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| − | Coombs or Coombes was a cluster of cottages on the ridge above Loosley Hill Road, now disappeared. For the full history see 'The Hamlet of Coombs' | + | Coombs or Coombes was a cluster of cottages on the ridge above Loosley Hill Road, now disappeared. For the full history see 'The Hamlet of Coombs'{{Property |
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| − | In 1958 the site of Coombs became part of Prospect/ Promised Land Farm, now owned by the Turner Family.
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| − | They cleared the site. Only the remains of one cottage garden was there and they found two tie bars, the sort that would hold two walls together. The rainwater tank had already been filled in.
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| − | Connie Baker, born in 1908, said that it had once been owned or rented by the Tyler family at Collins Farm, Lower Road, Loosley Row. There was Frank, who had taken over from his uncle, Thomas, and Frank’s sister Flo. They let Coombes go to ruin though. Connie remembered playng up there with other children among the ruined cottages, old gardens and orchard. They used to pick plums from there, but were told to stay away from the underground rainwater tank as it was dangerous. During the spring snowdrops and daffodils planted by the former occupants still flowered alongside wild primroses and violets. For many years a particularly large clump of white violets flourished under a holly tree.
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| − | Read more about Coombs:
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| − | [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/1899_Coombs_Hamlet 1899 Coombs Hamlet]
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| − | [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/1901_The_Decline_of_Coombs 1901 The Decline of Coombs]{{Property
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| | |Construction Era=1700-1822, 1823 Enclosures Record | | |Construction Era=1700-1822, 1823 Enclosures Record |
| | |Type of Property=Cottage | | |Type of Property=Cottage |
Revision as of 09:48, 5 August 2023
Coombs or Coombes was a cluster of cottages on the ridge above Loosley Hill Road, now disappeared. For the full history see 'The Hamlet of Coombs'