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[[File:The Rowans Land Registry.jpg|thumb|Ordinance Survey for The Rowans]]
Research by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Joan_West Joan West]

'''In 1823 The Rowans''' '''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 [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Princes_Risborough_Common 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 [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Enclosures Enclosures] of Princes Risborough took place.

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'''2 houses 'Valletta' and 'The Rowans'''' were built on the site of [[The Bakehouse]] on Bakery Farm.  ([[Valletta]] is not yet built in the plan on the right.   click [[The Bakehouse]] for its development from Common to Farm

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'''9th September 1959 Conveyance of The Bakehouse and Bakery Farm.'''

'''Sydney Henry Janes of the Bakery, Lacey Green, baker sold a auction to S Hickman & Sons (Builders) Ltd''', reg. office, Loosley Row for £5,400

'''Schedule.'''  '''2 pieces of land''' in Lacey Green known as Middle Ground and Brick Kiln Ground, respectively 7acres 3roods 20perches and 8acres 0roods 23perches. '''Together with the messuage and premises''' erected on the piece of land known as Middle Ground.   Altogether known as [[Bakery Farm]], Lacey Green.

'''Together with a general and unlimited right of way''' over that part of the road known as [[Kiln Lane]], Lacey Green which is private and unadopted.

Signed sealed and delivered by Sydney Henry Janes

Signed sealed and delivered by the Common Seal of S Hickman & Sons (Builders) Ltd.

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'''27th March 1973 Deed of Exchange'''   between S Hickman & Sons (Builders) Ltd with Reginald Sidney Hickman of [[Chiltern Breezes]], Loosley Row, builder, and Frank Edgar Hickman of [[Braeside]], Loosley Row, builder, all those 2 pieces of land being part O.S. Nos 355 & 377 containing 15 acres or thereabouts together with a right of way over Kiln Road.

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'''5th October 1980 Reginald Sidney Hickman died'''.  Probate granted 7th July 1981.

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'''16th March 1983 Deed of Release''' between Frank Edgar Hickman of the 1st part & Gladys Mabel Stevens of [[Maplehurst]], Loosley Row and the said Frank Edgar Hickman (the representatives of Reginald Sidney Hickman) of the 2nd part and Squadron Leader Stewart Ward and Elizabeth Joyce Ward of the 3rd part, of '''The Rowans''', Main Road, Lacey Green- 

'''30th April 1985 Conveyance of The Rowans.'''

'''Mr S Ward and Mrs E J Ward sold to Mr B J Titchen and Mrs H M Titchen of Woodhall Spa for £74,000'''

'''Schedule'''.   All that piece of land situate in the parish of Lacey Green having a frontage of 35ft 9ins to the Main Road together with the dwelling house and integral garage erected thereon known as The Rowans, Main Road, Lacey Green.

Signed sealed and delivered by the said Stewart Ward and Elizabeth Joyce Ward

Signed sealed and delivered by the said Barry John Titchen and Helen Margaret Titchen

'''Hallmark April 1986.  Planning Application.'''   Extensions and alterations at The Rowans, Main Road, Lacey Green