canons
In the 1612 will of one Thomas Canon, a house, barns, windmill and land were bequeathed to his daughter Jane. Henry de Candole asks, in The Story of Henfield: "Besides Hollands Lane stands an ancient house called Canons. Was this the house bequeathed by Thomas Canon, and did a windmill then stand on the land 'adjoyning'?"
The house is in the western section of Hollands Lane (the eastern section is muddy and unsuitable for motor vehicles). Turn left off West End Lane into Lawyer's Lane, past Leyspring, and then follow the right turn into Hollands Lane until the lane becomes a footpath. Canon's is on your right. The 1841 occupants of the house were 50-year old agricultural labourer George Nye and his family, and 45-year old agricultural labourer George Batchelor and his family. In 1891, "Cannons" was occupied by two families: 42-year old coal merchants labourer David Dowling, wife Matilda and their nine children; 71-year old labourer Stephen Woolgar and his wife Harriett. In 1901 David Dowling - listed as "Dowlen" was still there, and so was Stephen Woolgar, alas, now widowed.
The Rigby family lived here from the 1970s, (my son was taught by Mrs. Rigby at St. Peter's school).
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Canons 1: A photo from 2015, showing the front of the house in summer.
Canons 2: This photo was taken in the winter of 2007.
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Canons 1: A view of the house from Hollands Lane taken in January 2017
Canons 2: Another view from January 2017 - the garages.
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Canons: The house in mid-July 2018.
The house is in the western section of Hollands Lane (the eastern section is muddy and unsuitable for motor vehicles). Turn left off West End Lane into Lawyer's Lane, past Leyspring, and then follow the right turn into Hollands Lane until the lane becomes a footpath. Canon's is on your right. The 1841 occupants of the house were 50-year old agricultural labourer George Nye and his family, and 45-year old agricultural labourer George Batchelor and his family. In 1891, "Cannons" was occupied by two families: 42-year old coal merchants labourer David Dowling, wife Matilda and their nine children; 71-year old labourer Stephen Woolgar and his wife Harriett. In 1901 David Dowling - listed as "Dowlen" was still there, and so was Stephen Woolgar, alas, now widowed.
The Rigby family lived here from the 1970s, (my son was taught by Mrs. Rigby at St. Peter's school).
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Canons 1: A photo from 2015, showing the front of the house in summer.
Canons 2: This photo was taken in the winter of 2007.
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Canons 1: A view of the house from Hollands Lane taken in January 2017
Canons 2: Another view from January 2017 - the garages.
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Canons: The house in mid-July 2018.
The document below (PDF) is a scan of a survey of the house done sometime in the 1970s. With thanks to the Henfield Museum.
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