BaylyHIS/MISC/10 Local History Staplehurst and the countryside Foot and mouth disease

HIS/MISC/10 Local HistoryHIS/MISC/10 Local History The Romans in Staplehurst Transco at Brattle Farm

HIS/MISC/10 Local History Genealogy. William Foreman; Austin familyHIS/MISC/10 Local History Thomas Waterman; Humphrey ThomasHIS/MISC/10 Local History Three letters from Staplehurst to America 1853 Charles SelvesHIS/MISC/10 Local History Review of "from Foster to 44" Eric Spear Staplehurst schoolHIS/MISC/10 Local History Beating the Bounds, were you there?HIS/MISC/10 Local History John Cramp's wartime memoriesHIS/MISC/10 Local History Mike Taylor

Alice Potkings, Joan Bradbridge, Alice Benden;Miller,GA "Noble martyrs of Kent"

Martyrs' memorial; Rev T. Thatcher,Mr G. Worsley, Miss Jull, MrW.Brooks, designer of MM

LeBrokis, Thomas Cooper and Mary h/w;IsaacBorewman of

Rushmer F Jean Liddicoat, Ted Sergison 603Squadron

Chickenden, Spitfire, RCA 401, 411, 412 Squadron;USAAF P51 Mustangs, Munn family

Frederick Kirby, Gorden Seymour,Peter Cottingham

Walker AJ, History of All Saints. Glover,J, Placenames of

East Sutton Annual reports 1895, 1896,1922, Staplehurst2001 B Thompson Transco pipe line

Ross, Rd England, Joseph Wise; Edward Hucksstead;


HIS/MISC/10 Local History Graham FarishHIS/MISC/10 Local History Bert Seth on the villageHIS/MISC/10 Local History Local Houses -Copp William, Loddenden, SpilsillHIS/MISC/11 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 2002 Cover: Tithe Map of Brattle, Brickkiln & AshurstHIS/MISC/11 Local History History of Bly Court Manor 3031HIS/MISC/11 Local History Aircraft Crash at Staplehurst StationHIS/MISC/11 Local History The Aqueduct and Castle MoundHIS/MISC/11 Local History Genealogy - Judith Smith on Smith family 24 Farmer family, 25 ExhurstHIS/MISC/11 Local History Will of John Osborne, (Loddenden)HIS/MISC/11 Local History Staplehurst fire engineHIS/MISC/11 Local History A Missionary to the Hop PickersHIS/MISC/11 Local History PLUTOHIS/MISC/12 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 2003 Cover - Collins M. on a smoking charcoal kiln

HIS/MISC/12 Local History A Staplehurst childhood (1884)HIS/MISC/12 Local History A history of SpilsillHIS/MISC/12 Local History History of ExhurstHIS/MISC/12 Local History Rules and Orders for the Bly Court Work House 1809HIS/MISC/12 Local History Genealogy - Dobell family, Gurr family, James NashHIS/MISC/13 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 2004 Cover - Loddenden Manor photoHIS/MISC/13 Local History Fuller's HouseHIS/MISC/13 Local History Hushheath Manor

HIS/MISC/13 Local History Genealogy Ballard family (26) Hicks familyHIS/MISC/13 Local History Ralph Vaughan Williams & The Gatty ParringtonsHIS/MISC/13 Local History Cradduck familyHIS/MISC/13 Local History Henry BengeHIS/MISC/14 Local History Staplehurst Society Local History 2005 Cover - deSomery armsHIS/MISC/14 Local History Maplehurst historyHIS/MISC/14 Local History Chickenden Farm May 50 Sept 1944 - RAF by AG Cole (ex RAF)HIS/MISC/14 Local History Nash Letters Margaret CoplandHIS/MISC/14 Local History Rat's Castle and Slarks familyHIS/MISC/14 Local History The Firs Worsley familyHIS/MISC/14 Local History Iden Manor Julie SumptonHIS/MISC/14 Local History Spilsill Court 1933HIS/MISC/14 Local History Shoobridge family Scott CastanedaHIS/MISC/15 Local History Staplehurst Society 2006 Cover - Picture of the RectoryHIS/MISC/15 Local History Religions in Staplehurst Anita ThompsonHIS/MISC/15 Local History Genealogy : Chittenden farm Fauchon familyHIS/MISC/15 Local History Mitchell familyHIS/MISC/15 Local History Crown House Milner familyHIS/MISC/16 Index from HIS/MISC/08 to HIS/MISC/15

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

William Henry Taylor, Chapel Lane and HeadcornRoad

Manketelow family, (15) Bourne family (18) Stillfamily(24)


HIS/PICT/02 Postcards, pictures

HIS/PICT/03 Book: Kent photosHIS/S&L/01 Book White J.T. The Parklands of Kent. Cassell 1967?

HIST/GENE/03 Info on Poyle family Usborne, Hen and Duckhurst

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HOU/DOCS/06 Deed of partition (manuscript copy) 18 July 1859

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HOU/DOCS/08 Beslee Budden Henry Prall

HOU/DOCS/09 Beslee Mason Budden

HOU/DOCS/10 Agreement of right to buy --- 6 Sept 1867

HOU/DOCS/11 Land at Knoxbridge

Thompson A, Fann C, Weller D,Staplehurst, A pictorialhistory in old postcards and photographs, DAC publication1990Book: Marcus Crouch & Wyn Bergess: Victorian andEdwardian kent from old photographs (Batsford 1974)

Replies to request for information on family Thomas Poyle1683-1721Photocopy 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, MrWebb, Mr Sneyd-Kinnersley

Deeds (The BesleeCollection)

Mortgage 1856 Thomas Beslee & William Hinds folded parchment

Wadd Farm (Alias Wode) Includes field namesFrittenden and Staplehurst Bess Yorton - parcel ofland

Beslee Hinds Stevens HarrisonBridgeland Barden Mann

Deeds Land at Knoxbridge (The BesleeCollection)

Deed of Partition 1 Feb 1856 and Conveyance 17 July1859 Folded parchments

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

Beslee Wickham Waters ForemanCrampton

Mortgage Deeds (The BesleeCollection)

Further charge on Mortgage Indenture 24 Oct 1859Folded parchment

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

Beslee Wickham Waters ForemanCrampton Latter Hinds ButlerStevens

Deeds of Partition with map Historical map (TheBeslee Collection)

Samuel Beslee & Thomas Beslee Wadd FarmStaplehurst & Frittenden Folded - blue outer sheetmap and list of field names Names on map: CorkeClayton Cornwallis Beslee (GM Stevens and ROakden, clerks to George Hinds, Solicitor)

Beslee Wickham Waters ForemanCrampton Latter Hinds ButlerStevens Harrison BridgelandBurden Mann

Title Deeds (The BesleeCollection)

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

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

Beslee Latter Stevens LarkinCave Woolgar Wildes BarrWickham Bourne DrawbridgeButler Waters Foreman CramptonHarrison

Mortgage Deeds (The BesleeCollection)

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

Thomas Beslee of Staplehurst Farmer to JamesBudden of Chatham, Porter merchant

Deed (The BesleeCollection)

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 ofChatham, decd

Agreement (The BesleeCollection)

between Edward Mason of Maidstone and ThomasBeslee of Staplehurst Land called Bess Yorton inFrittenden abd Beer House Knoxbridge InnAgreement as to right to repurchase heredity atFrittenden witin 3 years

Mason Beslee Coles Tuffill BuddenBrowne Mason Prall

Conveyancing Deed (TheBeslee Collection)

Conveyance 6 Sept 1867 Frittenden - Knoxbridge Thomas Beslee & his mortgagees to EdwardMason Folded parchments - 3 sheets

Coles Tuffill Budden Browne BesleeMason Prall Stevens HarrisonHinds Latter


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HOU/DOCS/13 Transfer of Mortgage 29 June 1867 Parchment

HOU/DOCS/14 Deed of Reconveyance 22 October 1886

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HOU/DOCS/21 Possibly now part of Milking Pail farm

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Mortgage (The BesleeCollection)

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 BesleeMason Prall Kennette

Mortgage (The BesleeCollection)

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

Hinds Coles Tuffill Budden BrowneBeslee

Deed of Reconveyance (TheBeslee Collection)

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

Tuffill Mason Budden ColesBrowne Beslee Coles

House & land transfer -Loddenden

Indenture between Edward Usborne & William Usbornebrothers, 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 BakerWebb Earle Wyborrow Gosling

Deed of lease release -Little Loddenden HighStreet

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

Part of Little Loddenden Iden Walter bought iffrom Edward Ward, Esq

Iden Walter the elder, gent, to MaryBoorman of Cranbrook, spinster

Conveyance: . SycamoreCottage?

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

William Tuffee, Edward Ward,Elizabeth Couchman (widow)

Deeds & documents aboutClinton House

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

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

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

Collection of documentsrelating to properties at LittleAydhurst and Chickenden

Documents & Abstracts (1829) whereby HumphreyWickham of Strood married Rebecca Bromley ofStaplehurst 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'shouse (near church) Gipp Farm (Marden, probablynear Overbridge). See set of rents of these properties1881-1892 (except 1890) includes homes of tenants(Ebay 2 6-16)

Collection of documentsbought from ebay

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

Thomas Lambe to John Piper ofMarden

Collection of documentsfrom ebay

Lease for a year dated 13th January 1745/6 of [GrannerBarn] from James Love of Staplehurst Gent to Mr RobertWooden of Staplehurst Gent and Francis Brooke of WestMalling Gent. Rent 1 peppercorn. 2 Barns 12 fields and 60acres. He is underage so is mother Sarah is his guardian.

Collection of documentsfrom Ebay

Lease of 1 year dated 16th October 1750. Mr FrancisBrooke of West Malling gent and Mr Robert Wooden ofStaplehurst yeoman to William Addison of West Mallingtanner of [Granner Barn] Staplehurst. Rent 1 peppercorn of2 barns, 60 acres arable meadow and pasture formerlySamuel Bailey and James Love, since of Robert Wooden,now Thomas Burren


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Collection of documentsbought from Ebay

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

Documents bought fromEbay

Various rent lists 1892, 2 in Staplehurst = Corner Farm andGranner Barn [Corner Farm?] properties of GeorgeWickham of Strood also 1847. Sale poster for the MilkingPail Farm and neighbouring properties late occupied by MrSamuel Brook now Mr Edward Meades


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

Documents bought fromEbay

The will of William Bromley dated 17th December 1781 toson Thomas Bromley. Messuage, barn, building and 12acres at Cuckolds Corner in Staplehurst administration in1802. Also the will of Thomas Bromley dated 1st November1813 to wife Charlotte for life £55.00 per annum out ofproperty in Staplehurst. Trustees Edward Clarke ofStaplehurst, farmer, James Cornwell of Staplehurst, farmerand Rebecca Hawkesley niece,

In trust for children for tenants in common not jointtenants at 21 2/17 Statement by John Butcherof Staplehurst 24/07/1837 that he knew WilliamBromley and Thomas Bromley

Collection of documentsfrom Ebay

2/19 Extract from will of George Taylor late of Wrothaminnholder dated 19th April 1794, quarter share includingCorner Farm and Granner Barn/Milking Pail willed toJames Whiffen and William Taylor. 2/21 Whiffenand Taylor selling to John Norman Rush ReedsStaplehurst on the den of Spilshill = 12 acres formerlytenanted Richard Farmer, Henry Bates, Thomas Burrellnow blank.

2/22 Will of John Norman of West Malling gent dated21st September 1797 Aylesford and Staplehurst farmsto nephews Thomas Godden and Edward Godden astenants in common proved 3rd October 1799.2/23 same as 2/19

Collection of documentsfrom ebay

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


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

Documents bought fromebay

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

Last will and testament of Thomas Plummer the Elderof Cranbrook to son John dated 29th August 1660 allmessuage tenant and lands Staplehurst occupiedJames Crump.December 1694 John Plummer seniorto John Plummer junior of Ashford

Ends up Arthur Stronghill sold to MrPaul Ash


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HOU/HIST/01 A History of Bly Court

HOU/HIST/02 A description and history of Victoria Cottage, Chapel Lane For Staplehurst Society House Visit Harris family

HOU/HIST/03 History of Husheath Manor

Abstract of title to ColdHarbour Farm 1880-1952

Abstract of title to Cold Harbour Farm. Exchange HenryHoare to Thomas Starling Usborne in 1880 of Sayden forCold Harbour + £139 15-0-6 arp acres. In 1907 MirsEmma 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 hiswidow (dated 22/09/1906) proved April 1906. Legateeto her niece Emma Harriet Shaw 11 Oct 1907, ColdHarbour Farm conveyed to Mr Samson Joseph Sorrell

Cold Harbour Farmconveyance dated 11October 1907, MrsE.H.Shaw to Mr S.J. Sorrett

Conveyance dated 11 October 1907. Mrs E.H. Shaw to MrS.J. Sorrell Cold Harbour Farm, Staplehurst for £800.Includes small map, also tithe map description of 15-0-6acresDeed, Thomas S.Usborne Esq. to Mr James T. Hicks,dated 17/10/1902 to rent Cold Harbour Farm from11/10/1902 . Purple type

Deed Thomas S. UsborneEsq to Mr James T. Hicks11/10/1902 to rent ColdHarbour Farm

Deed Thomas S. Usborne esq. to mr James T. Hicksdated 17/10/1902 to rent Cold Harbour Farm from11/10/1902. Purple type

Conveyance of ColdharbourFarm, Staplehurst, Mrs EHShaw to Mr S.J. Sorrell

Abstract of title of Coldharbour Farm from Mrs EH Shaw(executrix and now full owner) to Mr S.J. Sorrell,11/10/1907. (Mr Sorrell had already bought Horns Lodge ,the farm next to the Railway Station

1/ Includes mortgage, J.Sorrell 1/11/1938 release30/8/1952 2/ Land charge searchesJ.Sorrell 3 of them.3/Why Mrs Audrey Server hd these deeds,explanation

