Lower Farm Stalbridge Weston
Listed in the 1918 sale catalogue as Lot 99, Lower Farm, Stalbridge Weston, extended to 135 acres and included a thatched farmhouse, cow stalls and a range of outbuildings.
The land attached to Lower Farm in 1918 extended along both sides of Caundle Lane, as far as the parish boundary with Stourton Caundle at Brick Hill. Lower Farm was purchased by Mr C. Riley at the 1918 sale, along with the following land and property.
Lot 100, Thorn House and attached land extending to 51acres
Lot 100A, two fields adjoining Lower Farm to the west
Lot 105, a pair of thatched cottages
A Mr. Alfred G Trim of Yeovil sold the property, in the December of 1918, to Mr. William (Bill) Stickland, for a sum of 100-00p. A Mr. Burrows purchased the cottages from Bill Stickland in 1949. The thatch roof was removed and, due to the rotten condition of the roof timbers, the entire roof was replaced and covered with clay tiles. The cottages were converted to a single dwelling, subsequently sold to a Miss Pumphrett. Garden Cottage was erected in 1954 as the house-keepers cottage for Miss Pumphrett.
Lot 110, a terrace of three farm workers cottages now Eden Close, subsequently purchased by Isaac Broadway. In the 1930s a Mrs. Holnest and her daughters were living in the left hand cottage, with the Drake family in the centre and the Allen family on the right. Merthyr Guest (Inwood Estate) purchased the cottages from Mr. Claud Broadway along with Manor Farm in 1939.The cottages were purchased by a Mr. Lionel Whittacker, in the December of 1953, and converted to a single dwelling the following year.
Lot 112, a cottage, facing the lane leading to the farmhouse, let to Mr. Isaac Broadway, tenant of Manor Farm, at the time of the 1918 sale,
A two bedroomed thatched cottage, fronting Pile Lane, was also included in Lot 99. Originally a Hall House dating from the 16th Century, with 18th Century additions, and occupied by someone of importance, possibly an estate bailiff. Mrs. Murray Rusk, granddaughter of the writer A.A. Milne, best known for his children’s books about the teddy bear Winnie- the- Pooh, lived here with her husband who was a School Master.
The combined lots were purchased for £6,000-00p.
The land attached to Lower Farm in 1918 extended along both sides of Caundle Lane, as far as the parish boundary with Stourton Caundle at Brick Hill. Lower Farm was purchased by Mr C. Riley at the 1918 sale, along with the following land and property.
Lot 100, Thorn House and attached land extending to 51acres
Lot 100A, two fields adjoining Lower Farm to the west
Lot 105, a pair of thatched cottages
A Mr. Alfred G Trim of Yeovil sold the property, in the December of 1918, to Mr. William (Bill) Stickland, for a sum of 100-00p. A Mr. Burrows purchased the cottages from Bill Stickland in 1949. The thatch roof was removed and, due to the rotten condition of the roof timbers, the entire roof was replaced and covered with clay tiles. The cottages were converted to a single dwelling, subsequently sold to a Miss Pumphrett. Garden Cottage was erected in 1954 as the house-keepers cottage for Miss Pumphrett.
Lot 110, a terrace of three farm workers cottages now Eden Close, subsequently purchased by Isaac Broadway. In the 1930s a Mrs. Holnest and her daughters were living in the left hand cottage, with the Drake family in the centre and the Allen family on the right. Merthyr Guest (Inwood Estate) purchased the cottages from Mr. Claud Broadway along with Manor Farm in 1939.The cottages were purchased by a Mr. Lionel Whittacker, in the December of 1953, and converted to a single dwelling the following year.
Lot 112, a cottage, facing the lane leading to the farmhouse, let to Mr. Isaac Broadway, tenant of Manor Farm, at the time of the 1918 sale,
A two bedroomed thatched cottage, fronting Pile Lane, was also included in Lot 99. Originally a Hall House dating from the 16th Century, with 18th Century additions, and occupied by someone of importance, possibly an estate bailiff. Mrs. Murray Rusk, granddaughter of the writer A.A. Milne, best known for his children’s books about the teddy bear Winnie- the- Pooh, lived here with her husband who was a School Master.
The combined lots were purchased for £6,000-00p.
