DENTON VILLAGE IN 1950
Three aerial views of Denton village taken in 1950
By John Hills
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Starting from middle bottom of picture is the Denton Hatchery just above is St Leonards Church, to the right of the church is one of the local pig farms.
A Free range chicken area is located between the pig farm and Wellington road at the top, which has three pairs of white houses, the two on the right in the picture were built in 1929/30. Beyond Wellington Road the fields, which are now part of the South Downs National Park, we can just make out a tractor in the field.
At the top of the picture there are only three houses in Acacia Road with just three properties in Denton Rise on the right.
The Denton Hatchery ( even closer look at the Hatchery ) and St Leonards Church in the middle.
Opposite the church, the small cottage is where Ralph Reader lived after being orphaned at the age of eight. He spent the rest of his childhood being brought up in by his aunts & uncles in the cottage. He attended the 2nd Denton and South Heighton troop and later became a actor, theatrical producer and also staged the original Gang Shows.
Lewis Close are the row of white cottages at the top of the picture.
Middle right is the house at the junction of Heighton Road and Denton Road.
Towards the bottom of the picture is the track which is now Rectory Road, just above and the left is The Old Rectory with the back of St Leonards Church to its right, parts the building we see today date back to the c12.
In the ground at the back of the church, remains have been discovered that show an old wooden Saxon Church may have existed on the site dating back to 900AD.