Vine Cottage

FREEHOLD

The property which later was called Vine Cottage was freehold, therefore it no longer belonged the Manor of Princes Risborough

LEASE TO THOMAS DELL

January 19^th 1775.   Lease (deposit for one day prior to purchase) to Thomas Dell snr. of Lacey Green, shopkeeper, from John Anderson of Downley, blacksmith, for 5 shillings. Thomas Dell and Ann, his wife are to be found under Families with Entrepreneurs.

SCHEDULE

Two freehold cottages, also arable and meadow land of 2 acres, known as ‘Anderson’s Meadow’, at Up Green (or Roundabouts).   The tenants being John Lacey and John Bowler.

JOHN ANDERSON BANKRUPT

19^th  & 20^th January 1775   Abstract of the Title of Mr. Henry Batt Mason to hereditments known as 'Up Green' or the 'Roundabout', situate at Lacey Green as mortgagee thereof, with power of sale.

INDENTURES

By Indentures of lease and release of these dates, the release made between John Anderson of Downley in the parish of West Wycombe, blacksmith of the one part and Thomas Dell of Lacey Green, shopkeeper, of the other part.   It is witnessed that for the sum of £64 paid to Mr. Anderson, sold to Thomas Dell – all that messuage, cottage or tenement, then divided into two tenements, lying in Lacey Green, wherein Mr Lacey and Mr Bowler did then dwell, together with several parcels of arable land, meadow or pasture thereto belonging, adjoining to the land of Mrs Franklin on the south, on the northwest two acres in the occupation of Messrs Lacey and his undertenants, together with all barns.  All deeds to be held by the said Thomas Dell forever.

20^th JANUARY 1775    Bond from said John Anderson to said Thomas Dell against the Power of Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Anderson in the penal sum of £130.

PURCHASE BY THOMAS DELL

January 20^th1775.   Indenture between John Anderson and Thomas Dell.   Purchase by the said Thomas Dell from the said John Anderson for £64

SCHEDULE

The freehold for the cottage, now divided into and used as two tenements, wherein John Lacey and John Bowler then dwelt, together with several closes of arable and meadow or pasture ground thereto belonging, containing 2 acres in the occupation of John Lacey

THE LAND

The closes lay as crescent shaped meadow encircling three sides of 'Up Green' or “Roundabouts”.   The eastern half of this was an orchard.

A BARN

There was a small building at the far bottom east of the orchard.

VINE COTTAGE

Thomas Dell and his wife Ann, restored the two dwellings to their original one cottage.   It was much later that it became called Vine Cottage.   They opened it as a grocery store, Thomas describing himself as a chandler.   In 1810 they moved to Stocken Farm, leaving other members of the family to run the shop.

JOHN CARTER DELL

John Carter Dell, Thomas and Ann’s grandson, lived there with his wife Elizabeth.   He had married Elizabeth “Betsy”) Gibbons in 1817.    John is listed as being a grocer, beerseller, and later, farmer, on the land his grandfather had bought back in 1775.

1811.  DEATH of THOMAS DELL Snr.

Thomas left everything to his wife Ann to go to their eldest son Thomas Jnr on her death.   Ann was living at Stocken Farm, which they had rented from the Manor in 1810.   She gave the Up Green properties to Thomas Jnr, who was living and farming at Speen Farm, long before she died in 1827.

THOMAS DELL Jnr.

Thomas Dell Jnr owned Vine Cottage and the encircling Land, but he did not live there.

THOMAS Jnr. BANKRUPT  September 29^TH1837.   SALE BY POWER OF SALE BY MORTGAGEE

SCHEDULE

An estate at Lacey Green, called “The Roundabout”, comprising a freehold messuage, with farm buildings and garden.   Also 4 acres, 1 rood of excellent meadow land in the occupation of John Dell.  

JOSHUA DELL

May 22^nd 1838.  Conveyance after sale by mortgagee.    Joshua Dell, son of Thomas Dell of Speen Farm, and brother of John Carter Dell, purchased the estate scheduled above for £351 – 14s – 10d

OWNER/ OCCUPIER.  1841 CENSUS

Joshua Dell, 30, born Speen Farm. Jane Dell 20, lacemaker, born Speen Farm, Thomas Dell Jnr, 70, born Vine Cottage, Rebecca Dell, 13, lacemaker, born Speen Farm.

