THE HISTORY OF EAST GRINSTEAD - Online Book

The rise and progress of the town and the history of its institutions & People.
By Wallace Henry Hills, Published By Farncombe & Co. Circa 1906

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F ROM an enormous mass of material available, never yet collected into one volume, and much of it never before put into print, I have selected that which is of general as distinguished from purely antiquarian interest. I have endeavoured to sketch the rise and progress of the town and the history of its institutions—those which have passed away, as well as those which still exist.

THE HISTORY OF EAST GRINSTEAD - Contents index Deduct 100 from the page numbers given below to get the original book page numbers.

Title Page Dedication PREFACE Page - 0004 CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS The Origin of the Name—Ashdown Forest—Eoyal Properties—The Sackville Ownership—Area— Population—Eateable Value—The Borough— The Medway—Industries—Traders' Tokens— The Town Arms - 0101 Page - 0102 Page - 0103 Page - 0104 Page - 0105 Page - 0106 Page - 0107 Page - 0108 Page - 0109 Page - 0110 Page - 0111 Page - 0112 Page - 0113 Page - 0114 Page - 0115 Page - 0116 Page - 0117 Page - 0118 The Domesday Survey - 0119 Page - 0120 Page - 0121 The Borough of East Grinstead and its Members of Parliament. Members elected from 1300-1 to 1831, with Biographies and Notes on Local Families— Election Petitions—The Eight of Voting— Burgage Holders — The Eeform Act — The Abolition of the Parliamentary Borough — County Elections - 0122 Page - 0123 Page - 0124 Page - 0125 Page - 0126 Page - 0127 Page - 0128 Page - 0129 Page - 0130 Page - 0131 Page - 0132 Page - 0133 Page - 0134 Page - 0135 Page - 0136 Page - 0137 Page - 0138 Page - 0139 Page - 0140 Page - 0141 Page - 0142 Page - 0143 Page - 0144 Page - 0145 Page - 0146 Page - 0147 Page - 0148 Page - 0149 Page - 0150 Page - 0151 Page - 0152 Page - 0153 Page - 0154 Page - 0155 Page - 0156 Page - 0157 Page - 0158 Page - 0159 Page - 0160 Page - 0161 Page - 0162 The Parish Church : Its Vicars, Registers and Tithe Owners. The Establishment of a Church—Its Destruction by Fire—The Rebuilding—The Fall of the Tower—The Last Rebuilding—Church Loans and Eates—The Eestoration—Gifts—The Bolls —The Church Terrier—List of Vicars, with Biographies—The Registers—The Tithes and their Owners — The Payne and Crawfurd Families — Chantries and Fraternities — St. Mary's Church - 0163 Page - 0164 Page - 0165 Page - 0166 Page - 0167 Page - 0168 Page - 0169 Page - 0170 Page - 0171 Page - 0172 Page - 0173 Page - 0174 Page - 0175 Page - 0176 Page - 0177 Page - 0178 Page - 0179 Page - 0180 Page - 0181 Page - 0182 Page - 0183 Page - 0184 Page - 0185 Page - 0186 Nonconformist and Roman Catholic Churches. The Countess of Huntingdon's Church—Moat Congregational Church—The Wesleyan—The Roman Catholic Church — Other Places of Worship - 0187 Page - 0188 Page - 0189 Page - 0190 Page - 0191 Page - 0192 Page - 0193 Page - 0194 Page - 0195 Sackville College. The Founder—His Will—The Statutes—The 60 years' Law-suit — Sources of Income — The Warden—List of Wardens, with Biographies— Assistant Wardens - 0196 Page - 0197 Page - 0198 Page - 0199 Page - 0200 Page - 0201 Page - 0202 Page - 0203 Page - 0204 Page - 0205 Page - 0206 Page - 0207 East Grinstead and its Manors. Grinstead and Sheffield Grinsted—Brambletye and Lavertye—Imberhorne — Shovelstrode—Place-land — Duddleswell — Walhill — Walstead — Ashurst or Grinsted Wild—Standen—Brock-hurst — Hazelden—By sshecourt—Maresfield— Mayes—Bower—Goddenwick—Pixtons - 0208 Page - 0209 Page - 0210 Page - 0211 Page - 0212 Page - 0213 Page - 0214 Page - 0215 Page - 0216 Page - 0217 Page - 0218 Page - 0219 Page - 0220 Page - 0221 The Parochial Charities. The London Road Almshouses — The Church Street Almshouses—Henry Smith's Charity— The Payne Endowment—Thomas Hall's Charity —Haire's Charity—John Smith's Trust—The Hoper Trust—Eev. B. Slight's Trust—John Southey Scholarships—Felbridge School—The Evelyn Monument—Felbridge Beef and Faggot Charity - 0222 Page - 0223 Page - 0224 Page - 0225 Page - 0226 Page - 0227 Page - 0228 Page - 0229 Page - 0230 Page - 0231 Page - 0232 Page - 0233 Page - 0234 Page - 0235 Page - 0236 Page - 0237 Page - 0238

