Rose Villa

Rose Villa was built on land that had once been part of the Common of Princes Risborough. When the Enclosures took place in 1823, John Grubb had purchased a large part of the Common which included the Windmill and all the land as far as Kiln Farm. (Kiln Lane was not yet established.)

John Cheshire, wishing to buy the Windmill Farm was obliged to take out several mortgages over the years to try to buy this huge piece of land.

In 1889 Josephine Irving, the mortgagee, in order to reduce the growing debt, sold several plots off the land.

Three of the Plots were adjoining and faced onto Lacey Green Road. These were sold to :-

George Hawes, on which he developed Woodbyne Farm, and one to John Saunders on which he built nos 1 and 2 Jubilee Cottages, and another to John Saunders, on which he built Rose Villa.

SCHEDULE

TO GEORGE HAWES.   All that piece of land 120’ 6” to the road, depth of 361’,containing 1 acre.  Bounded on the N or w or NW by land lately sold to THOMAS OWEN STONE, on the NE by land lately sold to WILLIAM SAUNDERS and on the S or SE by land lately sold to JOHN SAUNDERS.  ALL pieces sold by FRANCES JOSAPHINE IRVINE

JOHN SAUNDERS

1889.   Josephine Irving, mortgagee, sold plot of land to John Saunders.

JUBILEE COTTAGES

By 1897 John Saunders had built Jubilee Cottages (and Rose Villa, next door)

About 1948 Arthur, known as Toey Lacey bought Rose Villa when it was put up for auction. He lived there for a while. It was not in a good state with no mains water etc.

It was inherited by his son George Lacey. about 1956/7 George and his wife Mabel moved out. There daughter Edie mariied Stan Williams and lived at Rose Villa about 50 years.

Rose Villa
Construction Era	1823 Enclosures Record, 1824-1899
Type of Property	House
Use of Property	Residential
Locations	Lacey Green