31 Aug 2006
Transcribed by Stacey Gardner
Sidlesham is a village and large parish on the road to Chichester and 5 miles from that city, in the south-western division of the county, hundred of Manhood, rape petty sessional division and county court district of Chichester, union of Westhampnett, and in the rural deanery of Selsey and archdeaconry and diocese of Chichester. The Selsey Tramways Company have stations at Sidlesham and Chalder, and cars are run in connection with London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Company’s trains at Chichester. The church of St Mary is an ancient edifice of stone in the Early English style and has a tower containing 2 bells; the church was restored in 1890 at a cost of £500 and affords 320 sittings. The register dates from 1566. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £160, with a few acres of glebe and residence in the gift of the Bishop of Chichester, and held since 1916 by the Rev. Francis Arthur Haines M.A. of Hatfield Hall, Durham. Here is a Weslyan Methodist chapel, built in 1878. A charity of £145 yearly, left by Dame Elizabeth Puckeringe, is applied to the support of 2 poor widows, each receiving a small some weekly, and the residue for apprenticing fatherless children. The Dean and Chapter of Chichester, W. J. Whittle’s trustees and William Stacey, the farmers and William Augustus Aylwin esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is loam; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 4,169 acres of land and 9 of water; population 1n 1921 was 801.
Post, M. O. & T. & T. E. D. Office. Letters through Chichester.
Post Office Sidlesham Common. Letters through Chichester. Sidlesham is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Conveyance - Selsey Tramways Co. motor trains run to Chichester & Selsey in connection with S.R. trains
Carriers Selsey carriers pass through daily.
Private Residents
Marked thus * should be addressed Sidlesham Common
Andre James Edward Felix M.R.C.S.Eng. Highleigh
Alywin James, Holmwood
Bailey Mrs Greenwoods
Balls James Willshire, Mill View
Birch Major Geoffrey, challens
Bray Alfred Robert, The Firs
Denkin Miss, Halseys
Earwicker Thomas, Hope Villa
Elson William George Henry, The Cottage, church Lane
Field Richard Geoffrey, Mill House
Fook George Andrew, The Retreat
Gosnell Harry Theodore, The Barn
*Griffith John G. St Mary’s
*Haines Rev. Francis M.A. (vicar) Vicarage
Hart Lt-Col. Gilbert O.B.E., M.C. Keycroft farm, highleigh
*Hope Hubert Curling, Clverlands
*Hunt Misses, Meadowcroft
Hunt Mrs. Street End
*Ide W. J. Church House
Le-Hardy Mrs. The Barn
Moore Mrs. J. W. Ivy grange
Parbury Claud, Mapsons
Parriss Sydney, Highleigh house
Pennicott John, Holmwood
Snook Mrs. Newhaven Cottage
*Stacey William, The Gorse
Stevens Harold, Homeleigh
Stone Edward D. Havra
Tozer Miss H.The Cottage
Tranchant Joseph, Rose Cottage
*Wingate Col. Alfred Woodrow S., C.M.G. Street End Farm House
Commercial
Marked thus + farm 150 acres or over
*Andre Jas. Edwd. Felix M R C S Eng., L R C P. Lond. Physician, surgeon, & admiralty surgeon & agent & medical officer & public vaccinator, Manhood district, Westhampnet union, Highleigh. T.N. 2
+Alywin Benj. Gordon, farmer, Rookery Farm. T.N.6
+Alywin James Douglas, farmer, Keynor. T.N.10
+Alywin Thomas Harold, farmer Greenwoods Farm
+Alywin William Augustus, farmer Chalder Farm. T.N.5
Baines Arthur William, grocer
*Berwick Mary G. S. (Mrs), confectioner, post office. T.N.29
Binstead Walter, beer retailer
Charlton Charles Edward, coal & coke merchant. T.N.31
Combes John, baker. T.N.7
Cozens George, beer retailer, Highleigh
Dalton William, carpenter
Dredge Frederick William, Anchor P.H. T.N.22
*Dutton J. & R. E. road transport contractors. T.N.25
Earwicker Brothers, farmers
Fletcher Marie Mary (Miss), district nurse
Hart Gilbert, fruit grower & farmer, Keycroft farm, Highleigh
+Hunt Thomas, farmer, Highleigh. T.N.13
Parker Amos Henry, builder, Capesthorn Villa
Pescod & Baines, grocers. T.N.11
Ransom Herbert, boot repairer
Richards Ernest George & Sons, drapers & ladies’, gents’ & children’s outfitters
*Shepherd George, dairyman
+Shrubb Alfred, farmer, Oakhurst. T.N.16
Shrubb George, farmer
Spiers Walter, motor haulage contractor. T.N.18
*Stacey Frederick, blacksmith
+Stacey William Wilfred, farmer, Easton farm. T.N.17
+Stay George, farmer, Ham farm. T.N. Selsey 78
Stevens Ellen Therese (Miss), shopkeeper & post office
*Stride William, petrol station
Vernon Mrs. & I. confectioners. The Elves’ Kitchen. T.N.4
Vernon Thomas. I. agricultural implement repairer. T.N.4
Wheatley George, fruit grower, The Homestead nurseries
Yeatman Charles, Crab & Lobster P.H.
31 Aug 2006 | Transcribed by Stacey Gardner |
|