1953 Brochure Advertising the Sale of Longfield Court
submitted by Roger Cockett
A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE OF 1953
“Longfield Court for sale”
“After being in the possession of the Hickmott family for over 60 years, Longfield Court is to be sold. Parts of this picturesque building date back to a monastery mentioned in the Domesday Book.”
“With its garden adjoining the churchyard, Longfield Court is mainly built of the same hewn flint as the Parish Church. Giant oak beams still span the ceilings of some of the seven bedrooms and five excellent Norman arches form part of the entrance hall. Most of the windows are cut through the original walls, which are nearly five feet thick.”
“For generations, after the monks had left, the building was used as Longfield Rectory. Rectors ceased living there in the middle of the 19th century. In the corner of the grounds - 30 to 40 acres - is a small cottage which at one time was the village Dame School.”
“Three members of the Hickmott family now live at the Court - Mr S H Hickmott, Miss D F Hickmott and Miss E Hickmott. In former years they took an active part in church activities. Their father, Mr J J Hickmott, who died in 1923, was a churchwarden for a long period.”
Copy of 1953 Advertising Brochure
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