tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86416122236826056672024-02-08T06:26:08.145+00:00This Old Houserestoring a 17th century townhouse in GloucestershireCarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-79603417416422727812016-08-29T13:00:00.001+01:002016-08-29T13:29:14.543+01:00This Old House is for sale!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h0SD0AUeCoc_TtwSfLuJB46hbrdqwl7SiIpF2BdKQmKLi9PefSB5H_7x60FCtZJ-Gj7k91w3lMV8Z-5UWQ3MPm7tP1Dk6Ef1Su7s_7CmHnVshqymNEGxCpoUkU9W0d47IZldoA5wDYM/s1600-h/7699_4190013_IMG_02_0000_max_620x414%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="7699_4190013_IMG_02_0000_max_620x414" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="7699_4190013_IMG_02_0000_max_620x414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzq8I7i3OOON1q7MZ2MHF7UlTUdxsQ_uBay2HHyqZEtb7Ki7_urOfU3NIlZYr6Nh2fAtoMO1JgYSYJsD5sTMoetdqWEG0ylEMpPTv8FN6vEDYqRaExtaF46ZgP7lCCzErcHqT-zmBoII/?imgmax=800" width="476" height="319"></a></p> <p align="justify">I recently moved to Portishead to be near my son and his family. So this beautiful old townhouse in Chipping Sodbury is now for sale. You can view the estate agent details at: <a title="http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55211833.html" href="http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55211833.html">http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55211833.html</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspm0W4gVzUMGED1czn7BQWBikqRIl9afICd_cCwq38lHP5JX6xJn_b5mPv575HYdgyIkj6bx0_wWC-uuHbZVu1ljSry7WTzacWgjEbnUQyxhThu73X1NErp9YlYxK86Q867XUxRd5B8g/s1600-h/7699_4190013_IMG_09_0000_max_620x414%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="7699_4190013_IMG_09_0000_max_620x414" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="7699_4190013_IMG_09_0000_max_620x414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W9Xbex336QQNE1Ld18kzcI2ZLmr_GKpoNy_MqkBzuj6w41gj4dv0qpalrnu8UsDPMiJzwIWE4hK_HyD1-GVL3ZuBG56sFo_aO-OWegOwVFhAM6A1nHnfbWZ2JRqNROs3EKYIUUa2YTM/?imgmax=800" width="474" height="317"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LusuSSPCwqhAy-jFo9HIfkhA1RvHOILgB-72z75HL_80kha7jDPEeCA8nQAsJVrM6lQJlFb5V6MI09es7dLht3NQOUPV390qH-cYBokiwjV9qP4F7CoXB6_DGuEgTnSdFrdm8Q3GHsc/s1600-h/7699_4190013_IMG_16_0000_max_620x414%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="7699_4190013_IMG_16_0000_max_620x414" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="7699_4190013_IMG_16_0000_max_620x414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAYwKiHWF8OuZ1ktaDeY5c96nLq0DmHX2PFnGsKsrQ4SyFntQjzmdz4k9VWcUbj1NqTrOJR8spW_FZ2-32yj0VzMqV4_2Elnh6vC7Dp1AEFvYv9JYeKZoCRZGlSsJW9hZwvUKiNeJtlo/?imgmax=800" width="482" height="323"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_kOqQ39rdYrhCHBL1nUBF0IBQ45CwAKA5MYQ-ERZqcIerOL_I08tKVrZ-VNeDcrFgWu2-VUC4Aevdgxy9rLkJccg4N2aQ1VIZyGiAdLLZsZ5tODrYcbchPpg41ZZS0Y-JDDrU1HrmPY/s1600-h/7699_4190013_IMG_06_0000_max_620x414%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="7699_4190013_IMG_06_0000_max_620x414" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="7699_4190013_IMG_06_0000_max_620x414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlYxG4y5AxkkpZNco0Fn_9SYjYkTPfw-cLlpEQ2bD1UhKPKvEPIXJ7JX3qCx-GaZn4cetKJZi3q2RJVR944w58vfvB7NKnxaOz8VQ1XnV_FjqXGpi-iTSKpAqSiIKYyp8eu4RbKZtrZM/?imgmax=800" width="485" height="325"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfliB3j8jJhBrX81wZ64-qjOHp2yw8wh5U6G5a-f64ZIbYY_4bzlzyU3IO_jhAHrciZBXTpjTzBT6ZZDTIxhbNqInNoRLc1Jv6uNGw61jlLZPu9uKl3TSRPMT3n1z6_RDs0so3wO249cA/s1600-h/7699_4190013_IMG_13_0000_max_620x414%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="7699_4190013_IMG_13_0000_max_620x414" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="7699_4190013_IMG_13_0000_max_620x414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC264aQkWLP_NAv35GcORJ1za0Xjw9b_m_UXz9iHTAMS8n96OfHVTDMiS03qSuqMyI9zRfC82J0Ac8Tingxh6KWfwvmMkuTkXi580ik1jT9k8KHoeiTyldSXkxC1oGTXA3CZ7RhAadqU/?imgmax=800" width="485" height="325"></a></p>Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-28273291006297984462014-03-09T01:44:00.001+00:002014-03-09T01:44:09.171+00:00An 1833 Inventory<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vn8-VwMFL0jHlW3gllu3WafohHajesj3YkWAAXcHUtz5NpLwzw3OHfXVsMi3AU3k4VFvM22s1lB-PmJ-f6UHz8zMDoFEMKsfjtXtW52c5mwjiJl3EE498gENNgXQU7xjRRJRyAJcFzs/s1600-h/George%252520Short%252520plaque%2525201793%25255B16%25255D.jpg"><img title="George Short plaque 1793" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="George Short plaque 1793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDqDmwIB0EIehfQR0zUEmriMnixnnDu_AXF2Ldl3jSVkFuU71h5IbTYJjdwmGUEz5fEUM7eCkxjuJBJCKAfIt7bwvO6Ma5ssvv3nLPo3xLnfj73gLtcH7JDGq3JZFJ2o6BMsolN67HAc/?imgmax=800" width="388" height="335"></a></p> <p align="justify">I have written before about <a href="http://horsestreet.blogspot.com/2011/01/house-history-2-1790-1873.html" target="_blank">George Short</a>, who owned the house from 1801 to 1833. We have two plaques with his initials. The first commemorates his restoration of the workshop in 1793 – during his father’s ownership – and the second his own major restoration of the house in 1812.</p> <p align="justify">George Short died in the house on Thursday 9 May 1833, aged 68, and was buried in a very prominent tomb at the entrance to Chipping Sodbury churchyard. He left the house and contents, his cordwainer’s business and some leasehold property in Yate but no will. His son, also George, applied for letters of administration and was required to submit an inventory of his father’s possessions. That inventory survives in the Gloucestershire Archives and has recently been published online at <a href="http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4294" target="_blank">Ancestry</a>. <p align="justify">Not only does the inventory give us a fascinating glimpse into George Short’s lifestyle, it also gives a description of each room, which we can compare to the house as it is today. That is what I intend to do in future blog posts.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn4AqIlzSMSW0s4gZ-2KsWd1lWg90BxcQdLVK4SgVBGk0ST_Yh2NjwhkmQg-Qz4v94XRdNFqfdRn5i8CiiExOFuObjtOCnUnKgzG-eWggAHdtloBQOwPncOyojkXB861ZL6drOIzPmQs/s1600-h/Short%252520George%2525201833%252520inventory%2525201%252520cropped%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="Short George 1833 inventory 1 cropped" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Short George 1833 inventory 1 cropped" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DD88Y2ogcDk/UxvHZ6hxURI/AAAAAAAAC5c/9TGuaZ3IOEw/Short%252520George%2525201833%252520inventory%2525201%252520cropped_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="470" height="695"></a></p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-36479198657685786302013-01-24T20:54:00.001+00:002013-01-24T21:04:17.017+00:00Work starts at last!<p align="justify">It has been 21 months since I last posted to this blog. I will explain the reasons for my long absence – but not until the work is over!</p> <p align="justify">Today the builders started on site. The firm we are employing are <a title="D J Melsome & Son" href="http://www.djmelsomeandson.com/" target="_blank">D J Melsome & Son</a> of <a title="Bisley" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisley,_Gloucestershire" target="_blank">Bisley</a>, near Stroud, home since 1982 to <a title="Jilly Cooper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilly_Cooper" target="_blank">Jilly Cooper</a>.</p> <p align="justify">They have started at the top of the house and will be working their way down. The first room to be tackled is the main attic room, on the second floor, which is to become a huge master bedroom, with space for my office.