a place in Horne,surrey

[leehumphrey]

Hi I ahve a lot of my family in Byshift Cotts,Byshee Court Road,Horne,Surrey,England, and also Station Cottage,Godstone,Surrey,England, but I cant find these roads on any maps,anyone have any ideas of a copy of an old map of the area please.
lee

[PaulineJ]

You don't give any idea of dates.
If it's a census, then list preceding/ following addresses to get a feel for the locale.

Byshi Court is on the 1901 census.

& Bysshe court in 1911 (although it could just be a fanciful ref to percy Shelley)
You might also find a "East Bynhe" Blindley Heath address on Ancestry's 1911.
Pauline

These address(es) certainly mesh nicely with the 1881 census.

Bysshe Court Cottage Chithurst Lane, Horne, HORLEY, RH6 9JU
Bysshe Court Farm Chithurst Lane, Horne, HORLEY, RH6 9JU
Bysshe Lodge Chithurst Lane, Horne, HORLEY, RH6 9JU

[PaulineJ]

I saw you had been back, but had not added to the thread.
Did you manage to locate/collate your info to the map(s)?

Pauline

[davidtreb]

Re the 'Station Cottage, Godstone', I wonder whether this might be at South Godstone (some miles from Godstone), since this has a railway line, and Godstone itself doesn't.
David.

[Huscared]

Hi Lee, my garden fence is the parish boundary for Horne, so I am right on the spot.
There is a place called Bysshe Court Cottages, Chithurst Lane, Horne - on the ground it is now a modern bungalow which is part of a farm.    I will have a walk down there in the nest few days to see what I can find out.    Many older cottages were demolished after WW2 as they were not valued and more modern housing was needed for workers.
My own cottage was made from two like that and another 2 across the lane were demolished.
Vandalism !
I think the suggestion about South Godstone being the location of Station Cottage is very likely correct.  If so, the cottage would be right on what is now the A22.
Hope that helps,
Kind regards, Pete

[sofeng]

I remember Bysshe Court house well.
A white gate and fencing led from the lane up a short drive lined with apple trees.
It was an imposing but gloomy building surrounded by high pine trees. A few steps led into medium sized rooms with high ceilings.
I always understood it was built by Percy Bysshe Shelley but never researched it (there is another Bysshe Court built by Shelley of similar construction but I forget where.)
It was not lived in for many years but used by Pickfords for storage. Demolished in early 1950s all that remained was a forlorn water pipe sticking out of the ground.

The Homestead was farmed by tenant farmer Fred Baker (not forgetting Beardy the shire horse for harvest and hay making.)
The other tenants were the Pittaways and the Hartles
 
The radio for the weather and The Archers was run by accumulator and lighting by candle.
Horley cattle market was a must for local farmers.