Fernhurst Society: Fernhurst Memories 01

Homepage Events Membership Junior Section Fernhurst history Biodiversity Publications Photos Links Contacts Site map	The Fernhurst Society Memories of Fernhurst Compiled by the Fernhurst Women’s Institute in 1958 This is a transcription of a 78-page manuscript "FERNHURST IN LIVING MEMORY", produced in 1958 by the Women's Instititute (WI). The original, with several line drawings in the text, is in the central WI Archives, but a copy is held in the Fernhurst Archives. Transcribed by Christine Maynard. next page
	Contents: Fernhurst The village Agriculture Mrs. Whiting Remembers Miss Woodman's Store Interesting Items Nonconformist Churches Fernhurst Church. Remembered Activities May Day. May Queens Ghost Stories Well-remembered Personalities Industries Club Days. Excursions Opening of King Edward VII. Sanatorium. Children’s Outing Opening of the Village Hall Education War Years Red Cross in Fernhurst Country Walks Girl Guides Scouts Gymnasium Early Flower Show Cricket The Village Choir The Library Verdley Timberscombe Spread Eagle Research 1958 Women’s Institute Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Country Lore
	Ferns have always enhanced the countryside of Fernhurst and the surrounding woods and lanes of West Sussex. Especially remembered are Harts Tongue, Hard Fern, Bracken, Spleenwort, Holly Fern, Common Polypody Fern, Limestone Polypody, Mountain Polypody and Shell-branched Polypody. These named ferns form the design on the cover. FERNHURST An enchanting design on the end paper and cover introduces one to Fernhurst. I liked the reference to farming. ‘It was not an industry, it was a way of life recorded down the years.’ The description of the horse brasses, the bells, rosettes and studded reins brought out into the evening sunlight made a vivid and effective picture. Some good material on Verdley Research Station, and a pleasant little memory of Nobby Aplin and Tennyson. ‘It has been fun living in Fernhurst revisited!’ next page Oral History Project Oral History Project How we made the interviews List of interviews Text and audio excerpts Memories of Fernhurst
	The Fernhurst Oral History Project was supported by the Local Heritage Initiative. The Local Heritage Initiative was developed by the Countryside Agency and was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Nationwide Building Society.