</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4euKmdUyP4jG2kuBLJ-WX4MVGMUZZX_3Swyiz2h06j-XCr0scPp5tLb-fSEAO0ZCu_PmfBJdH0Fh9h3oU1cuVtZMAp6cSm1xUoIy74PK7tcciOcViN1RLQh3pK5fing9lxbcmlUHyKI/s1600-h/2nd%252520Floor%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2nd Floor" border="0" alt="2nd Floor" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHJsMMA24unz_ZgVj7ufTOSQ_LusgREVnEtz_0Tw04RTeJnPzOV8Dhw57NhgsaUIBn6o_AJ1nLS0GC2C1GSW8ThavDGOCZZj7LbYxgP5zMExLPVi-OvVgMicRyuYGP3hN6lStyIqTX10/?imgmax=800" width="405" height="406"></a></p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">This morning I took some “before” pictures to show the work involved. </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyf3eL2Sgfa_3qXTnjSVBdFbna54wDOWH_jvJMZli_xozsnYPOTZk0GfnqDBfe9Yvqg3Avz-sg-nhNOvct4DSyALIaTKU2XAptvEJ9dy9sWWmNV2Uk3biwsNyzCHqkNRRl4_18YV0EIA/s1600-h/DSC00624%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00624" border="0" alt="DSC00624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ia8h6tp-Q1UPuRO_HHvVhwr74oAp9sEkdHSAM6usrVsq4wLiRrxjd2d_UXZQfWuTLoqV6NWN5uPlzg5rTDs4xFN-l24uDCvvBtqw1Y3yE_Hi6UEQboHgnrQ2upJgPSF42_sTDR-9KGw/?imgmax=800" width="442" height="331"></a></p> <p>The walls to be replastered and the window surround to be rebuilt.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_OsjmPXhNTIFjlbE0H_sYZYsih0Euz4Xef237kgnS05vTmfo_HitZcudSyeZaENplId3qMiaxLC5pbxkc26PrGrUZS5DT5j1S4-RcIaacc243LHdzTto56NW7dm0jTv0exdOqT04Qqk/s1600-h/DSC00631%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00631" border="0" alt="DSC00631" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3PzTha6oEjtR0uNAHaf1QPcL1aJ9HvYye2-vB1u6VpR4zGVKHtEhkStGQM-kOHnfU3PJu86qv2qwDstp-1qxtwlGMflWJPosQ0qUmwijq5xCfTRZ_hTpoq_csDx0TrvHYPnWs-ZIkz8/?imgmax=800" width="464" height="348"></a></p> <p>The water tanks to be boxed in.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3exsdsaedchmIdmqKhFhbcPEQIZmzLs28gkbCTNhI-udPIBRGag-KfE3J89u2_oBo2BRG3uH8eTPR0FhV8pRUtDlyHmCkRjx3WY_S5TOF9jVDAe28AKNS8Ra0BvN8XHnvndcIz7QaEUA/s1600-h/DSC00629%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00629" border="0" alt="DSC00629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBfcYDWIFfVU18VJEZWzSCEmE9ZQdFZsWGXUHx_9niGRT2kTQvbrdI_oPA1qpONOeDQ_9-VChz9vU1hOHGW5UJmzWTE9OrTrsuAMgj_-2gKmiOc5d5covDLpd96W8wkW6QfdlNkLQT8s/?imgmax=800" width="460" height="613"></a></p> <p>The crumbling inglenook chimney breast to be rebuilt.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-qPQmS_ZyGPRHtBWm8BNUuhkvusrKteMNV8Akva2uuICuBpcZgo0DwJCg1OAJZnTzZk4N9JqrAPnDwu54E6fwNBqSqWMqZ_vOMgLOzDJ7tWJnf3RGMk79s8981CHl3TD2dnNs-PvJDs/s1600-h/DSC00641%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00641" border="0" alt="DSC00641" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlVTMt-e0znQTJcTSVbZ0mR55jRRlP8maPKUS0BtPzoWQ00y8GDZaHomO0LPD6vwg15GA0Qq0yg5RAqtdGkufKlrisA0-hQVety1kl3MmCtqFSRErtHr1xrJbz62B0w-24sQhpc4BQl4/?imgmax=800" width="447" height="595"></a></p> <p>And the elm floorboards to be restored.</p> <p>At the end of the first day’s work the walls are already looking much better, having had their old lime mortar raked out.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JhN0d4nxUdy8Bny8YAkQp1-vCJoxp6cAqqDwckBhbEltI9YdmK0RuoIsUzr4aUsccKK_68PXfeRL45S_cxpX1WG2BzbZKATiivOgVs1ET2ZZwv7rtslv_ryoSMfC3-zT0UbswcpQfic/s1600-h/DSC00683%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00683" border="0" alt="DSC00683" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rzbYtJH6Fb8vyydXNL-1N7NKGdnqQgejkwSdlgXXhRR3ZKBG3JYJyUXvjv4UpBplTQXHn5NG3iQlOgvumHTUWcT3gJEWVk3LOOsL2VAUSrH5lF6STAypQBkiRwdcXn6Ebd0AerdqXFo/?imgmax=800" width="467" height="623"></a></p> <p>And don’t you think the builders are impossibly neat?</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxexB5t_KGeYTApdMFDYhn9caqB-xyU8yLm6-EBQafCClt1VfKT-H9aD1dtNL9upX7zGG4v6KIQWAeo8CYB9RYSqRpkxoxou2QsIIFb-xpPuSS7CMdGnW5VDRYGd2LSCxpxP0BCfCJwQ/s1600-h/DSC00696%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00696" border="0" alt="DSC00696" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgdFmHp6aHwfUbtIZG0rbUFZShUbb4wiSHnXbqAUNwhsyF5Nh9Re-nqFzNRWIL8VgxeZX9WmMeyrgdcXtrK4yEROSYJwwgtKot7LMeQLkyzyPlMNYSiHmEqSL8CgCfaq5RW_Z9Y4KmCg/?imgmax=800" width="473" height="355"></a></p> <p>I’m looking forward to putting pretty objects in the fireplace once it has been restored.</p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-87533046423579239062011-04-22T16:37:00.001+01:002011-04-22T22:41:27.088+01:00House History 3: Thomas Fereby<p align="justify">When William Roach sold the house to Robert Short on 2 August 1790, the sitting tenant was listed as a <a title="Mr Thomas Fereby" href="http://horsestreet.blogspot.com/2011/01/house-history-2-1790-1873.html" target="_blank">Mr Thomas Fereby</a>.</p> <p align="justify">Thanks to a genealogist with the delightful <em>nom de blog</em> <a title="Parishmouse" href="http://parishmouse.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Parishmouse</a>, I now know Thomas Fereby's occupation, dates of birth and death and place of burial. I even have a mini-obituary for him, with the prospect of a fuller one to come.</p> <p align="justify"><a title="Parishmouse" href="http://parishmouse.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Parishmouse</a> transcribes historical books and makes them freely available online. Yesterday, the entry for <a title="Sodbury" href="http://goo.gl/NYGJ4" target="_blank">Sodbury</a> in the <em>Universal British Directory 1791</em> was published. A few minutes later - thanks to Google Alerts - a link to the transcription was in my Inbox.</p> <p align="justify">Listed under "Clergy" in the Directory entry I found:</p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><em>Ferreby Rev. Mr. Baptist-preacher</em></p></blockquote> <p align="justify">Googling on variants of his surname, plus +baptist and +sodbury, enabled me to find the following information:</p> <ul> <li> <div align="justify">From the <a title="edition" href="http://goo.gl/HlnuN" target="_blank">October 1808 edition</a> of the Monthly magazine and British register, courtesy of <a title="Google Books" href="http://books.google.co.uk" target="_blank">Google Books</a>, came a death notice cum mini-obituary:</div></li></ul> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFgFoRUrvxc7TNtr4scry9h9JtYwkvupyxmAW0xxaoHlk6GbiZCp7TsHqch5dPvOlpYxrh55kpK07jJAgg4rvJSx8w-PAp7CSfhoHfzxrN_7F2-X3ubSDPFrLyVLZAgnBmuOFnlUgeFY/s1600-h/Fereby%20Thomas%20Oct%201808%20obituary%20Monthly%20magazine%20and%20British%20register%5B5%5D.png"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Fereby Thomas Oct 1808 obituary Monthly magazine and British register" alt="Fereby Thomas Oct 1808 obituary Monthly magazine and British register" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRMhxyR513vDUXCTynj2kwQ9JiDi39sOAM2qi6__9tH723GDAD5WOdM_X8hXZ_NxXn5KWmaBtlyieeu4bK1IOVGtd8LT07jlBvQypzW7DjgHYAm_HxUCe9A9TqK4d1UWb6sQ0o7oT9pU/?imgmax=800" width="395" height="137"></a> </p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><em></em> <em>At Sodbury, the Rev Thomas Ferebee, aged 76 years - 52 of which he spent in the discharge of his duty, as minister of the baptist congregation in that town; and to whose sterling piety and unblemished reputation all who knew him bear ample testimony.</em></p></blockquote> <ul> <li> <div align="justify">From a list of <a title="Ferebee BMDs" href="http://goo.gl/ESO5E" target="_blank">Ferebee BMDs</a> online I have his place of burial: </div></li></ul> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><em>Thomas Ferebee, no age, 1808, of Sodbury, Shortwood Baptist.</em></p></blockquote> <ul> <li> <div align="justify">From the <a title="Baptist Historical Society website" href="http://goo.gl/TYooH" target="_blank">Baptist Historical Society website</a> I have the index entry to his obituary in the <em>Baptist Magazine</em>, 1809:</div></li></ul> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><em>Ferebee, Born: 1733. Died: 1808. Obituary: Baptist Magazine 1809. Page 105.</em></p></blockquote> <p align="justify"><a title="Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church" href="http://cs-bc.org.uk/" target="_blank">Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church</a> is the church where I worship, when my health permits. This morning I attended the Good Friday service there. I am so pleased to know of this connection between our house and a former minister of the church. I am hoping that the obituary in the <em>Baptist Magazine</em> will give me more information about him. In view of his calling, it seems entirely appropriate that his wife's name was Hannah Heaven. They married, by licence, at Chipping Sodbury on 9 May 1774.