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Vagg, Daphne. Lived at Mole End, Church Road Horley. Died 2006. Past President of the “National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies” Maple, John. John (born 1815 in Thakenham, Sussex, died? March 1890 and buried at Highgate Cemetery) was an apprentice to James Constable who owned the Stores at Horley Mill in Mill Lane. He married Emily Blundell who was governess to the miller, Charles Constable’s daughters. In 1841 with James Cook, he was running a drapery, upholstery and furnishing business in Tottenham Court Road, Marylebone, London. Shortly afterwards he appears to have taken over the business. His son was Sir John Blundell Maple M. P. who became a man of wealth owning, in addition to his father’s Stores in London, he owned much land in Horley, he also paid for the building of the Horley & District Constitutional Club. Also he helped to enlarge Salfords Church. He was born in England in 1894, his father being French and mother Swiss. They established a high quality watch making business, but Marcel became fascinated with aviation from an early age. He gained his flying certificate at Hendon at 17 years of age and became an instructor but lost a leg in an accident soon after. His brother Charles soon made him an artificial leg of aluminium and leather from which they set up a company called the Desoutter Brothers, manufacturers of artificial limbs that allowed thousands of ex-servicemen from WW1 and beyond, to walk again.

Mallinson, Edgar. Born in Westminster c1896. Lived in Albert Rd. 1901. His father was a house decorator. His brother Thomas started by selling papers at station newsagent, shop in Station Road. Changed name of shop during WW2 from “Mallinson of Horley” to “Mallinson of Britain” Despite the carnage of 1st July, Lt Webber’s battalion, which was on the outskirts of Albert, was not touched by the battle. Campbell, Donald. (Son of Sir Malcolm below) World Land & Water speed record holder. Born at Povey Cross Hookwood 1921, He then lived at Horsehills and he died in Coniston Water 1967 whilst attempting to break his world water speed record. He is buried in Dartmoor Cemetery at Becordel-Becourt and at age 68 was the oldest British soldier known to be killed during WW1.

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Stedall, Henry. It is believed that Henry Stedall came from Godstone in 1715 when his mother died. She was the owner of “Bolters” (now the “Chequers” in Horley). At that time it was probably little more than and alehouse part of which remains today as the “Chequers Bar”. Henry probably inherited the establishment and owned it until he died in 1753. Again it is not certain whether he came to Horley to live there as he also owned property at Gibells that is known to have been part of today’s “Fishers Farm” off Limes Avenue, so he could have resided there as the licence was let to a Thomas Holder. Henry’s influence on Horley’s history came about around 1722 when he decided to change: the name from “Bolters” to the “Chequers”, a name that remained for about 300 years. The reason for this change can only be surmised. For example: Long before this period the De Warenne family who owned Reigate was granted a warrant that gave them a monopoly to issue ale house licenses. Their family crest consisted of a chequered type shield.

In 1900 he left Sweden for England to join the family company of Furness Withy & Co. Ltd. in West Hartlepool for the first two years, then was transferred to London to the Freight Department. In 1904 he was appointed Assistant Manager to the office of Furness Withy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, shortly after he became the Manager, and Managing Director for the company in the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland. In Halifax, he was very active in civic affairs and became an Alderman in 1917. He was a director in the British Maritime Trust, a trustee of the Furness Seaman’s Fund, a director in the Sailors’ Home of Halifax.Crewdson, John. (1) John was born in Ulverston, Lancashire in 1871, he died on 8th January, 1951 aged 79. John was well known in Horley for he owned a building company which was responsible for many public buildings, such as telephone exchanges, hospital buildings, post office sorting offices, and Horley Cinema which was in Victoria Road. Also he build houses, for example Crewdson Road and many of the houses on both sides of Balcombe Road between Smallfield Road and Victoria Road. He lived for many years in Stonecourt in Smallfield Road. His office was at the Old Bank Chambers on the corner of Station Road. He held many public offices, was the first Chairman of Dorking & Horley Rural District Council, having served on the old Reigate Rural District Council. Lewis, Rev. Henry Thomas. Henry was born c 1863, probably (the census gives different locations) in Llanegwad or the nearby village of Llanfynydd Carmarthenshire, South Wales (now known as Llanhyfryddawelllehynafolybarcudprindanfygythiadtrienusyrhafnauole (Which recently became the longest place name in UK)). Henry was clergyman in the Church of England living in The Vicarage in 1901. He served there for about 50 years. His father, also Henry was a member of the clergy and in 1871 he was Curate at a village of Nicholaston near Aberavon. On 21st July the 7th Lancs moved up to relieve a battalion in the front line near Marmetz Wood. That night Henry Webber took supplies as usual with the battalion transport. Leaving his men to unload the horses, he went over to where the C.O. was talking to a group of officers. Into this routine, peaceful scene there suddenly dropped a single, heavy German shell. When the smoke and dust had cleared it was found that twelve men and three horses had been hit. Henry Webber lay unconscious, badly wounded in the head. He and the other wounded were rushed to a Dressing Station but, for Webber, it was to late. He never regained consciousness and died that night. He was educated at Rottingdean School and Clifton College, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9556 Ocr_module_version 0.0.9 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0000354 Openlibrary_edition

Yarwood, Frank. Born about 1904, died about 1986. Said to have be a millionaire, accountant and property developer. Owned “Imperial Buildings” in Victoria Road, and other property in the Horley area.

Apps, George. (1) Born Burstow c 1871. He became a steam tractor driver and lived at Ringley Oak Farm, where the Town’s annual sports meetings were held. (2) His son, George, born Horley 1894 was also a Coal Merchant who operated from Horley Railway Yard and had an office in the High Street.(3) His son Anthony George, Lived at Charlwood, where he built the coal yard, and had offices all over Surrey. They then moved to “Gable End” Offington Drive, Worthing, Sussex, and finally he moved into Hopedene Nursing Home Wordsworth Road, Worthing and died 16th January, 1941.