Life and times in Crawley?
Matthew Goodyear (matty@NETCOMUK.CO.UK)
Fri, 7 Feb 1997 07:01:12 -0800
Dear Mr Dickens
Recently a house in the High Street of Crawley, Sussex was demolished.
According to a
friend who witnessed the deed, the outward shell of achitectural accretions
collapsed to
reveal a very ancient wooden dwelling, dating from the 16th Centuary. This was
once the
residence of your friend Mark Lemon who was the Editor of Punch. Given your
fondness
for travel and the proximity of London to Crawley, I wonder if you visited your
friend
and, indeed, drank at 'The George', an old coaching inn close by? Could it also
be that
you worshipped at St Johns Church?
I awaite your reply with interest.
Yours sincerely
Neil Coombes