The New Inn Ridgewood

[Beaconview]

I live in Ben Wares old house it is a strange house looks small from the front but goes on forever and the garden has tons on old bricks around it.  And you only have to dig a few inch and you will find Brocken tiles and bits of pipes

  And we are not always along strange things can happen around the house.

 

[Chris in 1066Land]

hi Beaconview

First of all, Welcome to Rootschat and the Sussex Boards.

How very interesting that you find broken tiles, especially as they have been there for well over 100 years - anything really interesting been unearthed yet?

Any finds could be of interest to Sussex History

Chris in 1066

[Beaconview]

Ben was a bit of a scavenger he re used nearly everthing  even the over baked bricks he used them to raise the flower beds around the garden
We believe our Garage stated life as a coach house with room for a coach man
 Our old goose house was built in Bens time with a tiled roof and it is still very dry but the walls are showing its age

      We have a document hanging in our hall that was given to Amos Ware in 1885 it is a prize for building features

        We have also found bits of old narrow gauge railway line left over from the brick fields

 
     
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[Beaconview]

I have quite a few Ware photos one of Ben out side the New inn

[Valley]

I would love to see them and I am sure my daughter would as well

[Chris in 1066Land]

Fantastic

Would love to see a picture of the remains of the old narrow gauge railway in the brickyard.

How lucky to have so much history around you

Chris in 1066

[Beaconview]

I dropped in to New inn to day and left my phone number

[waret]

I have quite a few Ware photos one of Ben out side the New inn

Hi. My husband is 4x Great Grandson of Benjamin Ware. We would be very excited if you have any pictures. We found Wares Road at the weekend and my daughter had a picture taken next to it.