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Headley's Past in Pictures
Hilland, Headley Grange and Headley Green
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'Hilland' before extension, c.1890
Hilland Farm was owned by the Collins family in the 1841 & 1851 censuses-and by the Bridger family in 1881 (when the farm was 140 acres, employing two men and two boys). |
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‘Hilland’ before extension, about 1890 |
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Walter Phillips bought the estate in 1889, and extended the house before getting married in 1894. He was Rector's Warden for 40 years, a JP and a school manager. He died in 1937, being remembered now in the names of Phillips Close and Phillips Crescent, built on part of the old estate.
During the Second World War and into the 1950s the estate was owned by the Thomson-Glover family. It was later sold for property development, and the house and its outbuildings demolished. Some parts of the building are known to have been re-used in other local properties. |
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Headley Grange was the workhouse until 1870
This building was purpose-built in 1795 as the 'House of Industry' for the parishes of Headley, Bramshott and Kingsley at a cost of some £1,500, to shelter their infirm, aged paupers, and orphan or illegitimate children.
In November 1830 it was sacked by a mob of several hundred people, many coming from neighbouring parishes, during the so-called agricultural 'Swing' riots. For this, seven men were sentenced to transportation to Australia. For more information on the riot, see http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/riot |
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It continued to be used as a workhouse until sold in 1870 to a builder, who converted it into a private house now known as Headley Grange.
During the 1970s it was let out to various recording artists, who found the acoustics suitable for use as a recording venue. Most famously, Led Zeppelin recorded their world-wide hit Stairway to Heaven here in 1971. |
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Headley Grange, 1993 |
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Grange Lane in 1908, now Liphook Road |
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Grange Lane in 1908, now Liphook Road
A view from the Village Green looking down Liphook Road towards Headley Grange. Hilland Farm is behind the hedge on the left.
The writer of this card was in a poetic frame of mind-the message on the back reads: "Dos't remember yon road? So many thanks for having my hubby on Friday-he much enjoyed himself. 'Tis lovely down here. Am returning on Thursday." She also notes: "Crab Tree House fence on right."
That Crab Tree House is now called Yeoman's Place, and Rogers' old shop is now called Crabtree House-such is the confusion of history. |
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View across the Village Green and Rectory Field to the Church and Rectory in 1925
The Holme School with flagstaff is on the left. The village school was founded in 1755 by the then Rector, Dr George Holme, and the building extended several times over the ensuing years. In 1991 it was sold, and school activities transferred to the Openfields site behind the church. |
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Village Green, Holme School, Church and Rectory, 1925 |
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Headley Summer Fete, poster 1904 |
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Headley Summer Fete poster
The Village Green and Rectory Field have both been used for community activities over the years. Since the Second World War, the field has reverted to agricultural use-but the Green is still the site of visiting fairs, carnivals, car boot sales, open-air services, and many other local events.
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Introduction
Hilland, Headley Grange and Headley Green