</p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-53026763128559949782011-02-21T18:49:00.001+00:002011-02-21T18:53:28.665+00:00Your Starter for 10 - Kate's Bedroom<p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1he-71oR923cRa3E1LpSPrc4ho221NlND0YmdB4WF2b5MBijtWrUV8TeF7N25NMvTLZH_stBTh85gURJJxsxv7Wy5ToDRtAkwy0APnwfr2v-FaYPZYvoM6WSTvdiRw-TWCjvsE8zYdSw/s1600-h/No%2010%20logo%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="No 10 logo" alt="No 10 logo" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNRdFhfSxheNVRdSfPdHDrR7dONDAANUR-F_r4bZd-s1B9DUEb_ttLYvhau9c6dRA94N1rAj9ioPWOS6sALl4TMQmVwMO1RRRhiMe1n2ldFMqxZpusz1Mdlw60K6M9Fl-1O60_hlSvM0/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="130"></a></p> <p align="justify">This is the bedroom which my daughter, Kate, uses when she visits from London. Sadly, I don't have a "before" picture but suffice to say that it was decorated with woodchip wallpaper, painted orange, and had an orange carpet. The beams were covered in thick black paint.</p> <p align="justify">Having stripped off the wallpaper, we used traditional lime plaster to repair the damp damaged walls and finished them with <a title="Farrow & Ball" href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow & Ball</a>'s <a title="Casein Distemper" href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/pws/client/images/content/advicesheets/UK_Casein_Distemper.pdf" target="_blank">Casein Distemper</a> in <a title="All White" href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/all-white/colours//fcp-product/102005" target="_blank">All White</a>, which enables the lime plaster to breathe. </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVP7XvfZyA7QD_ncSnjesbBIMPCcU5-P1PgVF7Xc3l4x3zWnimCLO9vtOxTDAslYA-YnblEHBcqULchom919fLv1fggsdihXvDiHsh30RauBUpDMlL9-8fAJPfFIx1-dJiEE2baoQ1PE/s1600-h/DSC00131-2_thumb42.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00131-2_thumb4" border="0" alt="DSC00131-2_thumb4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaL1_uvTu1tXA05psl-0CB0P448qhWk6nZNPnqPQsxWLUfc67nL_ToUdWjmtap9itDTQY-vP44d96uXpLwuyq_82v6h4paIBdjJ0WMMbWnZAYCX2zWyBT_a16VWYwwkQIxBkk6W_0cbfU/?imgmax=800" width="311" height="233"></a></p> <p align="justify">We carefully stripped the beams back to the old oak, using repeated applications of non-caustic paste, and then fed the beams with wax:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7Z85a65oDnPAe7RLDu3GgyGRKimYsHkyv3QxxLohZzwyiSXI9xM5viclsUgpdYeuPSU4-zfKx_akfXahvH64dSvSrIhD4NAie6SE9lnig1oQiUkWUfl9AwOg9fzOA0_BGAGrgtxHO7E/s1600-h/DSC00133-2_thumb32.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00133-2_thumb3" border="0" alt="DSC00133-2_thumb3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVeydFbyjHhN5MvVyGC0HFjGdiO2Y87PoFe-u_yrwIcYpfaVISGFAQNP8k-uBBgVaxdvbOr0bsxcg72j6Dd7fftI4cC4ir0E60VztvbvdU7wXu3CSpoWVRnLxoXEXM-TRWEUmPxScRUo/?imgmax=800" width="307" height="230"></a></p> <p align="justify">We removed the carpet and the rotting underlay and found layers of chipboard nailed to the floor. We were delighted to find the old elm floorboards underneath, but they were in very poor condition. We had them carefully restored and waxed by <a title="Hicraft Wooden Flooring" href="http://www.hicraftflooring.co.uk/page9.html" target="_blank">Hicraft Wooden Flooring</a> in Bristol. We also replaced the modern double doors on the cupboard with a new single door made from tongue and groove, with black strap hinges and latch. The new door was specially made for us by <a title="K T Home Improvements" href="http://www.kthomeimprovements.co.uk/About.html" target="_blank">K T Home Improvements</a>.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6u32ZoZOHEgn1aFyAaWBi5SSrq3vp6V7y-OxMm-JRVMqqEjmJxneNGGiXSxVWOUFEpPY35FnJ9n6H8756Mt0pBFO4i4C5PwV-ktqVcXPSPchnRE7oRHW70i_dqlCFDtGDSnSv_y1keo/s1600-h/DSC00128-2_thumb22.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00128-2_thumb2" border="0" alt="DSC00128-2_thumb2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1I_RbU1MIJU3SXS971aKecVVjrtRRqQYm6fBBHcvSei-HkKsW-QdmBBn7UzaDZPPC3aS1g77Adytei24qxgCcZWKTuOt0u-Ogrlb8rTe0R47_nyy5MY7AHBFdYSea2DPcSDPPmIVJv4/?imgmax=800" width="307" height="230"></a></p> <p align="justify">With a new oak bed, rattan lamps and bespoke artwork from <a title="May Queen Designs" href="http://www.mayqueendesigns.co.uk/" target="_blank">May Queen Designs</a>, today this is my favourite room:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W4TVH4GXr-6FhsRFey2ZoWaUVlIyAYH1X5Hdl6tZeeUebrNeRfB-sB-vaBcbP6OlGQn2-D6E5E2qQ4_j6OfInewNIwokzecyKOuqarU6yWmI4cuL60wgkjtQdy6LqaH7S18hJNYTbSo/s1600-h/DSC00138-2_thumb22.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00138-2_thumb2" border="0" alt="DSC00138-2_thumb2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeoDhdk3ogxEJl6x69CIbs-c5MJK5DIlp0LcbAwudRSHXVgDFTpaJwI9nYgWZHXqukQpRUbExD3atjPuQr05UTxP2DadjzLX2h5_8IxeH8oj1k6eb5IcBCysAk75H34yaSyaWTPhpMsY/?imgmax=800" width="309" height="232"></a></p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-82701478628638204692011-02-21T16:17:00.001+00:002011-02-21T16:19:35.247+00:00Your Starter for 10 - The Outside<p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2peWLMd2s5Es3UciL9SSnupsI238eMSvujb76NMuOoJFpoAm0_a9c8KP33MbsRXTW_V-iA7kahh9xWN6sGYE3adZmxXiUAb2vyV63T7o0dKYYGkRj9C0qA5XFfQBUqnOJ8TZ_EacXSU/s1600-h/No-105.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="No 10" alt="No 10" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt03olb2vzg-aTzEq3XRUivD01YUOKi1UbwBV-3gyQBpgbf5t-6Bl7MsTYgjdJynaRV1lZGKFLxIEkYIEVtqKVWNzKncKp-pNVz0E8YVLk0ugqLFaP_LevgaUM3_d0jpZZkg8IDvRyLs/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="130"></a></p> <p align="justify">I recently dug out the <a title="estate agent" href="http://www.countryproperty.co.uk/" target="_blank">estate agent</a>'s details from when we bought the house back in late 2004. Looking at the photographs, I realised that, although our big restoration project has yet to begin, we have actually made considerable progress during the past 6 years. So I thought I'd document what we <strong>started</strong> with and how far we have come. </p> <p align="justify">This is how the outside of the house looked in 2004:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiImbAy1I6uZ8kMi4m_-t1dvGB6GjJxRMuMpV2aigtAAbN0xjiTHUU8JVtH9wO7kVQ0WbC0xd4z-vcAU0Le6hp8zjuS2mojTS-oNyQw44y4OwUIKUryKavuX6y4FXm14UkjSncWsOmeiE/s1600-h/House-20045.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="House 2004" alt="House 2004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3sHEcWISnUgQRjcnH1IIK24I_okloyTkTBfS4AYmsNDKxnxFqHI8IAF9Mtuiem96RsPzEQnARnB-OU74Oe_mPxxzEi3cdaGWEt5AD2vppKWN3PHjfuuq6s9bB3XABLZM_zC-V06l3ps/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="171"></a></p> <p align="justify">During the past two years we have repainted the whole of the ground floor, using <a title="Farrow & Ball" href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow & Ball</a>'s <a title="House White" href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/house-white///fcp-product/102012" target="_blank">House White</a> (a pale yellowish off-white) to replace the black and white paint. We've also removed the ugly fake burglar alarm box which sat between the two windows on the first floor. The front door was repainted in blue, as suggested by my mother - thanks Mum, a good choice - and the black 1970s door furniture replaced with brass. </p> <p align="justify">This is how the front of the house looks today:</p> <p align="justify"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYHamv1BY78g6k6R_94CKLWxLzvYV12KKZ947u6xepKyEDmw5raF8nvJiBTrX3B1u1tGnvS5qp9oe6F69d4Q2ordmy7q9K_cy57Q6KZC87KZuET5lRxVP_XLZCPO-VFkzBrjQJ_rST88/s640/DSC00036.JPG" width="252" height="189"></p> <p align="justify">The concrete render on the back and side of the house was in very poor condition. It had cracked and damp had penetrated and was dissolving the lime mortar which holds the stone walls together. </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL1B-Mh9XBB0_lGh8L6ar_HiZc2WSoqsqP0LZjJi0riHH3Fq9NYw5nM2bm9yr1cD0J6op0mimkmRNrwjKbqH5O4bfTpKMNnWbfw7up9LsNkWwCWxbkNO3ucW2O9htUlqC2vFHwTNynGg/s1600-h/Render-24.