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Who remembers Scaynes Hill 25 years ago?

Many residents of Scaynes Hill have lived here a long time and can probably remember what the village was like 25 or more years ago. If you are one of those people, or have friends or relatives who may have such memories, we would love to hear from you and invite you to share your memories below and/or submit photos via our Contact Us page.

Stephen Laker, an erstwhile Scaynes Hillian who now resides in the USA, has shared some of his memories from the 1980s below.  To comment on these or to add your own memories click on the ‘Make a comment’ link at the bottom. To see other people’s comments click on the Comments link at the bottom.

The Main’s greengrocer’s shop in Lewes Road

The following newspaper cuttings can be viewed by clicking on the underlined text below:-

• Mansion at Scaynes Hill is gutted by fire (c.1975)
• Sussex to the U.S.A. (c.1970)
• Social Club Trophies (c.1970)

If anyone knows more about these articles or has any further information please contact us.

Memories of Stephen Laker: Does anyone remember the following places in Scaynes Hill from the 80s?

• Blane the butchers shop
• the saw mills
• Dales shop where they sold paint
• the post office
• the two other shops
• things like when I went to school the caravan that was parked in the school yard once a year to do dentistry work (when there was a school on Church Road down the road from St Augustine's Church)
• the village hall across from the church

Does anyone else remember these or any other places or people in Scaynes Hill back in the 80s?