Spilshill Court, Staplehurst (open every Wednesday, from30th April 1952 to 30th September, 2pm - 7pm). In aid ofparcels for British prisoners of war

Deeds to Little Doorne Farmand Beerhouse

1. Conveyance 3rd Feb 1853 of Little Doorne FarmStaplehurst from a) 3 surviving sons of Thomas Day late ofMarden, innkeeper to b) John Heather Esq. c) to the use ofGeorge Willsheer, during life of b) Parchment

2.Lease and release 18th March 1901 for 25 years at£71 p.a. of Little Doorne Farm and Beerhousebetween WM John Lewin, barrister, Lincolns Inn &Allen Edward Mason: brewers, co-partners in E.Mason& Co, Waterside, Maidstone and conditions of lease.(Parchment).3. Tracing of Tithe Map, Little DoorneFarm. 4. Letter re Little Doorn farm. 4. Letter re LittleDoorn Farm & P.H. 19/03/1901

Mr John Day,sons James, Wm. &George.G Willsheer, E.Mason & Cobrewers: Charles Pollard: FannyPollard

Bly or Ble Court, Chapel Lane Typescript

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

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

The History of VictoriaCottage

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

Detailed history for Staplehurst Society House Visit censuses and other sources Names: Hershert HerryndenBoden Lomhurst Brise Donyngbury William BordenAtkyn Robert Witherde

Weller Downer Burt VousdenDavey Saunders Waghorn PenfoldGrant


HOU/HIST/04 History of Exhurst

HOU/HIST/05 History of Gt Newstead A4 printout

HOU/HIST/06 History of Fuller House

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HOU/HIST/08b It seems to be very accurate. Usborne

HOU/HIST/08C Loddenden Manor

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

HOU/HIST/10 Letter re Green Court Bennett Gower

HOU/HIST/11 Tracing House History

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HOU/HIST/15 Spilsill Court Doonie Lorna Marshall

The History of Exhurst (and Little Exhurst)by AnitaThomson 1210 -->

For Staplehurst Society House Visit Detailed history includes census andother sources Includes Maplehurstdetails

Curteis Tolhurst Tray CollisonBarnes Bourne Farmer MarshallChambers

History of Great Newstead and Newstead Chapel - notesby present owners to accompany Staplehurst Societyhouse visit 2007

Wotton Stanhope Daye Oliver HaleStone Rugg Smith

Catharine Goodwin, Fuller House, A 16th Century WealdenTimber 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

History of Oak Lodge (orWeston Oak Lodge)

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

Includes Census and other sources. A6

Usborne, Harolde, Barton, Lamb orLambe, Hoare, Watson, Spratt

Loddenden Manor --- historyLoddenden and the Usbornes of Loddenden by H SCowper, Ashford 1914

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

Loddenden & the Usbornesof 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.1 "The home where Peter Rabbit lived" 2 pagecutting from weekend, 2/11/1996 on Loddenden Manor forsale 2 Letter from MaidstoneBorough Council dated 23/12/1997 on planning permissionfor Loddenden

Stephen Brattle, ChristopherJemmett, Usborne, CharlesDenman

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)

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

Old Cottages Kent &Sussex

Dawber E.G. & Davie W.G., Old Cottages and Farmhousesin Kent & Sussex. Orig. pub. Batsford; reprint RochesterPress 1981Mason R.T., Framed Buildings of the Weald, CoachPublishing House, Ltd, Horsham. 2nd Ed. 1969Typescript of "Spilsill Court, the history of a local manorhouse", written as a school project byone of Mrs Marshall'ssons. (First part is mostly a copy of Christine Knowlesbooklet HOU/HIST/14 At the end arephotographs, 1969-


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

HOU/HIST/18 Lindridge, Marden RoadHOU/HIST/19 Copp William Tree ring dating 1370/1

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HOU/HIST/21 Compiled from various literary sources

HOU/HIST/22 Building Mr and Mrs Matthew Steel

HOU/HIST/23 Sale details

HOU/HIST/24 Sale details

HOU/HIST/25HOU/HIST/26 Letter Letter about history of Hilltop/Kent Cottage From Joy Hurst dated 03/01/2015 on Church Hill

HOU/INFO/01 Notes on Hill House 1734? - 1899

HOU/INFO/02 Little Aydhurst information Little Aydhurst was Corner Farm or Crooked House Thomas Reeves, Joane Berry

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HOU/NEWS/01 House fire

HOU/NEWS/02 News: Property Sale Names and prices shown.

HOU/NEWS/03 Eco friendly house

Usborne, Terry, Couchman,Groves, Gurr, Pearson

Royal Commission on the HIstorical Monunments ofEngland. Lindridge,Staplehurst

Booklet on StaplehurstManor

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

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

Book: History of Staplehurst houses and buildings

Gertrude Keech, Staplehurst & the Weald of Kent.(Research Pub Co, 1965)Newspaper cutting undated of Lovehurst Mill, conversionto houseNewspaper cutting undated Crampton House, for sale byWard & Partners. Historic Victorian house with lots ofpotentialNewspaper cutting 09/06/1995 Twenties Tudor (AndredsHouse)

Redwater Farm inCranbrook

Answer to a query about Latter genealogy living atRedwater Cottages in the 1900s. Replied that a/ nothing inStaplehurst Register about these latters and b/ Redwater inCranbrook parish, try there (along Paley private road)

House information (Census) - Hill House

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

Wooden, Simmons, Watson, Bayly,Reeves

Letters from Esme Kirk re Little Aydhurst and the Reevesfamily + photo + negative

Taylor Wimpey May 2012.Flyer about Oliver Road.Also proposals for naturereserve

1/ Flyer from Taylor Wimpey (May 2012) about side offOliver Road 12 acres = 4 acres house and 8 acres ofmature woodland and green space for natural habitat andrecreation. 2Proposals for dealing with woodland area

Map of Birch Wood (copyfrom OS map)

Right of way A-B from Snoad Lane to Birch Wood House.n.d.2 Newspaper cuttings on fire at Little Loddenden, southside, home of district nurse Mrs Pat McIntyre, KentMessenger 24/08/1979News clipping 18 June 1892, sale of land at CuckoldsCorner

Reeves, Norris, Pope, Robert,Small, Bexley

a Richard Hawkes Project house Crossway, magazinepage no date. b Same, being built. Newspaper cuttingno date. c Same, explanation offeatures, Daily Mail 18/02/2009


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HOU/PICT/02 Picture of Hurst Close 1996 Photo of Hurst Close 1996 Street sceneHOU/PICT/03 Picture of Chickhurst Oast Photo of Chickhurst Oast, Pinnock Lane Postcard -- Snow scene

HOU/PICT/04 Pictures of buildings Three sketches of Staplehurst buildings

HOU/PICT/05 Colour photograph of Cottons Farm C 2010 Neil Butler

HOU/PICT/06 Bill Piper

HOU/PICT/07 Pictures

HOU/PICT/08 House:Brattle Farm N.B. Brattle Farm, not Brattle Grange

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HOU/PICT/14 Fuller House watercolour

HOU/PLAN/01 Tracings of sketch plans Not digitized

HOU/PLAN/02 Not digitized

Pictures of Spilsill Court (The HarrisCollection)

2 Christmas Cards from Christine Knowles showing interiorviews of Spilsill Court. (1951 and n.d.)

West side, inc Bell; Fullers; Pagehurstchimney)

Cotton's Farm, ChickendenRoadFire damage at MilestoneBuildings and Green Court

Scaffolding surrounding Milestone Buildings and GreenCourt after a serious fire in July 20102 Pen and ink drawings by AE Waterman, framed in passe-partout, 1932 1 Loddenden Manor Staplehurst 2 Staplehurst Quarter andshop

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

1/ Brattle Farm from S.E. c 1960 from Keech,G"Staplehurst and the Weald of Kent." 2/Swiss Cottage and Riverton(on same piece of paper)

House: Staplehurst Houseor Old Rectory

Article on Staplehurst House (now known as The OldRectory) photocopied from Keech "Staplehurst and theWeald of Kent"Description of Great Wadd photocopied from Keech G"Staplehurst and the Weald of Kent2 images of Bletchingley Farm from "Staplehurst and theWeald of Kent" by G Keech

Photocopies of illustrations: 1. Corner Farm (back), just before demolition. 2. Hawkenbury Farm, Hawkenbury.From Illustrated Carpenter & Builder 15/9/1961 & 8/3/1960 Drawings by Leslie W Rowsell

1. Image of Great Pagehurst, drawn by D R Warry, 1867.From farmyard. 2. Chimney at Great Pagehurst, drawnby Howard Gaye, from photograph dated 8 August 1867.3. Husheath, drawn by Howard Gaye 1879 (on back)Original watercolour picture of Fuller House by EmmieMorris. Brief biographical details on reverse

21cm x 16cm. She married Edgar Pope then lived at 3Headcorn Road

Miscellaneous planning applications: tracings of initial plansfor (1) Great Wadd, Hawkenbury Farm, 1Weaver Close (2) Shepherd's House

Planning applicationsketches - . -Bletchingley

Tracing paper copy of planning application for 2Bletchingley Farm Cottages MA94/0022


HOU/PLAN/03 Secretary: Jeanette Wyatt

HOU/SALE/01 Hoare

HOU/SALE/01

Hoare

HOU/SALE/01 Continuation sheet Lot 2

Hoare

HOU/SALE/01

Preservation of Surrenden,Sorrento & CramptonHouse - correspondence.

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

The campaign about Surrenden led to the foundationof The Staplehurst Society. Includes contents list forproposed sale of Sorrento plus application to get itlisted

List of properties for sale Sheet 1 1879

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

Auctioneers Debenham, Tewson & Farmer,18th Aug1879 Photocopies in large bundle Details on following sheets

List of properties for sale Sheet 2

Continuation sheet Lot 1 Staplehurst PlaceIden & Knoxbridge Farms

two entrants lodges,

Little KnoxbridgeFarm

Fuller's barn and timberyard FullerHouse

Martin's Hill Cottages

Little KnoxbridgeCottageThe KnoxbridgeCottages (4) The LaundryCottages (2)


Snoad, Birch,Strachna,Bletchingley andCockle woodsLittle Horden andHartshheath Farms Mathurst FarmChapman's Farm

Bletchingley Farm

Brattle and BrickkilnFarms

Little Saint Denis farm 2cottages, SnapgateThe Hog Pound Lot 3 Henhurst and partBrattle Farms Lot 4 GreatPagehurst, 5 cottages Mountai


Continuation sheet Lot 5 Hen and Duckhurst's farmBaldwin's Farm, 2 cottages


Lot 7

Hoare

HOU/SALE/01 Continuation sheet Lot 19 (ALL FRITTENDEN)

Iv

Hoare

a brick field and 2cottagesLot 6 Rabbit'sCross Farm & 2Cottages

Lot 9 Newstead Farm Lot 15, 16Pasture

Lot 10 Little SpillshillFarm Lot 17 ArableLot 11 Bailey's Farm

Lot 18 The SouthEastern

Lot 12 The BowerList of properties for sale Sheet 5

Frittenden Houseand Parsonage Farmand 2 cottagesCherry Tree Farm Street Farm,FrittendenSandhurst BridgeFarm

Little Wadd Frittenden Wood Cook's Barn

2 village cottages +1cottage BrickWall cottages, =6

The Laundry Rose Cottages Tanyard cottages

Rat's Castle = 2 The Lodge Cottages White HouseBrook HouseCottages FollyCottages


HOU/SALE/01 Continuation sheet Lot 20 (ALL FRITTENDEN)

Lot 22

Lot 23

Keeper's Lodge Hoare

HOU/SALE/02

HOU/SALE/03 Auctioneer Geering & Colyer

HOU/SALE/04

HOU/SALE/05 Property sales brochures

HOU/SALE/06

HOU/SALE/07 Sale catalogue - contents

HOU/SALE/08 Brochures Mrs Duckfield


The New Inn,Frittenden andblacksmith's shopand cottage

part Camden Wood Rock CottageCamden Cottages(2)

Advowsen ofFrittenden Rectory +22 acres glebe

List & details of propertiesfor sale 1908 Hoare Estate

List of Freehold properties for sale 1908, with some detailsincluding descriptions, rents, names of tenants, map,pictures Pencilled notesmay reveal buyer and price

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

Bircham Drake Burt Graves QuilterJames Standen Offen WickingsReeves

Sale Brochure - TheHomestead

Sales brochure for The Homestead, Clapper Lane, Thurs15 Nov 1951 Price £3500

Sale Catalogue - Popeproperty 1906

Sale catalogue - Freehold Properties of the late Mr GeorgePope 21/6/1906 Bell Lane Cottages, Copwilliams orBaldwins, Powell House, Cardinal Villas, Lot 849 HeadcornRoad

Auction at Star Hotel Maidstone by Winch & Sons,Cranbrook 8 Page booklet - deteriotatedcondition Includesdescriptions, lists, rental and tenants Orpin George Levett Forrester

Hutchinson Brown PopeSales brochures for various prorperties around Staplehurst mostly undated Listed

Deed of sale order Order ofExchange Cross at Hand

Parchment dated 19th January 1872 (original documents).Exchange of lands/ land and house between Alfred Wiganand Robert Golding, in Chart Sutton and Staplehurst. Includes mapCatalogue of furniture sale ("Antique and modern") at StHelliers

Thursday 22nd October 1964 List of contents of housewith prices

(1) Tickner & Emmerton Ltd. Semi-detached (no date)house type "The Arundel" for Mrs Duckfield. Plot 76 BellLane , Staplehurst (2) August 1962, Housesand Estates, P.23&? Estate of the month, Staplehurst


HOU/SALE/09 Sale catalogue 09/09/1920

IND/HIST/01

IND/HIST/02 Industrial Archeology

IND/INFO/01 Business directory Staplehurst Business Directory 1993/1989/1991 many