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Render 2" alt="Render 2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPVGq5tm6RrqHZp11-PrymbgisQnCWh1l4DMxgXeV1fPcMNHPlCVhuJVBDIJ9uARoBxZYzfOULUyAj7E63KSUAPfDW8xuNi5zHP93PWt8P5JI5E0CKboUAQnl7U3S8tZVH9cB4eTz0qA/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="211"></a></p> <p align="justify">The walls were sodden with damp and plants were growing on them underneath the render. The stone was beginning to crack and spall. We removed the render from the worst places and repaired and repainted the window frames, which were flaking and rotting:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p6vYyl5ThhgLpqeUWM0fkXQcFAWRNPV2zeL7LJoo3OhEIsweF_OqBIEXNugRSs2v2nAK9HOipMpiAmLHNo-HrQj8hVDjB2cCRtDP-K5HBeDAI5QEEWmzgzexvSbmRkCNC7KmdGZzKho/s1600-h/DSC000088.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="DSC00008" alt="DSC00008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWR1EF6czjqDpUJkr2UrTr7GLtxD0Vb1UZegqULt7Pyij8DyaykjBBczpfqQveNYuOatV50LJPJ32NkBFychENTrOrT7zN5i30DKbZsJntxW9yIfymSDfmde6cBCFGl2Wt_g0_K1GegI/?imgmax=800" width="224" height="298"></a></p> <p align="justify">Finally we removed the gates to the driveway, which dated back to the 1970s and were on their last legs:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSW89lWN4se_3FFk_Vutb4fyDLN7I2RsewdRsk0eLz1fkHJXDn1YdPjUd5eTD9CazFuV48MtXYqQ288iKYTwx_belU4Y2j-HT77IydUMj98FAccM1giCi7dHaygOiJesrBG8zVe3fxC0/s1600-h/Old-gates-25.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Old gates 2" alt="Old gates 2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE7umKyuBnwTjjC4-s1PduAZGginuQ5lu8LlW_oMNpAv0zhhDBEPO_DsizizaKlXU-i-SNFUndEA1ElqnEWQlJCPRy-y98t46kH5YA6LvyzngjvvECxF4jRM8KTICU2CYL8LsATF7rhs/?imgmax=800" width="304" height="119"></a></p> <p align="justify">We replaced them with custom made gates from <a title="Country Style Supplies" href="http://www.countrystylesuppliesltd.co.uk/" target="_blank">Country Style Supplies</a> in Wickwar, once again painted in Farrow and Ball's House White:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2m4KS875VJlwhyFnKUHSLwzb24-NkK4rf5I9TdcNlEudmPfEQA7JI707pfOK7CK6oagQfkBwGzzbcjqyDzsZZ4sf-sw9SfJgbhGQZ1SsnpNrBgY_vQDcK7r7YUpZhmlNUz0kvhxAfDY/s1600-h/DSC000117.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="DSC00011" alt="DSC00011" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xLg-SBnYQWGV1YM0I7hLrv297MLodf_m8SGTLhy-FCINGYlpGIEQeEcO3EF8sPXkmxIPqZNRW-l609GxSt2INTw6C4bs41G_8QFUsGp8g7fh9lvKXQtFow3GgGtsrGSsqRvOBcEskJ4/?imgmax=800" width="296" height="186"></a></p> <p>All the work was done by an excellent local firm called <a title="K T Home Improvements" href="http://www.kthomeimprovements.co.uk/About.html" target="_blank">K T Home Improvements</a>.</p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-34699258052459476752011-02-03T20:01:00.001+00:002011-02-03T20:01:48.313+00:001751 Indenture<p align="justify">Back in December, Marian Pierre-Louis posted a comment on <a title="House History 1: 1690-1790" href="http://horsestreet.blogspot.com/2010/12/house-history-1-1690-1790.html" target="_blank">House History 1: 1690-1790</a> saying: "Any chance you could scan one of the old deeds and post it as a blog post? I would love to see what it looks like!" </p> <p align="justify">Now that I have my new <a title="Flip-Pal" href="http://cmgurney.blogspot.com/2011/01/scanning-saturday-my-new-flip-pal.html" target="_blank">Flip-Pal</a> scanner, I have been able to do just that. I took an original document measuring 20" x 24" and made 53 separate, overlapping scans. I then used the EasyStitch software, bundled with the Flip-Pal, to reassemble them into one large image. I am very pleased with the final result.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a1BTFD_3ZEauhjL_enII9pdfPbFdSPCfuOiaHcVUpDXcxWUYPFmQyBoBcrVtvTFOeAXXeZXKXc7KtiS5OQxyplWfE3M_Oj1onCqXpnjAqB9VLNbXc9kL1mn0M5IR6-68gEWx_WmrTLA/s1600-h/1751%20Indenture%2010%20Horse%20Street%20cropped%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="1751 Indenture 10 Horse Street cropped" alt="1751 Indenture 10 Horse Street cropped" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DXNP08Q03etAKIk1w5_7tkE074dO_OSBkPqSEUQbKJeGn9hx7Ncs2pxX3voLIZT6ImjzchKGIm2tiK6KF3mHzQTuWEXmr9z3d_yguMd5Jy5s8rCl8k_FRTuPNb_9Rzl-jrJpJcHF2uE/?imgmax=800" width="472" height="389"></a></p> <p align="justify">This is the earliest deed that we possess. It dates from 1751 and it is an indenture. An indenture was a legal contract which was written in duplicate on one sheet of paper. The copies were then separated by cutting along a wavy, indented line. Each party to the contract was given one half. The authenticity of the contract could be confirmed at a later date by fitting the two parts back together. You can see the wavy line at the top of the image.</p> <p align="justify">I am sure that lawyers back then were paid by the yard, as the indenture contains an awful lot of legal padding around the "meat" of the contract. For that reason, I have not bothered to transcribe the whole thing but just extracted the following sections of interest:</p> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><em>This Indenture made the Fifth day of December in the Four and Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty One Between Jeremiah Russell of Yate and Arthur Walter of Old Sodbury both in the County of Gloucester Gentlemen Devised In Trust named in the last Will and Testament of Nicholas White late of Rodford in the Parish of Westerleigh in the said County of Gloucester mason deceased and Elizabeth White Widow Relict and Executrix of the said Nicholas White deceased of the one part and John Boddily of Chipping Sodbury in the said County of Gloucester Innholder of the other part Witnesseth that the said Jeremiah Russell Arthur Walter and Elizabeth White for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Eight Pounds of Good and Lawfull money of Great Britain to her the said Elizabeth White in hand by the said John Boddily ... hath Granted Bargained Sold Aliend Remitted Released Conveyed and Confirmed ... unto the said John Bodilly ... All That Messuage Cottage Tenement or Dwellinghouse with the appurtenances wherein one Henry Wickham formerly dwelt and since in the Possession of John Clark but now of James Taylor as Tenant thereof Situate lying and being in Chipping Sodbury aforesaid in a Street there called Horse Street between a Tenement heretofore or late of Ann Somers on the Northside and a Tenement formerly of Henry Crew and since of Sicilly Wickham but now of Sarah Smith on the Southside which said Messuage Cottage Tenement or Dwellinghouse was some time since built and Erected by one Francis Cross and afterwards bought and Purchased in Fee by the said Nicholas White of and from David Clark and Mary his Wife who had before purchased the same of one John Clark and was then or heretofore called the Smith's Shop ...</em></p></blockquote> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYZQVZl3bQXEBCwucbcCsgGkqiaWmAJA-9tQiSGeqKTqOI-N0bylbGPUGufjmeM7mu9oFK0tMrU4TRANEXnvcgtJDpWwU-apB-iZAu_SjIeHKzKHpTN49fm8l1N8vdXk3nZBCCPKA6eA/s1600-h/1751%20Indenture%2010%20Horse%20Street%20Elizabeth%20White%20signature%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="1751 Indenture 10 Horse Street Elizabeth White signature" alt="1751 Indenture 10 Horse Street Elizabeth White signature" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuBz8zWKjGs7rWdm9s5WCPMWTnHExs0AhgjiRLsxFflbHpZw43eXKLvrN0goANtzNCpHdQH7BR7sp9lsS3jv-d4auvWQVFtvMgzywjhfICpg3RMFhIEkxFSvb2irAt0eYs8q8VnkgVJc/?imgmax=800" width="352" height="63"></a></p> <p align="justify">At the bottom of the indenture are the signatures and seals of Jeremiah Russell, Arthur Walter and Elizabeth White. It is interesting to see that Elizabeth, the widow of a property-owning craftsman, was able to sign her own name.