WISBOROUGH GREEN VILLAGE

In the late 19th Century

Shaun wrote: "I enclose a picture of Wisborough Green in the late 19th-century, 1891, if I remember rightly. It was a thumbnail picture being one of two of Wisborough Green, black and white, plastered with copyright and some joker's credentials. I painstakingly erased the lettering and put colour to the picture in order to negate copyright, if at all that being possible. So, dear fellow, it you are going to use the picture on your site, whack same in the conversation forum where it will be safe from general view.
The picture is interesting as it would virtually be where Wisborough Lodge now stands. I'll bet you down to my last Brass Razoo that the lane way in the picture is now the Billingshurst Road. Anyhow, what do you think? The individual in the photo appears to be a schoolboy carrying his Port Manto off to school or, may be, returning from same. I have not worked out the position of the sun shadows as to whether it is am or pm. It appears that a culvert crosses the lane way a few yards ahead and the farm building in the middle distance could just possibly be the cottage or dwelling once owned by Mr and Mrs Churchman. I wonder how far the church was from the school? We boys must have walked to church on Sundays for no more than ten minutes or so."

Wisboro' Green in 2004 (photos by Rob)