IND/INFO/02 Business directory

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

IND/INFO/04 Advertisement for builder

IND/INFO/05 Directory 1884-5

IND/INFO/05 Directory

IND/INFO/06 Industrial information Industrial material on Diagrit (diamond cutting tools)

IND/INFO/07

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

IND/NEWS/01 Glass workshop info

IND/PLAN/01

IND/PLAN/02 News clip

IND/REMI/01 Items presented for a public display Graham Farish, Dennis Crane

Freehold farm, Marden,Staplehurst & Smarden. Winch &Sons Royal Star.1/ Allingham Farm,Marden/Staplehurst.92-1-33 acres. 2/ Reeves Farm, 4-1-15acres, Marden & land on 2 sides of railway bridge 82-3-0ac (3&4) 5/ Clapper Farm (now called Overbridge) 82-3-0ac. 6/ The Brickmakers Arms, & Little Doorn Farm, 11-2-1ac & map.7/ The Meeting House ,Smarden & meadowopposite (8). 9/ Coldharbour Farm,

Smarden , 19-0-11 ac. 10/ Field of Little Hegg HillFarm .3-1-19ac. 11/ Pasture Field, 6-2-8ac

By order of Mrs Peachey &Trustees of will of late Miss Lewin

Historical article on Pope &Hayward - mineral waters

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

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

Pope (Henry, George, Vincent)Horsnell

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

Printed by Staplehurst Business Association Booklet

Local business directory 1997/1995 Marden /Cranbrook / Staplehurst

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

Advertisement in Cranbrook Almanac 1915 for F.H.Unicume Brooks, builder and undertakerW.T. Pike's district blue book Weald of Kent and RomneyMarsh Directory 1884,1885. (Photocopy of Staplehurstinformation, bound)Staplehurst business pages from Pike, Weald Directory,1884-1885

4 newspapers cuttings, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965 12 leaflets

Warehouse & Depot nearOakhurst Pagehurst Road

Sale particulars for a warehouse & depot in PagehurstRoad next to "Oakhurst" n.d. Map

(J.Nunn was a tailor in South Cottage) date unknownbut died in 1907

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

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

Planning re HomeleighTimber

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

News clipping: Petrol pumps

Why refuse my petrol pumps? garage owner ...." KM 3 July1964; discusses why one planning application was refusedwhile another (pumps for Homeleigh) was approved.

Letters re Graham Farishbuilding at Station

1. Letters re Graham Farish building 2. List of stationmasters atStaplehurst, 1920 - 19613. Photocopy of "Goods warehouses" Ch 1


IND/TRAD/01

IND/TRAD/02

IND/TRAD/03 Price list, Pope & Haywards From Ken Collins for Marden Carnival 1970

IND/TRAD/04

IND/TRAD/05 Notebook with shop prices

INF/HIST/01

INF/MISC/01 Telephone instructions Staplehurst and Yeoman's Grange

INF/MISC/02 Eckley

INF/MONU/01 Village sign David CoveneyINF/NEWS/01 Allotments news item News cutting from KM

INF/NEWS/02 News cutting gasometer

INF/NEWS/03 Also article on law affecting gypsies

INF/PLAN/01

INF/RAIL/01

INF/RAIL/02 Exhibition material

Ledgers, George & Martin Dec 1910

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

Details of workforce, wages Details of clients & addresses Notdigitized

Tesco consultationdocument

Staplehurst: meeting peoples needs Network Rail: Tesco(2003)Pope & Haywards price list 1970 (2 sides) Crown Works,Staplehurst

Flyers for Staplehursttraders

At your service Roundabout March 1990, January 1991,June 1993, December 1993, Summer 1994, Winter1995/96, Summer 1996. Radford, Brookhurst,Kim Pullen, (2) Weald Insurance, JR Breach, The Cuttin',Colourform, EVM Leisure Mobility, Gerrys, StaplehurstGlass, Homeleigh Timber, Iden Croft Herbs2 Notebooks from 1970s listing purchases from Dixon'sshop with prices

Allows comparison of prices.Dixon's shop (nowAysgarth) was opposite Bell Lane

Pictures Gas pipeline

Pictures: Laying of the Transco Gas pipeline Staplehurst2001 Original artwork and 2 copies

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

Dialling instructions & telephone charges 1970 and 1971 2 booklets from the GPO

Leaflets about proposedsolar farm, 50 acres, atGreat Pagehurst inStaplehurst

1/ Proposed solar farm at Great Pagehurst Farm... map;benefits of solar farm: about vogt solar... 2 Pure Kent: about EckleyFarms, flyer, 2013?Christmas Card with original design for the Village sign byDavid Coveney 1998.[D&J Design Associates]

The Courier 14th Sept 1979. Picture and text aboutdemolition of Staplehurst gasometer

Newsletter: Weald of KentProtection Society

Newsletter from W.K.P.S. Spring 2016. Includes article onWKPS policy towards Staplehurst

Local Plan consultationdocuments

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

Maidstone Borough Council development ideas

Plans 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

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


INF/TRAN/01

INF/TRAN/02 Channel Tunnel Rail Link NOT DIGITISED Graham Sturdy

Alf Boorman, Joe Chapman

INF/TRAN/03

INF/WARF/01

INF/WARF/02 Obituary: Re Pluto Pipeline Some history of the Pluto project Frank Stone

MAG/INFO Parish magazine

MAP/AIRF/01 USAAF Airfields

MAP/CHYD/01

MAP/HIST/01 NOT DIGITIZEDMAP/HIST/02 OS Map Historic map 1876-1895MAP/HIST/03 OS Map Historic map 1896-1898MAP/HIST/04 OS Map Historic map 1908MAP/HIST/05 OS map Historic map 1936-1946MAP/HIST/06 OS map OS Street view 2015

MAP/HOUS/01 Map: Older houses in parish NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/INFO/01 Map (1982) showing location of streets and houses

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

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

Correspondence & news reRailways and ChannelTunnel Rail Link(abandoned in 1975)

Collection of correspondence and many news items aboutthe future Channel Tunnel, rail link and railwaysinfrastructure.(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 theParishes of Yalding, Marden, Staplehurst & Headcorn(environmental assessment and mention ofcompensation. 5. News

1. Report on consultation between British Rail andMaidstone B.C. 2. Response by Ann Widdecombe M.P.November 1988 3. Report summaries ofmeetings held at Marden and Ditton, with ref to Staplehurst.Including anti-link propaganda re Staplehurst

INF/TRAN/02Available

William Offen (tradesman) captain Description of ciderand cricket tea

Channel Tunnel Rail Link -abandoned

Map and newspaper article (KM 24/9/1995) aboutproposed Channel Tunnel freight rail link by CentralRailways via Staplehurst

PLUTO - wartimeinfrastructure

Booklet about Marden and PLUTO by Chris and MariGosling. Marden history group.

Pluto pipeline passing through Marden (andStaplehurst) NOTDIGITIZED = marginal relevance to Staplehurst

Obituary of Frank Stone, leadburner on the Pluto pipeline. Daily Telegraph 26/3/2004Parish magazines 1894-7, May 1916,1921-1996 are storedat Kent archives in Maidstone

USAAF Airfields - 50th Anniversay - official souvenir map.Return to England 1942- 1992. USAAF reunion.

Published by East Anglia Tourist Board. (includesStaplehurst, Headcorn, Lashenden, Woodchurch,Ashford, Kingsnorth

Plan of churchyard withproposed terracing

Plan of churchyard - proposed terracing, All Saints ChurchMay 1992

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

Map: Ancient administrativeunits in Staplehurst

Hundreds and Boroughs in Staplehurst Manors of Staplehurst The Lathes and theirWealden Common

Footpath map marked with older houses in the Parish, notincluding the conservation area.

Map of village identifyingstreets and houses

by a local postman;(D. Roberts) hand-drawn &reproducedPrepared for Year 2000 Celebrations Many maps are held at Brattle Farm Two sheets ofyellow A4

Map showing Staplehurstponds


MAP/MISC/04 Map: Index Kent NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/MISC/05 NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/MISC/06 Map of Staplehurst 1987 Includes grid and index pre Lime Tree Estate Produced by Dave RobertsMAP/MISC/07 Aerial Photo Aerial photo of Staplehurst concentrating on the A274

MAP/MONU/01 Boundary stones

MAP/PLAN/01 Street map of Staplehurst copy

MAP/PLAN/02 (36 pages)

MAP/PLAN/03

MAP/PLAN/04 Map: Conservation area

MAP/PLAN/05 NOT DIGITIZED

MAP/S&L/01 Map of Footpaths NOT DIGITIZEDMAP/S&L/02 Map: West Kent footpaths 14 maps, O.S. 6" to mile, West Kent Footpaths 1961

MAP/S&L/03 Map: Rights of Way

MAP/S&L/04 Map: Rights of Way 2 copies A3 undated

MAP/SALE/01 Map: Iden Estate

MAP/SALE/02 K Pope

MED/DOCS/01 Smallpox records

MED/HIST/01

Kent map sheets index - 10 sheets Dated Landmark Edition 4 (1929 - 1952) Reference to "His Majesty'sPrison

Map: Staplehurst Parish(large scale)

Staplehurst Parish map sheets. None referenced, but dated as LandmarkEd 1 (1871 - 1890) from KLIS 25" toMile - cloth backed.Hand drawn maps of Staplehurst streets and postal area1987. Not to scale

Booklet, Staplehurst Parish Boundary Stones, Ivan Waltonand Vic Holdaway, June 2009

Booklet A4 Photographsand locations

Street map of Staplehurst (central) Pre Lime Trees estate

Map: Aerial surveyStaplehurst

5 Aerial survey maps of Staplehurst: 1946 / 1959 / 1961 /1968 / 1979 English Heritage Natiional Monumentrecords 1999

Map: footpaths and streetlights

Xerox copies (fading, no date except "revised November1968") containing footpaths and streetlights.Staplehurst Conservation area 1983 Hand drawn

Maps showing location oftrees under TPO

Maps of Staplehurst (part) (1:2500) showing location oftrees under Tree Preservations Orders. 1977Map: Staplehurst footpaths on Stap / Frittenden boundaryat Maplehurst O.S. TQ84 1/12/1952 printed 1958

Definitive 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 mainlyStaplehurst. Scale 1:10:000

Staplehurst Parish (part) Public Rights of Way - FootpathsPlan of part of Iden Manor estate, c. 1904, for sale byauction. South of Staplehurst & Frittenden

Map: Properties for sale1908

Plan of freehold properties in Staplehurst, Chart Sutton &Boughton Monchelsea for sale by Mssrs Winch & Sons 30 July 1908 (Iden Estate)Overseer of the Poor Accounts 1647 - 1836 relating tosmallpox Transcripts

Printout A4 Research by Anita Thompson

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

Script for talk on Doctors inStaplehurst

Doctors in Staplehurst, a talk to Staplehurst Society18/05/07 by Anita Thompson. A history of medicalpractice in Staplehurst 1558 - 2007 ISTHERE A CD?

A4 printout - 2 COPIES Lacks the images toaccompany the talkMore names: John Wilkins, Alfred Wood, Love,Kirkman,

Kent Vinery Knightly DiamondDobell Watson Winkles JoyPenkivil


MED/NEWS/01

MIL/AIRF/01

MIL/AIRF/02

MIL/AIRF/03 Book Staplehurst 245-254

MIL/CHAR/01 British Legion Some decayed

MIL/DIAR/01 Diary-wartime Wartime diary of Thomas Thatcher 1914-1918 Recounts national and personal news

MIL/DIAR/02 Diary - Wartime Wartime diary of Miss Mary Hallward 1914-1918

MIL/DIAR/03 Wartime diary 1940 Daily Express 19 August 1980, p.16

MIL/EULO/01 Harris family Harris

MIL/HIST/01 Survey of Air Raid Shelter

MIL/HIST/02 Wartime instructions instructions in case of invasionMIL/HIST/03 Battlefield news 1918 Sergeant Thatcher

MIL/HIST/04 Defence 1400-Cold War Victor Smith, Front Line Kent, KCC, 2001

MIL/HIST/05 Wartime, Doodlebugs

MIL/HIST/05a

MIL/MONU/01 Bill Collins, Clapper Lane

MIL/MONU/02

Drugs rehab centre closure,Iden Manor News cutting

Addiction unit forced to close: Closure of Drugsrehabilitation centre at Iden manor -- News cutting fromKM 8/3/2002

Sister Rosemary, Good ShepherdSisters

Reminiscences ofStaplehurst Airfield WW2

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

Booklet Letter 21/7/2005 Hard discAVAILABLE Copies of doodlebug RailwayTavern

History of AdvancedLanding GroundChickenden

Brief history of Memorial Project by Ted Sergison.Advanced Landing Ground

USAF and Royal Canadian Air Force at Chickenden1943-1944

BROOKS, Robin J. Kent airfields in the second world war.Countryside books, 1998, reprinted 20041/ Certificate of Branch registration 1931. 2/ Registration ofcharity 1951. 3/ Certificate of recognition 50 yearsWomens section

Seligman,Wilfred. Brooks,Nicholson, Lesley Jull, Harris

Recounts personal memory of her life during the warplus news

Hubert Hallward, Hanmer, Ashbee,John Hallward

Freda Tomlin's diary and picture of her. Description ofBattle of Britain from Staplehurst.2 "In memoriam" cards for Charles Edward Harris died30/05/1918

Air Raid Shelter at gasworks in Marden Road Staplehurst Historic building survey by Victor Smith July2006

Includes photographs and plans. Comb-bound A4pamphlet, and letter from Victor Smith. This was atthe time of the demolition of the old gas-holder andensuing hou

Ministry of Information information sheet: "If the invadercomes". June 1940

A study of defence of Kent 1400 - the Cold War Signed copy

Bob Ogley, Doodlebugs and Rockets, Froglets Publications1992

The battle of the flying bombs Signed copy

V1 Rocket hits in Kent JuneSept 1944

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

Monument to Pilot OfficerJKG Clifton - notes

1. Notes on Pilot Officer John K G ("Curly") Clifton 2. Covering letter from Ted Sergison 3. Re-dedication of the monument1 Sept 2009 in Grave Lane. Newspaper clippings fromCourier 11/9/09 and KM 4/9/09

Curly Clifton, KIA 1 Sept 1940. 253 (Hurricane) squadron, RAFKenley, Surrey Monumentin Grave Lane, made by Martin Franklin

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 atChickenden Farm for the U.S. and Canadian airmenwho flew from there. Unveiling and service held on 6thJune 2010


MIL/MONU/03 Doutrepont, Ashdown, Sergison

MIL/NEWS/01

MIL/ORDS/01

MIL/ORDS/02 Order of Service for airman

MIL/REMI/01 Roger Munn, Wilcox (RAF)

MIL/REMI/02

MIL/S&L/01MIL/WARF/01 Relic scrap of land mine Scrap of metal and parachute cord

MIL/WARF/02 Fred Day, Kurt Kahn

NEW/EULO/01 Cramp, Chainey

NEW/GENE/01 Letter 55 Bell Lane. Not dated

NEW/HIST/01 Grigsby, Barling

NEW/INFO/01 Staplehurst news cutting

NEW/MISC/01

Monument to Pilot OfficerDoutrepont at station

Items re unveiling of memorial to P/O Georges Doutrepont,Belgian pilot in RAF at Staplehurst Station on 15September 2003. Narrative of events

Doutrepont died, shot down, 15th September 1940.Ticket clerk Charles Ashdown, aged 18. Died as theplane crashed into the station. Ted Sergisonorganised the memorial.