</p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-3807542750703438412011-01-22T13:11:00.000+00:002011-01-22T13:11:36.438+00:00Lovely listing<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAOrKQn33MvTDKi4P2_U1uD2DUJtJUQu1L1-yvrvQLlCNsb4SVVmBRShWqn-3GieiM9WbH5CGQ9X_7HEb9wWTYKPA_-lUCxXcnsrIbC4g4RA718GlDdYQxhmhgVQ9EEA13GFdUNOt6W8/s1600-h/House-front3.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="House front" alt="House front" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhoTxAxYap6tXEBzbhyphenhyphenH6j6Jb0NCq7Ap4SBmbcMXRyR_3C43z877D5VE5rpGtOKct2NdVHRvSrnUTkb9LPZ9JLviakZ5gHkQJKF6ozGoJJgy00zgGZFyxWJmrL_1IQpoPVjKP0K2tk7s/?imgmax=800" width="189" height="233"></a></p> <h2><strong>Listed Buildings</strong></h2> <p>Our house is a Grade II listed building. A listed building is one which has been placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. There are just under 500,000 buildings in the UK to which this applies. </p> <p>According to English Heritage:</p> <p><em>Listing helps us acknowledge and understand our shared history. It marks and celebrates a building's special architectural and historic interest, and also brings it under the consideration of the planning system so that some thought will be taken about its future.</em></p> <p><em>The older a building is, the more likely it is to be listed. All buildings built before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition are listed, as are most of those built between 1700 and 1840.</em></p> <p><em>Grade II buildings are nationally important and of special interest; 92% of all listed buildings are in this class and it is the most likely grade of listing for a home owner.</em></p> <p>A listed building may not be altered without special permission from the local planning authority. This is called listed building consent and is in addition to the normal requirements for planning permission. </p> <p align="center"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://asset1.homesandproperty.co.uk/handp/media/legal_350x350_11369.jpg">(cartoon by the very talented <a title="Merrily Harpur" href="http://harpur.org/merrily.htm" target="_blank">Merrily Harpur</a>) </p> <h2><strong>Our Listing</strong></h2> <p>Our house was listed on 29 July 1983 when it was described as:</p> <p><em>C17 house, remodelled in early C19. Coursed rubble, pantile roof. Three storeys; 2 windows, glazing bar sashes. Ground floor has modern bow windows. Heavy flat timber hood on brackets over modern door with plain painted stone surround. Gabled 2-storey wing and 2-storey extension at rear (originally separate cottage or workshop). Date plaque 1819 on front dates re-modelling. Interior has chamfered beams.</em></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtu9PzRacvvyyXMgRw9JcQRA53NsStNmsIZ93m6CTVaQQRfUI76ElnJ9wrH7g2sOH67eVqoh4qWsnzgTERV3Vuw-3ribmA6Pb2hNyxVND0QheXQipAc-a55XsbkLn4b5vK0nHoZld1L_s/s1600-h/Plaque4.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Plaque" alt="Plaque" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkGUazd1NN57AXZFpJOvwtKAodiejbsfUhdN1b4RftHqYpHAeHeg_TDKdL_Pe-1IV13XL0hbnxTgvm1Erbyj3qT-vM3kxwlNP46wdv1LXJuo_zhH-Dnev0vh1FxconWAHQlv9zzk7A0E/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="240"></a></p> <p>The listing is wrong about the date plaque, which is actually 1812, and the hood over the door is stone rather than timber. The listing also fails to mention a number of other historic features such as the inglenook fireplace, elm floorboards, oak doors, iron door furniture, shell-headed buffet and spice cupboard. <h2> </h2> <h2>Application for listed building consent</h2> <h2></h2> <h2></h2> <p>Before making a formal application for listed building consent and planning permission, our architect has submitted a request for pre-application advice from the planning department at our local council. They will give us an informal assessment of their likely attitude to our proposed application, enabling us to tailor our plans accordingly. Hopefully, this will help to avoid disputes when our actual application is submitted and will enable things to proceed more smoothly and quickly. <p>Our <a title="architect" href="http://www.cdesignstudio.co.uk/" target="_blank">architect</a> submitted the <font style="font-weight: normal">request just before Christmas. We heard on 4 January that it has been received and registered and that we should hear back from them within 2 to 4 weeks.</font></p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-89996993434388124882011-01-10T18:56:00.001+00:002011-01-10T22:29:24.636+00:00House History 2: 1790-1873<p align="justify">For 83 years the house was in the possession of one family, the Shorts. They were <a title="cordwainers" href="http://goo.gl/ykpWb" target="_blank">cordwainers</a> - the name for makers of shoes and boots who worked with good quality leather, as opposed to cobblers, who literally cobbled together old leather scraps.</p> <p align="justify"><a title="Ladies' 19th century leather boots" href="http://goo.gl/CmiOh" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.corsetsandcrinolines.com/timelinepix/1860/1860boots5.jpg" width="254" height="179"></a></p> <h2>2 August 1790</h2> <p align="justify">William Roach sold the house to Robert Short of Yate, cordwainer, for £112 10s. Mr Thomas Fereby was the tenant.</p> <p align="justify">Robert Short and his wife, Ann, had two children, George and Jane, baptised at Wickwar in 1765 and 1768.</p> <p align="justify">Thomas Fereby married Hannah Heaven, by licence, at Chipping Sodbury on 9 May 1774.</p> <h2>1793</h2> <p align="justify">Robert Short's son, George Short, remodelled the cottage adjoining the house. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8jUceJNKXT_NFxYvRqy6qiBdr42Hwd7Vb_GzpnnhJ68J9Vl1pJIszqWi5-5SY92nRSDATR0y70ywvlneZELkC9wFecIktgNOsfaG-WHhgdj1b72m3iaBp6i74o3xYPtIZxLyVMsbXnE/s1600-h/George-Short-plaque-17933.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="George Short plaque 1793" alt="George Short plaque 1793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qgXRkhoZtDrSrdB_iTAEGNXKDC77M_Wsh4_YQ0Wgsp5LbxGepW2M7jvVDJpa0QSA0vj5pnccCQ2z_W8ZSCMvI6VmlTl6gnG1fUwWfHK11I76LQrUWnCPbhW1Ib9PmlZCDiIdAPXWyRg/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="207"></a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>21 December 1801</h2> <p align="justify">Robert Short died intestate and the house passed to George Short, his only son. Like his father, George was a cordwainer.</p> <p align="justify">George Short was baptised at Wickwar on 1 December 1765. He married Jane Rawbone in Yate on 12 May 1788. George and Jane had two children, Priscilla and George, baptised at Yate on 5 October 1788. Priscilla had been born before her parents' marriage and was baptised under her mother's name of Rawbone. George and Jane Short had a further nine children baptised at Chipping Sodbury between 1792 and 1810. </p> <h2>1812</h2> <h2></h2> <p align="justify">George Short remodelled the front of the house, replacing the 17th century gable front with a fashionable Georgian style facade.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS4_ghI3v0uOyFFJIwceA9J4qDv1pd95ptIX76LXYPDYfPiOk4m646Zc4CH5rjD9Y_KLqtxh1jbBlNIvUK0i8l_8g1pMKMumU-NcAP01gkBp9kjyRsvpLyzbzkp7t3EBvPNnRSsfjp5I/s1600-h/Plaque10.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Plaque" alt="Plaque" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagXgdVnHxhxLyUWugcVzIXgym_ME81AJwKiquXvRdTFpcZKDVP2CN6uSGIqDhGcoKd3Unf1TSi18pQWCgagRci7ahPVkhJTDYfApfRkJb-r929oj_NM5z7H3bMzU6jV0DRDirSHnNhwQ/?imgmax=800" width="233" height="240"></a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>15 September 1815</h2> <p align="justify">George Short mortgaged the house, together with a property in Yate, for £260 to Thomas Watts, proprietor of the Royal Oak in Chipping Sodbury.