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Research by Joan West

'''The details of Promised Land Farm are taken from the deeds, lent to me by Kathleen Turner.'''  "Many thanks Kathleen - very much appreciated" 

'''The land upon which [[Promised Land Farm]] was built''' had belonged to the [[Manor of Princes Risborough]].   Later it had become part of the freehold estate of the [[Stone]] Family of [[Grymsdyke]] Lodge, Lacey Green, who held it until 1858, when Sarah Shard, nee Stone died.  click Charles & Sarah Shard for Sarah's life story. 

The land that was to become Promised Land Farm, was part of Grymsdyke Estate, but was just bare land until 1865.

'''GRYMSDYKE ESTATE SOLD  '''

November 17<sup>th</sup> 1863.   Conveyance.    [[Ann Batson]], executor of Sarah Shard, sold  to W A Thomas of Kensington 'all the mansion house, lands and hereditaments known as the  [[Grymsdyke]] Estate.

'''LAND LEASED OUT BY W A THOMAS'''

W A Thomas of [[Grymsdyke]] Lodge, leased to Messrs Poulton various fields, distinguished by enclosures field numbers as follows :-

714. Two Walers Field.   22 acres 1 rood  6 poles

716. Great Walders Field.  15 acres 0 roods 27 poles

675.  Great Combs.   11 acres 0 roods 8 poles.

675.  Middle Combs.  6 acres 1 rood 24 poles

675.  Hither Combs.  4 acres 2 roods 5 poles

Part 671.  Part of [[Smallridge Wood]] (now grubbed up). 12 acres.   Yearly tenancy to [[Charles Brown]].

Part 671.  In the occupation of John Floyd.   36 acres 2 roods 31 poles

'''PROMISED LAND FARMHOUSE BUILT'''

'''In 1865''' a Farmhouse was built, containing 4 rooms, 2 up and 2 down.

'''GRYMSDYKE ESTATE INCLUDING PROMISED LAND FARM SOLD AGAIN'''

'''April 18<sup>th</sup> 1878.'''   Conveyance.  John Forrest  of Cheltenham purchased the [[Grymsdyke]] Estate for £15,000, from W A Thomas.  click [[John & Evelyn Forrest]] for more about John Forrest

John Forrest he died in 1910, having owned this farm for 32 years.

'''PROMISED LAND FARM SOLD BY AUCTION'''

'''September 30<sup>th</sup> 1911.'''   The executors of John Forrest, of Grymsdyke Lodge, conveyed Promised Land Farm to [[Thomas Tyler]] of [[Collins Farm]]. Loosley Row for £1,000.   99 acres 1 rood 20 poles.

'''SCHEDULE'''.   Numbers refer to Ordinance survey pre 1921.

Nos 138, 139, 143 arable.  Nos. 146 & 147, grass, no 148, plantation, 146, garden, 149, house and buildings.

'''CENSUS 1939'''

Tenant.   Harry Gomme 62 farm labourer, Priscilla Gomme  62.   click [[Harry & Priscilla Gomme]] for more about Harry and Priscilla

'''EXECUTORS OF JOSEPH TYLER SOLD TO ERNEST SMITH'''

April 5<sup>th</sup> 1945.   Conveyance.  Ernest Smith of Stoneycroft, Walters Ash purchased Promised Land Farm for £8,750 from the executors of [[Joseph Tyler]].

click [[Ernest & Daisy Smith]] for more of their life story

'''WATER LAID ON'''

Ernest Smith had mains water laid on from the Main Road, Lacey Green to the farm.   A distance of 245 feet.

'''ERNEST SMITH SOLD TO OLIVE HUNT'''

July 31<sup>st</sup> 1947.   Conveyance.  Olive Hunt, of Beaconsfield, purchased Promised Land Farm from Ernest Smith.

'''OLIVE HUNT SOLD TO THE TENANT'''

February 5<sup>th</sup> 1949.   Conveyance.   William Philip Edward Garvey, telegraph engineer, the present tenant, purchased Promised Land Farm for £6,150, from Olive Hunt, now of Grange Farm, Saunderton.

'''MORTGAGE'''

February 1949.   Mr. Garvey took a mortgage for £4,000 for two years, adding a further £300 in November.

'''W P E HARVEY SOLD TO DAVID HAROLD POPPER'''

April 20<sup>th</sup> 1951.   Conveyance.   David Harold Popper of Ruskin Street, London, gent, purchased Promised Land Farm for £6,950, from W P E Garvey

'''ELECTRICITY LAID ON'''

April 19<sup>th</sup> 1955.   Agreement.  David Popper with the Eastern [[Electricity]] Board to lay on electricity to Promised Land Farm.

'''DAVID HAROLD POPPER SOLD TO FREDERICK CHARLES TURNER'''

'''J'''une 24<sup>th</sup> 1958.   Conveyance.   D H Popper sold Promised Land Farm to [[Frederick Charles Turner]], tenant of Walters Ash Farm, for £6,850. 

'''SCHEDULE.  Total 88.443acres    Numbers refer to ordinance survey'''

No.  150a, Pasture  11.220 acres.    150b, Ley  11.113 acres.    143a, Ley  6.320 acres.    143c, Pasture  8.596 acres. No.  147, Pasture 10.194 acres.     138, Arable 12.350 acres.    149, Paddock 2.862 acres.

No.  149a, house & yards 0 .546 ac.   146, Garden 0.96 acre.    148, Coppice 0.619 acre.

'''NEW FARMHOUSE BUILT'''

In 1977 Gordon Albert Turner, son of Frederick Charles Turner, built a new farmhouse.  click [[Gordon & Kathleen Turner]] for their life story.

'''GORDON ALBERT TURNER BUYS MORE LAND'''

June 17<sup>th</sup> 1977.   Conveyance.   Gordon Turner purchased from [[Kenneth John Walden]] of [[Woodway Farm]], [[Little Lane]], Saunderton, for £8,500: -

'''SCHEDULE'''

Part ordinance no 150, Smallridge Wood (now grubbed up)

And ordinance no 76 Site of the hamlet of Coombs.

'''NOTE'''    Promised Land Farm is mentioned in the article on local prehistory, written by Ian Kelloway which states "A flint axe head was found close to Promised Land Farm".   Click [[-3645]]{{Property
|Type of Property=House, Farm, Land, Wood
|Use of Property=Business
|Village=Lacey Green
}}