News cutting: JeanLiddicoat works forrecognition of Spitfire pilotRushmer

Newspaper cutting: "Villager wins a name for unknownpilot. Gravestone marks end of eight year battle." DailyTelegraph 9/5/1998

Jean Liddicat worked for eight years to get aStaplehurst grave recognized as that of Flt LtFrederick Rushmer whose Spitfire crashed at Marden5/9/1940.

Jean Liddicoat, Frederick "Rusty"Rushmer

Order of Service - RBLParade & Church Service

Order of service 1/10/2006 75th Anniversary of Staplehurstbranch of the Royal Bristish Legion.Order of Service for Remembrance and biography of SgtReg Fitzgerald RAF

Service 23rd March 2013 missing in action 13thOctober 1944

Battle of Britain article 4items

1. "The Wilcox Connection" by Brian Donald, in Battle ofBritian Remembered magazine (?) 2pp photocopy 2,.Additional notes on F/O JohnEdgar Wilcox. 2pp typescript 3. Letter from VicB 4.Poem, High Flight

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

Village reminiscencesaboaut WW1

1 Postcard index of WW1 soldiers on war memorial in AllSaints Church. 2 Information in pencil about them andvillage families (14 pages) unknown author. 3 Inktranscription of 2

British Legion -Documentation for theStaplehurst Hut

1. Letter 24 Dec 1937 re school boundary. 2. Lease dated 1/6/1939 JS Watkins to BritishLegion 3. Letter 12/2/1943 from BL HQ reLease 4. Map of site, nodate, signed G O George 5.RBL Survey of Premises July 1997

Luftwaffe landings / crashesin Kent

When the Luftwaffe landed in Kent by R J Brooks ; Articlefrom 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?) onHenhurst Farm Crash

Report of burial ofConcemore Cramp

Photocopy of news report in local paper re burial inStaplehurst July 1933. Source unidentified.

General Secretary of the National Union ofRailwaymen and president of the InternationalTransport Workers' Federation born The Quarter,Staplehurst

Letter from Stanley J.A. McInery about the Staplehurst Bokand his family, the Youngs.

Arthur Young, Lucie Wickham,Winifred Young

Newspaper cuttingcollection - photocopies

Series of letters and articles about the StaplehurstFarmers' & Mechanics' Institute. Maidstone Journal c.1845- 1848

John Jull set up a Staplehurst Farmers' & Mechanics'Institute but it was opposed by unnamed persons. Thisincludes letters of defence and reports. Amusingtoday.

Staplehurst - a developing town, article & advertisements,September 23rd 1993

REPLACED IN STAP/SOCNEWS


NEW/MISC/02

NEW/MISC/03

NEW/MISC/04

NEW/MISC/05 Photo Wendy Brooker, Sue Bassett, Margaret Arger Richard Lusty

NEW/MISC/06 Bert Seth, John Cramp

NEW/MISC/07

NEW/MISC/08 ShrimptonNEW/PEOP/01 News cutting Death of Cyril Maxted, cutting 12/2/1988. no source. Died crossing High Street opposite his shop.

NEW/PLAN/01 Mobile Homes

NEW/PLAN/02 from Kent & Sussex Courier 19 September 1975

NEW/PRIZ/01 News Cutting Winner Best kept Village prize

NEW/PRIZ/02 News Cutting News from Staplehurst

NEW/SCHL/01

NEW/TRAD/01

NEW/TRAD/02 Garage arsonNOTE Consider changing MAP/MISC/01 to match MAP/S&L

REPLACED INSTAPSOC/NEWSNews cutting: Arson attackin Staplehurst

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

News cuttings: . Railway . Schoolboy marksman

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

News item: Staplehurstvillage of the Year

Simply the Best - Staplehurst voted Kent's Village of theYear 2003 news cutting - Kent Messenger 18/7/2003

News item: crime andpolicing 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.

Kent Messenger cutting 13February 2015

Kent Messenger 13/02/15. Letter to chair Parish Council,Rory Council, concerning letter from John Jull to U.S. ondeath of Lincoln . Letter from Jull'

Clipping: Diary kept atlibrary

Clipping (K.M. 01/02/1974) Scouts presented a diary to thelibrary

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

Cherry Fann, Peter Hill (Marden),John Banks (Marden) TrevorGasson

Closing of land sellingcompany

News item photocopy 1975: Lawnic Investments Ltd,selling plots in Marden Road without planning permission.A petition to wind up the company.

Courier dated 09/09/1977. Staplehurst where big isbeautiful.

Mrs Joan Slade, Mr & Mrs BertSeth, Mrs Janet Dowswell

Courier 09/09/1977. 1 Staplehurst autumn horticulturalshow and Mr Maybourne 6 prizes. 2 United ReformedChurch, new minister Mr Brian Eyles (Byles) to beinducted 17/09/1977

Sid Maybourne, Rev BrianEyles(Byles)

School Centenary - newscutting (The Harris Collection)

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

Vickery, Pettican Pert, Whickham,Maxted

Cuttings (4) re Market,1993-4

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

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

Colin Roach-Bowler, Joyce Dunk-Easter

Article in Kent & Sussex Courier, April 17 1992, aboutarson at 'Drivers' now Central Garage (was The Cycleries).Plus 3 pictures. Owners Robert Harris & Les Bowron


PEO/CHAR/01 Oborne

PEO/CLER/01 Change of rector Walker, Vickery

PEO/DOCS/01 Beslee Barr Cave

PEO/DOCS/02 Apprenticeship Indenture Snoode, Snoath, Poyle, Kite

PEO/DOCS/03

PEO/DOCS/04

PEO/DOCS/05 List of subscribers List of Staplehurst residents Many

PEO/DOCS/06 List of subscribers List of Staplehurst residents Many

PEO/DOCS/07 Jack Skiltons' papers

PEO/EMIG/01 Letter from emigrant in NZ Mrs Hunt Farmer Avery Nash

PEO/EMIG/02

PEO/EMIG/03 Names: Allen Watts Oyler

PEO/EMIG/04 Hunt, Cradduck, Towner, Ralph

Membership documents ofBuffaloes Lodge

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes -- Member FOborne 1920 - 1923 Member of King George VStaplehurst - Died 1925 Mrs Oborne continuedpayment

4 documents found in cupboard at 1 Bly CourtCottages, Chapel Lane

3 News items. Death of Rev.A.J. Walker. Funeral of Rev.A.J.Walker. Appointment of Rev. T. Vickery. N.d.

Probate The BesleeCollection

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 otherdocuments of the Beslee Collection William Besley ofFletching, Sussex, gentleman

Apprenticehip Indenture 1687 for Thomas Snoode, a poorchild of Staplehurst, to be placed with James Poyle ofCranbrook, 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, ofStaplehurst was his guardian NB:

Documents & letters (TipplesCollection)

Miscellaneous letters and documents of W Tipples, 1938 -1971: National Service RegistralionCard Invitation toChurch restoration

FHU Brooks, Rev J Walker, TGThatcher

Will of Mary Bewman ofStaplehurst

Will of Mary Bewman of Staplehurst, widow dated02/09/1808 buried 23/10/1808 aged 69. Executor HenryWaterman, witnesses George Gransbury and D.Webb

In documents bought from Ebay; -2, no 5. Rest inHou/Docs/20-31

List of subscribers to fund commemoration of QueenVictoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897. With balance sheetList of subscribers to fund to commemorate celebratecoronation of Edward VII 1902

Jack Skilton, various documents. 1/ Order of service. 1923 - 2016. 2/ NationalRegistration, identity card 1943. 3/ National ServiceCertificate of Registration 1923. 4/ 2 Driving licences 1945and 1975. 5/ Home Guard certificate of proficiency 1944. 6/National Fire Service, appointment 1947

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

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

Letters to emigrants fromStaplehurst

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

Oyler Waterman Broad BallardThomas

Vestry minutes re pauperemigration

Extracts from vestry minutes 1820 - 1840 re emigration ofpaupers. CKS holds originals

Edward Hickmott HornbuckleCharles Allchin Hannah Salomon

Genealogy of emigrants.Hunt & Ralph

History of Hunt and Ralph families who went fromStaplehurst for New Zealand in 1839

Wakefield programme genealogy. Maori Wars.Adventures at sea


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PEO/EULO/03 Eulogy of Richard Skinner

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PEO/GENE/02 Photos of Farmer family

PEO/GENE/03 Seeking information Mary Anne Miller, Hansford

PEO/GENE/04 Pedigree - Genealogical chart Usbornes of Loddenden

PEO/GENE/05 Genealogical enquiries

PEO/GENE/06 Story of the Hoare family

PEO/GENE/07 Staplehurst Society History Group Many

PEO/GENE/08 Exhurst Exherst

PEO/GENE/09 Exhurst Exherst Hodges

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Commemoration of HarryCornforth -- newscutting with photo

Newspaper article: tree planting commemorating Mr HarryCornforth. Includes picture.

Mrs D Cornforth Rev Trevor Vickery Bill TipplesJohn Priestley Mrs M. Howard

1. Order of Service - Allan Rimmer 1/11/2007 2. Eulogy by Bill Piper - 1 page, notesEulogy on Dr Richard Osmond Skinner at his funeral onFriday 12th March [2008]. Died aged 74. Serviceconducted by Canon Brian Barnes.

Founder and president of Staplehurst MonarchFootball Club; Chairman of Parish Council 1979-1986

Family Tree Pedigree ofFamily of Beslee Genealogy The Beslee Collection

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

Knoxbridge with references to Lympne (Kent)Fletching (Sussex) Names: Ottaway BlakerOrmerod Varenne Coysgarne Fullagar BrownChamberlayne Burnet Tattersall Hope Bentley MenceDownes Hill Andrews Dickenson Woodward WildeGabbatas Gaunt

Beslee Beesely Elliot Giles BarrAuckland Dyneley Iggulden GoslingCramp Bourne Reeves WilsonCave Chambers Exell HornbuckleArgles and more

Farmer family of Staplehurst - photographs Email from Linda King

Genealogical data included. One man is in a WW1Australian uniform

Query letter and census1901 print

Letter seeking links to Mary Anne Hansford, b. DorneFarm, Staplehurst 1841. Married name Miller. Letter from Highgate Cemetery

Genealogical chart --Usborne

Photocopy of page from book The Usbornes ofLoddenden

Usborne Toke ChambersChapman Poyle Cole Fowle

Various enquiries of genealogical nature and responsesfrom Allan Rimmer and Anita Thompson Enquiry by Ross England re JosephWise, b. 1821

Names: Batholomew Butcher England WisePammit Bassock Thomas Pullen Link WilesBarnesFrom Stap Society books. 18

Shoobridge Boorman HucksteadForman Austin Waterman

Iden Manor in Staplehurst; The Story of the Hoare family. Aseries of pictures and computer printouts to accompany atalk on the Hoare family by Anita Thompson to the AGM ofthe Staplehurst Society in 2006. Bound into abooklet.

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

Mary Ann Stammers, HannahStammers; Lennard, Lockyer,Marsham

MIs in StaplehurstChurchyard

(Transcription of) Monumental Inscriptions in StaplehurstChurchyard 1984 Comb-bound booklet plus microfiche PLUS Unbound copy in Oversize drawer

Genealogy & History of theExhurst 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

Notes on Exhurst genealogy& property

Notes on Exhurst genealogy & property from 1200 1 page A4

Family tree: Henry WilliamTaylor with explanatoryletter

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

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

Taylor, Beslee, (Reeve,Shoobridge)


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PEO/GENE/15 Family Info - Tomsett Hebblewhite

PEO/GENE/16 Portrait and Info Emigrated 1872.

PEO/GENE/17 Genealogical enquiry Letter enquiring re Elizabeth Austen 1870s

PEO/GENE/18 Autobiography (part) Bill Overy's Staplehurst boyhood, with photos, 1848-1935

PEO/GENE/19 Info re Poyle family

PEO/GENE/19 Family information

PEO/HIST/01 Original work by Frank & Fred Harris

PEO/HIST/02 George Emery, biography Biographical notes on George Emery (b. 1891) Dean, Alice Chapman

PEO/HIST/03 Mrs Lavender, Mrs Renee Maxted

PEO/HIST/04 Hodges

PEO/HIST/05 Personal info envelope

Abstracts of Wills &Administrations

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

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

Churchyard Inscriptions - . working sheets

Working sheets for Churchyard Inscriptions (MIs) project1982

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

Vol 2 Rows 31 - 67

Family tree Young family ofStaplehurst

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

Collection of documentsbought from Ebay Nov 2011

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

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

Portraits and information re Tomsett family 1860s. CharlesIngram Tomsett (two of them, father and son) was publicanof The King's Head, and shoemaker next door.