</p> <p align="justify">£180 of the money was used to pay off an earlier mortgage on the property in Yate, which George Short and his sister Jane had inherited from their father, George having used the money to buy out Jane's half share. </p> <p align="justify">The other £80 was for George Short's own use. It may well have been used to pay for the building work on the house.</p> <h2 align="justify">23 April 1818</h2> <p align="justify">George Short wrote a promissory note to his son-in-law, John Haynes, in return for a loan of £260 (presumably to pay off the 1815 mortgage).</p> <h2 align="justify">1 July 1829</h2> <p align="justify">George Short signed an indenture granting the reversion of the property to John Haynes upon his own death. This was in settlement of £290 owed by George Short to John Haynes (the 1818 loan of £260 plus £30 accrued interest).</p> <h2 align="justify">9 May 1833</h2> <p align="justify">George Short died, aged 67, and was buried in a large chest tomb, prominently situated at the entrance to the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Chipping Sodbury.</p> <p align="justify">Under the terms of the 1829 indenture, the property passed into the ownership of John Haynes. John, who was described as a gentleman, was married to George Short's eldest child, Priscilla.</p> <h2 align="justify">6 June 1841</h2> <p align="justify">The census shows the occupants of the house as John and Priscilla Haynes. John was aged between 65 and 69, of independent means and not born in Gloucestershire.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf8DAMT1iWpG7106AhAo4vKGReUjK4AYTcJR_CHLPdXO7QtwTvyhUEOz3MXObRmFut9duKFgSY3K7TehZRev1aHkbnnHScaW1ssYrultECbrSG3lyUm5GI2eX7GMffpwrCX6KcvCtz1g/s1600-h/Haynes%20John%201841%20census%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Haynes John 1841 census" alt="Haynes John 1841 census" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrDD_a5OWp9UoR7CdH1mby2ZCe9_uCjEA81YD_ZXLsCYyBHim-yTAJgx-ue-yecyj55kIPRlNTYxtY6_SD2GspH_oybfiTojSXJHhFjvp30p-cZIfIIKNIim4DzIyw76KagQIdC366tY/?imgmax=800" width="447" height="315"></a></p> <h2 align="justify">September 1844</h2> <p align="justify">John Haynes died and left the house to Priscilla in his will.</p> <h2 align="justify">30 March 1851</h2> <p align="justify">The census shows the occupants of the house were Priscilla Haynes, a widow and house proprietor, aged 64 and born in Yate, and her niece, Elizabeth Short, daughter of Priscilla's brother, Shirley Short.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWEpXEyYhyz2LNLqkKLE6J8-4-bNv9R_dhJ8h25hQuZ5AzpeivEwT9L3ljAGIE7hr72wGIC71NajA3HONuL61GpxL8OfVfWA_t5G-CFht_MDE_G9uKE_aJdLgx9XbeZsRv9tUrtH1MQs/s1600-h/Haynes%201851%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Haynes 1851" alt="Haynes 1851" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjITi4Z4IXc375IXnNkkPY_GWHzSDqL2TRHjf4jXmzmyJSSkcuyFHwOWCaTuwN4i6Em09vjKa-WpWslpIbHr6OXsKmPqpRn3sE1dGO4qqN9rtfKmuBHW09j_wac5WBML64SE45-b-XIg/?imgmax=800" width="464" height="43"></a></p> <h2 align="justify">7 April 1861</h2> <p align="justify">The census shows Priscilla Haynes, a widowed house proprietor, aged 74 and born in Yate. She was living alone.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES0vcR0s6TbW7uFsk64KUZlW9pISyoNayqicE26bVF4Em2dmWyztfncw-jdVo69SeU3s8CJ8I8ENkfjfn4awYoTV15_1kyMzg5ZEhmKARSCI3c1BFE93yGibqNJneuz0S14zvcEjD0HU/s1600-h/Priscilla%20Haynes%201861%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Priscilla Haynes 1861" alt="Priscilla Haynes 1861" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0txJPCBZyAEOTU5sNWo5pQ7G3pcgU48uSvVr8JmmhBItIkyVUCBEWunVu5yw6ieqT6QlYyxFRdUpTZ92ixGrXA1trli9sIXsQsU5mXRJ1r82mdpQ98Br8UABSE14VpmTqlXsm1QfMB4/?imgmax=800" width="487" height="31"></a></p> <h2 align="justify">16 August 1864</h2> <p align="justify">Priscilla Haynes died childless. Under the terms of her will, the house was to be sold and the proceeds used to pay legacies to her brothers and sisters and their families.</p> <h2 align="justify">29 June 1866</h2> <p align="justify">Priscilla's brother, George Short, bought the property for £140 from her estate. For the first time, the "court or garden" was mentioned and the adjoining cottage was included in the sale. George Short was already tenant of both properties.</p> <p align="justify">George Short was also a cordwainer. He and his wife, Ann, had five children born in Chipping Sodbury between 1829 and 1841.</p> <h2 align="justify">8 November 1870</h2> <p align="justify">George Short died, aged 82. His effects were valued at under £200.</p> <h2 align="justify">2 April 1871</h2> <p align="justify">The census shows that the house was occupied by George Short's son, Shirley Short, a bootmaker, aged 29 and born in Chipping Sodbury. The other members of the household were Shirley's wife, Ann, and sister, Victoria.</p> <p align="justify">Shirley Short had married Ann Endicott in Bristol only a few weeks earlier.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-L41HJBxKUOMUt-dC8Khf845EYAxRzlejdU-YJj3RSeiOUMJL2AGYl4c4Nctz5CPcNXYT8GYUtP8PmarVS6NdIFrkGUcsgSYwwDoGWuuoyV6VfpdMbfjGZnSQGU6-9xb92g_kI_xgSY/s1600-h/Shirley%20Short%201871%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Shirley Short 1871" alt="Shirley Short 1871" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vQeNjQatYQ4vBUxK1Qw4RCAGCgPzIxDAVdL_0uyE_1pPp-6gWBSiQFw_VsLbeenaPBk6gV1ReyZ5gi2xIGXT-01t8SfATyg4pit9CkiLjG695L-e1su5Lyo41vXeKLJmHDNEcBzq_9g/?imgmax=800" width="494" height="74"></a></p> <h2 align="justify">24 October 1871</h2> <p align="justify">Shirley Short bought the property for £150 from his father's estate. Shirley was already the tenant of the house and cottage. He was using the cottage as a workshop for his boot and shoe making business.</p> <h2 align="justify">5 January 1873</h2> <p align="justify">Shirley Short died childless, aged only 31. Under the terms of his will, the property passed to his wife, Ann. She sold it four months later.</p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-61324601317625894402010-12-24T00:48:00.001+00:002010-12-24T01:05:57.692+00:00The Garden<p align="justify">We have a small, walled courtyard garden. In one corner there is a well, underneath which is a large underground cistern with a vaulted stone roof. Water is pumped up from the cistern through a lion's head fountain. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnRqaz5jT3Gagl15X6hUJGUXx87MgW1KhWpyDZV7XCy7rmphEqexw9bwpZ9RQX6iBq9GGpqgg5z322phsSLm0DsFxllIv4Qf-CgljsCL3Ps8WnxaCjy5MMoLBma-geiac7NdCqJb7DDg/s1600-h/DSC00933%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00933" border="0" alt="DSC00933" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMp-TSxIWEbele-a446G90gp-e20AGu648RH3YZWl_6fth9v-LYOUPI9TNHiIDkP3WMhN7KxNZrE16xMxQlencEI5KpWlErrIuJ615SSaW1zY5nqCYzsMzSnopilQHHzXHBXdBlHFebg/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p align="justify">Because the garden faces south and west, and is completely enclosed, it is sunny and sheltered and plants grow well. They need a lot of water, which is provided by the well.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLuxnpeJWAhms_zHwZGok8qWWsPKMySq0GONi_UXdVf1IPNvBI9_-erKNZ8cHHOtPCE9DdKMZNVdCSI2keBs9dNx_LaqaORparPwR-tcv9maZ01g0H1lxETJEUqJTCzUVi7o_FwTVV58/s1600-h/DSC00934%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00934" border="0" alt="DSC00934" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadptkECj0F8KMHCSQJF2wuCt9Lc04dysWPLpa3z_jjkGN6K7WIOMm4bu2zbLwDJ-QkdYKuLumAsjsM6ClwkT2jAM8HAC-PNA3ccNSBv_rYzaj_vmJJqqp2UPrvz5Iuq7FYAnhjyKbguc/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p align="justify">In the centre of the garden is a raised bed with stone walls. It has been planted with a mixture of spring bulbs, summer bedding plants and evergreen shrubs.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjsV9qNC_B4L3gE0w_CnxQ5DP3VCn4emoCLvrXF0ZfjgqDXd6Ojdv3kbxpguy2py36s63Xl_BsxWTfBbBWTzPz0oWWMrTEOSW90z9oB1LWFjqpvVJNEE0lRYGbr2mqKf4bXyRkANw_3s/s1600-h/DSC00935%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00935" border="0" alt="DSC00935" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZ3DfS1pc_9FrXB9AEBkyvaJP7gZy5z0xfohdaK-V8Elr6vBSYkPiVtG8DizFo8pjr56cid9VLVFQb9AU0HpPr7DY7wojyqps5q8Da_-ZxSQ8A7yQivaWGUwmURdWzbbshrrYI1ki4zI/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> <p align="justify">Because it is so warm and sheltered, the garden is ideal for barbeques and parties in the summer months. The back door from the kitchen opens directly into the garden, making it easy to carry food and drinks in and out of the house. It is also convenient for picking fresh herbs for cooking. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg289W3uHVW7nsGsUq8KcJWPPMm4E8meM7NkCSWVKbpyxa6owFRbhu0Iknr7-cV3PcIyyhZuRi5nqMx2C8vZi8J-mmb7tGBGUo7tiUzuXLdrG6y9_HEdD_YlkOVfPI2IB11qgSMMXSTKY/s1600-h/n704949961_990401_8317%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="n704949961_990401_8317" border="0" alt="n704949961_990401_8317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CB5LtPlWq10q9J82wzdRyo21-_XQz0sMFR_vMvrW2MjsAYD1EdMnjX2fI0p7SPLmXwVmK9UYkpCtAcTiAwzSCsaJJsCOtP8QK6ttbZZPoRl2YdA6bymPM3Te0Grxz5afpDGpefwQHik/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180"></a></p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-69796885887431692862010-12-18T08:39:00.002+00:002013-11-14T22:36:39.414+00:00House History 1:1690-1790<div align="justify">
