1910 A Walk Around Lacey Green

1910 A Walk Around Lacey Green
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. A political idea to encourage men away from the pubs.

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 is BLACK FIRS, a tin roofed cottage, where Annie (Nancy) Hawes, school mistress and organ player lives 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 is one of them.  Mr and Mrs Baker the other.

Opposite Wimble End is LANE FARM, lived in by George Floyd, John Forrest’s under gardener.   WELL COTTAGES stand next & north of the farm, 3 adjoined 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, at that time owned by John Forrest.

STOCKEN FARM.  Set back off the Main Road.   The house built circa 1670 ad.

NOTHING MORE UNTIL YOU TURN INTO KILN LANE.

KILN LANE

LIME TREE COTTAGES on the left.  Built by Free Currell.

KILN FARM HOUSE.  Further down on the right. 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.

THE BLACK HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE  is on your left as you continue up the village. The landlady in 1900 is Ann Ginger.   Inherited from her parents.  Her sister Emily lives with her.  TURN LEFT ONTO THE TRACK BESIDE THE PUB.

ROSE COTTAGE and YE OLDE COTTAGE are ahead on the left.

THE TRACK LEADS TO FLOYD’S FARM.   A little old cottage with a barn attached.

RETRACE YOUR STEPS TO THE MAIN ROAD AND CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE.   This is known IDLE CORNER OR BLACK HORSE YARD.   Men would stand here hoping to be hired.   Several attached cottages on the left.   Certainly a ‘Ginger’ family in one of them in 1900.   The biggest and on the west end of the group is VINE COTTAGE, at one time a shop, but this is approached from the Main Road.

A GAP NOW before 5 PORTOBELLO COTTAGES, then a THATCHED HOUSE before “TOEY” LACEY’S GROCERS SHOP (THE CROOKED CHIMNEY).

BACKTRACK ACROSS THE ROAD.   HAVING PASSED THE TRACK TO FLOYDS FARM CONTINUE UP THE MAIN  ROAD.  

To CLOVELLY nos 1 & 2.    Lived in by the Rixon family.

A BIG GAP to KIA COTTAGE lived in by Amos James and Pol Ann.   Then CURRELL’S ROW. 4 cottages with gardens opposite, behind Toey Laceys shop.  Built by Currell.

Next comes a plot of land where Simeon Hickman has his shoemaker’s workshop.   Simeon lived in one of Plum Tree Cottages, further up on the other side of the road. NEXT TO THE WORKSHOP WAS A NEW ROAD PUT IN CALLED WESTLANDS ROAD.  CROSS THIS ROAD

NOW WE COME TO BELLE VUE COTTAGES.   A SEMI-DETACHED PAIR, THE FIRST ONE HAS BEEN EXTENDED

NEXT WAYSIDE COTTAGE.    A LITTLE COTTAGE, ALMOST KISSING THE ROAD.    WAS CERTAINLY A SHOP, PREDOMINATELY A BUTCHERS. OWNED BY BIGGS FAMILY IN 1900

A GAP TO HIGHLANDS (NOW ARDENGROVE)   1900 LIVED IN BY REBECCA DELL AND CHILDREN, WILLI AND LAURA.   DRIED  HERRINGS AND KIPPERS IN THE HOUSE.

A COUPLE MORE OLD COTTAGES BEFORE THE METHODIST CHAPEL.   THE WINDOWS WERE A LATER ADDITION.

TWO MORE OLD COTTAGES BEFORE THE TRACK LEADING TO PROMISED LAND (OR PROSPECT) FARM.  THE TRACK HAD BEEN GATED.

SEVERAL PLACES HAVE BEEN PASSED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

A GAP FROM TOEY LACEY’S SHOP TO ROSE COTTAGE, IT WAS A HOUSE ON THE ROADSIDE WHICH GOT PULLED DOWN.

NOW SIDEWAYS ON TO THE ROAD PLUM TREE COTTAGES.  A SEMI-DETACHED PAIR LIVED IN BY THE ADAMS AND HICKMAN FAMILIES.   THE DOOR ON THE ROADSIDE HAS BEEN BLOCKED UP.

JOINED ON BUT FACING THE ROAD, BOTTLE COTTAGE THEN MARGENE

NOTHING MORE UNTIL YOU REACH GOODACRES LANE.  (MADE ABOUT 1870)

AS YOU TURN INTO GOODACRES LANE, ON YOUR RIGHT, BUT FACING THE MAIN ROAD IS THE BAKEHOUSE. BUILT BY HENRY JANES AND IN THE FAMILY FOR THREE GENERATIONS UNTIL IT WAS DEMOLISHED ABOUT 1970.

ONLY ONE HOUSE DOWN GOODACRES LANE.   HILLCREST HOUSE (GOODACRES HOUSE) BUILT BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS, NOW CONVERTED INTO FOUR FLATS.

BACK ON THE MILL ROAD (MAIN ROAD) YOU COME TO ROSE VILLA AND JUBILEE COTTAGES

NEXT WOODBYNE FARM BUILT BY GEORGE HAWES, THEN FARMED BY SON HARRY.    REBUILT IN 1995 WITH AN IDENTICAL FACADE TO BECOME WOODBYNE FITNESS GYM.

FIELDS THEN TO THE WHIP PUBLIC HOUSE

BEHIND IT THE WINDMILL AND WINDMILL FARM

OPPOSITE THE WHIP IS AN OLD COTTAGE LATER TO BECOME LOOSLEY ROW POST OFFICE.

OPPOSITE WOODBYNE FARM WE HAVE MISSED WOODFIELD COTTAGE AND CHORLTON.

TURNING RIGHT AT THE WHIP YOU ARE ON PINK ROAD.

HALF A MILE BRINGS YOU TO WIDMER FARM (NOW WIDMER FEEDS) ON YOUR RIGHT

AND AS FAR AGAIN IS THE PINK AND LILY PUBLIC HOUSE AT PARSLOWS HILLOCK.

BEHIND THE PUB IS A ROW OF COTTAGES