Included here (and not in photos) because the imagesare photocopies and the data is more significant. Onephoto by Watson.

Portrait and info possibly re Stanley who remained in Kent.Plus informaton re F Watson.

Went to New South Wales. Lived Rose Cottage,Limes Terrace High Street. Includes photoRed Cross Uniform 1949; Christine Knowles'children's theatricals; Staplehurst Church Choir 1947;Under 11 Kent Musical Cometitive festival inMaidstone.

Edmonds, Hilder, Harris, Knowles,Overy, Butcher (school)

Replies to request for information on Thomas Poyle,1683/4 ? of StaplehurstReplies to information request on Thomas Poyle 1683/4to ? of Staplehurst

Handwritten Familynewspaper (TheHarris Collection)

Staplehurst News - Victoria Gazette April 1918 A handwritten newspaper containing realnews, personal anecdote and amusement.

Email response by Anita Thompson in 2003 to JulianLisinski

Mrs Lavender and post fromCranbrook

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

Hodges family history.Pinnock Lane bakery 1895 - 1968

1/ Wm Henry Hodges & wife Emily nee Tully, moved toStaplehurst 1921. Bakery first at Mill House, bombed out1944, then to new bakehouse behind Javens shop atPinnock Lane. 2/ Bullhead. 3/Photocopy of ?wedding?photo. 4/ 2 photos of son (Peter?) wedding StaplehurstChurch. 5/ 2 Hodges, one in bakers uniform

Envelope addressed to F.H.W. Brooks clerk to StaplehurstParish Council at Homeleigh. Maidstone Rural DistrictCouncil stamp on back

Francis Henry Unicombe Brooks was an architect whodesigned the extension in front of the URC to bring itout to street level. He lived at Homeleigh (which hemay have built)


PEO/INFO/01 Greetings card with information on Bournes cycle shop Bourne, Neville Bowers

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PEO/INFO/04 Biography

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2. Hym

Many

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Information on Bournescycle shop

Erskine Piper, draper &grocer

Information on Erskine Piper, 1853-1919 includingMemorial Inscription, Staplehurst graveyard and details ofwill and probate. Also 2 x advertisements fromStaplehurst Parish Magazine for Piper's shop

Erskine Piper, Mary Jane Piper,Alfred Piper,Bucer Piper, HenryIsaac Piper,Minnie Piper

Staplehurst Census 1801-1961 Totals

Staplehurst census totals, 1801 - 1961. (lacking 1941).Handwritten copy from the Victorian History of Kent.

Staplehurst in Marden hundred. Total acreage ofStaplehurst Parish 5,897

Biography of Roy Theobald, 5 Slaney Place, upholsterer.A4 poster

The scrap book of FredHarris. Sheet 1

(The Harris Collection)

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

4. Church service plan --scrap.

5. Card: ByappointmentFrederick Harris Esq.6. Queen Elizabeththe Queen Mothervisiting Fenn Place,Sussex. -- newscutting.7. Queen Elizabeththe Queen Mothervisiting Fenn Place,Sussex. -- newscutting.

The scrap book of FredHarris. Sheet 2 (The Harris Collection)

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

11. Woman falls in well. Fred Harris saved a Londonwoman after she fell in one. -- news cutting.

12. Wedding inGoudhurst. MrReader(Horsmonden) &Miss Paget(Headcorn). --news cutting.13. "The Frenchpaid tribute." MrWilliam Har


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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 atCongregational church:Frank Williams Memorialshield. -- news cutting withphoto.

18. Photo ofStaplehurstCongregationalchurch markingtercentenary. --news cutting.19. Ticket from theWest KentFederation ofWomen's Instit


(Continuation sheet) 20. Organ recital at Congregationalchurch. 1948.

21. Company of1000. "KentishCavalcade". -- newscutting. 22.WI in Linton Park. --news cutting.

23. Birthday card. 24. Card withphoto in from "N

26. Card with photos ofBlack Forest cuckoo clocks.

27. Staplehurst &Marden branch NFUannual dinner

1937.Staplehurst VillageHall. -- news cutting.28. Off to sea.Tableau at SpillsillCourt. -- newscutting with photo.


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34. New minister

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47. Photo:

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(Continuation sheet) 31. Valentine card fromAda.

32. All Saints youthclub Valentine social:Fred Harris.

33. Beloved KentRector passes.Death of Rev AlfredJames Walker,Rector ofStaplehurst. -- newscutting.

35. Staplehurst WI.Funeral of H. S.Stockbridge; funeral of MrA. G. Chambers; death ofC. R. Jeffrey; funeral of H.D. Worsley; Coronationfund. -- news cut.

36. Christmas cardfrom the "RectoryFolk".37. Old scholar. Boyfrom Chart Suttonmet Q


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

43. Duchess of Kent tours British Legion, PrestonHall. -- news cutting.

44. Photo of KentCavalcade. 1950. --news cutting.45. Stap DramaticSociety fancy dressdance 1953. -- news& photo.

46. Fancy DressBall. -- news cutting.


(Continuation sheet) 49. Golden Thoughts.Booklet.


53. Order of

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50. Service at AllSaints Ch week ofprayer and teaching.1949. F.G.H.51. Ticket for BillyGraham at Wembley1955.52. Crusade posterfor Billy Graham,June 1955.

55. Short letter (serious?)In French. February 1955.

56. Christmas cardfrom Green CourtCottage, from Mrand Mrs Martin.1954.

57. Collected newsitems: WilliamSowery fined; WIgames;Congregationalchurch songs byMiss Petticar; piano,F. G.


(Continuation sheet) 59. Order of service, marriage, Evelyn -- Derek.20th August 1955.

60. Birthday card --age of 10.

61. Order of service,chart Sutton, WilfredJune, 195

64. Induction of service atCongregational church of

Rev F. J. Paul,1st January 1953.65. Disabled Kentfolk off toOberammergau. -- news cutting.66. Collectedsignatures.67. The Queen atLeas Cliff Hall,Folkestone.


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85. Funeral service

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(Continuation sheet) 68. Ancient craft. Article onJohn Harris and sons, Victoria Cottage. -- newscutting. 69. Ticket -- Theatre Royal,Brighton.

70. Prayer for RoadSafety. TrevorVickery by road

72. Great day at Cranbrookfor Congregationalists.-- news cutting.

73. CranbrookCongregationalchurch 246thanniversary. -- newscut.

74. Palm Sundayservice at All Saints.-- news cutting.75. Passion Play atParish Church. --news cutt


(Continuation sheet) 78. Passion Play at all Saints. -- news cuttingand photo.

79. Invitation, Earl &Countess ofEnniskillen formarriage.

80. Patronal Festivalat a

82. Marriage of Mr Pavey ofMaidstone and Miss C.Wood of Marden. -- newscutting.

83.Acknowledgement ofsympathy fromHarris Brothers. --news cut.84. Photo of Rev T.Vickery, PalmSunday procession.-- news cutting.


(Continuation sheet) 87. Memorial to Harry Cornforth at The Parade. 10th Dec 1967.


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PEO/MISC/04 Harris, Thatcher, et al

PEO/MISC/05 Driving licence & photo William Tipples

88. Staplehurstdouble wedding:Charlotte and JaneYonge to CharlesBrewster and Neil

90. Photo: Tall TreesNursery School children'sChristmas concert. --news cutting.

91.Postcard:Staplehursthigh Street lookingsouth.

92. How a corner ofthe Weald wentwest. All SaintsChurch, article by MrMayell. -- news cut.with ph


(Continuation sheet) 94. Marriage of Christine Wood of Marden andJack Pavey, Maidstone. -- news cutting.

95. Marriage ofDawn Cox of Mardenand EdwardCollinson, Marden.--

96. Marriage of AnthonyFortescue Thomas,Hawkenbury and GillianStevens of Headcorn. --news cutting.

97. Donald Smithand his wife Paulineof The Royal Oak[Pride of Kent]. --news cutting withphoto.

Article mentions RobertBarling

Octogenarian Teetotalers with 113 portraits (The NationalTemperance League)" mentions Robert Barling (85) ofStaplehurst. Article in Family TreeMagazine July 2002, pp. 24-26. Two pages torn out.

Harris Family Memoirs

(TheHarris Collection)

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

4. Certificate of Merit to Mr J Harris, 1889, fromStaplehurst & Frittenden Cottage Gardeners' MutualImprovement Society: Table Plants 5.Pi

Papers relating to CharlesHarris, (died in action 1918)

(Harris Collection)

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

4. Pre-printed postcard home April 1918 5. Letter from Jack Jull, telling of hissearch for Charles after his injury.

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


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PEO/MISC/09 The Hop Picker's account book of Mrs Harris (n.d.) Shows her daily tally

PEO/MISC/10 Harris Herbie Smith

PEO/MISC/11 Christmas Card Received by Mike and Cherry Fann

PEO/MISC/12 Description of the village is rather imaginative

PEO/MISC/13 Chocolate box

PEO/NEWS/01&02 Too many to list

PEO/NEWS/03 More names: Cornforth, Bracher, Cutbush, Bailey

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PEO/NEWS/05 News of a wedding many

PEO/NEWS/06 Mr & Mrs Gray's shop

Notebook containingtrademarks (The HarrisCollection)

Private notebook compiled by John Harris containingtrademarks

Bank Book (The HarrisCollection)

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

Hop Picker's account book (The HarrisCollection)News Clippings: Photo of Harris Boys; Profile of aVillage, Staplehurst (TheHarris Collection)

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

ex Londoners looking for peace - estates haveblossomed!

Christmas Card showing snow scene and a postmandelivering in Staplehurst on Church Hill

Article, People and scenesin Staplehurst

Article from The Gazette 12/02/1974 scenes and peopleworking in Staplehurst with trades.

Alfred Boorman,James Spicer,David Bowden , JohnPhillips,Dorothy Oliver,Joan Hartley,Ann Waters,Georgina Coleman,D.Keighley T.Vickery

Birthday gift for 70 year old June Moore; "RosemaryCottage Chocolate collection". With Staplehurstconnections (photocopy only)

Compilation of Newscuttings 1892 -1930s

Compilation of many newspaper cuttings about Staplehurst1892 - 1930s "Memories of Old Staplehurst". Two bundles (Vol1 & Vol2)produced by Pat Weekes of Benenden in 1994. From aseries of su

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

News cutting: British LegionDinner; speech aboutpensions, with photo


The Legion's 10 million voices; call for united front onpensions. KM 3/10/1951 and photo Staplehurst Branch Dinner1951

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

Newspaper cutting re JohnSamuel Newlyn's will

Newspaper cutting unknown date and origin, headline"Requests to Staplehurst/for poor people, a nurse and theChurch" dealing with Mr John Samuel Newlyn's will, ofKnoll House, Staplehurst

John Samuel Newlyn. Frank Piper,chauffeur. Majorie JoyceClementson

Newspaper article: "Wedding at Staplehurst". Miss M. F. Chamberlain and Mr H. E.Hutchinson description and list of presentswith names. [d/Newspaper article, 14 September 1979, on retirement ofMr & Mrs Gray from their shop (opposite the parade)


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PEO/OBIT/01PEO/OBIT/02 Obituary Service sheet and Obituary Joan Hammond 1925 - 2008

PEO/OBIT/03 Obituary and funeral report Photo - biography Many

PEO/OBIT/04 3 Newscuttings re death of Thomas Reeves of St Helier No date but post 1927 Many. Edith Reeves

PEO/OBIT/05 Obituary Rev. A.J. Walker Sylvia WadePEO/OBIT/06 Obituary Ron Hegarty Obituary of Ron Hegarty Downs Mail August 2015PEO/OBIT/07 Newspaper Cuttings Newspaper cuttings A Eliza Grey 96 B Mr F Kirby 74

PEO/OBIT/08 Kathy Lamb Staplehurst District Guide Commissioner Barrie Lamb

PEO/OBIT/09 Cyril Maxted Cyril Maxted

PEO/ORDS/01 Order of service for funeral of Bert Seth, 30 Aug 2000 See reference: PEO/REMI/06 Conducted by Rev Brian Barnes

PEO/ORDS/02 Order of Service Edward Sergison

PEO/PICT/01 [PEO/MISC/10 is from the same issue of this paper/]PEO/PICT/02 Portrait passport photos File of negatives, copies from Frank Page, photographer NOT TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT PERMISSION

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

PEO/RELI/01 NB Edwin had been a non-conformist. Edwin Harris

PEO/RELI/02 30 Nov 1856 to 13 April1862

PEO/REMI/01 Poem - Reminiscence Handwritten on A4 Thirkle Thirkell

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Wedding of Helen Gracie &Bryan Knope

Kent Messenger, 28th August 1987. Picture of PC DavidJenkins holding up traffic as bride crosses from KentCottage to the church

PC David Jenkins, Helen Gracie,Bryan Knope

Obituary BessieShoobridge

News clipping October 18th 1937 funeral and obituaryBessie Shoobridge

On staff at Sutton Valance elementary school. Somegenealogical information is included

News report of death and funeral of John Hanmer farmerofSayden 1936

Obituary and funeral reportThomas Reeves

3 Newspaper cuttings stuck on board 1/ Death notice, 23rd January 1951. 2.Obituary. 3/ Funeral

1 Cutting from K.M. 28 Jan 1983. Death of Kathy Lamb. 2Another cuttingNewspaper cutting Feb12th 1988, unknown paper.Villagers murn crash victim (Cyril Maxted)

Order of service - funeral ofBert Seth

Order of Service for memorial service for Ted Sergison 1stAugust 2014

Pictures of Staplehurst (The HarrisCollection)

Page from Kentish Express of 10 Sept 1965 showingpictures of Staplehurst

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

Photograph album, Harrisfamily

Letter from J Edwin HarrisMarch 1918 plus militaryChristmas card 1917 (The HarrisCollection)

1. Letter from Edwin Harris to his mother recounting hisconfirmation in the CofE during the war. 2. Christmas card 1917

Certificate of Character

(The Harris Collection)Certificate of Character from Sabbath School at Biddenden for John Harris

Poem by Bert Thirkell: "The Good Old Days in Staplehurst"

Reminsicences of life inStaplehurst in C19th

Staplehurst 1819 - 1825 by Arthur Robert Barling (born1811) Dated 1895 Anecdotes about thevillage and its people Typescript. An enhanced andflowery interpretation 3 copies, withvariati

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

Usborne Biggs Bromley Dobell,Shoobridge. Lists of farmers andshopkeepers


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PEO/REMI/07 Medicine Churches

PEO/REMI/08 What happened in Staplehurst during the war Mrs Win Crouch

PEO/REMI/09 Sleeper Alley (aka Surrenden Cottages) Arnold Hill Roy Milner

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PEO/REMI/11 Two Autograph Books from John Harris, early 20th C Contains entries from Staplehurst People

PEO/REMI/12(Bk) Book about Cranbrook

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PEO/REMI/14 Cranbrook Local History

PEO/REMI/15 Letter and photo

PEO/REMI/16 Reminiscences Stephen Moat, Lampard, Saynor

PEO/TRAD/01 Business card for John Harris - Victoria Carriage Works Missing?

