To pastures new

Published: 13 May, 2010

• I READ John Gulliver’s article about Stanley Johnson (April 29) with interest.
I bought “The Rocking Horse House” from Stanley almost three years ago and I would like to dispel the urban myth that the owners of the house are bound by caveat to keep a rocking horse in the window; this is simply not true. Nor is it true that Stanley left his horse behind.
Our horse was the last to be made by a fairground horse-maker from the Cheddar Gorge, bought by the children’s grandparents many years ago (perhaps you could print words to that effect to appease a disgruntled Nana!).
Owners of The Rocking Horse House must, however, be prepared to receive Valentine’s and Christmas cards for a
Mr R.O.C. King-Horse (postmarked Leicester, always signed “your admirers” ), postcards from Japan and the occasional tourist taking a photograph!
My family and I have been blissfully happy in Primrose Hill and passers-by will often see one of my four children riding the rocking horse and enjoying watching the world go by.
It is with much sadness, however, that we are moving on and the house is now up for sale; the countryside beckons and we hope that our horse will enjoy pastures new with us in Sussex.
AMANDA BREWER
Primrose Hill