William Allen Lane, Lindfield
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William Allen Lane, Lindfield
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 4 Aug 2015
A residential road linking Gravelye Lane to Westlands Road that was developed in the late 1950s on a former field called Footway Field, according to Lindfield's 1845 tithe map. Named after William Allen, a 19th century Quaker businessman and philanthropist who encouraged social improvement schemes for the industrious labouring poor in order to keep them away from poor relief. Allen's idea was et out in his work 'Colonies at Home' where the labourers were given a small cottage with an adjacent plot of land which would provide him and his family with enough to be self sufficient. One of these schemes was carried out in Lindfield in the 1820s and given the nickname America. This smallholding settlement was relatively successful with cottages remaining in place until their demolition in 1944.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.005348
Longitude
-0.07922