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| − | [[File:Stocken Farm circa 1900.jpg|thumb|Stocken Farm circa 1911|alt=]]'''STOCKEN FARM ''' researched and written by Joan West | + | [[File:Stocken Farm circa 1900.jpg|thumb|Stocken Farm circa 1911|alt=]] {{Property |
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| − | '''R.M.WEST and SON'''
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| − | In 1960 a new partnership was formed, called ‘[[R. M. West and Son]]’.
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| − | The name remained the same when John’s wife Joan joined the partnership.
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| − | The name remained the same when John and Joan’s son, Richard joined the partnership in 1991.
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| − | The name remained the same when Richard’s wife Maxine joined the partnership.
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| − | '''DICK WEST DOES NOT RETIRE'''
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| − | In 1970 a new bungalow was built in Kiln Lane for Dick and Hilda. John and Joan, who had been living in no 2 Coronation Cottages in Kiln Lane, needed a bigger house for their growing family. A bungalow would also be much better for Hilda, who had a weak heart. Dick, Hilda, Harry and Hilda’s father moved into the bungalow. John, Joan and their children Patricia, Caroline and Richard moved into Stocken Farmhouse. Dick had not retired and still came every day to the farm.
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| − | '''JOHN WEST DOES NOT RETIRE'''
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| − | In 2005 it became obvious that Richard and Maxine, with two children, needed more bedrooms than the ’Cowshed’ could provide. Application was made and passed for a new house to be built on the [[Main Road]] for John and Joan. They moved out of the farmhouse in February 2006, and Richard and Maxine moved into the farmhouse. Maxine’s parents, Liz and Ed Phillips, moved into the ‘Cowshed’. John did not retire and still came every day to the farm.
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| − | '''DEATH OF JOHN WEST'''
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| − | John West died in July 2010. The partnership, R. M. West and Son, continues with Richard, Maxine and Joan.{{Property
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| | |Use of Property=Business | | |Use of Property=Business |
| | |Village=Lacey Green | | |Village=Lacey Green |
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