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Charlwood Brickyard

My parents ran the Rising Sun pub in Charlwood where I lived from 1954-64. I often went fishing and sometimes even swimming at the Brickyard pond which at the time was owned by Mr. Dearn, whose son Malcolm I went to school with. In addition to the pond there were many old workings that used to flood forming a network of waterways, many of which contained fish. I now reside in Southern California and have fond memories of the Charlwood area.
A memory of Charlwood contributed by Brian Dunn

The Lodge, Mayfields Farm

Does anyone know of Mayfields Farm, Lowfield Heath, Charlwood Road, in 1935? I have found out that my Dad's sister {Joan Addy, 18 months old} drowned in the fishpond, around the day of the King's silver jubilee.
A memory of Charlwood contributed by Stephen Addy

The Brickyard, Charlwood

I lived at Lowfield Park Lodge on the Charlwood Road (from the long-disappeared Lowfield Heath) from about 1950 to 1962, and I believe the house was demolished around 1965(???) to make way for the expansion of Gatwick airport.
My dad and I used to fish for carp in what we called the Brickyard Pond about a 5 minute drive from (I think) the pub that Dudley Wickens' dad used to be landlord of ... or have I got it all wrong?
My parents were Mary and George and my sister's name is Anne.
Mary Bailey was Personnel Manager at BMB - also on the Charlwood road from Lowfield Heath as I recall.
Does this ring any bells?.... I would love to ...read more here
A memory of Charlwood contributed by Alan Bailey

Little Foxes Hotel, Charlwood Road, Ifield Wood

I have been working at the above bed and breakfast for a number of years and am often asked by guests what was here originally.

Is there any one out there that remembers the original building? I believe it may have been a cottage called 'Brambles'

I know from guests who stayed here many, many years ago the original Little Foxes has developed into it's present building in a number of stages.

I am also curious as to why we are on Charlwood Road but there is another Charlwood Road running along the parimeter of the airport - I am assuming this must have been joined at one time.

So if there is any ...read more here
A memory of Charlwood contributed by Geraldine Todd