HURSTPIERPOINT: Church of England School

<span class="wrapper"><p>Documents in other West Sussex Record Office collections</p> <p>Title Deeds of Premises in Manor of Hurstpierpoint</p> <p>Par 400/25/1 7 April 1779</p> <p>Admission on death of Mary Hanson, of her bro. Henry Hanson</p> <p>Customary tenement and garden called Lower Trumpkins in Hurstpierpoint, rent 2d., fine and heriot 6d. certain</p> <p>Par 400/25/2 19 November 1781</p> <p>Surrender by Henry Hanson to Thomas Herriott of Hurstpierpoint, yeo</p> <p>Premises as in 25/1</p> <p>Par 400/25/3 23 October 1794</p> <p>Conditional Surrender out of court, (copy). Consideration : £166.1s</p> <p>Thomas Herriott to William Margesson of Offingham in Broadwater, esq</p> <p>Premises as in Par 400/25/1, except part of garden and rent 1d., with other messuages lately erected in occ. of George Brayne, Widow Heriot, sen. an djun., and James Godly. Par 400/25/4 13 May 1817</p> <p>Admission on death of Thomas Herriott, of his wid. Sarah</p> <p>3 tenements on part of Lower Trumpkins, now in occ. of William Marshall, John Virgo and Henry Stevens. Rent 1d., fine and heriot 6d</p> <p>Recited will of said Thomas dated 15 Mar. 1810 bequeathing all effects to w. and extrix. Sarah while she remains his widow, with provision otherwise for his children; George is to have £100 additional to the others and have the common land and tenements where testator resides in Wivelsfield and Ditchling, with other provisos for contingencies</p> <p>Par 400/25/5 13 May 1817</p> <p>Surrender and Admission</p> <p>Sarah Herriott and George Herriot, the youngest son and customary heir of Thomas Herriott, to Rev. George Bennett of Hurstpierpoint</p> <p>Premises as in Par 400/25/4</p> <p>Par 400/25/6 15 September 1819</p> <p>Agreement to sell. Consideration: £460</p> <p>George Bennett to William Borrer, esq</p> <p>Newly erected chapel with all fixtures and free right to water</p> <p>Par 400/25/7 30 September 1819 (?)</p> <p>Letter from Robert Upperton of Brighton to Rev. Edward Turner respecting to proposed purchase</p> <p>Par 400/25/8 4 October 1819</p> <p>Surrender out of court. Consideration: £240</p> <p>Rev. George Bennett of Hurstpierpoint, to John Gearing of Twineham, farmer</p> <p>3 tenements on part of Lower Trumpkins, 78 x 20 ft. abutting W. on garden of James Gander, E. on way 10ft. 4 ins. wide, N. on field of John Marchant, S. on high road; with use of the way in front of cottage to the road and use of the well in the way. Being part of premises in Par 400/25/5</p> <p>Par 400/25/9 25 June 1819 Quitclaim</p> <p>Sarah Herriott of Hurstpierpoint, wid., James Herriott of East Grinstead, victualler, George Herriott of Lewes, carpenter, Robert Kitchener of Brighton, lab. and w. Harriot (nee Herriott), and Elizabeth Herriott residing in Cheltenham, co. Glos. to Rev. George Benett</p> <p>Premises as in Par 400/25/5</p> <p>Recites the will of Thomas Herriott as in Par 400/25/4, proved 23 July 1810, the need to sell premises to pay costs including redemption of mortgage Par 400/25/3</p> <p>Par 400/25/ Abstract and additional abstract of title, Rev. George Bennett to 310, 11 [1819] copyhold tenements, garden and premises, part of Lower Trumpkins, 12 deeds, 1738 - 1819, including title deeds calendered above. The additional abstracts repeats the deeds of 1817 and 1819</p> <p>Par 400/25/12 14 April 1820</p> <p>Conveyance (Lease and Release, release missing)</p> <p>William John Campion of Danny, esq., to Robert Upperton of Brightelmstone, gent</p> <p>Land with chapel (to be converted into a National School House) lately erected being lands late of Rev. George Benett to which he was admitted by court roll 13 May 1817, but excepting 3 tenements with use of road and well surrendered to John Geering</p> <p>Premises to be released to (a) William Borer of West Town House, Rev. John Kenward Shaw Brooke of Eltham, co.Kent, William John Campion, jun. of Danny, William Borrer, jun. of Henfield, Hampton Weekes, jun., surgeon, Henry Holman, Surgeon, National Borrer, Richard Weekes, jun, surgeon, all of Hurstpierpoint and Thomas Turner, jun. of Old Land in Keymer, gent</p> <p>Enrolled in Chancery</p> <p>Par 400/25/13 21 April 1843</p> <p>Conveyance</p> <p>Avery Roberts M.D. and