READ FAMILY  - West Grimstead Photographs with a connection to this family

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SWAYNES FARM

Read family home from early 19th century until 1853

BUTTERFURLONG FARM

Home of David Read from 1853 to 1872

MANOR FARM

David Read came here with his family in 1872. The child sitting on the horse is Oliver Read circa 1907

Four of these prominent headstones that stand to the right hand side of the church mark the graves of Read family ancestors

'GLENFIELD',                      

This was the first home of the newly married Oliver and Edna Read. Later they moved to Manor Farmhouse and Glenfield became the retirement home for Oliver's parents David James Read and Harriet Elizabeth Read

David James Read is seated third from the left posing with the village cricket team in front of Manor Farmhouse

Back of Manor Farmhouse as it was in 1965

Manor Farmhouse back garden  in 1969

View towards Pepperbox from Manor Farmhouse back garden

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