Maplehurst

Maplehurst is a house on Loosley Hill. It was built by Mr Hickman,the father of Gladys as a wedding present in 1953?

Charles & Gladys Stevens lived at Maplehurst. Charles died there in 1986.

Hallmark March 1986. Planning Application. Erection of house and garage on land adjoining Maplehurst, Loosley Hill

In 2000 Maplehurst was purchased by Ken & June Brazier from Gladys Stevens

Report by June Brazier :-

Ken, a self-employed Building surveyor, prepared drawings for its modernisation and extension. He also did a lot of the work himself.

Moving to Loosley Row was made easier by the fact we already knew three couples on Loosley Hill including Betty Biggs who has lived there all her life. Having a pub only 200 yds away and a friendly church less than a mile away were also good sources of making contact.

Being a building surveyor, Ken has always been interested in old buildings and he soon realised what an interesting structure the Lacey Green Windmill was. After a bit of coaching from Michael Hardy, we became volunteer wardens at the windmill and have been showing visitors round ever since. This has been very rewarding as visitors are extremely appreciative and amazed at the cleverness and sophistication of the engineering.

In conclusion, we both love where we live and have no intenton of leaving - unless it's feet first!