We are very fortunate to have a complete set of deeds dating back to 1751. The earliest deed gives the name of the man who built the house, Francis Cross, and of the owners and tenants who came after him. In amongst the deeds there are also wills, letters and other documents relating to the ownership of the house.</div>
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As a keen genealogist, I have enjoyed researching the people associated with the house. The following is a chronology of the owners and tenants for the period 1690 to 1790:</div>
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circa 1690</h2>
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Francis Cross built the house. He was from the parish of Horton, Gloucestershire. He was born circa 1640 and married Margaret Higgs at Horton on 19 March 1665. They had 5 children baptised at Little Sodbury between 1669 and 1684.</div>
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unknown date</h2>
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Henry Wickham was the tenant. Henry was baptised at Chipping Sodbury on 8 May 1670, the son of John Wickham, a woollen draper, and his wife, Edith.</div>
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John Clark bought the house from Francis Cross.</div>
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David Clark, a Quaker, bought the house from John Clark. David and his wife, Mary, had the births of 4 children recorded at the Quaker Meeting House, Chipping Sodbury, between 1699 and 1707. David paid 2d in the pound Poor Rate in Chipping Sodbury in 1727 and was one of the town bailiffs in 1731. </div>
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Unknown date</h2>
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Nicholas White bought the house from David and Mary Clark. Nicholas was born circa 1677 and married Jane Hillier at Yate on 18 January 1704. He was a mason at Rodford in the parish of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire. He paid the Poor Rate in Chipping Sodbury in 1727. He died on 28 January 1750 and was buried in the nave of St John the Baptist, Chipping Sodbury.</div>
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5 December 1751</h2>
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John Boddily bought the house for £58 from Nicholas White's widow, Elizabeth. John was born about 1704 and married Elizabeth Roach. He was an Innholder.</div>
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The tenant was James Taylor.</div>
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20 February 1764</h2>
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John Boddily died and the house passed to his nephew, Thomas Boddily.</div>
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29 September 1764</h2>
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Elizabeth Boddily, widow of John Boddily, bought the house back from his nephew, Thomas, for £113. Elizabeth was born about 1710.</div>
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15 April 1777</h2>
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Elizabeth Boddily died and the house passed to her brother, William Roach, and sister, Ann Cornwall. William Roach was a grocer in Chipping Sodbury, with a wife called Elizabeth. He died on 27 August 1798.</div>
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Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-25829615199267666772010-12-17T03:20:00.001+00:002010-12-17T03:26:17.825+00:00All dressed up like a Christmas tree<p align="justify">One of the joys of owning an old house is how beautiful it looks when dressed up for Christmas. I thought I would share some pictures with you. </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AS4i55sWY87Tb1IchwyLijqMZJltpj6w8WYp9SSUEMpJVHepTrEmQ8X-lRvoHoeYiEH3N531_cUj54cAHZlgmgc4rjPheZhRKqYW39jJv2tLfRqioWZ-C3izsbZFwz0CwMzSZpeT63k/s1600-h/DSC00062%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00062" border="0" alt="DSC00062" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4fBezzBkhtI_4mlB4ui_UoTwjOsCChPwUqcponNqEmVKOzFBUtmGpopWkLeAAIHdT9kvnxF71ZYK3dt96s_-nWb7yvzbzWK-1gFoCU8qbYqGI3UdqyZSpRc6mp_Q64tPCigPMh9oN4w/?imgmax=800" width="442" height="332"></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="center">Our old, stone inglenook fireplace, full of antique copper.</p></blockquote> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9IRq7YJHlQtUfyYx49VX2pNH0c5YushPeuus8gZ9F2cnt9TLznNmAGytp4g0wEyz7o8V4IVqg5tnJq9KmB1MkMoe4PBd3pNvT_LdHU-ZT0fF0Nsz0E2n4lDFUP-yLfh8VH7GBa_Jj1M/s1600-h/DSC00033%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00033" border="0" alt="DSC00033" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWjHHC9aPUxo84g7Luej5LKSNPksuBD_10_sFdywnKoP4H8QDfoFNxDKv6GaHodSJv5BJhzVbIJOB_8uiBCwN6y5y15Lq_wV6n-Tbmk5rUCavsOhDRkpVYYKmcIEX7V2jYIAoDzfdAY0/?imgmax=800" width="444" height="333"></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="center">The inglenook looks magical at night, when all the candles are lit.</p></blockquote> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptyqdMOWGseOxrUS_jWryDGZb6d4VYxPLr1oMrhFijSe-8vieCTtpVgRFCG8RlNaqA2OuN-2KfwPWyEKSTeubKZrvb7dgLRWJzitgjELWlHOTCyjQNH6HabJZHye58qqNd7x6WxuwuTw/s1600-h/DSC00070%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00070" border="0" alt="DSC00070" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipul8QpgHYVyX2pYDyPsFArYISsCEQxhovLaliYlmtrpq93U2u19jGKmvVKx7BnIEOz41asnCnkcmbbrHWNfc1qXbaAgozUns4BobNYiNQM6SihCPaJohFwxDH8jBi8-6KzjPfNROU8mI/?imgmax=800" width="452" height="339"></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="center">I decorate every available door with wreaths</p></blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW7kY7Lk1r28H1sC30vqhrwiRyHeIRaVsURchCe416ZtEU4wvzfsOy5cqeZubz3HHeC9GlcKwUUEE-1TTdtixmTOcyPcSEdyECPSpquPue25_cdSyMihLmUsuujNI344hQm9tz0LmrDQ/s1600-h/Christmas%20window%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Christmas window" border="0" alt="Christmas window" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7wRRYreM9osF9A6APMlKdYPOiQfxkc4U6mchO4-_P9SjuL_i8hiunt2qFMm7FXrbspChH4e8R399B2Qekw_QLLt2csM82WNrhZt0FuBUS_dzNJkyHlbfslDNSYb_BBxUFK-N8L2ynhI/?imgmax=800" width="450" height="338"></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="center">And the window with cards, candles and ornaments</p></blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VRi4N-TkiXR6i7B7b0g_s2s1quG4TyfZozgbn0aDuApsLw6WUviLIX648UI6hEu6OG8X-RhRPA9CZqL0o8NTAodXEu36BxMo7nxXYXNMSl9voK7yF6k0m8NfsrFYy8IZ4Rv_1IuLCSw/s1600-h/Card%20&%20candle%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Card & candle" border="0" alt="Card & candle" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EsusRiGj7BjKEL0WaRf4ud-hzlkhrIOl63EyFECxxxrnnWWY-63fd9j8G-FsnFTJrME6uWkXqna_6GZwDShM5dT_C0VHT_dThMrDREMZCvBISCE0_DLK8C0uQjEmbUl7eVURfEQG8cU/?imgmax=800" width="447" height="335"></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="center">Christmas cards look beautiful illuminated with candles</p></blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R88BjqKXOp1glE9yPk3h2ezRnBjkLo4A-MjOGdfcabCwyTlcRxH0FsontZD6bJ4YnvL5JhZi-vx_k96hqPPyFxjYD1108ZL_rjp04Ad37Je1WXVHw5ioyQcPs9Rz3vjij-KyNxBxF50/s1600-h/DSC00081%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC00081" border="0" alt="DSC00081" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjPRLzEWawCUkfnIe6BJqd_ior0r-AcUoB1XCqkuvn64pjhTVkkNZqjBLg6u1qlIY6OhYIvjCND-TBE5SDWD2RVTTJlRetxWsAeInRkWAT4ZxvYA62rzZFI0yCuDEzE9YDfqVqC3hItU/?imgmax=800" width="439" height="329"></a></p> <blockquote> <p align="center">And the finishing touch is the seven foot high Christmas tree</p></blockquote> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-57192698831989541362010-11-29T00:59:00.002+00:002011-02-21T16:29:42.204+00:00Two for the price of one<p align="justify">Our house actually consists of two separate buildings, which were in joint ownership for many years but only combined into one house in the 1920s.