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Rotherfield Hall [a.k.a. The Hall] Treblers Road Rotherfield

Rotherfield Hall in 1928

This and other private drives in the district are made pleasing in colour by the red brick dust that is used as a surface to them. We pass through a dense grove of trees, valuable from the shelter that they provide in an exposed position, before coming to the wide and spacious forecourt. This walled-in formal approach was part of the design of Mr. Francis Inigo Thomas when he added to the original old house, converting it into a handsome home for the late Sir Lindsay Lindsay-Hogg. Mr. Thomas was, in early days, a pupil of the great architect Mr. G. F. Bodley, and so his training under this distinguished man, together with his own talent, fitted him well for the task. The lay-out of Rotherfield Hall, both in regard to the interior and exterior, is impressive and dignified. The whole has been so skilfully done that as you approach the front door it is hardly possible to believe that the entire building is not ancient.
extract from Viscountess Wolseley's Rotherfield Hall

Books and other documents
Published	Title, author and references
1928	Rotherfield - The Story of some Wealden Manors by Catharine Pullein ⇒ p. 44; p. 56; p. 59; p. 62; p. 77; p. 278; p. 279; p. 323; p. 444
1928	Historic Houses of Sussex - Rotherfield Hall by Viscountess Wolseley ⇒ p. 274

Historical records

1296	Subsidy/tax list	4s 0d	John ater Halle	Halle, Village of Suthborgh, Hundred of Retherfeld	Pullein's Rotherfield

1327	Subsidy/tax list	11s 6 1/2d	Werrina de Culverdene	Culverdene, Village of Retherfeld, Hundred of Retherfeld	Pullein's Rotherfield

1327	Subsidy/tax list	2s 6 1/4d	John ater Halle	Halle, Village of Retherfeld, Hundred of Retherfeld	Pullein's Rotherfield

1332	Subsidy/tax list	5s 9 1/2d	John ater Halle	Halle, Village of Rutherfeld, Hundred of Rutherfeld	Pullein's Rotherfield

c 1350	Tenant list		John ater Halle	One messuage and 80 acres of land and a water mill, Retherfelde	Pullein's Rotherfield

c 1350	Tenant list		William Sloman	One messuage and 10 acres at le Hall, Retherfelde	Pullein's Rotherfield

6^th Oct 1568	History			Hawle	Pullein's Rotherfield
	Christopher Lucke died seised of the manor of Hawle and of a capital messuage and sixty acres of land, meadow, pasture and wood in Retherfeld held of Henry Nevill, Knight. Lord Abergavenny, as of his manor of Retherfeld in socage by fealty and rent of 12s and they are worth 40s yearly. And of a lane leading from the said capital messuage to Maynard's Gate which is held of the same by fealty and a rent of 1d. He died 14th July 9 Eliz., and his son Edward Lucke is aged 6 years

1741 to 1784	Tenant		John Alchorne	Hall	Pullein's Rotherfield

1785		The Manor of Hall, Rotherfield painted by Donald Macbeth			Pullein's Rotherfield

1786		Head	William Allcorne	The Hall Farm	Pullein's Rotherfield

6^th Jan 1816	Birth		Alfred Alchorne, Inland Revenue officer	The Hall Farm	Rotherfield Parish Registers

29^th Apr 1819	Birth		Frederick Alchorne, farmer	Hall Farm

c 1825		Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1825 by Christopher and John Greenwood		Hall Farm

1834	Birth		Annesley Allcorn	Hall	Rotherfield Parish Registers

1834 to 1843	Address	Head, widowed	Anna Maria Hider [Alchorne]	The Hall Farm	Pullein's Rotherfield

1836	Birth		Frances Cottington [Alchorne]	Hall	Rotherfield Parish Registers

26^th Feb 1839		William Allcorn (occupier) and Reverend George Saxby Penfold (owner)	William Alchorne	House Garden etc. (0 acres 1 roods 32 perches) plot 3090	Rotherfield Tithe Map