Reminiscences ofStaplehurst in early 1900s

Bert Thirkell's memories of early 1900s: "Just a Villagewhere Everybody knew Everyone" 3 autographed copies Includes Cricket team members and tennis club rules;

hop picking, village activites, schoolBessie Burgess MarianneStammers Kathleen Pope

Reminiscence ofStaplehurst late C19th &early C20th

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

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

Burnham Oliver Crothel PopeShoobridge Oakley Norris Mrs FitchBexley

Reminiscences from BertSeth (MillenniumProject)

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

Green Court Staplehursts Church World War 2 Profession: Book binder

Reminiscences of DrRichard Skinner(Millennium Project)

Interview with Dr Richard Skinner on 21st April 2000 byRon Hegarty Millennium Project Typescript. see also AudioTape

Reminiscences ofStaplehurst in WW2

Extracts from Parish Magazine, n.d. but c1995; pp.19-22 A Staplehurst Family at War by Mrs WinCrouch Past Times: Staplehurstand the Second World War, compiled by Ron Hegarty

Reminiscences of life inStaplehurst in 1920s

Letter from Lina Smith to Allan Rimmer dated 2/2/07 Brief rerminiscences

Reminiscences of life inStaplehurst 1950s

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

Names: George & Martin, Les Pierce, Nicholson, LouMitchell, Miss Middleton,

Harris Brothers, Arthur VousdenArchie Merrie, Major Rutherford

Two autograph books The HarrisCollection

Reminiscences of Old Cranbrook by Joe Woodcock pub. Meresborough Books

No Staplehurst connection. Pictures, reminiscences.

Diaries (The HarrisCollection)

Private pocket diaries of Frederick G Harris 1983, 1985,1986,1987Cranbrook & District Local History Society, CranbrookVoices from the 20th Century, Cranbrook & District LocalHistory Society, 2000Letter from Dr Evelyn Kirkman, neé McCabe to John andMargaret Cramp (nee Tomlin). Reminiscences of Cramp &Tomlins (plus life in Cirencester) Photo of Dr Kirkman andher sister.

The Tomins lived at Limetrees, Marden Roaddemolished (with farm) for Limetrees Estate

Correspondence with Staplehurst Society (Mike PoundsLonghurst) re Lampards Garage 2014

Employee Bill killed on road. Stephen Moat workedthere

Business Card (TheHarris Collection)


PEO/TRAD/02 Bills from Butcher Oborne, Ballard

PEO/TRAD/03 Milk delivery books Oborne

PEO/TRAD/04 Bread order book Oborne, Javens

PEO/TRAD/05 Includes pre- & post-decimalization Tipples, Dixon

PEO/WARF/01 Items concerning death of Charles Harris in WW1 Harris

PEO/WARF/02 War memorial addition Fegans home for boys Slaney Farm Mr Bateup, Slaney Cottages

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

REL/BUIL/01 History & description of Church of All Saints, Staplehurst Mayney, Pearman (curate) Besely

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REL/BUIL/03 English Churches

REL/BUIL/04 Norman font, Norman door Mr Vickery, Rev. A.J. Walker

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REL/BUIL/06 Pamphlet

REL/BUIL/07 Parish church guideREL/BUIL/08 Church building 2 small colour photos of Church Issued for Church repair fund

Bills from George Ballard, famly butcher, West End,Marden 1928 -1929 to Oborne

15 documents found in cupboard at 1 Bly CourtCottages, Chapel Lane

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

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

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

Found in cupboard at 1 Bly Court Cottages, ChapelLane

Bills for trade (Tipples collection)

Collected bills for trading in Staplehurst, addressed to WTipples, Esq. 1969 - 1970

News cuttings (HarrisCollection)

News clipping News paper map of Ypres Letterfrom hospital (French). 1918

Staplehurst's forgotten hero Reginald Charles Fitzgerald9th March 1925 - 13/14 October 1944 article by Edmund TSergison

Parish magazine (HarrisCollection)

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

Church Year Book (HarrisCollection)

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

services schedule, calendar, history of CongregationalChurch

Info (1874) re All SaintsChurch

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

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

Jones, LG, The Beauty of English Churches, Constable,1978

Newspaper cutting on AllSaints Church

Richard Talbot looks at All Saints Church (History ofChurch) No date

Gift day leaflet in churchhistory

Eight centuries in stone, the treasures of your church Also expenditures 1957 -1963B.C. Worssam: Eight centuries in stone: an account of thebuilding of All Saints Church, Staplehurst (2 copies)

Including details of the various stones used in thebuilding and churchyard

2 copies of "The Parish Church of All Saints Staplehurstdated 01-07-1983 and 30-10-1978. 1 copy of SouvenirGuide dated June 2010


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Photocopied extract: S Glynne, The Churches of Kent,1877 - Staplehurst Church

Receipt for tiles used on AllSaints Church

1 Fermor picture of All Saints Staplehurst on card. Insideis receipt for Staplehurst Parish Council Church for roofrepair fund. £100 given for tiles nos 101-200 . No dategiven

R. Mortley, Hon. treasurer Photo byBruce Malcolm

1/ K&S Courier 19/09/1986 photo of Rosemary, widow ofMatthew Steel, with Keith & Judy Hill, in front of newmemorial window in All Saints Church. 2/ Card advertisingThe Stained Glass Workshop.

Biographies of clergy withreference 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 in1500 - 1518.Each "held" Staplehurst with the provostship of MertonCollege

Transcription fromStaplehurst CongregationalChapel

Staplehurst Kent Congregational Chapel book oftranscripts of registers of BMDs. 1716 - 1912 with a shorthistory of the chapel. Baptisms 1746 -1793, 1797 -1837Plus 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 othersare at the Centre for Kentish studies, Maidstone

Article: The StaplehurstRegister (1538-1596)

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

2 photocopies - includes a few images. Explains the use and appearance of theregister. Many, including Beseley, Henden.

History of StaplehurstRectory (CofE)

Notes typescript for a talk to SS by Anita Thompson on thehistory 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.

History of theCongregational Church inStaplehurst 1647 -1947

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

Written history with photo of Pastor and deacons in1947 and of church and manse.

Jull, Shoobridge, Chapman, Balley,Spicer, Grigsby, Thatcher, Brine, etal

History of StaplehurstCongregational Church1662 - 1902

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

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

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

Article: Opposition toChurch rates by Non-conformists

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

May relate to Poll Tax protests in 1990s. Notabout Staplehurst

Descrption of Staplehurst - Churchhistory-Martyrs

Staplehurst and Marden: Where Dissenters were burnedat the Stake by Jenni Balow. KM 3/6/1977 Wide rangingintro to Staplehurst - Planning Mentions 1977 attitude to spread of housing in

Staplehurstpages 30 -52 from Noble Martyrs of Kent 41 Martyrs of Canterbury 4 photos of Canterbury martyrs'memorial

2 extracts from Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Letter fromLesley Watson -Walker.Photos and photocopies inenvelope


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Letters: 1. Martyrs 2. a littlegenealogy: 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 fromLesley Watson-Walker of Canterbury to Allan Rimmerreferring to a fa

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

Overseers' registers (article) Church History


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

Twelve volumes were "recently" discovered in therectory hayloft.

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

History of United ReformedChurch

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

History of United ReformedChurch

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

Book: History of Baptists inSmarden, etc. (includesStaplehurst)

Hoskins, Norman L., The Baptists of Smarden and theWeald of Kent 1640 - 2000. (Self published)

Seating plan for ParishChurch Jubilee Service1935 Seating plan for Parish Church Jubilee Service 5 May 1935

Balley, Rev. E., Struggles for Conscience: Religious Annalsof Staplehurst, A Memorial. Published London, Jackson,Walford & Hodder; Staplehurst, J V Hickmott, 1862

Asmall fragile booklet.

Balley, Rev.E; J. V Hickmott, Rev C Blackwood, Edward Benden,John Bradbridge, Rev F Cornwell, Richard Kingsnorth,Rev D Poyntell, Samuel French, Joseph Usborne, MrsMary Mayo, Robert Crowther, Rev robert Murry,Edward Bearne, Philip Bowdler, James Woodside,Obadiah Hughes, Robert Riddle, James Kettle, JacobChapmam.

Thomas Clout, Robert Kemp, IsaacPhillips, W Jull, John Ballard,William Grigsby, Balley

Flyer for united churches'celebration

Celebration of life 12 to 25th June [2007], an eventsponsored by the united churches of Staplehurst, atSurrenden Road Playing field.

Scrapbook -- The HarrisCollection 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" -- newspcuttings; the picture of Jack Cornwell; n.d. 3a. Triniculum; or Jewish feast


Continuation sheet 5a. What a boy could do; newspaper cutting.n.d.


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5b. The first SundaySchool; newspapercutting; n.d. 6. Thegalla

8. Playground fatality atStaplehurst; giant stridecollapses; news 8/7/1922

9. Parsons/Lane orWright/Maskellmarriage; news; n.d.;unknown Staplehurstreference.10. A rock-hewntomb; with rollingstone; newspaper;n.d.11. The origin andprogres


Continuation sheet 12. The Hemsted oak; newspaper cutting; nodate.

13. Easter; acrosticby F.G. Harris.

14. Peace; acrosticby F.G. Harris; loose.

16. News photo ScotchFisher lanses atScarborough. n.d.

17. Buelt SundaySchool Union; ann.mtg Staplehurst;1/4/1918; EasterMon.

18. Unveiling ofProtestant Martyr'smemorial atStaplehurst; April1905; newspapercutting.19. Wedding; M. T.Acot


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


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23. Wedding; H. R. Peters(Faversham) and Miss W.M. Marsh (Dunkirk) n.d.(Miss Marsh sang in ourchoir; says John Cramp.)

24. Evangelists: MrJ. H. Whyte (2); SirEdward Sharp (2);Rev Newton Jones.25. Evangelists?Unknown Rev;unknown woman;Rev


Continuation sheet 26. Four memorial stones laid at MardenMethodist church; news cut; n.d.

27. Methodistsadvance at Marden(Sunday Schoolmemorial stones);Rev P. We

30. Lewisham "Pastor'ssnowball". (Rev Philip Hall);newspaper cutting; n.d.

31. The Rev andMrs W. H. Lax.Thank you! (PoplarWesleyan Mission)32. Obituary of Mrthe W. Turley; floristand fruiterer; UpperNorwood. (Wreathsinclude "Charlie and


Continuation sheet 33a. The Cure (missionary in India)Newspaper Cutting; n.d.

b. The Cathedralof Methodism --Wesley's Chapel.Newspaper pic; n.d.

34. The Rechabites order;high chief ruler atStaplehurst. Newsp cutting;n.d.

35. ProminentMethodists at Dover;Mr and Mrs StephenLewis. Newspaperarticle; n.d.


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36. Funeral of MrFrederick Jeffery ofOre. "With deepsympathy fromfriends at Stap


Continuation sheet 38. Resurrection acrostic; F. G. Harris;marked "Mrs Jeffery" on back.

39. Verse withdrawings signed J.H. Burgess.Postcard; ink.

42a;b.c. Rev and Mrs EOmar Pearson: Jack Hobbsand Herbert Sutcliffe:Romany and Raq;newspaper cuttings; n.d.

43. A GLB girl's bravery;newspaper cutting; n.d.

44. Congregationalchurch ofStaplehurst; i


Continuation sheet 45. Rechabites at Tonbridge. Newspapercutting and group photo; n.d.

46. Obituary; thelate Mr P. W. Turley.See 22a; 32 47.Rechabites Jubileeat

49a. StaplehurstCongregational Church;new pastor; Rev HughMcKay; cutting December1926. 49b.Lantern show; YoungPeople's Fellowship; held atMr Hocken's oasthouse atHawkenbury;


Continuation sheet 51. Two mottos for the new year; L. V.Heasman 21/12/1919.


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52. Rev F. J.Williams; newspaperphoto; n.d. 53

55. Cricket; Hollington StJohn Team; 1929;newspaper cutting.56. "Twelve things I have tothank God for" on 8postcards; by E. Eastwood;Henry Pearson; PercyBridgeland; J. H. Burgess(marked Mrs Jeffery); G. W.Groombridge; L. Heasman;


Continuation sheet 57. The Role of the Law; newspaper picture;n.d.