</p> <p align="justify">This is the architect's drawing of the front of our house: </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1jBzqbhLBTyE0zlpg3LjHreCyzMyMvDnX-TPq-5yDgpp-qLqX-TdiSDKJaNwlPMWon8VwGTCNSTrsClZ0oj7KPnK6GofLMdO4VwTcA8fziGsVeRKF4SqYDtcxqGxf2zbsE6tqxgdnAQ/s1600-h/House%20front%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="House front" alt="House front" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17ly9JV0Jj6oXtAO2Pf8zNYoaDsXyjsCZgBCck8L1GiLBT80C8L4TD_q4pnIdLNzrGJDuk_FJl_DH7biTTz9sh1Gt4sogdJREHiSJzTt4YQw2BGgGUU79ZUmyEivfIT2rPcgmDrHLM4o/?imgmax=800" width="189" height="233"></a></p> <p align="justify">It is a three storey house, built around 1690. It originally had a typical 17th century gabled front but was remodelled in 1812 when a flat front was added, with three sets of symmetrical sash windows. The windows on the ground floor were removed in the early 1980s and replaced with Queen Anne style bow windows - a style which is a century too early for the 19th century frontage. These windows completely destroy the symmetry of the front elevation.</p> <p align="justify">This is the architect's drawing of the back:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaXPU37BV-MUQ1VrzYR6ieigkyWANi6t2pmGMBjXoFqlIiPouFO6KY69slbuWSzYZ8KNmI9eFgAeXxeyFwFWL7lo26IqeDPlbZc_k5BI_dKXHnItfzTO8-qpFTYhdHaDQYkqHPFvPuyM/s1600-h/House%20rear%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="House rear" alt="House rear" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihzlwH2tAjMzisaEZdJheVFHvCfU4EEhzcAULKAO7pf8Ryn6wT9_nLmw9f69td44FZ3dq5H4PsYiT2lTKAJbdcln38FLumTXR8ZJ1kjh6IMTknTzJxJjMZCFZm6JAPJYDUrLPKWnROv8/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="227"></a></p> <p align="justify">On the right can be seen the rear of the three storey house, which extends backwards to form a short L-shape. It has a 17th century gable end, containing the huge chimney for the inglenook fireplace on the ground floor.</p> <p align="justify">On the left is a two storey building dating from around 1620. It was probably built as a stable but was later used as a workshop. At some point a one storey extension was added behind this building, incorporating an outside toilet. The bite out of the left hand side is where there used to be a stone staircase, which was moved into the house in 1975 to form the an internal spiral staircase.</p> <p align="justify">The resulting building has a higgledy-piggledy internal layout and very few right angles:</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPZ9mmNJgNIcwIeCeFEYgFaKLcODzmydDartwGrpIYSo6yhQoLal5b385gu9kXKLFj5edomMU2fZ0vygM4QNvtBIGWfLqG1jyD802Sd_HDCr6pGEP1sZcPLs6Y98xmWL0aK22WVroiKg/s1600-h/Floor%20plan%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Floor plan" alt="Floor plan" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41JP2IDWO5bImnH3wgkvARUDFLKvBeLI62XPFYj0MfWdWhX9C4xwXmolPJpI9G6N0yUSry60uYBE98wfRaADCAzc5rpNT3wIi_P1Fw1Z_M3xqbgh41SIOGdMz_cNlvWTGmAqwDWJaavk/?imgmax=800" width="403" height="273"></a></p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7LPG-DUjQHsf12ORwVVYjYXk15jZ7NnGloOSwTDbyJy9mZw8qoo3w9PhRlU5Xo10kPNsMjIEoIuYmPyz4L81w6j99nvFOwG81aUOs4BmEDs0pUlURnLjYca_LAleQ3iMrv6bwUzjs9k/s1600-h/1st%20Floor%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="1st Floor" alt="1st Floor" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48TsV-lbH7_01SSp-6Q6N5XYvhLn9V0qn4FrAXbvej5a1u2SjglZ-pH0cNZiAf5tBwtUyAU6fGhDb58Af1f740l9_3CYJ87brg_oTuPb8wxU5PaCxB5n8uRna77AXE4Ajk-9YSLUutoU/?imgmax=800" width="374" height="271"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie00ijIeq6KFrOsvkR8O_d-nLLBTrEtn_JUmYJQL0jmHNKyxgEeh5zvNGqUN-JbkExt2-PZW_fB0LxZWHHxHwGXtOTxqQ-sA0zjQrV2aBMhbFyqIQZXK4dy8LTV21VSrU6lSRmNB_XbXI/s1600-h/2nd%20Floor%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="2nd Floor" alt="2nd Floor" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0VRFSzDWsof5l76Qmhm3Gm_qPO5lKxw7VW2pjz3zP0LcL1CrWmaWwRvEFq5tbroE1r7c3smBIlz1OGgqa81Nr2eOC1lbRcsjLzBiW6H_9rFSSASsSZSug3iuxuwOxiGvFKaJKiAiflQ/?imgmax=800" width="333" height="334"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>whilst the complexity of the roofline has to be seen to be believed:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnopfeGewKp_FK1QOFdUzTsOtMPS-DWuPYHVMipsx-R2BpSuyfbasL5De-XpMT1pGh0ISdbxe-Kty2xrK2WsfY7hV6no48pJxI_Z9whGW2Fow2FA_PMYy3ul-bSvpToqE0oFe-IGUdHI/s1600-h/Roofline%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="Roofline" alt="Roofline" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4TS7uACdTwDMR-2Y9btmSCI4QBe1HwtsmkdsyYSVeEjk8XBs-OjA3xaJZ8B1QIRCJoFOomhI5Y3OyvesKnHBk2y9euqdBzA1Tsvt54aOt4wufN94CzfO3JCCwMH0Q6Rzvb8PDKNaj9A/?imgmax=800" width="368" height="238"></a></p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641612223682605667.post-52112611319284956852010-11-25T03:17:00.003+00:002011-01-09T19:40:33.887+00:00If I wanted to get there, I wouldn't start from here<p align="justify">There's an old joke about the man who asks for directions and is told "If I wanted to get there, I wouldn't start from here." </p> <p align="justify">I mentioned it to our <a href="http://www.cdesignstudio.co.uk/" target="_blank">architect</a> this afternoon, as we tried to make sense of the tangle of beams, supports and odd bits of wood which is currently holding up the roof over our staircase, and investigated the changing levels and voids of the staircase space.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFRB68qZGivlfhPbU3aYEizDc5YvXCV7Uz2kkbfGbtq_Y-Vyoi5wO6Y1WlNN2SXe3xE02yI8JfAPyDUyW0gywd_WhPJ4M20CkgTfbrupFO8R1SpI7o6hVPaeulXAZ8DihZgENg1kFX9k/s1600-h/IMAG0115%5B41%5D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="IMAG0115" alt="IMAG0115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYcd9AJLz0X_pa2Ee27QAjQBmp9pMepAiIv-P8vX_wwY2DtDDjDH0ILe-YjVEd9BtLgd2J02W_01yqOdTOCDH0_RH0CRX0xXvnW060LvjNrU_rRCShwUaeUwZGPWgETAoX2z2aPjGju0/?imgmax=800" width="478" height="319"></a></p> <p align="justify">How on earth she will turn all that into a workable new staircase design is beyond me, but I'm jolly glad we've hired a professional to take care of such headaches for us.</p> <p align="justify">I hope the old joke won't be a metaphor for the project, which is an ambitious and exciting one. We're planning to do major restoration work on our home, which dates back to the 17th century and is a Grade II listed building. It was modernised in the 1970s, in a way which was unsympathetic to the building's character and damaging to its fabric, but fortunately almost all its period features survived. </p> <p align="justify">Our plans include rebuilding part of the kitchen, replacing windows, removing rendering and pointing which is preventing the building from breathing, and turning two attic rooms into a new master bedroom suite.</p> <p align="justify">This blog will record our progress as, hopefully, we "start from here" and do indeed "get there". We'd be delighted if you'd join us on the journey.</p> Carohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.com3