OWNER/ OCCUPIER.  1851 CENSUS

Joshua Dell, 50, sawyer, born Speen Farm.  Ann Claydon, nee Dell, sister 35, born Speen Farm. Jabez Clayden, nephew, 23, postman, Eliza Claydon, niece, 10, lacemaker.  Mary Claydon, niece, 7, lacemaker.

MARY GRACE

1856     Conveyance.   Joshua Dell sold to Mary Grace for £315

SCHEDULE

Three cottages, formerly two, formerly occupied by John Carter Dell, dec., but now by Joshua Dell, John Claydon, and others, plus 4-0-33 acres meadow & orchard, adjoining.

REV’D OLIVER JAMES GRACE

April 2^nd 1859    Conveyance by gift.   From Mary Grace to the Rev’d Oliver James Grace.

DEATH OF MARY GRACE

June 19^th 1859.   Mary Grace bequeathed all her estate to the Reverend Oliver James Grace, her nephew, curate of Bledlow, son of her eldest brother, dec’d, late of Wardrobes, Loosley Row.

TENANT. 1861 CENSUS

John Claydon, 47, Ann 45, nee Dell, Jabez, 22, Eliza, 20, Mary,17, Joseph, 7, Joshua Dell, brother – in –law.

TENANT. 1871 CENSUS

John Claydon, 57, gardener, Ann. 55, Joseph, 17, gardener.   George Witney, son – in –law, 36. Wood turner, Mary Witney, nee Claydon, 26, Albert Witney, 3.

TENANT. 1881 CENSUS

Joseph Claydon, 26, servant gardener, Charlotte, nee Hawes, 25, lacemaker, John, 2, Agnes, 1 mnth.

TENANT. 1891 CENSUS

Charlotte Claydon, 35, widow, laundress, John, 12, ag.lab, Agnes 11, Mary 10, Frederick Bonner, nephew, 4.

TENANT. 1901 CENSUS

Joseph Briscoe. 55. Born Long Crendon, Bricklayer, Charlotte (wife) 45, born Wardrobes,  Andrew son, 23, farm carter, born Naphill, Annie, 7, born Lacey Green, John Claydon, 22, stepson. Single, born Lacey Green

TENANT 1911 CENSUS

Joseph Briscoe 65 bricklayer born Long Crendon, Charlotte (wife) 55, born Wardrobes, Mary Claydon 30 (step daughter) Agnes Sargeant (granddaughter) 9 born Bow London.

SALE BY AUCTION for Rev’d Oliver James Grace   Septemer 12^th 1905.

SCHEDULE

PART of LOT 3

VINE COTTAGE.    6 rooms, bakehouse and oven. Tenant Joseph Briscoe

FREDERICK FLOYD

20^th OCTOBER 1905.   Purchase by Frederick Floyd

1915 reported by Ray Williams that Arthur "Toey" Lacey came back from WW1 in 1915 to Vine Cottage.

DEATH OF FREDERICK FLOYD

Frederick Floyd died July 13^th 1939

HARRY GEORGE FLOYD

October 2^{nd .}1939.    Conveyance.   Executors of F. Floyd to Harry George Floyd, his son.

VINE COTTAGE & other cottages

TENANT. 1939 WW2 CENSUS

Tenant. Sarah Oakford, 74, George Oakford, 33, Leonard Oakford, 31, Hilda Ganten, 37.

HAROLD GEORGE JANES

December 6^th. 1946   Conveyance.   Harry George Floyd to Harold George Janes. They called it “Cliveden” not Vine Cottage The Janes family did not stay there long, as their son, Roger, born in 1944, had asthma, and the house was very damp.  

SCHEDULE

Land having frontage to the road of 103 feet and forming the SW portion thereof, together with the messuage erected thereon.  (Vine Cottage)  

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEDDING OF JOSEPH AND CRISILLA CLAYDON at Vine Cottage

Vine Cottage
Construction Era	1700-1822, 1823 Enclosures Record
Type of Property	Cottage, Land
Use of Property	Residential, Business, Shop
Locations	Lacey Green