58. Children'slesson pictures dated5/4/1914-26/6/1914& 4/9/1939 in env.

59. 1927 HappyGreetin

61. Church Rates are a lawof the land; W. G[rigsby] &W. J[ull]. Dated 1840.Photocopy.

62. 110thanniversary of thePrimary School. RevT. Vickery; MrsFlorence Catt; 92; MrFred Harris; 83; MrEric Spear;headmaster. 1983.Newspaper cutting.5


Continuation sheet 63. Where the answer lies in the toil (PloughSunday) K. M. 6/1/1984

64a. Autograph letterto Mr and Mrs C.Jeffery from ThomasG. Thatcher dated17/7

65a. Printed photos of theRev and Mrs Thatcher ofStaplehurst; golden weddingon July 15th

65b. Forty-four yearministry at Staplehurst;farewell gifts to Mr and MrsThatcher.


Continuation sheet 67. Fred Harris's photos in envelope.


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1. Two negatives of VictoriaCottage, Chapel Lane2. One photo; very faded;his father with birds in avia

5. One photo of three users in fancy dress (Fred andtwo of his brothers?)

6. One photo of man inarmy uniform (one of hisbrothers?)7. One photo of roll ofhonour; StaplehurstCongregational church;8. One photo of memorialto Wilfred ThatcheScrapbook -- The HarrisCollection Sheet 13

Continuation sheet Fred Harris's Photos in envelope (cont.)

9. Exposures of holiday atBrique; Simplon Pass; etc;dated 18/6/1924

(? When hisbrother died in

68. Photo of circa 1953?Taken at Chapmans Farm:hop bin with label "Korea;Malaya"; with people pickingFuggle hops into it:

L-R: unknownwoman; 2 NewZealander girls;Carolyn Day, agedabout 8; FredHarris; unknownwoman; 2 unknownchildren

Psalm 130 called "Staplehurst" from David's Harp, a seriesof original tunes composed expressly for the psalter byThomas Clark 1843

Transcribed by Helen Mitcham March 2000 2 copiesA4

Invitation to dedicationservice for bells

An invitation from the Parish Church of All Saints 30 Mar1997 to a service of dedication

Printed card Bells increased from 8 to 10

News cuttings: from ParishMagazine: Bells and WarDamage

(The Harris Collection)

Cuttings from the Parish Magazine: 1. The Rector's letter Sept 1944 reportingbomb damage and dedication of banners.. Walker, Wightwick, Tipples,

Parrington

Various leaflets on churchesactivities various dates

16 Leaflets on various churches' activities in Staplehurst,various dates

Donors - All Saints Church, The Free Church, theFellowship of Churches

Article about Martyrs'Memorial

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

Brenda Mount, Sec of StaplehurstSociety


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REL/MONU/03 Booklet plus photocopy Newman, Culpeper

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REL/MONU/05 A list of many residents. Plus balance of accounts Many

REL/MONU/06 Chauntler, Stace, Fuller, Poyntell

REL/MONU/07 Folder from Ron Hegarty

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REL/ORDS/03 Booklet - includes some detail of the bells

REL/PROG/01 Flower arrangers and sponsors' names Phyllis Shilling

REL/PROG/02 Programme

S&L/CARN/01 Competitions Staplehurst Society competitions for Carnival & Fete

S&L/CARN/02 Carnival programme

Marian Martyrs The Passive Resisters Miscellaneousinformation

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

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

Thatcher Jull Harris Hardes OffenKnight Fishcock Pardue BradbridgeFinal

Brass in church Booklet

Booklet: A brass once in Staplehurst by Ralph Griffin FSA. Reprinted from Monumental Brass society transactionVol VIII part VI May 1939

Listed tombs in StaplehurstChurchyard

15 Listed monuments in Staplehurst churchyar, all tombs,plus 5 unlisted tombs. Typescript, no date

War Memorial subscriberslist

List of subscribers to the War Memorial in All SaintsChurch

Grave slabs in Staplehurstchurch floor

1 Ledger stone and floor slabs in "All Saints Church.19/07/2018. 2 All Saints Church. A new discovery inthe Chancel, July 2018. Graves of John Chauntler, gent,1666

Edward Stace,1655. Samuel Fuller,1675. DanielPoyntell, 1674

Papers relating to centenaryof Martyrs' Memorial

Numerous papers, proposal to clean, reaction of ProtestantAlliance, report in Kent Messenger & Parish Councilcorrespondence

Chris & Kate Roome, Sue Bassett,Margaret Arger

Confirmation at All Saints -news photo

Archbishop of Canterbury Runcie confirms candidates inStaplehurst - News cutting and photo 17/7/1983

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

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

Order of service, dedicationof War Memorial Chapel atAll Saints

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

Various items in tribute toRev Trevor Vickery

1. Valedictory Service for Rev Trevor Vickery 29/9/1991 2. A service to celebrate 25 years of service14/12/1976 3. An invitation to share in 40years of drama in tribute to Rev T Vickery. nd

Order of service - dedicationof new bells

Order of service - Dedication of new peal of ten bells,Staplehurst Parish church by Rev Brian Barnes, Easter Day1997

Programme: FlowerFestival 2002

A Festval of Flowers, The Friends of All Saints ParishChurch 13 -15 Sep (2002) Recital by Phyllis Shilling /Songs of PraiseAll saints Festival of Flowers 1st,2nd and 3rd July 1983 forimprovements to Rector's vestry

Pictures of houses. Includes the 1998 comp.

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

Queen's 80th. 2 copies 1 -Caribbean Carnival andname the village centre 1969/1987/1988


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S&L/CARN/04 Carnival programmeS&L/CARN/05 Newsletters 2 Carnival Newsletters 1987

S&L/CARN/06 Committee list

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S&L/DRAM/02 Includes picture of Fred Harris and Miss Knowles

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S&L/DRAM/06 Newsletters

S&L/HIST/01 Poster for Staplehurst Mutual Improvement Society 1864 Tarbutt (Cranbrook) Barnes

S&L/INFO/01 Footpaths

S&L/INFO/02 Leaflet Rev Andrew Mills

British Legion ladies' float in Staplehurst Carnival 1986(Wizard of Oz) News cutting, no note of sourceStaplehurst Carnival and Fete programme2015/2013/2014/2004

Party in the Park September 2015.Queens long reign.Titus. Bluey Williams. Vintage corporation

Staplehurst Carnival and Fete committee 1975/76. 15names

News cuttings: Playsperformed in Staplehurst


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

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

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

Spillshill Court Pageant (The HarrisCollection)

1. Spillshill Court Pageant - cutting from KM 12 Aug1933 including glimpse of future Loyse May ConvalescentHome for Mothers and Babies, (never built).2/ Picturesfrom presentation at the Barn Theatre Spillshill from TheGazette 24th April 1979

Staplehurst Passion Play (The HarrisCollection)

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

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

Programmes and cuttings from various dramatics. Staplehurst Choral and DramaticSociety

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

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

Pageant at Spilshill Court, 1/The Courier 11/08/1933. 2/Kent Messenger 12/08/1933

1/ Spilshill Court, actors, gardens (3 pictures) in pageant,raising money for Loyse May Convalescent Home. Full castlist. The Courier 11/08/1933. 2/ Kent Messenger12/08/1933 2 pictures, Christine Knowles as the matronwith pram, in future 1935 scene

Mrs Marjorie Clarke Jervoise, writerof pageant. Miss Christine Knowles,owner of Spilshill Court

3 Pieces The Bulletin, May 1967. Vol 3 No 10. ChairmanJohn Gillett Several playbills of 'Breath of Spring'by Peter Coke, 17,18,19 November 1966 at 8pm 4shillings admissionProgramme for 'The Deep blue sea' by Terence Rattigan

Beryl, hair for ladies. Alex hairfor men

Poster for StaplehurstMutual ImprovementSociety

Staplehurst Footpath Group. 5 walks and 5 more walksaround Staplehurst, South Maidstone 1980

Staplehurst Family News, April 2008, Staplehurst URC,Noah's Ark baby and toddler group


S&L/INFO/03 Millenium offers

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S&L/MISC/02 Membership booklet Promoting games, sport & lectures

S&L/MISC/03 Competition Library input?

S&L/MISC/04 Membership Cards

S&L/MISC/05 Image of Norman Wallis

S&L/MISC/06 Competitions

S&L/MISC/07 Competitions

S&L/MISC/08 Dog show at Brattle Farm - bits & pieces

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S&L/MISC/10(Bk) Kent ParklandS&L/MISC/11 Quiz sheet - junior 1992 Quiz sheet - junior Includes map

S&L/MISC/12 Tourist Map - Leaflet No dateS&L/MISC/13 Newsletter, marching band 1993 Staplehurst marching band newsletter No 1 and 3 List of numbersS&L/MISC/14 Wednesday Club The Wednesday Club founded in 1972..... Handwritten A5 sheet of yellow paper

S&L/MISC/15 Wednesday Club Founded 1972

S&L/MISC/16 Restaurant advertising

1 Staplehurst Millenium picnic invitation 11/06/2000 2 Advertising leaflet; Millenium edition 2000set of porcelain cups saucers and plates with etchings ofStaplehurst

Events in Staplehurst andmiscellaneous items

Events calendar 1994 -- carnival & fete quiz no date 3pages ----- Welcome to new members ---- Description ofsociety ----- Captions --- Quiz 1983Staplehurst Lad's Social Club ("The Rising Sun") Dateunknown

G Hogben,Pannell, Gumbrill,Bonarjee

Staplehurst Society competitions (2) for children: (May1991) Wordsearch on Houses; "TheStaplehurst Hoard"Staplehurst Cricket & Tennis Club Membership & FixturesCards 1932 / 1935 / 1939

Pictures Programmes Music West Gallery Quire

Prints by Clifford Bayly 2000 X 2 Psalm 130 "Staplehurst" (words & music) Thomas Clark Quire West GalleryprogrammesStaplehurst Society competitions for family Various in package: Trails, buildings, wildlife1987 -1992 Pictorial quizzesStaplehurst Society Family Quiz 1990 Book containing answers (photo album) Photographs of houses andNature Reserve

File of items about DogShowPosters & leaflets reStaplehurst Societymeetings and events

Miscellaneous posters and leaflets for events - mostly withno year date See list in reverse of sheet (oldposters.rtf)

1 Quiz "Staplehurst do you know? by Robert Songhurst. 2.Woodcut by John Martin 1948, church from East. 3. KM28/9/1973 "not one decent footpath" by James Dowsell. 4.Kent County Council, on planning application for Knobbs &Dryland within the conservation area. 19/02/1974

Robert Songhurst, John Martin,James Dowsell, Knobbs & Dryland

White, J.T., The Parklands of Kent, Arthur J Cassell,1967(?)

The Weald Gazette tourist map and guide to Cranbrook,Staplehurst and Hawkhurst.

Minutes book of Wednesday Club 1982-2002.Membership/Programme details1/ Jumeira Indian Restaurant open from the 30th April 2013 2/ The Raj Takeaway restaurant


S&L/MISC/17 Restaurant advertising

S&L/MISC/18 Tickets Mrs Doonie Marshall

S&L/MISC/19 Library ticket Maggie Weller

S&L/MISC/20 Flyers for artistic events

S&L/MISC/21 Map

S&L/MISC/22 Leaflets Leaflets donated from Robinjay, printers

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

S&L/NEWS/02 Dates, news items, advertisements Knowlden, Swainbank, et al

S&L/NEWS/03 Pancake race 2nd Annual Pancake Day race. No date. 3 cuttings

S&L/NEWS/04 Football club triumphs 1955 C Hobbs, Paine, Swain, Hodge

S&L/NEWS/05 News cutting

S&L/NEWS/06 Newspaper cutting

S&L/NEWS/07 Certificate

S&L/NEWS/08 Newspaper item Double spread of carnival pictures in Staplehurst.

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1/ The Kings Head menu, Autumn and Winter 2008 2/ The Kings Head November 2012 "AllAmerican burger fest & Christmas Menu 3/ The Kings Headmenu Feb 2014, Keep calm and eat pie & mash2 Tickets for Strawberry Tea at Spilshill Court Barn,18/07/2012Staplehurst Library ticket (pocketed version) of Mrs MWeller, 12 South Bank, Staplehurst expiring Feb 19941 Creative Staplehurst Programme 2 Staplehurst Arts Festival 14-15November 2009 3Kentish Made, 2015 Flyer for Aysgarth

Dudley, Houghton, Oakley, Andrews, Henley, Farmer,Paul Kelly, Pettifer, Barratt and Jarvis, Hill, Armytage,Ken Collins, Anita Thompson, Bayley, Goff, Mather,Franklin, Theobald, Hingston, Sauders.

A5 Map printed on card, Staplehurst footpath network post1968 (ink drawing

Anne's hair stylist, Clonette Wool shop, Cyril LordCarpets, Shoe repairs, H. Smith Clarks farm,J.F.Wesley carpets, Wesley & Turner carpet fitters, DiagritCricket Club,Staplehurst football club, ResidentsAssociation, Floral Art Society, Youth ClubNews of clubs and societies 2. A5 Booklet

Booklet for Scouts & guides1976

Centre - a magazine for Staplehurst Scouts and Guides Autumn 1976, No 4

Rev Trevor Vickery, Mrs jeanWaterman, Mrs Sandra Britta, AnneBrenchley

News clipping - Staplehurst Football Club teams - celebrateleague promotion with dinner

2 Reports and report KM 27th may 1955 Presently on orangeposter

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

Hoare,Mr W. Bright, Hamilton,Shoobridge

Hats on for big party, Kent Messenger 27/03/1997 over60's party at Staplehurst Village Hall, 120+ pensioners.Also Easter Bonnet Parade.

Back row; Barry Franks, Sid Rose, Chris Ralph, TedBrice. 2nd row; Lynne Ann Newport, Gillian Dryland,Pat Dollman, Carol Franks. Front row; Pam Brunton,Marie Rose, Jean Jex

Franks, Rose, Ralph, Brice,Newport, Dryland, Dallman, Franks,Brunton, Jex

Best Kept Village competition 1967. Certificate ofcommendation for Staplehurst.

