John Carr (1829-1885) was a stockbroker who lived with his extensive family in Rusham House, at the bottom of Prune Hill. His memorial is a broken column close to St Jude's, and nearby are graves of the Farlow and Notley families who intermarried with the Carrs - Notley End (off Corby Drive) also remembers the Notleys.To read the article go to the September issue of The Ship (under Notice Sheets)
The full version of this (by Dr Helen McKee) can be found in the July issue of the Ship (move over to Notice Sheet section of this to read it). Charles Morton was landlord of the Barley Mow for over twenty years until his death in 1890. He was evidently a well-known local figure. On the same page you will find mention of the filming in 1966 of the Boulting Brothers' Wedlocked, as it was then known - before release it became The Family Way, starring Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett with Wilfred Pickles and Avril Angers. The opening scenes, the young couple's wedding, were filmed in St Jude's.
