Headley Parish Archives

Held in the Parish Office, Headley Village Hall, Arford Road, Headley GU35 8LJ unless otherwise stated.
Managed by The Headley Society
For physical access, contact John Owen Smith or phone the Parish Clerk on 01428 713132



List of Acquisitions (index to come!)

A full cataloguing of acquisitions is currently in progress—please bear with us as we work to complete this project.
If you would like to assist the team, please let me know! Meanwhile…

List of material deposited by Joyce Stevens in April 1999 and subsequently (not yet indexed); see further material indexed

List of material deposited by Mrs M Fry in June 2000 (not yet indexed)

Material deposited by Mrs Barbara Nicholson in May 2006 (not yet indexed)


JOYCE STEVENS COLLECTION (part 1)
Deposited 2007 (indexed 2008/02/JF)

1 Burials in All Saints' Churchyard Headley, Notes by John Owen Smith
2 4 School Photographs of The Holme School Headley 1896, 1922, 1923, 1935-6
3 Photographs/Postcards of Headley/Arford

Crown Inn Arford Mrs? Hudson
Crown Inn Arford Local Baker, Mr Tidy on horse.
Summer scene, Bordon, Headley Mill
Lady outside house?
Old Chapel Steps, Headley
Holly Bush Pub with decorated tree
Arford Stores Winter1947/8 (2 large and 1 small)
Headley Village Hall opened 1927 Baby Welfare Mrs Coombes
Mrs Chuck outside her house at Arford
Mrs Coombes1954 with others (cups and shields)
Mrs Coombes 1950 tossing the straw over the pole
A procession
Group photograph

4 Two Photographs 1941

Len Ford RCE at Frensham Pond Hotel talking to evacuees
Temporary buildings (coloured)

5 Notes about photographs (photographs not included)

1 Headley Village, looking North
2 The Street looking South
3 North side of church 1896
4 Tower of All Saints
5 Interior of All Saints 1908
6 Headley Street
7 The First World War Memorial
8 Headley Village. The S. bend
9 Headley Post Office
10 View down Longcross
11 Separate card of chapel, later (no notes)
12 Longcross Farm
13 View of Arford from the highbank
14 Arford Road looking north towards the Wheatsheaf
15 Eashing Cottages
16 Arford the T junction with Longcross
17 The Crown, crown cottage and the bakehouse (no notes)

6 Hilland Development Scheme Opposed, A newspaper cutting no date given
7 Two Photographs of Standford Farm before 1938
8 The Three War Memorials

Stone Memorial outside the church. Description on form, 2 photographs
Marble Tablet inside the church. One photograph. Description in Headley Magazine
A Book of Remembrance. Two photographs
A list of next of kin/representatives with addresses
Headley Monthly magazine September 1921
Notes Headley Society 13/6/97
Letter to Headley Parish Council from Mrs S L Adcock
Letter to Mrs J Stevens from Catherine Moriarty (National Inventory of War Memorials)

9 The Rev Joseph Ballantine Dykes Rector 1848-1872

Notes about his life and restoration of the church
Joyce Stevens's Great Grandfather's letter. (A description of a dying woman in Lindford helped by prayer.)
Photograph of Headley Church 1922
Photograph of nave of Headley Church
3 Photographs of carved chair (Ry3.9 chair)

10 Photographs of Houses

2 small photos of front of Hilland House
2 large photos of front of Hilland House (different periods, not dated)
1 photo of back of Hilland House showing vegetable garden
The Grange (formerly the workhouse)
The Mill
Headley Park
Pinehurst
Lady outside house?
Council offices? (9th & 11th Chairman Mrs P Thomson -Glover 1950-54 & 1957-60)
(3rd Chairman Mr W T Phillips 1908-1919)
The farm in Longcross Hill

11 Photographs

Large photograph of butcher's shop
Lindford Bridge
Headley village ( from Curtis Brother's Shop looking towards the Holly Bush)
2 views Headley village (from Holly Bush towards Curtis shop)
2 views from Headley church tower (not the same)
View of Arford
The Rectory
The Rectory Field c1890 Ladies v gentlemen cricket match

