15th c four-bay hall house. Freehold tenement of Dallington Manor, otherwise Prinkles otherwise Palmers.
Occupants
1681 owned by John French
1727 ‘ a messuage, barn and 4 acres called The George indicating use as an alehouse’. Owned by John Tutty (It retained the name Tuttys into the 19th century.)
By 1881 the house was owned by Samuel Peters, who ran the grocer’s shop at The White House. The house was also home to Fanny Gosling, his nephew’s sister-in-law. Fanny lived there until she died in 1927, aged 94 years. She is probably the Miss Gosling with whom the newly appointed schoolmaster Mr Peploe and his sister found lodgings in 1884. In a letter home he recounted the
bleak welcome she offered, describing Dallington as ‘six miles from everywhere’ and those first twenty-four hours as ‘the most miserable I ever spent in my life’. Things must have improved as he remained at Dallington until his retirement in 1923.
In 1932, Yew Arch was sold to a Dr and Mrs Tutton. Dr Tutton was a scientist and it was apparently by his methods that the length of the Imperial Yard was officially determined. (Karen Bryant Mole “Six Miles from Everywhere”)
1939 See note at the end of this page about Arthur Howes, one of two young evacuees billeted at Yew Arch.
1841 Census (listed under Dallington St -no house name but 1842 Tithe Apportionment Survey confirms Trill family living at Tuttys)
| Name | Occupation | Born |
| John Trill | Farmer | 1796 Sussex |
| Sarah Trill | wife | 1761 Sussex |
| John Trill | son | 1831 Sussex |
| Elizabeth Randoll | lodger | 1829 Sussex |
| Elizabeth Usher | female servant | 1821 Sussex |
| Stephen Wratten | male servant | 1821 Hurstmonceux |
1851 Census
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1861 Census
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1871 Census
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1881 Census
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1891 Census
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1901 Census
| Name | Age | Rel | Occupation | Born |
Fanny Gosling 68 Head Living on own means 1833 Lewes, Sussex, Eliza Gosling Sister Lewes, Sussex, England Rhoda Beeney 31 Servant Gen servant domestic 1870 Dallington,
1911 Census
1921 Census
1939 Register
Post 1939: We are fortunate to have received the following account from the son of Arthur Howes, who as a wartime schoolboy was evacuated to Sussex with his school (Addey & Stanhope in New Cross) and billeted at Yew Arch. You can read more at their family website https://www.cutlock.co.uk/2019/08/21/picturing-the-moving-home-front/
“My parents and I were on holiday on the Norfolk coast in August 1939 when the radio announced that all London teachers were to report to their schools. We packed our wet bathing costumes and caught a train for home. Not much happened for a week or two, then came evacuation. Going with my parents and Clyde Street School , we entrained from New Cross Station and ended up in Tunbridge Wells – a culture shock for the retired colonels!…. I don’t know how we found out where Addeys had got to, but after a few weeks I caught buses to Woods Corner and hence Yew Arch in Dallington, billeted with Reg Norris. 4D as a self-contained unit led a special life. Staff would arrive for a morning or an afternoon – except for the glorious fews days of deep snow when no one could reach us and lessons were self taught tobogganning.The school was spread around the countryside, but organised a base at Burwash, maybe 6 miles from Dallington.” On the reverse of the postcard illustrated above, Dad notes that they were billeted with Mrs Tutton, Mrs Bridges and maid Lena at Yew Arch.’
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