In the second half of the nineteenth century Thatched Cottage was occupied by Amos and Martha Weller and their seven children. Amos was a gardener and groom at Glynde Place and Tom Pickard, agent of the Glynde Estate, wrote that Amos Weller worked in the garden [at Glynde Place] and died when about 85 years of age. He lived in the old thatched cottage. He was very humorous, played the fiddle, and was fond of convivial company. I believe that at one time he played the fiddle at the church services. He had some grandsons living in Lewes who used to visit his cottage as children occasionally. After their first visit they told their parents on their return that grandfather lived in a haystack. Amos Weller also ran a night school at the Thatched Cottage in the middle of the nineteenth century for the labourers who had not learnt to read or write before the opening of Glynde School.

In the years between the wars the house was occupied by Tom Kendrew, gardener to Blanche Brand, widow of Thomas, at Glynde Combe. According to Tom’s son, Charlie, there was no internal staircase in the house until after the Great War. Before that entry to the upper floor of the house was via a set of outdoor steps and a door at the top north-east corner of the house, next to Ranscombe Lane.

Since 1946 the house has been modernised and been rented to various people, most with little long-time connection to the village. There was also a plan to enlarge the house considerably during this period, but the works were never carried out.

In 2000 Richard Brickell occupied the house on his retirement from Glyndebourne Farm.