Farming, past and present in Findon Village, West Sussex, U.K.

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

Fox-hunting Photographs by Doug Attrell in his garden in nearby Goring.

Articles in chronological date order —

1600s — Fox-hunting in the Old Findon Country

1729/1750 — Charles, the Second Duke of Richmond (1701-1750) and Findon Fox-hunting

1740s ― Tales of Fox-hunting from Findon

1742 ― John Cheale's Hunting Party at the Manor of Findon

1750 — Charles Lennox, the Third Duke of Richmond (1735 - 1806) and the Findon Fox-hunting Scene

The Findon Berringtons —

Early 1800s — The Findon Huntsman

1815 — The Huntsman's Son

1830s — Luke Berrington's Coaching Days

1841/1890 — Strange Job for a Findon Lad

Early 1800s — Lieutenant Colonel George Wyndham and Findon Fox-hunting

1800s — Squire William Westbrooke Richardson (b.1788) and Hunting

Jack Paskins — Whipper-in and Jack of all Trades to the Squire (1769-1836)

George Champion the Squire's Huntsman (1829-1903)

1997 ― The Last Meet on Nepcote Green

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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.

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