12 Cuttings from Newspapers- Historical Headley with pictures

W & M Heaton 21st Nov 75
Park Cottages
Wey House & oast house 27/6/75
Lime Kiln 30th Oct 75
Sheep Wash Wall, Frensham Ponds 24th Oct 75
Hatch farm Tulls Lane
Yeoman's cottage 17th Oct 75
Overton Cottage Arford 25th /7 /75
Riverside cottage
Tignals
Aqueduct Headley Wood Farm 1975
Moor House farm 8/8/75
Peter's Barn cottage
Linstead farm 13/6/75
Huntingford farm 15/8/75
1 Yeoman's Place 10/10/75
Apple Tree Cottage 6th June 75
Huntingford cottage 16/5/75
Tulls Passfield 4/7/75
Peter's Barn 11/7/75
Wakeford's Butcher Shop
Lickfolds Arford
All Saints' church Headley 12/9/75
Stores House Arford
Suters 22/8/75
Headley's School House
Longcross farm 30th Oct 75
The Tithe Barn 1967/ today 1/8/75
The Rectory
The Grange Liphook Rd (workhouse)
Other cuttings from newspapers with pictures
The Chestnut Tree in the High Street (typed)
Farm in Longcross Hill 11/10/85
Headley from R Wey
Aqueduct at Headley Wood Estate - wish it to be listed
Bayfield cottage Frensham Lane 1937- recorded 25/7/80
Hatch House farm Lindford Jan 76
Headley 2nd football team1931-32 with names 29/10/82
Diamond Jubilee of Scouting in Headley 5/12/86
Holly Bush in 1911
Lithuanian Club, Headley Park 23rd May 75
Holme School class of mid 1950's & 1947-49 Football and Netball club members
Bramshott cottage for sale 12/7/91

13 Directories

1 Headley entry in Directory of Hampshire1865
2 Headley entry in Post Office Directory of Hampshire 1855
Letter from Mr David Allen of Petersfield

14 History, various

History of the catholic Church of Christ the King Headley
History of The Crown Inn at Arford
Headley Parish Council Election March 21st 1925-6 and criticism
Essay about Headley by Mrs Belcher March 21st 1925
Forger's death on scaffold - Henry Fauntleroy with sketch of Curtis Farm in the Herald March 21st 1925

15 Various

High Beck Silver Fox Farm - Letter from Mr Andrew Portal once owner. living at Petherton Somerset dated 10/1/86
Letter from Joanne Jackson at Lynton Dene 26th May 93 - giving information about the Portal family and her connection with them.
New Inn friendly Society balance sheet for 1904 & 5
The acreage and dwellings at Headley Park, Headley and Kingsley - no date
Programme of Headley Summer Fete Wednesday June 29th 1904

16 Photographs

Sunday school class 1901 Nellie Hayden, Kate Dee, Jermima Fox? Nellie Glayther?, Anne Small?. Minnie Gauntlett
Postcard showing Headley from Beech Hill c1906
Old family photograph (no names or date)
Fete procession on a carriage (no names or date)


THE BELLINGER COLLECTION
Deposited May 2001 by Margaret Denholme (indexed 2008/01/NW)


PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF TREASURES OF HEADLEY (indexed 2008/01/NW)
– see also info on website

The following are further Headley Treasures not yet on official list:


BOX No 7 Photographs (indexed 2008/03/AV)

1. Tithe Map.
2. Headley Heritage Trail.
3. Lamport Family 1924-25.
4. Pop Group Headley Grange 1976.
5. Whitmore Vale Churt.
6. Post Card of Whitmore Valley.
7. Chapel and Cottage Barford.
8. New Lynch Gate Headley Church.
9. History of Headley Post & New Office Built 1910.
10. Man Quarrying Stone Near Blackdown 1912.
11. Sketch Plan of School Land Headley by Rev.Laverty.
12. Staff of Grayshott Laundry.
13. Copy of Rev.Geo Holme Signature. 1751.
14. Old Brockford Bridge 1964.
15. Cutting of Headley Tithe Barn 1967.
16. Blacksmith Shop Granville Ferry Nova Scotia.
17. Headley Mill Staff 1930.
18. Headley Mill Vehicles 1930.
19. Staff of Badgers Wood Surgery 2003.
20. History Group Outside Suters Joyce Stevens 90th Birthday.
21. Here's Headley 1991 and 2006.
22. Canadian Graffiti at Churchgate.
23. Headley Road Grayshott.
24. Viney Family 1907.
25. Park Mill 1948.
26. Post Card Oyster Lane 1920.


