Yarwood, Frank. Born about 1904, died about 1986. Said to have be a millionaire, accountant and property developer. Owned “Imperial Buildings” in Victoria Road, and other property in the Horley area. In July 1936 the Monotype Directors met for lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London to honour Frank Pierpont on his retirement. Clarke, Dr. Samuel Arathoon. Born India c 1863. Physician & Surgeon. Lived in Station Road 1901 then moved to Massetts Road later that year. Reginald Crewdson son of John Crewdson (1) continued the building company when his father died. Reginald sometimes flew his private aircraft the nearest airfield to impress prospective customers! He lived at Batchelors Farm Outwood then moved to Stonecourt in Smallfield Road, and he died in 1954 aged 47. Reginald left money for the “Crewdson Trust” According to the Horley Tithe Apportionment 1846, he owned vast amounts of land in the Horley area including, the land where Albert Road, Southlands Avenue and Crawley Sewage Works are built, also much of Meath Green area and Nutley Deane Farm. [Henry Smith’s and Lord Amherst’s estates: enabling the trustees of Henry Smith to accept a rentcharge out of property belonging to Lord Amherst at Horley (Surrey), in exchange for land at Sevenoaks (Kent). Dated 1793] (Wikipedia et al. )

Burbridge, George. (1) Born Headcorn, Kent. c 1870. Baker & Corn Merchant. Lived in Station Road 1901. (Picture Right)

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Batchellor, William Henry. Born in Horley c 1862. In 1871 William was working as a draper’s assistant in a large shop in Eastbourne. In 1891 he was a grocer, draper, furnisher they also made blankets, furniture and boots & shoes as well as undertakers with a shop in Station Road on the corner of Station Approach in 1901. When WW1 started he relentlessly tried to join up as his three of his four sons had. Then age 66 he was repeatedly turned down as the War Office had an age limit of 60. Eventually the South Lancashire Regiment accepted him as a junior Lieutenant. In May 1916 he was appointed to the Horse Transport and went to France behind the lines where the Battle of the Somme was about to commence on 1 July. His task was to bring up supplies as the battle raged and as he had done on numerous occasions was doing so on 21 July a mile or so east of Albert when an enemy shell landed close by and he was killed. Brown, William. A vicar of Horley Church for 52 years. He was inducted in 1561. He died 14th November, 1613 aged 80. His wife was Magdalena, and they had sons, Joseph, and Benjamin, and daughters, Phoebe and Sara. Joseph became rector of Rusper and Benjamin vicar of Ifield. William Brown owned Russell’s Farm from which Russell Crescent takes its name. He was also left Rowels Farm (which is where Crawley Sewerage Works is now) and other lands in the Horley area. Burstow, James. Born Horley c 1870. He was a carman living in Lumley Road, 1901. He supplied the horses for the fire brigade. Young, Leonard. Born in Horne, (Harrowsley Green Farm) c 1868. Married to Amie who came from Slaugham. Len was a carman and greengrocer. Lived in Station Road (High Street.) He and his son, Reg, ran a Transport and Removals business from a garage in Lumley Road into the 1970s when it was sold to the family who owned Crawley Luxury Coaches. The ‘L Young and Son’ lorries were a familiar sight in and around Horley for many years.

Wilson, Leonard C. Leo was born on 17th. October, 1905 at Sefton Park, Liverpool and went to school in Bootle. His father, Robert, bred and showed several breeds of pedigree dogs, including Smooth Fox Terriers and it was with this breed, in conjunction with his father, that Leo achieved his first success in a show ring, culminating in his life-long affection for the breed and ownership of one of the largest and most important Smooth Fox Terrier kennels in the country. Clarke, James. Born c1921, died 2006. Won the Military Cross and Bar for bravery in WW2. “Jimmy” was involved in the Round Table, The Horley Lions, and the Horley Scouts. He studied Law at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge and trained as a Barrister. He served on the Parish Council for 17 years. Somehow he managed to be find time to be employed as a Civil Servant at the Treasury and rose to under-secretary in the 1960s to 70s. Later he presided over the family building business of Bishop & Clarke. (condensed from “Horley Mirror.”)Voice, Sidney E. Born Horley about 1911. Son of Frank (2) Lived at Albert Road, then Kings Road. Member of Horley Fire Brigade. Well known for playing the bass trombone in Horley Town Band.

There is also no evidence of “Bolters” then being an ale house. However in her husband’s Will made in 1537, he described himself as a citizen of London and an innholder. Phyllis became an ardent and successful tennis player and in 1930 became a member of the winning British Wightman Cup team that went to Forest Hill in the USA. At Wimbledon in 1931 she became the doubles champion with Mrs W P Barron (the Horley Mirror for 02.02.06 called her Dorothy Shepherd-Barron) and won the match 6-4. She travelled widely overseas to play tennis and at her 100th birthday party reported that when part of a mixed team, the Lawn Tennis Association always sent a married lady with them to act as a chaperone. She also played with some of the great players of the day including Fred Perry and Bunny Austen. Henry’s eldest son Brig-Gen NW (Tommy) Webber CMG DSO(& 9 Mentions in Despatches) who had a distinguished career in the War ending up as chief of staff to the commander of the Canadian Corps and waslater MD of the Army & Navy Stores group. Monson supported Parliament during the civil wars, serving on the county committee for Surrey during the First Civil War, and defending Reigate Castle against the Earl of Holland’s Royalist uprising during the Second Civil War. In January 1649, Monson was appointed to the High Court of Justice. He attended the opening sessions of the King’s trial, but withdrew from the proceedings and did not sign the death warrant. Phyllis E Mudford was born in Wallington, Surrey in August 1905 and died in January 2006. After marrying Maurice King they lived at Merstham before they came to Oak Lea, Meath Green Lane in 1944 where she lived for the rest of her life. Maurice died in 1959.Cohen, Adolphus Henry. Owner of the Haroldslea Estate. Born Birmingham 1857, his father, Julius, was a Prussian Jew. Julius was an importer Swiss watches and diamond merchant, Adolphus also was also a diamond merchant. He died in London 1933, and left his properties to his wife Ethel and son Nicholas. It was reported he held lively parties at Haroldslea sometimes requiring the attendance of the police. For years after many Horley residents and others from elsewhere enquired about the cheerful chappy who slept under tree. In 1946 he returned to civilian life and in 1947 opened a practice at “Carlton” Bonehurst Rd. Horley. After this, he built up a flourishing surgery in Massetts Road, Horley, and only retired at the age of seventy-six, when his daughter, Nikolia, took over. In 1898, Blunden, moved with his mother and two elder sisters from Sudbury, Suffolk to Horley in Surrey where he was articled to architect and surveyor, Arthur Kelway Bamber, who had recently moved to Horley from Chelmsford. However, having become disenchanted with architecture, Bamber left Horley in the following year, later becoming an expert in the field of cement. Abandoned by Bamber, Blunden was forced to travel to London to complete his training with George A. Hall, a Fellow of the British Institute of Architects whose office was in Victoria Street, London. By the end of 1899, he had returned to Horley ready to accept commissions and by 1901, he had completed work on several houses, the designs of which were typical of the period.