w.Sally to Rev. Carey Hampton Borrer, M.A., rector, Richard Weekes, esq., and Thomas Wickham, yeo., churchwardens, Richard Marshall, gent., and William Wenham, yeo., overseers, all of Hurstpierpoint</p> <p>Part of Berry Lands near Sayers Common (measurements given) in Hurstpierpoint, abutting N. and E. by Berry Lands, S. by land owned by Dr. Doyley and in occ. of Thomas Uwins and W. on Pyecombe and Hickstead turnpike. Plan in margin. To be used as a site for a school for poor persons in the parish, and residence of master and mistress, in union with the National Society, and subject to inspectors under Order in Council dated 10 August 1840, and to inspection of Chichester Diocesan Board of Education, under management and control of rector and curate of parish</p> <p>Enrolled in Chancery</p> <p>Par 400/25/14 23 January 1843</p> <p>Fire Insurance Policy for £300 with Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society</p> <p>School room and dwelling house on Sayers Common, Hurstpierpoint, of brick, flint and slate, with a stove</p> <p>Par 400/25/15 24 April 1869</p> <p>Conveyance (Copy) Consideration: £330</p> <p>W.J. Campion, Rev. Turner formerly of Old Land in Keymer now of Maresfield,H. Holman, T.Turner now of Tunbridge Wells, co. Kent, all as in 25/12 to Henry Sendall of Hurstpierpoint, grocer</p> <p>Ground and buildings hitherto used for National Schools, with well subject to use by occupiers of tenements late belonging to John Gearing now to Robert Harmes (Abuttals stated, plan in margin)</p> <p>Premises bought at auction at the New Inn,</p> <p>Hurstpierpoint on 16th March 1869</p> <p>Covenant by (b) not to permit premises to be used as a place of public worship.</p> <p>Title Deed too new premises</p> <p>Par 400/25/16 30 December 1868</p> <p>Grant (copy)</p> <p>Charles Smith Hannington of Hurstpierpoint, esq., to Minister and Churchwardens of same</p> <p>Plot 120 x 177 ft. part of Little Park Farm in Hurstpierpoint, abutting W. on turnpike from Hurstpierpoint to Cuckfield, S. on roadway, and E. and N. on land of (a).Plan annexed</p> <p>In trust for a School for the education of children and adults of children only of the labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes, with provisions similar to trust in Par 400/25/13, with further provision for management to be vested in a committee of the minister, curate, churchwardens and 6 other persons (named), and thereafter to be 20/-contributors and communicants of the Church of England, vacancies to be elected by persons contributing 10/- or more yearly, no person to have more than 6 votes, and being communicants. Differences on religious grounds to be determined by the Bishop, or arbitrators nominated by the Lord President and Bishop if a third or more of the committee object</p> <p>Par 400/25/17 Correspondence and papers concerning extension of school buildings, and a voluntary rate for that purpose, 1886, 1891-92. (1 bdl.)</p> <p>Par 400/25/18-21 25/16, Correspondence with Messrs. Howlett &amp; Clarke of Brighton, on the management of the school, with abstract of and a letter from Board of Education, 1935. (4 docs.)</p> <p>Par 400/25/22 Order of service for the laying of the foundation stone of the new schools, 1868. (2 docs.)</p> <p>Par 400/25/23 Deed of grant of land for schools by Charles Smith Hannington, 1868. (1 doc.)</p> <p>Par 400/25/24 Conveyance of old National Schools and ground, between Henry Sendall and Phillip Smith, 1871. (1 bdl.)</p> <p>Par 400/25/25 Plans for alterations to school, by Denman and Son, architects, of Brighton, 1934, 1938. (5 plans)</p> <p>Par 400/24/98 Ledger of accounts for the National School, Sayers Common School and the William and Ann Lindfield's Charity, 1871 - 1899</p> <p>Includes accounts for purchase money of the Pest House</p> <p>Index at front</p> <p>(1 vol.)</p></span>

Two items in sections E/400/1 and E/400/12 were deposited by the Headmaster, February 1989.

E/400/6/1-10 was deposited by the Public Record Office, London, on the 5th October 1965 in the East Sussex Record Office and transferred to the West Sussex Record Office in June 1975.

National School, erected in 1868, enlarged in 1887 and again in 1892, for boys (200), girls (200) and infants (130).