Role | Name | Posted from | Until |
---|---|---|---|
Operator | Second Subaltern Sarah Henrietta Curtis (Miss) | Unknown | 20 Jul 1944 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Angela Mary Davis (Miss) | 1942 | Unknown |
Operator | Second Subaltern Hiliary Graham Graham (Miss) | 1942 | 1942 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Pamela Mary Forster Irving (Miss) | Unknown | Unknown |
Operator | Second Subaltern Hilary Joan Paddock (Miss) | 1942 | 03 May 1945 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Rosemary Beatrice Richards (Mrs) | Unknown | 12 May 1942 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Sybil Hazel Richardson (Miss) | 1942 | 1942 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Margaret Hamilton Rigby (Miss) | 1943 | 1943 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Elizabeth Rush (Miss) | 1943 | 1943 |
Operator | Second Subaltern Hope Leslie Seaver (Mrs) | 07 Sep 1941 | 09 Jul 1942 |
Ardingly Zero Station was a dugout at Wakehurst Place Gardens, Ardingly. Wakehurst Place is owned by the National Trust, but run as an outstation of Kew Gardens. There is a plaque on public display next to the Station. The entrance shaft started to collapse in recent years and was closed off as a result. The aerial trees can still be seen nearby.
In 2010 the National Trust commissioned a programme of archaeological works and produced a report of their findings. Using the results of this survey CART produced an appraisal of their results.
In her diary Beatrice Temple calls the site East Grinstead ; April 21 1942 Reigate – all well at Hut. East Grinstead (Curtis and Seaver had a row). West Grinstead (only Purves-Smith). Home for night.
May 26 1942 East Grinstead – Canadian Corps gone. Taken over by British Home.
While stationed at Ardingly the ATS were billeted at Hapstead Lodge, Hapstead under the care of Mrs Hett.
Ardingly Instation
Secret Sussex Resistance, Stewart Angell
Arthur Gabbitas
National Trust Archaeology South East
A Sussex Village at War by Alex MacLean
Ed Tyhurst 2024 photos