Lord and Lady Bunny - Almost Royalty!

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Whitmore, William. Born in Horley c1848, William was a corn and coal merchant living with his family in Victoria Road in 1901 But what of the amazing multi-gabled, timber-framed buildings with their complex roof structures for which he later achieved renown? Blunden was a deeply religious man of outstanding integrity. He was strongly influenced by the lovely rural surroundings that he found while working on houses in Newdigate, Rusper and other villages around Horley. He loved God and he loved Nature and having observed that nothing in nature was completely straight, he determined that his timber-framed houses should be likewise and so be in complete harmony with the trees around them! Ramsey, Dame Mary. Dame Mary gave money to Christ’s Hospital to buy the Manor of Horley in about 1602.

Birnage, Derek. Derek Birnage was the founder editor of one of the most popular boys sports comic “Tiger” in the 1950s when he lived in Horley at No 8 Fairfield Avenue.Marcel soon became instrumental in obtaining the finance and planning for the new airport with its advanced circular terminal building known as the “Beehive” that remains there today as a listed building. It was opened on 6 June 1936. September 30, 1909, he married his secretary! Miss Emma Louise Pearce, daughter of William and Emma Pearce (1885 – 1978) of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. According to the Horley Tithe Apportionment 1846, he owned vast amounts of land in the Horley area including, the land where Albert Road, Southlands Avenue and Crawley Sewage Works are built, also much of Meath Green area and Nutley Deane Farm. [Henry Smith’s and Lord Amherst’s estates: enabling the trustees of Henry Smith to accept a rentcharge out of property belonging to Lord Amherst at Horley (Surrey), in exchange for land at Sevenoaks (Kent). Dated 1793] (Wikipedia et al. ) He was educated at a Boy’s School in Karlshamm, Blekinge, Sweden, then University of Lund in Agriculture at Trelleborg. Sweden

He had 3 children, Harry Charles John Furness (1910 – 1975) born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Ernest Walter Furness (1912 – 1918) born and died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kate Elizabeth Furness (1920 – 2008) born in Reigate, Surrey, England. This is a very silly book, even more so than Horvath's first about the bunnies, "Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire!" This time Mrs. Bunny develops a burning desire to be queen, so they're off to England to somehow make that happen. What a coincidence! Madeline's parents have received word that they've inherited a candy shop, so Madeline, her parents, and her friend Katherine are also sailing to England. They plan to run the shop just long enough to make the money necessary for Madeline's mom to buy a 30-acre plot of land on which to grow organic vegetables. The people and rabbits meet up on the ship where Madeline rescues her furry friends from being thrown overboard. And late in the book, the rabbits return the favor by solving the problem of Madeline's nonexistent college fund. In July 1936 the Monotype Directors met for lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London to honour Frank Pierpont on his retirement. Stapleton, Robin. Born 1946, the grandson of Harold Cooper, Horley Town Bandmaster. Robin is an International Conductor, he graduated at the Royal College of Music in London, and then continued his studies at the National Opera, Covent Garden, then he became their Conductor. He also conducted opera in many international venues. He was educated at Albert Road infants, Lumley Road, juniors, and then Balcombe Road Secondary School.Lewis, Rev. Henry Thomas. Henry was born c 1863, probably (the census gives different locations) in Llanegwad or the nearby village of Llanfynydd Carmarthenshire, South Wales (now known as Llanhyfryddawelllehynafolybarcudprindanfygythiadtrienusyrhafnauole (Which recently became the longest place name in UK)). Henry was clergyman in the Church of England living in The Vicarage in 1901. He served there for about 50 years. His father, also Henry was a member of the clergy and in 1871 he was Curate at a village of Nicholaston near Aberavon. Danny was also a very active supporter of the peace movement and frequently joined their marches for peace. He also hated political injustice and wanted to help political prisoners the world over. It was this that led to his discovery of Greece. Through the League for Democracy in Greece, Danny met his wife Maria. Maple, John. John (born 1815 in Thakenham, Sussex, died? March 1890 and buried at Highgate Cemetery) was an apprentice to James Constable who owned the Stores at Horley Mill in Mill Lane. He married Emily Blundell who was governess to the miller, Charles Constable’s daughters. In 1841 with James Cook, he was running a drapery, upholstery and furnishing business in Tottenham Court Road, Marylebone, London. Shortly afterwards he appears to have taken over the business. His son was Sir John Blundell Maple M. P. who became a man of wealth owning, in addition to his father’s Stores in London, he owned much land in Horley, he also paid for the building of the Horley & District Constitutional Club. Also he helped to enlarge Salfords Church. For years after many Horley residents and others from elsewhere enquired about the cheerful chappy who slept under tree.

Campbell, Sir Malcolm. World Land & water speed record holder. Born Chislehurst March 11, 1885, where his father William (born 1846 in St Pancras) was a “Jeweller, Gold” in 1891. In 1901 Malcolm was at a boarding school at Uppingham, Rutland. Later he lived in Hookwood then Headly then moved to Gatton in 1946 and died there in 1948. Another member of staff, Robert Gooch suggested to Leo that he might find a niche for himself in the new sport of Greyhound Racing and persuaded him to apply for the post of Greyhound Editor of the Star, a position he held for twenty years under the pseudonym ‘Leveret’. In amongst all this, Leo still found time to judge occasionally, breed and show several types of dogs and contribute feature articles to the doggy press, primarily to Our Dogs as well as secretaryship of the Wembley Society, in conjunction with which he organised a National Dog Tournament in September, 1935. urn:lcp:lordladybunnyalm0000horv_q6l7:epub:2f93fef7-b4e5-4854-9195-48cdcd06265f Foldoutcount 0 Identifier lordladybunnyalm0000horv_q6l7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3pw6940k Invoice 1652 Isbn 0307980685 Constable, James. Born c 1780. Shopkeeper ran the drapers shop next to Horley Mill. Later apparently he moved to Storrington, Sussex. (See also John Maple, below.)

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Baden-Powell, Lord Robert Stephenson. Born Paddington 1857, died Nyeri, Kenya 1941 aged 83.? Founder of Boy Scout & Girl Guide movements. Lived at Little Mynthurst in Smalls Hill Road, Norwood Hill 1916. Crewdson, John. (1) John was born in Ulverston, Lancashire in 1871, he died on 8th January, 1951 aged 79. John was well known in Horley for he owned a building company which was responsible for many public buildings, such as telephone exchanges, hospital buildings, post office sorting offices, and Horley Cinema which was in Victoria Road. Also he build houses, for example Crewdson Road and many of the houses on both sides of Balcombe Road between Smallfield Road and Victoria Road. He lived for many years in Stonecourt in Smallfield Road. His office was at the Old Bank Chambers on the corner of Station Road. He held many public offices, was the first Chairman of Dorking & Horley Rural District Council, having served on the old Reigate Rural District Council. Campbell, Donald. (Son of Sir Malcolm below) World Land & Water speed record holder. Born at Povey Cross Hookwood 1921, He then lived at Horsehills and he died in Coniston Water 1967 whilst attempting to break his world water speed record.