Beech Hurst, Beech Hurst Gardens, Haywards Heath
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Beech Hurst, Beech Hurst Gardens, Haywards Heath
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 30 Mar 2015
Originally the site of the house called beech Hurst which was built sometime in the 1860s and went through a variety of owners until the last, William Yapp, bequeathed the house and grounds to the local council on condition it was turned into an amenity to be enjoyed by the public. The house itself was used as a convalescent home in World War One and an army camp during World War Two, and with the death of Yapp in 1946 had probably fallen into disrepair by the time it was acquired by the council in 1950 and was subsequently demolished in 1952 with exception of the stable block and billiard room. On the site of the former house a quadrangle was constructed which was retained when current owners acquired the complex and removed the stables and billiard room and built the current public house.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.999003
Longitude
-0.114827