The Store at Nutbourne, pictured in around 1910

The popularity of the motor car meant that by 1950, the store, now operated by Harry Gocher and family,
included fuel pumps and was grandly named 'Gocher's Garage'.

By the census of 1841 the long-established Store at Nutbourne, West Sussex had become one of the principal houses in the hamlet.
It remained a focal point throughout the first half of the twentieth century, operated by the Gocher Family. A stone building,
it was regularly adapted to suit changing tastes, including the addition of outbuildings and petrol pumps by 1950 as 'Gocher's Garage'.
The extension was faced with hanging, interlocking tiles to give the impression of brick, but was rather haphazard, creating a
hopscotch effect. After the store closed, forced out of business by the popularity of supermarkets and chain stores,
it was converted to a private dwelling house by the present owner, who painstakingly brought the building together,
patching the stonework with local ironstone to create an elegant and striking home.