16^th Mar 1839	Birth		Alfred Allcorn	Hall	Rotherfield Parish Registers

6^th Jun 1841	Census	William Alcorn, M, Head, age 68, born Sussex	William Alchorne	Hall Farm	1841 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Elzabeth Alcorn, F, [Wife], age 65 to 69, born Sussex	Elizabeth Alchorne [Killick]
		James Alcorn, M, [Son], age 29, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	James Alchorne, gamekeeper
		Harriet Alcorn, F, [Daughter], age 27, born Sussex	Harriett Alchorne
		Frederick Alcorn, M, [Son], age 22, born Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Frederick Alchorne, farmer
		William Alcorn, M, [Grand-son], age 12, born Sussex	William George Corke [Alchorne]
		Ansley Alcorn, F, [Grand-daughter], age 6, born Sussex	Annesley Allcorn
		Frances Alcorn, F, [Grand-daughter], age 4, born Sussex	Frances Cottington [Alchorne]
		Lucy Killick, F, [Lodger], age 38, born Sussex	Lucy Killick
		Emily Killick, F, [Lodger's daughter], age 5 months, born Sussex	Emily Killick
		Lucy Burtenshaw, F, age 12, born Sussex	Lucy Ann Burtenshaw
		James Alcorn, M, age 26, born Sussex; occupation: servant	James Allcorn
		Joseph Martin, M, age 22, born Sussex; occupation: servant	Joseph Martin
		George Martin, M, age 18, born Sussex; occupation: servant	George Martin
		Phoebe Alcorn, F, age 18, born Sussex; occupation: servant	Phoebe Wickens [Allcorn]
		Catherine Lockyer, F, [Visitor], age 50 to 54, born Sussex	Catherine Lockyer

13^th May 1842	Birth		Alfred Allcorn	Hall	Rotherfield Parish Registers

1851		Allcorn, Mrs. Elizabeth	Elizabeth Alchorne [Killick]	Hall	Post Office Directory

30^th Mar 1851	Census	Head, widowed, employs 10 people; occupation: farmer	Elizabeth Alchorne [Killick]	Hall	1851 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Daughter	Harriett Alchorne
		Son; occupation: farm bailiff	Frederick Alchorne, farmer
		Grandson; occupation: farm labourer	William George Corke [Alchorne]
		Grandson; occupation: scholar	Alfred Allcorn
		Servant; occupation: farm labourer	Frederick Martin, gamekeeper
		Grand-son; occupation: farm labourer	George Hider, farmer
		Servant; occupation: farm labourer	Amos Sands, farm bailiff
		Grand-son; occupation: farm labourer	Edwin Exeter Hider, surveyor of highways
		Servant, occupation: general servant	Elizabeth Cottington

7^th Apr 1861	Census	Henry Bligh, M, Head, married, age 26, born London, Middlesex; occupation: J.P. and farmer of 256 acres employing 8 labourers and 2 boys	Henry Bligh, J.P. and farmer	Hall	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Emma Bligh, F, Wife, married, age 27, born Ryde, Isle of Wight	Emma Bligh
		Gertrude Bligh, F, Daughter, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Gertrude Bligh
		Edward Armytage, M, Visitor, married, age 22, born London, Middlesex	Edward Armytage
		Elizabeth Scott, F, Servant, single, age 44, born Askrigg, Yorkshire; occupation: nurse	Elizabeth Scott
		Ann Anslow, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Canterbury, Kent; occupation: cook	Ann Anslow
		Elizabeth Thompson, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Eversholt, Bedfordshire; occupation: housemaid	Elizabeth Thompson
		Benjamin Collins, M, Servant, single, age 16, born Cobham, Kent; occupation: indoor servant	Benjamin Collins

7^th Apr 1861	Census	Edwin Hyder, M, Head, married, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm labourer	Edwin Exeter Hider, surveyor of highways	Hall	1861 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Ansley Hyder, F, Wife, married, age 29	Annesley Hyder [Rawlings]
		Anna Hyder, F, Daughter, age 3, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Anna Maria Southon [Hyder]
		William Hyder, M, Son, age 2, born Rotherfield, Sussex	William Exeter Hyder
		Edith Hyder, F, Daughter, age 4m, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Edith Hyder
		Mary Allcorn, F, Servant, single, age 22; occupation: general servant	Mary Allcorn

1867	Directory entry	Masterman Thomas William, esq., Hall		Hall	Post Office Directory
	The Hall is a square, stone-built residence, very ancient, and pleasantly situated ; it is in the Elizabethan style : the dining-room is oak panelled, in good preservation ; in the drawing-room is a curious stone chimney-piece, over which is an oak beam carved with initials, nearly obliterated

