THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — www.findonvillage.com  created by Valerie Martin, contains scenes from her home village of Findon, West Sussex, U.K.

FOX-HUNTING IN THE FINDON COUNTRYSIDE IN THE PAST

These are some extracts and pictures from a Sussex County Magazine of 1935..... I thought you would like to see these as the article is entitled The Old Findon Country.... and portrays past life in the village.....

Click on extracts to enlarge....

At this point I received an email from John Trotter in Brisbane asking..."Hi Valerie, The Sussex County Magazine article mentions that Squire Roper died on "Shrove Tuesday 1722/23". I wondered if you or anyone else can explain the 1722/23 date?"

To which Mike Cooksey in Bristol explained....

" Hi Valerie, Until 1752, New Year's day was on the 25th of March in England and Wales.

Therefore anything happening between Jan 1st and March 24th was still in the old year in the records, but in the New Year by modern dating.

Hence the "double dating" that occurs from time to time. All good wishes .... Mike."

Continue if you would like to read Findon's Norroy King at Arms.

THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — www.findonvillage.com is a continually growing record created by Valerie Martin exclusively for documenting life in Findon.