Page - 0239 Page - 0240 The Iron Industry : With some Notes from a Carrier's Journal of 1761 to 1769. List of Local Furnaces—Surreptitious Exportation of Guns—The Work at Gravetye, The Warren and Millplace—The Timber Industry—Some Curious Recipes - 0241 Page - 0242 Page - 0243 Page - 0244 Page - 0245 Page - 0246 East Grinstead and its Coaching History : With some Notes on the Batchelar Family. The London and Lewes Road—Coach Services— John Batchelar's Diary—A Newspaper Duel— The Change of the London to Brighton Route —The Establishment of the Railway—Connections with Three Bridges and Godstone—The Last Coach - 0247 Page - 0248 Page - 0249 Page - 0250 Page - 0251 Page - 0252 Page - 0253 Page - 0254 Toll-gates and Road Management. The First Turnpike Trust—A Table of Weights Allowed—The Tolls Payable—Farming the Tolls—The Measurement of every Road in the Parish - 0255 Page - 0256 Page - 0257 Page - 0258 Page - 0259 Page - 0260 TnE Development of the Railway. Early Agitation—The First Local Bill—The East Grinstead to Three Bridges Line—A Local Company—Transfer to the L.B. & S.C.R. Co.— Extension to Tunbridge Wells—The Low-level Line—The Parish Pound—Lengths of Line— The First Time Tables - 0261 Page - 0262 Page - 0263 Page - 0264 Page - 0265 The Volunteer Movement. The North Pevensey Legion—Plans for Resisting Invasion—Disbandment of the Legion—Forma­tion of a Rifle Corps—Local Contingents in the Boer War — Officers of the Local Corps — Sergeant Instructors - 0266 Page - 0267 Page - 0268 Page - 0269 Page - 0270 Page - 0271 Page - 0272 Page - 0273 Page - 0274 Page - 0275 Some Local Worthies. John Rowe—Bishop Kidder—Spencer Perceval— The Rev. C. J. Paterson—The Rev. F. Mills— Dr. Epps—Thomas Cramp and his Diary—Mrs. Neighbour—Sir Edward Blount—John Payne, Sheriff of Sussex—The Paynes of East Grin­stead—The Sussex Diarists and Local References - 0276 Page - 0277 Page - 0278 Page - 0279 Page - 0280 Page - 0281 Page - 0282 Page - 0283 Page - 0284 Page - 0285 Page - 0286 Page - 0287 Page - 0288 Page - 0289 Page - 0290 Page - 0291 Page - 0292 Page - 0293 Page - 0294 Page - 0295 Page - 0296 Page - 0297 Page - 0298 Page - 0299 The Abergavenny Family and Kidbrooke. The Building of Kidbrooke—Successive Owners —The Abergavenny Vault—List of Burials therein. - 0300 Page - 0301 Page - 0302 Page - 0303 Page - 0304 Page - 0305 Dr. Neale and St. Margaret's. The Life of Dr. J. M. Neale—The Founding of St. Margaret's—Its Branches—Qualifications for the Sisterhood—Eev. Laughton Alison - 0306 Page - 0307 Page - 0308 Page - 0309 Page - 0310 Page - 0311 Page - 0312 Page - 0313 The Burning of the Martyrs. Foxe's Reference—The Families and Homes of the Martyrs - 0314 Page - 0315 Criminal Records. The Assizes—Fall of the Court House Floor— The Rents of Assize and Imberhorne Manor— Police Courts and Constables—The Wall Hill Mail Robbery—The Law's Severity in Olden Time—The Agricultural Riots—The Sussex Smugglers — A Brambletye Suit — A High Treason Trial - 0316 Page - 0317 Page - 0318 Page - 0319 Page - 0320 Page - 0321 Page - 0322 Page - 0323 Page - 0324 Page - 0325 Page - 0326 Page - 0327 The Care of the Poor. Ancient Poor Laws Locally Applied—The Old East Grinstead Workhouse and the Webster Law Suit—Guardians and Rural District Council - 0328 Page - 0329 Page - 0330 Page - 0331 Page - 0332 Page - 0333 Public Institutions and Improvements. The Local Board and Urban Council—Street Watering—The Drainage System—The Burial Board and Cemetery—Tree Planting—Fairs and Markets—The Fire Brigade—The County Court—The Post Office—East Grinstead Cricket —Cottage Hospitals—The General Dispensary —Literary and Scientific Institutions—Public Halls and Meeting Places — The National Schools—The Modern School-Banks - 0334 Page - 0335 Page - 0336 Page - 0337 Page - 0338 Page - 0339 Page - 0340 Page - 0341 Page - 0342 Page - 0343 Page - 0344 Page - 0345 Page - 0346 Page - 0347 Page - 0348 Page - 0349 Page - 0350 Page - 0351 Page - 0352 Page - 0353 Page - 0354 Page - 0355 Page - 0356 Page - 0357 Page - 0358 Page - 0359 Page - 0360 Page - 0361 Page - 0362 Page - 0363 Friendly Societies and Kindred Organisations. The Freemasons—The Foresters—The Shepherds —The Odd Fellows - 0364 Page - 0365 Page - 0366 Page - 0367 Limited Liability Companies. The Gas and Water Company— Sanitary Laundry Company—Constitutional Club Company—Rice Brothers, Limited—The Southdown and East Grinstead Breweries, Limited — A. & C. Bridgland, Limited—Farncombe & Company, Limited—Fosters, East Grinstead, Limited— H. S. Martin, Limited—John Stenning & Son, Limited - 0368 Page - 0369 Page - 0370 Page - 0371 Page - 0372 Page - 0373 Page - 0374 Addenda - 0375 Page - 0376 List of Subscribers - 0377 Page - 0378 Page - 0379 Page - 0380 Page - 0381 Page - 0382 Index to Local Place Names - 0383 Page - 0384 Page - 0385