2^nd Apr 1871	Census	Henry Dodd, M, Head, single, age 69, born Hackney, Middlesex; occupation: landholder, farmer and contractor & member of Metropolitan B.W. employing 29 men and 16 boys	Henry Dodd, landholder, farmer and contractor	Hall	1871 Census Rotherfield and Crowborough, Sussex
		Henry Dodd, M, Cousin, married, age 57, born Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire; occupation: contractor's clerk	Henry Dodd
		Mary A Dodd, F, Cousin, married, age 53, born Hungerford, Berkshire; occupation: housekeeper	Mary A. Dodd
		Anne Long, F, Servant, single, age 16, born Hayes, Middlesex; occupation: general servant	Anne Long

1874	Directory entry	Dodd Henry, Hall		Hall	Post Office Directory
	The Hall, the seat of Henry Dodd, esq., is a square stone-built residence, very ancient, and pleasantly situated ; it is in the Elizabethan style : the dining-room is oak-panelled, in good preservation: in the drawing-room is a curious stone chimney-piece, over which is an oak beam carved with initials, nearly obliterated.

c 1875		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey		The Hall

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	William Peerless, M, Head, married, age 67, born Rotherfield; occupation: gardener	William Peerless, gardener	Hall Cottage	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Maria Peerless, F, Wife, married, age 66, born Essex	Maria Peerless

3^rd Apr 1881	Census	Henry Dodd, M, Head, single, age 80, born Middlesex; occupation: landed proprietor	Henry Dodd, landed proprietor	The Hall	1881 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Mary Ann Dodd, F, Cousin, widowed, age 57, born Wiltshire; occupation: housekeeper	Mary Ann Dodd
		Alice Elphick, F, Serv, age 21, born Rotherfield; occupation: domestic servant	Alice Elphick

1882	Directory entry	Brooke Charles, The Hall		The Hall	Kelly's Directory

1882	Directory entry	Brooke George, The Hall		The Hall	Kelly's Directory

5^th Apr 1891	Census	John Barton, M, Head, widowed, age 52, born Woodford, Essex, occupation: gardener	John Barton, gardener	The Hall Cottage	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Harriet Elizabeth Barton, F, Daughter, single, age 29, born Holborn, London, occupation: housekeeper	Harriet Elizabeth Barton
		Eliza Ann Barton, F, Daughter, single, age 21, born Walthamstow, Essex, occupation: assistant in dining room at inn	Eliza Ann Barton
		John Thomas Barton, M, Son, single, age 18, born Walthamstow, Essex, occupation: groom	John Thomas Barton
		Joseph Frederick Barton, M, Son, single, age 16, born Walthamstow, Essex, occupation: under gardener	Joseph Frederick Barton
		Florence Rhoda Barton, F, Daughter, age 13, born Walthamstow, Essex, occupation: scholar	Florence Rhoda Barton

5^th Apr 1891	Census	Benjamin Wickens, M, Head, married, age 57, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Farm Labourer	Benjamin Wickens, farmer	The Hall Cottage	1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		George Wickens, M, Son, single, age 23, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Farm Labourer	George Wickens
		Rhoda Wickens, F, Daughter, single, age 15, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Rhoda Wickens
		George Bassett, M, Servant, single, age 30, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: farm servant	George Bassett
		Lizzie Knight, F, Visitor, age 12, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: scholar	Lizzie Knight

c 1899		Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey		Rotherfield Hall

c 1900		Rotherfield Hall, Rotherfield			Private collection

1909		The East Façade, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		Western Terrace Ascent, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		Ascent to Bowling Green, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		The West Front, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		Loggia on the South End, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		From the East, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		The Drive-in, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		From the North end of the Paved Terrace, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		Garden House, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		South End of the Western Terrace, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		Evening on the West Terrace, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		South End of the West Front, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1909		On the Paved Terrace, Rotherfield Hall			reproduced with the permission of Country Life

