Up Green

Research. Dennis Claydon was given the Abstract of the Title of Mr Henry Batt Mason, mortgagee, starting January 1775 up to 1838. This document is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall.

Research was continued by Joan West taken from Census. Parish Records & documents by later owners.

Up Green was a small area, semi-circular in shape, sometimes call 'Roundabouts', part of Lacey Green or Leasey Green, one of the Upper hamlets of Princes Risborough. Documents in 1775 state that it was freehold at that time, therefore it no longer belonged to the Manor of Princes Risborough. The other part of what was Lacey Green/ Leasey Green was known as 'Lower Green'.

MAP by THOMAS JEFFRIES.   Surveyed 1766 to 1768  This map clearly shows Up Green

MAP MADE FOR LORD CAVENDISH.   Surveyed 1816/17.   Published 1818. This map gives clear details of Up Green

January 20^th1775.   Indenture between John Anderson and Thomas Dell.   Purchase by the said Thomas Dell from the said John Anderson for £64. This document is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall. For details of John Anderson go to Vine Cottage

The Land The closes lay as crescent shaped meadow encircling three sides of 'Up Green' or “Roundabouts”.   The south-eastern half of this was an orchard also

a small building at the far bottom east of the orchard. The land of Mrs Frankling to the south.

1823. The enclosures of Princes Risborough map shows the land of Up Green named as Portobello Meadow with five attached cottages, Portobello Cottages 1-5 built off the north-west corner of the land. Also Thomas Dell had built two attached cottages on to the house later to be called Vine Cottage.

VINE COTTAGE

Thomas Dell and his wife Ann, restored the two dwellings to their original one cottage, see Thomas Dell snr & Ann Dell. They opened it as a grocery store, Thomas describing himself as a chandler.   (It was much later that it was called Vine Cottage). In 1810 they moved to Stocken Farm, leaving other members of the family to run the shop.

John Carter Dell. Thomas and Ann’s grandson, lived there with his wife Elizabeth.   See John Carter & Elizabeth Dell. John is listed as being a grocer, beerseller, and later, farmer, on the land his grandfather had bought back in 1775.

1811.  DEATH of THOMAS DELL Snr.

Thomas left everything to his wife Ann to go to their eldest son Thomas Jnr on her death.   Ann was living at Stocken Farm, which they had rented from the Manor in 1810.   She gave the Up Green properties to Thomas Jnr, who was living and farming at Speen Farm, long before she died in 1827. Thomas Dell Jnr. built anther cottage attached to those of his father. The entrance to this was from the south end of the four, an area called Idle Corner See Thomas Dell Jnr. & Mary,nee Carter

29th September 1837 Thomas Dell Jnr. Declared Bankrupt.

Sale by power of the Mortgagee

29th September 1837. Property of Thomas Dell, Jnr of Speen Farm

Schedule. An Estate at Lacey Green called "Roundabouts" (Up Green), comprising 4 freehold cottages with buildings and garden, and 4 acres, 1 rood of excellent Meadow Land, in the occupation of John Carter Dell.

May 22^nd 1838.  Conveyance. Joshua Dell, son of Thomas Dell of Speen Farm, and brother of John Carter Dell, purchased the estate scheduled above for £351 – 14s – 10d. See 1801 Joshua Dell for further information.

4th February 1856. Joshua Dell sold to Mary Grace. for £315 (£200 for mortgage, £115 to Joshua Dell)

Schedule Cottages (formerly 2) now four (Idle Corner) formerly occupied by John Carter Dell (dec'd) but now by Joshua Dell, John Claydon and others, plus 4acres- 0 roods,33poles Meadow and Orchard adjoining.

22nd August 1862. The Reverend Oliver James Grace inherited from Mary Grace who died 19th June 1862

12th September 1905. Auction on behalf of The Reverend Oliver James Grace. Lots 3 and 4 of this sale were properties in Lacey Green. Both bought by Frederick Floyd. Fred Floyd

Lot 3. 4 adjoining cottages and land of 1acre-3roods-18poles. (Up Green). Purchased by Frederick Floyd, for £355. Fred Floyd

The four cottages were: -- 1st cottage,(later called Vine Cottage) six rooms, bakehouse and oven. Tenant Joseph Brisco

2nd Cottage, two rooms. Tenant Rixon.

3rd cottage four rooms. Tenant Janes.

4th cottage four rooms Tenant Ginger.

The total rental of the cottages being £14 9s 8d, the Landlord paying the Rates.

Capital well-stocked gardens, with Pigstyes, Wood sheds and a Water Tank.

Enclosure of Meadow Land, Planted with Cherry Trees, the area being 1acre-3roods-18poles Let to Mrs Floyd, together with Lot 4, at £10-15s per annum, the apportioned rent for this Lot being £4 15s.

A right of way is reserved over this lot to a premises known as Hets Loo

Lot 4. A choice enclosure of Freehold Meadow Land, known as "Roundabouts" at Up Green containing an area of 2acres 1rood 16poles. Having an extensive Frontage on the Main Road, in the Centre of the Village and affording a Charming SITE for the Erection of one or more Houses, let to Mrs Floyd, together with other land at £10 15s per annum, the apportioned rent of this Lot being £6 per annum. The Purchaser of this Lot will have to erect and maintain a substantial boundary fence between this Lot and Lot 3.

2nd October 1939. Frederick Floyd died 13th July 1939. His son Harry George Floyd, Harry Floyd inherits four cottages and Meadowland 1acre-3roods-18poles, tenants Oakford, Turney, Mrs C,Ginger and G.Ginger.

Joan West takes up the research.

Harry George Floyd inherited from his father, Vine Cottages, other cottages and Floyds Farm. See Harry Floyd

1939 WW2 Census

Tenant. Sarah Oakford, 74, George Oakford, 33, Leonard Oakford, 31, Hilda Ganten, 37.

December 6^th. 1946   3 Conveyances :- (this document is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall)

Harry George Floyd to Harold George Janes tenant. Conveyance. A portion of the mentioned property consisting of a piece land having a frontage to the road of 103 feet and forming the SW portion thereof, together with the messuage erected thereon, (Vine Cottage). The Janes family called the house 'Cliveden', not Vine Cottage. They did not stay there long, as their son, Roger, had asthma and the house was very damp.

Harry George Floyd to Henry John Turney, tenant. Conveyance A portion of the mentioned property comprising two cottages and a detached piece of garden ground. The Insurance for the two cottages, the cover being £500 (being valued at £250 each. annual premium £8s and 6d (42 and a half pence) The cottage next to Mr Ginger he called 'Cosy Cot'.

Harry George Floyd to Leslie Jonah Ginger, tenant. Conveyance. A portion of the mentioned property consisting of a cottage and garden. together with a right of way thereto from the road, called Idle Corner

By the year 2000, Up Green was no longer known by that title, and had been developed to include the following properties:--

Vine Cottage to which were attached 3 cottages, known as: -

Idle Corner where there had been the entrance way to – Hets Loo now called (Hets Orchard) which was just behind the area of Up Green, but the entrance to it was from Idle Corner. The entrance was later changed to Kiln Lane.

3 new houses off Idle Corner, called Idle Cottage, Idle Corner (house) and White Cottage.

The Village Hall

1 – 5 Portobello Cottages

Warren Row, 3 cottages

Site of Rose Cottage(demolished)

1 & 2 Plum Tree Cottages

Bottle Cottage

Margene

Roundlands Close

Eastlands Close.

SEPARATE HISTORIES

Each of these places is recorded under their own title

Up Green
Construction Era	1700-1822
Type of Property	Cottage, Land
Use of Property
Locations	Lacey Green