THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — these Findon Chronicles were created by Valerie Martin, contains scenes from her home village of Findon,
West Sussex, U.K.    Everyday stories about real people.

FARMING

Pre 1907 — Findon Farmhouse in the Horsham Road just off the Square, covered in ivy. The shop next door is that of S. A. Hayler where afternoon teas could be purchased.

This is Findon - the website containing everything you are ever likely to want to know about farming in Findon.

Copyright Valerie Martin 2010

Articles in chronological date order —

The Nearby Worthing Stench Assists Findon Farmers

c.1839 — The Nearby Washington Lime Kilns

Findon Farm (O.S. ref. TQ 122 089)

 Findon Farm Photo Album — Albert Short Senior (born 1845)

 1871/1945 Findon Farm Photo Album — Albert Short Junior

Findon Farm Dairy

 1900s — Old Pond Green

 1907 — Frederick Mustchin 1839/1915

 1945 — Winds of Change

Mr. Mansell and the Findon Farmhouse Cellars

Rogers Farm — O.S. ref. TQ 119 077

1700s — Robert Rogers of Clapham?
1800s — He Shot a Partridge at Rogers Farm
The Mystery of West Hill Barn
The Dumbrell Family of Stable Cottage at Rogers Farm
Portrayals of Rogers Farm
The Rogers Farm Horse Show
1985 — Rogers Farm Garden Centre
Late 1990s — Winds of Change at Rogers Farm
2006 — Tucked in a Fold in the Findon Downs

Tolmare Farm (O.S. ref. TQ 107 089)

1875 — The Tolmare Limekiln

The Huntsman's Ghost

A  Shepherd's Remarkable Friend at Tolmare Farm (1899-1922)

1911/1922 — Horace Hale of Tormare (Tolmare) Farm

Tales of Old Tolmare

The Day the Hillside Ran with Milk

Controversy over Tolmare Dew-pond in 2003/5

2006 — More Controversy at the Dew-pond

 

North Farm

A Year in the Life of Laddie — 2004

Then Came Windsor, the Culmination of all the Hard Work of 2004

2005 — Findon's Castlemilk Moorits

2005 — Laddie Visits Nepcote

2005 — Dartmoor Comes to Findon

2007 — Laddie's Sunday Morning Outing in Nepcote

 

Cattle Country

2005 — A Calf Named Valerie

                                    

Findon Young Farmers

                                                       Late 1940s — Findon Young Farmers of Yesteryear

 

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THIS IS FINDON — was launched by Valerie Martin in January 1999 and will grow to be a historical record of life in Findon, West Sussex, U.K.

E:mail: valeriemartin@findonvillage.com