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A Boys Eye View of Maresfield in the 1920s and ’30s
by Gordon Marsh. First published in 2003 by Maresfield Conservation Group. IN JULY 1928 the Marsh family — Dad, Mum, …
Maresfield Bonners School
The Rev’d Richard Bonner, Rector of Maresfield, was buried in the church chancel in 1692. The slab marking his resting-place …
Miller Family
Picture circa 1935 shows the wedding breakfast to celebrate the marriage of Emily Holmes and Albert Miller.Albert Miller was one …
Maresfield Village Hall
The site of the Village Hall (originally called the Maresfield Reading Room) was once a slaughter house.It is not known …
Parish Pound & Maresfield Stocks
MOST PARISHES had their Pounds by which the problem of straying animals was solved. Some old pounds can still be …
Commemoration Lamps
The Parish Stocks and Pound have been lost for a century but a more recent loss has been two ornamental …
The Chequers
THE SOLID red brick-faced Georgian Inn stands in the centre of the village opposite Maresfield Church.Land Tax records show that …
The Old Rectory
It is not known how long the Old Rectory was the site of the Rector of Maresfield’s residence, but we …
Mabel Weston & Mary Sheldon
Miss Mabel Kenward, later Mrs Weston, lived at South View, Budletts, which is now Budletts Restaurant. Her father and brother …
Rev A.C.D Ryder
The Reverend Algernon Charles Dudley Ryder was rector for nearly 40 years until his retirement in 1941 at the age …
The Bells of Saint Bartholemew’s
There is a peal of eight bells in the fine embattled tower which was added to the church in the …
The Parish Church of Saint Bartholemew
Like most villages, the church has always been the focal point of Maresfield. A wooden church is believed to have …
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