News Review from Sittingbourne, 30th June 1983ages 11-12

Newspaper cuttings redrama

1 Kent Messenger 13/11/1964 Staplehurst DramaticSociety "The Brides of March) Shock at near nudity. 2 DailyMirror 18/11/1964 Chilly reception for harem girls' gear. 3Daily Express 18/11/64 Harem upsets village KM 20/11/64 no complaints. 5 Kentish Express 27/11/64 Hit.KM27/11/64 Prize comedy drama. 7 K & S Courier 27/11/64Scanty dresses stunt.

8 Everybody's (Australia) 26/05/65. "Harem girls getthe cold shoulder

Trixie Clark, Kathy Stevens. SheilaWhittle, Sally Wilson, MarjorieSutcliffe, John Gillett, MandyDeAth,Peter Boyes, Jeremy Hewitt


S&L/NEWS/10 Children theatre group

S&L/NEWS/11 News cutting

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S&L/PRIZ/01 Poems about StaplehurstS&L/PRIZ/02 Medal Medal for participants in 2016 Staplehurst 4KM run Approx 4cm x 3cm medal with image of village sign

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

S&L/PROG/02 Play programmeS&L/PROG/03 Garden safari programmes Garden Safari Programme 2006 & 2007 2 copies includes map

S&L/PROG/04 Theatrical programme Programme includes names of past owners of Spilsill. Several

S&L/PROG/05 The Marsh Warblers

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S&L/PROG/07 Staplehurst Fellowship of Churches

S&L/PROG/08 A4 folded

S&L/PROG/09 A4 folded several

S&L/PROG/10 Officers, programme, advertisements Sec: Mrs J Keen, Mr G McConnell

S&L/PROG/11

Newspaper cutting ,no name, n.d. "Penny Theatre aids thefund Martin family Bridget Martin's 9 The Elves and theshoemaker for the benefit of Canterbury Cathedral

Lorna Dear, Clive Oakley, Alison Shaw, JoanneThornton, Belinda Thurlow, Catherine Ames,KristenMartin, Lindal, Martin, Paul Pantlin,Philippa Belhouse,Bridget Martin

1 Cutting, no name, 1976 "Holiday -for mums" SurrendenRoad play group, small boys with nails and hammer. 2 Noname, no date "Mayor comes in rain to visit children" MrsRoscow certificates to Kerry Hunt, Julian Todd, Anne Ball,Julie Smith, Mandy Marchese, Matthew Oakley

Cuttings abaout scouts andcubs

1 Scouts job week, no date,no name, Clive Oakley &Stephen Skinner paint a crane of David Savage, HeadcornRoad. 2 Clive Oakley & David Livesey, chief scout awards,no paper name or date. 3 Kent Messenger 27/02/1981Staplehurs Horsa Scout group's table tennis marathon. 4Anonymous October 1980 award scouts David Livesey,Clive Oakley. 5 Courier 29/12/1980 Scouts world jamboree,Oakley, Robert Nichols,

Canada. 6 Courier 25/3/1983 Money raiser emptydrink can collection. 7 KM 29/07/83 Jamboree Oakley,Nicholls

Simon Chapman, Mathew Oakley,Stephen Rudkin, Anthony Hale,

Poems - The Staplehurst Society Poetry and Limerickcompetition 1979. Winning entries

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

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

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

Programme for SDS production Spring 1952: Bonaventureby Charlotte Hastings Includes advertisements

Actors and production crew: Fleming Offen PhippsLight Vickery Verrall Pettican Brett Ashton Day TaylorWeston Cole Tomlin Martin Knight McLennan TipplesBrett Ashdown Wood 1969/1987/Beermat

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

Programme for musicconcert West Gallery music concert at All Saints Church Sept 2006Programme for musicconcert

Concert at Staplehurst Music Centre for Creative Staplehurst 2006

Celebration programmeyear 2000

Leaflets: Staplehurst a village celebration 2000 Anecumenical meeting Sunday 11 June on primary schoolplaying field

Programme for TheStaplehurst Passion Play

Programme: Passion Play presented in All Saints Church1-4 April 1980

Programme for Murder inthe Cathedral

Programme: Play presented in All Saints Church 17-19June 1987

Programme: HorticulturalSociety show 1976

Programme: Staplehurst Horticultultural Society fruit flowerand vegetable show 4 Sept 1976

Programme for concert,June 2006

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


S&L/PROG/12 Concert programme

S&L/PROG/13

S&L/PROG/14

S&L/PROG/15 Written by Murray Motley & Stuart Clark Several in cast and crewS&L/PROG/16 Prog peace celebrations Staplehurst July 19th 1919 Held at Iden Manor Park D. Seligman

S&L/PROG/17

S&L/PROG/18 2012 Jubilee programme Edited by graham Sivyer (2 copies)

S&L/PROG/19 McCabe Close information Valerie Dilnot

S&L/PROG/20 Including races

S&L/PROG/21 Programme Stephen Higgins

S&L/PROG/23 Carnival

S&L/REMI/01 Booklet A5 Brian Eyles

S&L/REMI/02 Team photographs Cricket team photos 1935 & 1936 listed

S&L/SPC/01 Advertisements for Summer Play Scheme 2013/2014

S&L/TEAM/01 Cricket Club fixtures

S&L/TEAM/02 Cricket & Tennis club Handwritten list, Bert ThickellS&L/TEAM/03 Farmers v tradesmen Farmers v tradesmen annual match at Staplehurst William Tipples (farmer) captain

S&L/TRAD/01 Pubs info and names Cherry FannS&L/TRAD/02 Entertainment Advertising Spar Video Box Office 1996

Concert given by The Old Barn Orchestra at Spilsill Court 1 July 2006

Page from programme forAnything to Declare

(The HarrisCollection)

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

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

Programme for Fete &pageant

Fete & Pageant at Spilshill Court, Staplehurst, - BankHoliday Monday 7 Aug 1933

Programme: DramaticSociety 1999 The Lost Spiritof St Applehurst

Programme for Dramatic Society: Richard Branston Pickleand the Lost Spirit of St Applehurst. Millennium PantomimeDec 1999

British Legion (StaplehurstBranch)reunion dinner8/10/1947

Programme and menu for British Legion (StaplehurstBranch), Staplehurst Village Hall, Wednesday October 8th1947

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

Staplehurst celebrates The Diamond Jubilee of HerMajesty Queen Elizabeth 11" 1952-2012McCabe centre information. (ref Brian Barnes waschairman) n.d. Warden Mrs Wendy Brooker

Coronation Programme1953

Staplehurst Coronation Celebrations May 31st - June 61953 Programme of events

Mr H.Cornforth, Mr T.Braithwaite,Mr JK Alexander, Mr J. Priestly

Midsummer Music, performed in All Saints Church by starsfrom Glyndebourne and The English National Opera., 19thJune 2010

Leaflets & brochures for Staplehurst Carnival2013,2014,2016 and "A party in the park" no date (7 items)

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

As available to the team members MISSING AS AT 6/10/08

Advertisement forStaplehurst Parish CouncilSummer Play Scheme

Handwritten list, Bert Thirkell, teams & rules 1929 and 2photocopies

A.W. Wamsley, owner of groundand president

Names and addresses, rules, team informationgroundsman and photocopies

Handwritten information on pubs 1847-1922. Names of publicans

Kelly's Directory - Various Extracts (missing 25 022013)


S&L/WARF/01

S/L/CHAR/01 Stephen Higgins

S/L/NEWS/07 Certificate

S/L/PROG/24 Jo Gascoyne

STS/DOCS/01 Minutes of STS From 1974 to 1979 (not scanned)

STS/MISC/01

STS/MISC/02 1Page Accounts 1993, 1994,1990

STS/NEWS/01

STS/NEWS/02

STS/NEWS/03

STS/NEWS/04 News paper cutting

STS/PEOP/01 Membership list 3 pages & 4th, signing-in sheet. First page typed

STS/PLAN/01STS/RAIL/01 Railway exhibition Railway exhibition arrangements 2017

Report on use of SpilsillCentre 1939-40

Report Sept 1939-Sept 1940 on use of Barn Theatre,Spilsill court for refugees and fundraising for troops & letterto Roger Ely from Doonie Marshall, 18/9?

Billeting of London mothers & children in 1939/40.Plumstead Central School, knitting etc classes forgirls, gardening & sandbags. Evening books &games.Library & cinema (inc. for troops)Canteen onSundays, narket on Saturdays. Working Red Crossparty.Xmas parcels to troops.

Miss EM Reeves, Miss ChristineKnowles, Rev.AJ Walker, MrCornforth (billeting officer)

Programmes for musicalevents (2)

1 Opera for lovers: fundraising event for Chapel Lane Pre-school c2014 2 The Great American Songbook, event forChapel Lane Pre-school c2013Best kept village competition 1967 Certificate ofcommendation for Staplehurst.

Programmes for events inStaplehurst Parish Church

1 Alternative Flower Festival, 4 July 2017. 2 Son et Lumiere in All Saints Churchfocussed on history of Staplehurst n.d.Folder of Minutes of early meetings of The StaplehurstSociety

Staplehurst SocietyConstitution

Staplehurst Society Constitution plus amendment 1980.Typescript and Booklet plus amendment 1980, plusConstitution revised 1992.

Accounts, StaplehurstSociety

Staplehurst SocietyNewsletter

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 -

Kent and Sussex Courier 2/2/1979 Poetry wins prizes:poetry and limerick competition

Bert Seth, Matthew Ralph, AlisonHegarty, Meg Fann,Mrs N.P.Stoll,Heidi Gain, Mr Len Pettit, JasonCannings

Staplehurst Society "founding " membership list 02/09/1974Planning correspondencebetween Staplehurst Societyand Parish Council & otherbodies1974 - 1980

A folder of correspondence between The StaplehurstSociety and planning bodies including The Parish Counciland Maidstone Borough Council mostly about planning.1974 - 1980 includessome news

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


STS/REMI/01 Jeanette Wyatt

TRA/DOCS/01 Act of Parliament: Roads

TRA/DOCS/02 The Society organized and planted the trees

TRA/MISC/01 Heavy lorries on the A229

TRA/MISC/03 Crash Statistics A229 KCC Crash query GIS. A229

TRA/MISC/04 The Milestone Society Letter dated 6th June 2014 about Staplehurst Milestones

TRA/MISC/05

TRA/NEWS/01 Eric Hotson, Vicky Chittenden

TRA/PICT/01

TRA/RAIL/01

TRA/RAIL/02 History of Rail

TRA/RAIL/03 Railway timetables

TRA/RAIL/04

Notes for talk- Establishment ofStaplehurst Society

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

Public meeting 19 June 1977 objecting to planningproposals. This led to the foundation of TheStaplehurst Society.Typescript

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

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

Correspondence reStaplehurst Railway Stationtree planting project by StapSociety

Staplehurst Railway Station tree planting project 1980-1983 Plan and set of letters about this.1. Letters from the Hon Sec of the Staplehurst Society toSecretary of State for Transport about heavy lorries on theA229 (1977) 2. Booklet on Lorries andthe Environment Committee (1977)

1/ 3year. 2/ 5 year Stilebridge to Knoxbridge and letter19/08/2005Milestone House to north of railway . By wall of postoffice Milestone buildings

3 in 1: Channel Tunnel,Staplehurst Schoolcentenary, Gypsy site.

Three news clippings pasted together: 1. Channel TunnelParliamentary paper, 1973-4. 2. School centenary 1971(?), with picture of cake. 3. Loos Barracks, gypsy planningamid health fears; legal wrangle

These items are pasted and cannot be separatedsafely, hence the irregular indexing. Advertising fromKM.

Vickery, Pettican, Debbie White,Mark Stimson, Julia Breach, JudithCoombs, Muriel Maxted, ThomasPert, Emily Whickham, Joe Sorrell,Len Ashby, John Wells MP.

News cutting: Tescodevelopment at the station

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

George Street as commuter car park Disabled access

Newpaper cuttings andphotos about StaplehurstStation

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

Collected items aboutrailways

The Iron Roads Dictionary and Travellers' Route Chart Timetables Oct 1848 (Front sheet) The South Eastern Railway Info. 4tickets from 1987

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

A short history of railway development in the South Eastwritten by Robin SharpSouth Eastern Railway timetables for 1852 (2 copies) 1864,1869

Miscellaneous newspapercuttings about Staplehurstrailway

11 Miscellaneour newspaper cuttings (xeroxes). 1842-1855, about the SE Railway. 1/ Transport by road toconnect to trains. 19/07/1842. 2/ Opening by Headcorn withMr Cubitt 30/08/1842. 3/Link via the liberty coach withGravesend 22/05/1843. 4/Surrey, Staplehurst to Hastings24/10/1843. 5/Stephen Wilson, travellers by railway servedout of hours 08/10/1844. 6/Lost property, roof of privatecarriage SER railway

20/01/1846.7/ Langford & Jackson, supt SER rlyStaplehurst 02/01/1849.8/Lunatic asylum found atStaplehurst station from Hawkhurst private asylum09/01/1849. 9/ Near escape of Captain Jackson fromrailway death 05/08/1851.10/ Inquest on JohnSaunders, porter at Staplehurst 14/10/1851. 11/ Coalfor sale from Staplehurst station 11/09/1855


TRA/RAIL/05 Map of gradients

TRA/RAIL/06 Railway timetable Publisher; Kent & Sussex Courier

TRA/TRAN/01

TRA/TRAN/02 Bus Commuter mini-bus

David Savage, (superdad)

South Eastern Railway main line, section of gradients,xerox, no dateTrain and Autocar guide for 1916, March. Stations SE & CRly. (includes Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Hawkhurst,Chatham, Horsham

Fuel vouchers (The HarrisCollection)

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

1/2"Commuter mini-bus straight to Staplehurst Stationfrom Hawkurst/Cranbrook/Sissinghurst dated 16thMarch 1987. 2/ Hail and stop bus starting Sept 6. 3/Hail and stop bus pocket table'Opened by Alan Minter boxing champion features 2ndand 3rd All Saints girl guides, DeJaeger nurseries, andRoyal British Legion

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