Mrs Machon now living in Bognor remembers her grandparents living in the white cottage between Colworth and Oving, previously called Rose Cottage. She took the trouble to come and see webmaster and talk about her memories and returned with a photo of her Grandparents taken outside the cottage.

Her Grandparents Mr & Mrs Chiverton (Sam and Esther) moved to Oving form Headley in Hampshire, with 2 children and lived in a house next to what is now Kettle Barn (High Kettle Corner). They had another 11 children whilst here, the 7^th of which was Mrs Machon’s mother, Polly, who married Mr Joseph Hayter. All her brothers and sisters attended the village school.

Mrs Machon's Grannie and Grandad  moved to what was then Rose Cottage (not painted white, but ordinary bricks and mortar, when some of the children had left home. Mr Chiverton bought it from a Mr Amos of Chichester for 100 guineas. The cottage was later occupied by one of Mr & Mrs Chiverton's daughters, Aunty Kit. Mrs Machon spent her honeymoon night in the cottage, after being married in Oving church in 1944. Her first married name was Murphy.

Oving should be pronounced OWving and the meaning of the word has something to do with a sheeps foot! Has anyone any more information on this? Her Grandad worked as a shepherd for Mr Harold Drewit of Drewits Farm. Another Aunt, Maud Dummer, lived in the second cottage after Red Brick Cottage at Colworth. Mrs Machon was born at 1, the High Street.

Webmaster would like to thank Mrs Machon for taking the trouble to get in touch, and sharing her memories of Oving.

Do you have any old photographs which would be of interest to other people? 

If you would like to contribute, please contact webmaster who will be able to help get your memories online.

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