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| − | . | + | '''The 1939 Register''' (census) shows Mr and Dr Sprott were living at [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/The_Sprat The Sprat] in Loosley Row. He was a director of a national acetylene gas company and she was an anaesthetist. |
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| + | Ernest William Sprott died at The Sprat in 1943, leaving £10,534.19s.10d to Barbara. Dr Barbara Sprott died in a nursing home in Woburn Green in 1982, aged 100 | ||
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| + | '''Rita Probert''' filled me in with more local knowledge In 1924 (Kelly’s Directory) they were living at The Sprat, which had become a private house in 1918. | ||
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| + | '''An Extra House for Guests.''' Local knowledge tells that they entertained many friends at weekend parties, to the extent that they needed extra accommodation for them. They either bought or rented “[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/The_Upper_House The Upper House]”, sometimes called “[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/The_Other_House The Other House]”, in [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Loosley_Row Loosley Row] for this purpose. | ||
Revision as of 15:41, 3 August 2023
The 1939 Register (census) shows Mr and Dr Sprott were living at The Sprat in Loosley Row. He was a director of a national acetylene gas company and she was an anaesthetist.
Ernest William Sprott died at The Sprat in 1943, leaving £10,534.19s.10d to Barbara. Dr Barbara Sprott died in a nursing home in Woburn Green in 1982, aged 100
Rita Probert filled me in with more local knowledge In 1924 (Kelly’s Directory) they were living at The Sprat, which had become a private house in 1918.
An Extra House for Guests. Local knowledge tells that they entertained many friends at weekend parties, to the extent that they needed extra accommodation for them. They either bought or rented “The Upper House”, sometimes called “The Other House”, in Loosley Row for this purpose.