Summer Hayes

Research by Joan West

Summer Hayes is a house on the west side of Lacey Green Main Road. It is one of the houses built in the 1900's between the two entrances to Church Lane.

Before 1823 it was part of the Common of Princes Risborough. Click Princes Risborough Common to see two maps.

The first map shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common.

The map below that shows the changes made in 1823 when the Enclosures of Princes Risborough took place. The area coloured pale orange denotes Stocken Farm

In 1823 the land on which Summer Hayes was built was allocated to Stocken Farm, then owned by Lord George Henry Cavendish and let to Ann Dell (click Thomas Dell snr & Ann Dell)

However a road was to be constructed cutting through this area which was to become Main Road, Lacey Green

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In the 1930's and 1940's Summer Hayes was owned by Clive Adams (click RAF Local Residents) prior to, throughout and for some time beyond WW2 He let it for a couple of years in the forties, to a Russian woman and her daughter Natasha, while he was working in America

By the 1950's Sam Morgan and his wife Louise, were living at Summer Hayes. Sam Morgan was a great character, click 1991 Sam Morgan, deputy head, H.Wy. Grammar for his story.

Report by Laurence Rostron when researching Church Lane "2016 Ordinance Survey Map Properties in Church Lane. Summer Hayes occupied by Mr M & Mrs A Tingey. The entrance to the property has now been moved into Church Lane from the Main Road". click Laurence & Linda Rostron for more about Laurence