100% owned the house. Cant for the life of me remember his name. One of my earliest memories was getting a lift home off him in his police Mini Metro after he saw my mum struggling home with the shopping.
As an aside my parents purchased their house in Lindfield back in the 70s for £16K which -...
I grew up in Lindfield. Back in the 1980's/early 90's the village policeman lived in that [or the house the other side] the Red Lion.
Can you imagine a police officer being able to afford such a property now.