Peoples Stories

Bevendean History Project

Peoples Stories about Bevendean and the local area - 3

Recollections of a Stanmer Farmer c1985 given to C. W. Yeates

Mr Albert West family and his father have farmed Stanmer since c1900, first at Cold Dean Farm, whose barn is now Coldean Church. Then as tenant farmers at Stanmer Farm. Story_041

Recollections of Thomas Henry William Pelham

A monograph written by Thomas Pelham titled "Falmer Village Fifty Years Ago And Now" at Christmas 1913. Story_042

Carol Kendall photograph of a class at Bevendean School

A photograph from Carol Kendall nee Wickham of a class at Bevendean School in mid 1960s. Story_043

Carol Stevenson Memories of Bevendean

Carol was born in Bevendean in 1951 and lived there for the first 20 years of her life. Story_044

Mysterious objects at Bevendean in 1946

An aerial photograph of Bevendean taken by the RAF in 1946 shows two features not visible today. Here is the explanation of what was there at the end of World War 2. Story_045

New Cross on the roof of St Mary Magdalen Church

The Bishop of Lewes blessed two ceramic roof crosses on 8 December 2018 which had been installed at opposite ends of the main church roof at Coldean. Story_046

Licensing of Fr Martin Powell at St Andrews, Moulsecoomb

Fr Martin Powell was licensed as the Priest-in-Charge of Moulsecoomb by the Right Reverend Richard Jackson, the Bishop of Lewes on Tuesday 18th December 2018. Story_047

Allen Luxford Class Photograph at Bevendean School

Conner Luxford contacted the websites, in April 2021, about a class photograph taken at Bevendean School and asked if we could tell him when it was taken. Story_048

Robert Brown remembers working at Bevendean Hospital

Robert has happy memoirs of working at Bevendean Hospital. He dealt with the Elm wards, which were for rheumatoid inpatients on six weeks complete bed rest. Story_049

Andrew Whitehead remembers working at Bevendean Hospital

Andrew worked as an Auxiliary nurse at Bevendean Hospital between 1971 and 1973 when he was also studying for my O Levels and A Levels. He lived in “digs” in Riley Road, which is near the bottom of Coombe Road so not far to walk to work. Story_050