BOX No 8 Miscellaneous (indexed 2008/03/AV)

1. Will and Inventory of Richard Hays 1567. (Philip Brooks).
2. Copy of Will of J. William Harding, 1615.
3. Notes written in 1996 by Mrs Barnard and Sale of Headley Park, 1555.
4. Broxhead from 1636 by Major Wade.
5. Headley Wills and Inventories from 1627.
6. Dudman Families from 1772.
7. Bramshott Baptisms 1749-1771.
8. Will of William Lee, Odiham, 1780.
9. Family Tree Chiverton from 1603.
10. Belton Pedigree 1793
11. Reference to Arford House, 1812.
12. Sale of Land at Hollywater - Eade/Knight 1788.
13. Marriages Outside the Parish 1739-1807.
14. Headley Mill, Philip Brooks.
15. History of Headley Mill, RJ Ellis.
16. Water Mills of Headley Parish.
17. Richard Carrington 1875.
18. A Mummers Play.
19. The Foresters Banner.
20. Fishing at Headley 1826.
21. Post Office Directory of Hampshire 1855.
22. Headley Directory 1865.
23. Extract from Kelly's Directory 1899.
24. Charles Beck.
25. Passfield House Farm.
26. A History of Liphook, Joan Finney.
27. Shulbrede Priory.
28. Right of Way between Arford and Fullers Bottom.
29. Fullers Bottom Pond.
30. Districts of Headley Parish 1924.
31. Headley Church and Parish Chronological Record of Events, 1872-1922.
32. A Note by Wm. Suter.
33. Red Cross Victory Show 1943.
34. Vegetable and Flower Show 1951.
35. Note to Wardens re Bombs 1941.
36. Information on Reverse of Postcards.
37. Trial of Henry Fauntleroy.
38. Certificate of Thanks for War Service, Gnr. F. Thorne.
39. Sub-Postmistress, Mrs E.H. Carter.
40. Death of Mr HR Oliver, Shottermill.
41. Major and Mrs Kay, née Gamblen.
42. Lawrence Giles.
43. Enclosure of the Common Notes from Mr Laverty.
44. Children's Entertainment at the Holme School 1920.
45. Henry Knight.
46. Memories of Headley Rectory by the Tudor Jones Family.
47. Memories by Ivy Woodward.
48. Memories by Myra Treharne.
50. Merton Priory.
51. High Breck by Joanna Jackson.
52. Report of Headley WI, 1925.
53. Will of William Rogers 1908.
54. Report on Cart Shed at Symondstone.
55. History of Broxhead.
56. Fulling Mill at Standford.
57. Kiln in Cradle Lane, 1977.
58. Benifold 1998.
59. Woodman's Green Farm, Linchmere.
60. Edward Medal Awarded to Harry Rasell, Liss.
61. Glebe Land 1987.
62. Dunkirk - Daily Express 1940.
63. Glass Works, Chiddingfold.
64. Proposed Golf Course, Wishanger Farm, Churt 1992.
65. A History of Fullers Earth.
66. Grass for All, Major JRB Branson.
67. Commonwealth War Dead - RC Churchyard Grayshott.
68. Badgers at Headley - Clive Brown.
69. Symbols of the Church.
70. The Hack Family 1851.
71. Sheep Stealers, Headley 1854.
72. Details of a Mug Inscription Headley 1892.


Archives of Headley Theatre Club (held in cardboard archive boxes)

Parish Magazines

Scrapbooks

Miscellaneous


Microfiches

For further information see the History section of the Headley website

Pamphlets of Major JRB Branson, B.A., LL.B (1872–1952)

James RB Branson was born in India on November 9th, 1872. He graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking an Honours Degree in Classics; and later an Honorary Degree in Law. He was also a keen rower.

From records in Headley [Mr Laverty's notebooks], we note that his mother lived at Wishanger Lodge and died in 1923. James bought Headley Mill Farm 1915. We are told [by Sue Allden] that in 1920 he was just along the road at Lower House Farm, Lindford – but he still used Headley Mill Farm as the address on his pamphlets published in the 1940s.

Local memories of him [by Sue Allden]: He used to eat meat, but then said to Wakeford the butcher, 'No more steak from you', and became vegetarian. Used to cycle everywhere, even up to London.

He was a local Councillor, being successively chairman of both Headley and Whitehill Parish Councils, and was known as a local benefactor. He gave the ground and money for Lindford Working Men's Club, which opened in August 1927. He says in the introduction to 'Grass for All' that he left Headley for London in 1936. He died in 1952. Branson Road in Bordon is named after him. Richard Branson, the present-day entrepreneur, is his great nephew.

We have in the Archives eleven of the following small pamphlets (the ones with titles shown in bold) written and published by James Branson in the period 1939–1950.

Our thanks to Dave Schmauch of New York, who found these pamphlets and passed them on to us.


Further indexes to the Archives will be added as time and resources permit.

To send additions/corrections/comments, or requests for access, please contact me.


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