Difference between revisions of "1910 A Walk Around Lacey Green"
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'''MABEL JANES TAKES A WALK ROUND LACEY GREEN IN 1910 STARTING FROM THE EAST.''' | '''MABEL JANES TAKES A WALK ROUND LACEY GREEN IN 1910 STARTING FROM THE EAST.''' | ||
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Revision as of 05:49, 30 October 2020
| 1910 A Walk Around Lacey Green | |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Village | Lacey Green |
| Author | Mabel Janes |
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| Social Period | Category:1910's |
MABEL JANES TAKES A WALK ROUND LACEY GREEN IN 1910 STARTING FROM THE EAST.
GRYMSDYKE or GREAMES LODGE, Bought by John Forrest in 1877. He vastly increased it in size.
Just behind Grymsdyke is GRYMSDYKE FARM and FARMHOUSE.
On the opposite side of the road are POND COTTAGES and GRYMSDYKE COTTAGES (2 pairs of cottages, sideways on to the road). Grymsdyke House staff lived and worked there. The extremely long gardens of Grymsdyke cottages were for the washing lines of the laundress.
ST.JOHNS SCHOOL is the next along. (consisting of a large and a small classroom).
THE READING ROOM is to the west of the school. Provided with newspapers for men to read.
THE VICARAGE is opposite, east of the farm and beside the church.
ST.JOHNS CHURCH. Built in 1825. as a Chapel of Ease attached to Princes Risborough Church. Became an independent church in 1851. The chancel and bell were added 1875.
TURN LEFT INTO CHURCH LANE
CHURCH COTTAGE is ahead on the left. “Gaffer Hawes” the sexton lived here in 1900.
THE CROWN PUBLIC HOUSE was on your right as you turned into the lane. Set back from the road.
Two little CROWN COTTAGES are next on the roadside.
AS YOU CURVE ROUND THE BEND IN THE LANE THERE WAS A LITTLE COTT WHERE NANCY HAWES, SCHOOL MISTRESS AND ORGAN PLAYER, LIVED WITH HER MOTHER.
NOTHING ALL THE WAY ALONG TO WHERE THE LANE CURVES ROUND AGAIN TO HEAD BACK TOWARDS THE MAIN ROAD.
On the bend on the right the house known as WIMBLE END. Once 3 cottages, by 1900 reduced to 2. Dan Floyd, shoemaker’s home and workshop was one of them. Mr and Mrs Baker the other.
Opposite Wimble End is LANE FARM, lived in by John Forrest’s under gardener. WELL COTTAGES stand next & north of the farm, 3 poor cottages.
GREEN HEDGES is the other side of the lane. Started as a cow shed, became a home with a grocery shop
THE FAMOUS REAL TENNIS COURT is next, set back off the lane.
COURT COTTAGE is on the lane, built near the Tennis Court. In 1900 lived in by Mr and Mrs Tom Hickman.
AT THE END OF CHURCH LANE AS YOU TURN LEFT BACK ONTO THE MAIN ROAD IS GRACEFIELD, with GRACE COTTAGE behind it.
FROM THE SCHOOL COMING UP THE MAIN ROAD INSTEAD OF GOING ROUND CHURCH LANE YOU WOULD HAVE PASSED ONLY THREE THINGS.
GRAHAM COTTAGES. A pair of house (back to back, sideways to the Main Road) built by John Forrest. Standing on Stocken Farm land, then owned by John Forrest.
STOCKEN FARM. Set back off the Main Road. The house built circa 1670 a.d.
NOTHING MORE UNTIL YOU TURN INTO KILN LANE.
KILN LANE
LIME TREE COTTAGES on the left. Built by Free Currell.
KILN FARM HOUSE. The oldest part dated circa 1645circa. Associated with Kiln Farm and the Brick kiln run by the Floyd Family in the 1800’s
FURTHER ON KILN LANE BECOMES A TRACK LEADING TO DATCHA, on the left then SUNNYBANK and KINGSWOOD FARM in Highwood Bottom.
RETURN TO THE MAIN ROAD
HETS LOO. Behind Lime Tree cottages but approached from Idle Corner, opposite The Black Horse.