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click [[Hets Orchard]] for the history of this site from the 1970s, when the name was changed to Hes Orchard.[[File:Hetsloo Map.jpg|thumb|Hets Loo 1908.  The dotted lane on the right is Kiln Lane.   The building at the bottom is Gracefield on the Main Road.  click to enlarge.]]
'''Research''' by [[Joan West]].   Information taken from the census, Bucks Record Office and Deeds from 1909 onwards, the loan of which is much appreciated.

The cottage that was later given the name “Hets Loo” stood just outside the semi- circular area  of Up Green and the entrance to it was from Idle Corner.

'''PRE 1823 ENCLOSURES'''

This cottage was already built when the Enclosures of Princes Risborough were done in 1823.   At that time it is listed as plot 640, freehold cottage and garden, an old enclosure belonging to John Parslow.

'''CENSUS 1881'''

Robert Rixon 48, agricultural labourer, Ellen 47, Patience 16, Eva 11, Walter 9, Margaret 7.

'''CENSUS 1891'''

Philip Parker 74 agricultural labourer born Stokenchurch, Harriot 68 born Smalldean, Bradenham.

'''CENSUS 1901'''

Harriot Parker widow 80 lacemaker, born Smalldean

'''1905  SOLD at Auction on behalf of the Marchioness of Ely''' 

'''Schedule'''.   '''Capital enclosure of Freehold Meadow Land together with a Brick, Flint, and Slated Cottage''', the area of the whole being 1acre.1 rood, 26 poles, adjoining [[Idle Corner]], in the centre of the village, with Extensive Frontage on the Main Road, forming a most compact small property.   

The Cottage contains 4 rooms also  Pigstye and w.c.   it is let to Mr Parslow at £4 8s per annum

The meadow is let to Mrs Floyd.   The Land, owing to its excellent position, affords a Capital Building Site.     

'''CENSUS 1911'''

Arnold de Beer 71 born Rotterdam, Holland, Dutch, living on own means, Irene Augusta de Beer 66 born Hull, Yorkshire, Henrietta Amelia de Beer, daughter 45 born Wolson, Staffs, Charles Cecil Ernest de Beer 31, son born in France, British, Beatrice R  Doriane 30 daughter, born France, British, Roland Charles Doriane, son in law, born London, essential oil importer, Eilene Cecily Adam, granddaughter, 8 born London

'''''Research Note.'''  “Hets Loo” is a Royal Palace in Holland, built in 1686, advertised as “The most Stunning Palace in Holland”   It is open to the public.   Arnold de Beer from Holland came to Lacey Green in time to be recorded in the 1911 census here.   In 1901 he had been in London.''

'''''Reseach note''' by Dennis Claydon. - "Now an entrance drive into Hets Loo from [[Kiln Lane]], not far from the Main Road, followed the present course of the private drive into “[[Hets Orchard]]’. At the entrance stood two brick piers, supporting wooden gates, which had been produced from ship’s timbers.  A very small plaque recorded the ship’s name and its home port of Bristol.''

''A tall hedge surrounded the land facing Main Road.  In springtime the Orchard was a mass of daffodils. A   ‘wartime’ baby of the Second World War was evacuated from Essex to Kiln Lane.   In the years following, as a very young girl, holidays were spent in Kiln Lane.  One lasting memory of that time are the daffodils in the orchard of ‘Hets Loo’. The house was demolished in the early 1970’s to make way for a development of six properties, known as ‘[[Hets Orchard]] with access onto [[Kiln Lane]].''

'''''Comment.''' Hets Loo, Lacey Green.   This now 7- roomed cottage had not previously been named.   Now the cottage, previously lived in by agricultural labourers and lacemakers  was named after a royal palace.''

'''24th November 1908.   Indenture''' between Emma Charlotte Vautier of the 1st part and Henrietta Ann de Beer of the 2nd part.   The Plan for this transaction was also used in the conveyance of 7th August 1925.

'''7th August 1925.   Conveyance.'''  Henrietta Anne de Beer, spinster, formerly of '''Hets Loo Poultry Farm''', then of [[The Old House]], Princes Risborough sold to '''Mary Pringle''' of Parkside, Princes Risborough, wife of Walter Wickham Pringle for '''£900''' --

'''Schedule.   1st.'''   All that cottage and garden at Lacey Green bounded on the north by property of the late H Janes ([[The Bakery Farm|''The Bakery Farm'']]), on the west by property then of the late Frederick William Floyd (''[[Fred Floyd]]''). On the east and south by the heredits hereinafter described -

'''2nd.'''  All those 2 pieces of meadow adjoining the heredits previously mentioned, together with a piece of garden lying next to the same, together containing 2 acres 2 roods 26 perches, all known as '''Hets Loo Poultry Farm'''.  Shown on the plan drawn for the conveyance of 24th November 1908.e.

'''7th August 1925 Mortgage.'''   Mary Pringle mortgagor, took loan of £600 at five & a half per cent interest from Henrietta Anne de Beer, ([[mortgagee]])

'''18th July 1927.  Transfer of mortgage''' from Henrietta Anne de Beer, mortgagee to Mary Chaplin, spinster, mortgagee.

'''In 1931 the tenant of Hets Loo''' was Ronald Forrester Easterbrook, gentleman, fruit & poultry farmer.

'''6th October 1931 Conveyance.'''   '''Mary Pringle, sold to Ronald Forrester Easterbrook''', gentleman, fruit & poultry farmer, (the current tenant of Hets Loo) for £1,250, the property known as '''Hets Loo Poultry Farm'''.   The mortgage of £600 was still on this property although the interest had been paid.  £600 was now to be paid to Mary Chaplin from the £1,250 to clear the mortgage.

'''23rd May 1939.   Conveyance.  Ronald Forrester Easterbrook sold to Mark Dobell Mott''' of Maida Vale, London civil engineer, for '''£1,550''' --

'''Schedule.  All that cottage or tenement garage outbuilding (''' ''this 'outbuilding' later became the premises of Apple Tree Cottage''''') and garden and meadow''' '''of Hets Loo''' adjoining containing in the whole 2 acres 2 roods 26perches known as Hets Loo.  

'''1939 Register (census).'''  owner/occupier   [[Hets Orchard]].  Mark Mott, 47, Martha Mott, 33.

'''1957 Conveyance'''.   Mark Dobell Mott of Hets Orchard, retired civil engineer, sold to Robert John Roberts of [[Warren Row no 1]], and Elizabeth his wife as joint tenants for £600 --

'''Schedule.'''  All that piece of land (part of Hets Loo) together with the cottage and premises erected thereon now known as [[Apple Tree Cottage]]

'''January 1959 Conveyance.'''  Robert John & Elizabeth Roberts, formerly of [[Warren Row no 1]], now of Holmer Green sold to Violet Elizabeth Stuart Duckett of Farnham Common, for £1,400 --

'''Schedule.'''  All that piece of land with cottage and premises erected thereon known as [[Apple Tree Cottage]]

25th August 1960 Conveyance.  Violet Elizabeth Stuart Duckett of Farnham Common sold to Austin Herman & Elsie Mary Adams of Hillingdon for £1,700 ---

Schedule.  All that piece of land together with the cottage premises known as Apple Tree Cottage. 

 

At some point the entrance was changed from [[Idle Corner]] to [[Kiln Lane]].

In around the 1970’s the cottage was pulled down and a close of houses built   The name of this close was then called [[Hets Orchard]] The old name of Hets Loo was not liked, even though it was named after a palce