Malling Edition January 2011

Chase marks racing connection DownsMail

THE next phase of the redevelopment of the for- mer mental hospital in Leybourne Grange will be named in recognition of a four-time Derby win- ning racehorse breeder. Developer Taylor Wimpey is undertaking a phased redevelopment of the hospital, which closed in 1996, to eventually provide 723 new homes off Birling Road. The name of the first phase, Birling Grange, was criticised by local people as the development is not actually in Birling. It was suspected that the de- veloper decided on this name to dis- tance the project from the name Leybourne Grange, which brings up tales of ghosts and spooky happenings on internet search engines. Announcing the name of the second

phase of the development, a spokesman for Taylor Wimpey said: &#x201C;Leybourne Chase is the marketing name for the second phase of Taylor Wimpey homes on the former Leybourne Grange Manor house and hospital. &#x201C;The first phase, Birling Grange, has been very popular and now only five properties in this ini- tial collection remain for sale.

AYLESFORD Parish Council has reviewed its bur- ial procedures following &#x201C;an unfortunate admin- istrative error&#x201D; where a hole was dug in the wrong grave. Clerk Andrew Flindell said the mistake was dis- covered in time to prepare the correct plot at Aylesford Cemetery, but relatives visiting the grave which had been incorrectly dug had made a complaint. Mr Robert Jarman and hiswife Marilyn had vis- ited the cemetery to tend the grave of her mother

&#x201C;Leybourne Chase was chosen to reflect both

the historic name of the manor, and that the de- velopment lies within 140 acres of open space being retained for local people to enjoy. &#x201C;We would note that Birling Grange and Ley- bourne Chase are purely the marketing names for the developments, and the final street names will be a matter for the local authority.&#x201D; The name Leybourne Chase provides

a link with a significant 19th century resident. Sir Joseph Hawley used to live on the site and established a racing stud at Leybourne Castle in 1846 (now known as the Paddocks). He bred four Derby winners between

1851 and 1868 and also gambled on horses. He spent some of his winnings on improving the estate. He built Ley-

bourne Pump, restored the church bells and cre- ated a stone wall from the junction of London Road and Pump Close, passing the church and down Park Road to an oak tree that stood at the village boundary below LeybourneWay. Parish council chairman Bob Ulph said: &#x201C;It is a

good name because there is a good history of horse racing in the area.&#x201D;

Parish council promises not to repeat grave error

when they were shocked to discover a yellow ad- vertising board covering a hole which had been dug in the plot. Cemetery workers had been preparing an ashes burial. Arrangements had since been made with the Jarman family to reinstate the plot in accordance with their wishes and the chairman Cllr Joyce Gadd would attend to pay her respects. Mr Flindell said he was undertaking a review

of procedures and introducing more checks to en- sure this type of mistake could not happen again.

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