1910		Rotherfield Hall photographed by A.H. Homewood, Burgess Hill			Private collection

1910		Rotherfield Hall			Bill Chewter's records

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Agnes Marion Hooker, F, Head, single, age 49, born Ashurst Wood, Sussex; occupation: governess	Agnes Marion Hooker, governess	Rotherfield Hall, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Cicely Lindsay Lindsay-Hogg, F, Daughter, single, age 13, born South Kensington, London	Cicely Lindsay Lindsay-Hogg
		Gerald Hamilton Fane Gladwin, M, Grandson, single, age 1, born Rotherfield, Sussex	Gerald Hamilton Fane Gladwin
		Fanny Caroline Hooker, F, Visitor, single, age 46, born Ashurst Wood, Sussex; occupation: governess	Fanny Caroline Hooker
		Heslie Mary Melba Phillimore, F, Visitor, single, age 10, born Shedfield, Hampshire	Heslie Mary Melba Phillimore
		Olive Hayward, F, Servant, single, age 25, born Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex; occupation: children's nurse	Olive Hayward
		Mary Ann Sanders, F, Servant, single, age 34, born Slough, Buckinghamshire; occupation: housekeeper	Mary Ann Sanders
		Henry Beaumont, M, Servant, married, age 50, born Langford, Bedfordshire; occupation: butcher	Henry Beaumont
		Ellen Catherine Holmes, F, Servant, single, age 30, born Alvaston, Derbyshire; occupation: head housemaid	Ellen Catherine Holmes
		Gertrude Green, F, Servant, single, age 26, born Copthorne Shrewsbury; occupation: cook	Gertrude Green
		Mabel Minnie Corner, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Chailey, Sussex; occupation: 2nd housemaid	Mabel Minnie Corner
		Frances Alice Penny, F, Servant, single, age 21, born Herford, Hertfordshire; occupation: schoolroom maid	Frances Alice Penny
		Bessie Ella Barnett, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Stapleford, Wiltshire; occupation: kitchenmaid	Bessie Ella Barnett
		Minnie Ellen Botten, F, Servant, age 18, born Brenchley, Kent; occupation: scullery maid	Minnie Ellen Botten
		Horace Henry Barker, M, Servant, age 24, born Walham Green, London; occupation: footman	Horace Henry Barker

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Ernest Albert Heasman, M, Head, married, age 33, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: head coachman	Ernest Albert Heasman, head coachman	Rotherfield Hall, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Ada Mary Heasman, F, Wife, married 8 years, age 38, born East Grinstead, Sussex	Ada Mary Heasman

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	George Pearce Hallett, M, Head, single, age 23, born Battersea, London; occupation: groom	George Pearce Hallett, groom	Rotherfield Hall (Stables), Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Thomas Bridger, M, Boarder, single, age 30, born Mayfield, Sussex; occupation: stable helper	Thomas Bridger
		Frank Arthur Middleton, M, Boarder, single, age 16, born Haywards Heath, Sussex; occupation: hall boy	Frank Arthur Middleton

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Edward Snelgrove, M, Head, married, age 38, born Britford, Wiltshire; occupation: gardener	Edward Snelgrove, gardener	Ponds Cottage, Rotherfield Hall, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Grace Snelgrove, F, Wife, married 13 years, age 37, born Tidworth, Wiltshire	Grace Snelgrove
		Edward John Snelgrove, M, Son, age 12, born Woodlands, Hampshire; occupation: school	Edward John Snelgrove
		Leonard James Snelgrove, M, Son, age 10, born Ewhurst, Hampshire; occupation: school	Leonard James Snelgrove

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Harry Spooner, M, Head, married, age 49, born Lawford, Essex; occupation: groom	Harry Spooner, groom	Ponds Cottage, Rotherfield Hall, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Alice Spooner, F, Wife, married 14 years, age 44, born Bermondsey, London	Alice Spooner

2^nd Apr 1911	Census	Alfred Hobbs, M, Head, married, age 48, born Jarvis Brook, Sussex; occupation: farm bailiff	Alfred Hobbs, farm bailiff	The Lodge, Rotherfield Hall, Jarvis Brook	1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex
		Fannie Hobbs, F, Wife, married 18 years, age 44, born Staines, Middlesex	Fannie Hobbs
		Millie Hobbs, M, Son, age 14, born Jarvis Brook, Sussex; occupation: news boy	Millie Hobbs
		Nellie Hobbs, F, Daughter, age 13, born Jarvis Brook, Sussex; occupation: school	Nellie Hobbs
		Alfred Hobbs, M, Son, age 11, born Jarvis Brook, Sussex; occupation: school	Alfred Hobbs

1928		Dewland Manor in 1675 by Catherine Pullein		Manor of Hall	Pullein's Rotherfield

2001	Today			Rotherfield Hall

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