The House on the Hill
Over several years, we have gathered a lot of information about the stages of change and development at Pallinghurst. It has had several names, but is best known locally as Pallinghurst, and is occupied by Rikkyo School in England who have added substantial facilities to this Christian Japanese boarding school. At its heart is the mansion erected about 125 years ago.
See also the early research in Newsletters, Spring 2009 and Autumn 2009. Way back in Spring 1995, we also had two extracts from Vera Jones ‘Pallinghurst Gal’ autobiographical notes. She lived at Brickkiln Farm on the estate.
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The original 2012 edition has been removed from this website. Please buy the book!
Rudgwick Preservation Society 
As a great grand-daughter of Erwin Schumacher it was lovely to find out more about the family from your site.
In case you are still out there, Alithia, you can now buy the book!
Jack Carter was my fathers uncle, although they were a similar age and boyhood friends, and we often visited Pallinghurst in the 60s, when I was a schoolboy. I remember it well, but not upstairs. Used to play in the grounds and collect sackfuls of conkers from the magnificent Horse Chestnut Trees that lined the drive. I have family pictures taken there.
Sorry I did not spot this until today. I’d love to have any photos for our archive, especially if they show the house or grounds.