The Bakery Farm
From Lacey Green History
click Farms for a list of other local farms
click Farming pre 1823 for this era
Research by Joan West
also click 1957 Sid's Bakehouse for the memories of Sid's daughter Pamela.
also click Sidney & Florence Janes for their life story
In 1823 Bakery Farm did not exist. The land on which it was later built was part of the vast Common of Princes Risborough which covered much of Lacey Green and some land on the hilltop of Loosley Row. Click Princes Risborough Common to see two maps.
The first map shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common.
The map below that shows the changes made in 1823 when the Enclosures of Princes Risborough took place.
The land on which Bakery Farm was developed had formerly been part of the vast common, known as Princes Risborough Common, that was part of the Manor of Princes Risborough. Cows from the town were brought up here to graze.
At the time of the enclosures of Princes Risborough, the Common was divided up and sold. becoming privately owned by John Grubb, the Lord of the Manor. This part stretched from Windmill Farm to Kiln Farm. and is shown on the second map mentioned above.
1st June 1841 John Grubb being bankrupt, put his vast estate up for sale. It was purchased the day before the auction by Lord Buckingham and Chandos.
1n 1848 Lord Buckingham and Chandos also went bankrupt so the estate was once more put up for auction.
JOHN CHESHIRE, the MILLER PURCHASES. This whole area was put up for auction as one lot, and was purchased by John Cheshire, the miller. (Click John & Ann Cheshire).
Henry Janes (click Henry & Mary Janes) purchased circa 1880 from Josephine Irving, mortgagee of John Cheshire, some of Cheshire's land, which helped reduce his increasing mortgage debt. On this land on the east side of Lacey Green Main Road. This was to be Bakery Farm. On it Henry built his second bakehouse. click The Bakehouse for life at the Bakery.
Hezekiah Janes born 1860 at Henry and Mary's first bakehouse in Loosley Row inherited Bakery Farm. click Hezekiah & Caroline Janes
1881 census. The Bakehouse, Lacey Green. Henry Janes 51, baker, Mary Janes wife, Hezekiah Janes 21 baker with his father, and Annie Janes 15 years old.
SIDNEY ‘SID’ JANES. Hezekiah left Bakery Farm, including the bakery business, to his son and only child, Sidney Henry Janes
click Sidney & Florence Janes in which Pamela Armstrong (daughter) gives a detailed description of SID's BAKERY
CENSUS 1939. Sydney H Janes 35 master baker, Florence M Janes 33.
SID RETIRES. In 1959 Sid retired to a house in Flowers Bottom and Bakery Farm was put up for sale.
1959 SALE by auction
1959 SALE by auction
Lot 1
Pleasant old Buckinghamshire Cottage, useful range of Farm buildings, Bakehouse and about 15 acres of land, ring fenced including considerable road frontages.
The buildings comprise a meal store, stable, loose box, barn and open fronted implement shed.
Included is the Bakery Business.
LOT 2
Parcel of accommodation land with building potential, frontage to the Main Road of about 200 feet and depth of 175 feet containing 1 acre o Roods 8 Poles.
PURCHASER. Both lots were purchased prior to sale, by Mr. Reginald Hickman, builder and his wife Mary. click Reg & Mary Hickman for their life story.
TEA SHOP. In the 1960’s the bakehouse was let to a Mr Houghton, who ran a tea shop there for some years.
DEMOLISHED. It was demolished in 1974
The 15 acres of farm land behind the buildings, lay derelict for many years, while planning permission was refused.
DEVELOPMENT. The road frontage, lot 2 in the auction catalogue was later all developed.
In 1998 a Land Registry map shows the development along the Main Road from north to south as follows -
Turning into Roundlands, Eastlands and
The Main Road then continued with a bungalow called Margine