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Loxwood, BILLINGSHURST, RH14 0QP

A view of the Tower on Loxwood Hall seen amongst the trees as viewed from the Sussex Border Path.

Wealden view of fields, houses and woods on the Surrey-Sussex border south of Alfold.

The B road is called Guildford Road as seen in the picture. Behind the camera it is Loxwood Road. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4597634. This is in West Sussex.

Approaching the main road at Alford Bars on the Sussex Border Path.

Roger Tichborne was the heir to a Hampshire baronetcy, disappeared in 1854 when his ship was wrecked. In 1865 a man in Wagga Wagga, Australia, announced that he was the missing baronet. He came to England in 1866 to pursue his claim. After the longest court case in British criminal history, the man was shown to be Arthur Orton, son of a London butcher. He was sentenced to fourteen years penal servitude. For a view of the other side of the sign Image

Roger Tichborne was the heir to a Hampshire baronetcy, disappeared in 1854 when his ship was wrecked. In 1865 a man in Wagga Wagga, Australia, announced that he was the missing baronet. He came to England in 1866 to pursue his claim. After the longest court case in British criminal history, the man was shown to be Arthur Orton, son of a London butcher. He was sentenced to fourteen years penal servitude. For a view of the other side of the sign Image

Just south of Alfold, set back from the B2133, is this public house known as Sir Roger Tichborne. It has been a public house since 1873, but was closed for several years, but in April 2009 it re-opened, with the addition of a restaurant. It appears to have gone somewhat upmarket from its previous life, judging by Andy Potter's 2006 photograph, taken when it was closed:- Image The vegetation smothering the building has gone and the car park has been remade and much improved. The single storey building on the right has either been replaced or restored to provide the restaurant. The pub is named after a Victorian gentleman who was lost at sea. His mother and other people refused to accept that he had died and when a man claiming to be him emerged, they accepted him as the missing Sir Roger Tichborne. This led to a famous Victorian court case. It all ended in tears with the imposter imprisoned and a few years after his release he died in poverty. More details of the pub and the story here:- http://www.thetichborne.co.uk/

This public house re-opened in April 2009. Unfortunately when photographed the sun was out and the lighting fitment has cast a shadow across Sir Roger's face. However a 2006 photograph by Andy Potter shows this side of the sign and the other, which very unusually is different. The other side shows Arthur Orton, who pretended to Sir Roger, when the latter disappeared at sea. Despite the facts that Sir Roger spoke French fluently and was slim, whereas Arthur Orton spoke no French and was over weight, some people happily accepted him as the genuine article. Image; Image It seems that in its previous life the pub was a King & Barnes house. The main difference between the two pub sign photos is that the K & B logo, on the top of the sign, had been removed by the time the 2009 photo was taken.

Seen 10m south from Image