Have you noticed the lovely wreath on the front door of the library? It
looks familiar to a few Grangers in town who decorated that very wreath at
the request of The Doctors Phelan Dental Practice as a donation for a fund
raiser for Pleasant View Home in Concord. What guided Frank Curotolo and
Dick Pratt to pick out that particular wreath and donate it to Chichester
Library? It is one of those Christmas mysteries, a true circle of giving.
Happy Birthday on December 24 to Richard Millette and Jordan
Davison.
Here are some fiction titles that you might want to look into on
the shelves of the Chichester Town Library: Summer Hill Secrets by
Beverly Lewis, Midnight in Madrid by Noel Hynd, Watchers by Dean
Koontz, Hidden by Shelley Shepard Gray, Vengeance Trail by Bill
Brooks, The Last Jihad by Joel C. Rosenberg, Sutter’s Cross by W.
Dale Cramer, High Profile by Robert B. Parker, The Greedy Auctioneer
by Evelyn Minshull, and Flight of the Raven by Ellen Harris.
Chichester Historical Society
Chichester Roads
By
Walter Sanborn
In my previous articles on roads in Chichester, I have tried to tie in
the origin of the name of the road to the historical background. With
exceptions of Pound Road, Paradise Lane and Robinson Road, all other roads
are private roads or roads or streets within a new development which are
named by the developer when he submits his development to the Planning
Board.
Robinson Road is a short road running off of Dover Road by Hook
Cemetery, opposite the Abundant Life store and was named after James
Robinson Sr. who built the first house and road to it. This is a road
serving five homes.
Paradise Lane is a short road running East off of Hutchinson Road
with several houses on it built by Gerard Paradis who lives at the end of
the road. Also this is the location of Live and Let Live Farm which cares
for rescued animals.
Chichester Lane is the shortest road in town which is only 500 feet long
and serves one home at the end of the road. Chichester Lane is on the South
side of Dover Road and bisects the original two lots of the former
Gary’s Trailer and Motor Home Sales. This road has been in its present
location for a hundred years and existed before any development occurred on
Dover Road.
Healy Pasture Road is a short road running South off of Pleasant Street
serving Carl Merrill’s home but is now being extended for a new housing
development.
Pound Road is a road behind the town library which I will go into detail
when I write an article on the history of the town pound which I am
researching.
There are four private roads in town not maintained by the town.
Mayflower Drive is a private road off of Suncook Valley Highway,
South of Clark’s Grain Store, opposite the Mattress Store. Mayflower Drive
was part of a development started by Fred Ryan. The road was built, but not
accepted by the Town.
Rasanan Drive is another private road off of Smith Sanborn Road with
three houses on it which all have frontage on Smith Sanborn Road building
lots.
Penney Lane is a short dead end road running off of Dover Road between
Abundant Life and the Consignment Store and is a private road serving three
homes.
Continuing down Dover Road just beyond the Motorcycle Store, running
West off of Dover Road is Kenneally Lane which is another private road
serving two homes.
Besides these roads, the town has two trailer parks and three
subdivisions of which have town maintained roads within the subdivision.