History

Staple's History

Index:

Staple Village

Staple Village 

How old is Staple?  � How did it get its name? �. etc

The Old Railway

The Railway At Staple

Part Of The East Kent Light Railway

Reed Cottage

Reed Cottage

A Fascinating Old Building Dating Back To 1528

An Old Inventory (From 1719)

An Inventory of Reed Cottage, made on 19th November 1719

The Black Pig

The Black Pig

A Fine Old Timbered Building, With 14th Century Origins.

Three Tubs

The Three Tuns

A Large Farmhouse Built In 1712, Now An Inn.

Frog & Orange

The Frog & Orange (Formerly The Green Man)

Article by Martin Tapsell

'The Wanderer Returns To Staple'

A Fascinating Article About The Village, By Martin Tapsell

Recreation Ground

Staple Recreation Ground

An old newspaper article about the purchasing of the land.

The Cozens Family

The Cozens Family

The story of George Cozens and his family, who lived in Staple 1790-1831. (By his great grand-daughter).

The Downhamford Hundred

Staple & The Downhamford Hundred

From a 200 year old account.

The Staple Trittons

The Staple Trittons

The Staple Trittons' lives, for most of the 19th Century, centred around The Black Pig Brewery and Shop.

Orchard Lea

'The Story of Staple'

A fascinating description of Staple past and 'present', written by a member of the Tritton family in 1973. (Found in The Old Chapel in 1991).

Orchard Lea

Orchard Lea

Old photograph of the cottage which once occupied this site. (Plus photo's of cottage after the fire which destroyed it.)

Parochial Newsletter

Staple Parochial Newsletter

From May, 1945

The Joiners

The Staple Joiners

Bill Joiner, Flemings House...........  and Staple.

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