Hickman Stores
From Lacey Green History
In 1915 conveyance of Kia Cottage
In 1915 several local properties were sold by auction. They were all part of the estate of Thomas Dell of Saunderton, passed down from Joshua Dell, born 1757. One of them was Kia Cottage. It was described as "A piece of land with freehold cottage and outbuildings. For some years past in the occupation of Amos James". Harold Hickman bought Kia Cottage for £185. The Hickmans did not live there, but continued to let it to Amos James and his wife Pol Ann.
1924 Harold Hickman built a house in the garden of Kia Cottage, on the Main Road in Lacey Green. He called it "Wembley". It was the year of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, which maybe inspired the name. Downstairs, facing the Main Road was a large room, designed to be a shop. Harold & Emily Hickman moved into the rest of the house. This was to be "HICKMAN STORES", a much loved establishment for the rest of the century.
