HISTORY OF WYCHWELL BY LIONEL TEMPLE

Contributions by Lilian Dearman.

Little Raspberries is the only cottage on Raspberry Lane. It is so-called because of the abundance of fruit which grows in its long sun-catching garden.

Little Raspberries was built as a charity cottage and has always been granted to someone in most need of its tranquil setting. There is a small bridge over Blackett Stream across to the wood where it is believed Margaret Kytson’s cottage stood, though there is no firm source for this rumour, only hearsay.

Records show that past occupants of Little Raspberries have included Anne Mumford, John-James Settle, Jack Pettigrew (uncle of Lionel Temple Senior) and the last occupant Jessie Plumpton, who has lived there, at the date of this book, for seven years and is an expert pie-maker, taking full advantage of the rich raspberry harvest that occurs between June and October.