AROUND THE GREEN
Like many English villages in the past, commercial
life and events centred on the village green. Hallow’s
triangular village
green lies alongside the busy A443, no longer an ideal location for village
events and celebrations, now more often held on the playing field. However the May
Day celebrations with maypole and Morris dancing, revived in 1950, is still
held annually on the village green.
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THIS PAGE CONTAINS THE RESEARCH AND HISTORIES OF -
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Although now totally residential, many of the properties bordering the green hold clues to their commercial past. The Old Forge, Barley Mow Cottages, Post Cottage all hint at their histories. Old photos and documents reveal also the locations of a public house, a malthouse, a butcher, baker, tailor, petrol station and garage, a doctor and district nurse, a coffee shop and an animal pound all on and around the green.
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CEDAR HOUSE
Early
findings are rather confused and need further research to confirm details. They are as follows:
Early
findings are rather confused and need further research to confirm details. They are as follows:
1867: John Forty died and left the property to his
wife Eliza. This could have included at
least two of the Cedar Cottages from which she received rent.
1892: William Wilding (a schoolmaster) is recorded
as living at Cedar House, possibly renting it?
1910: Eliza died whilst living at Cedar House
1911: As per John’s will, a year after Eliza’s
death the property was bought by Constance Smith
1953: The next recorded owner, Charles Walters
(Police Constable) sold the property to Mabel O’Malley for £2,300.
1962: The property was bout by John Mallalieu.
1971: He sold the property to John & Beatrice
Deare Oldman, who in –
1986: sold Cedar House to the present owners.
BIH 2010
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THE DOWER HOUSE
1441 - The earliest reference to a dwelling on this site is
from the Rent Rolls dated 1441 – “ A garden now a cottage.owned by John
Forster.
1613 - A cottage with 6 selions or six butts of land is owned by Elizabeth
Edy and her son Walter. A selion was approximately a strip 22 yds wide by about
220 long. The reference to “butts” suggests irregular parcels of land perhaps
due to adjacent properties.
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ELMLEY COTTAGE
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| Elmley Cottage circa 1900 1441 - is the first date a building is recorded on the land where Elmley House now stands. At this time it was owned by John Forster who also owned several other pieces of land. The building is described as “currently a new cottage”. |
1461 - cottage and land is inherited by son Nicholas Forster.
1477 - cottage
and land is “forfeited by Nicholas Forster because he did not repair”. It passes into the hands of William Weaver.
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Elmley House 2010
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LEA HOUSE AND LEA COTTAGES (Combined)
Lea House & Cottages, 2010
The
following information is from an outline based on the Doharty Map of 1747 and
documentation of Pat Hughes.
1412/14
- Thomas Boteler licensed to let
house formerly Botellers to John Foster, tailor, viz. one new hall and chamber
in the corner of said tenement with a barn & bakehouse in same tenement
& another chamber next to the barn in another messuage.
1434
- Thomas Boteller to build
house of 2 bays.
1441
- Boteler (Butler) for 1 cottage
called Looken.
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THE MALTHOUSE AND
BARLEY MOW COTTAGES
TIMELINE OF
PARCEL OF LAND ON HALLOW GREEN
1441 – 1747
1441 – 1747
1441 A cottage existed on
the site occupied by a Mr. Smythe, together with a parcel of land and 1 acre of land in Knavesthornefield and
land in Broadfield – rent 4 ½ pence
1443 John Arch occupied the cottage, formerly Smythe together with 1 acre of land in Parkfield, 1 acre and 5 selions of land in Knavesthorne, 9 butts of land in Broadfield, 1 croft called Wythege and 1 pasture of land called Ingernshalle
1529 John Frynde and Katherine his wife took over the cottage, in which Alice Cordian had previously occupied, together with all the lands.
1572 John Bromfield and John Burford were the occupants
1747 See Doharty’s Map (below) – P1 two dwellings and large parcel of land behind, also land in Shoulton Lane – P3. Robert Harrison occupied the cottage, he died in 1768
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MARYLAND COTTAGE – circa 1900
The
cottage at the forefront of this picture (Rose Cottage) of what is now Maryland
Cottages was sold by the Executors of Mrs Emma Doughty in 1905. It was demolished in the early part of the
twentieth century and the land that it occupied now forms part of the gardens
of the current houses.
1477 - the original cottage forms part of a
collection of parcels of land and various buildings which were owned by the
family of John Forster. His son Nicholas
forfeits them to William Weaver due to the fact that he didn’t look after them
or the land that they were part of.
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“The New House” (left hand
cottage)
“The Cottages” - 1800s
1840 - occupier Joseph Hughes at a rent of 2d.
1871 – April 2nd – occupiers William Barrow (Farm Labourer) and family and
Joseph Hughes (Highway Labourer)
1881 – April 3rd - occupiers
William Barrow (Farm Labourer) and family.
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“The New House” and “Rosemead” – 2010
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THE OLD FORGE
1335: Granted
to Henry & Petronella Mareschale; cottage with a certain Smithy next to the
Greeen. Henry licensed to hold a tavern.
1400: To
this court came Philip Smith and took 1 cottage with cartilage and 1 Smithy in
which John Smith lately held.
1441: Thomas
Beone, Blacksmith, for 1 cottage recently rebuilt!
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PINCH COTTAGE, THE GREEN, HALLOW
8.12.1869
Ann Lloyd of Ludlow
inherited, as a result of the death of Mary Weston, 3 cotages and gardens (1
being Pinch Cottage) rented by James Harper, Joseph Hughes and John
Hooper. The annual rent was £5 each.
5.09.1870
William & Ann Lloyd sold
property to Thomas Allen.
1878
Thomas died and left his
wife Martha Allen, together with his son William Allen, Pinch Cottage.
17.10.1890
Property passed to William
Allen, the younger.
24.11.1909
The property was now owned
by William Holder (Retired Farm Bailiff) who died and The Cottage was sold at
Auction for £227.10.00 to Joseph Thorpe (Nurseryman) & then sold to George
Henry Young (Blacksmith & Wheelwright)
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1441 - A cottage existed on the site
occupied by a Mr. Smythe, together with a parcel of land and 1 acre of land in
Knavesthornefield and land in Broadfield – rent 4 ½ pence.
1443 - John
Arch occupied the cottage, formerly Smythe together with 1 acre of land in
Parkfield, 1 acre and 5 selions of land in Knavesthorne, 9 butts of land in
Broadfield, 1 croft called Wythege and 1 pasture of land called Ingernshalle.
1529 - John
Frynde and Katherine his wife took over the cottage, in which Alice Cordian had
previously occupied, together with all the lands.
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“Rosemead”
(the right hand cottage)
“The Cottages” – 1800s.
1840 - occupier Henry Deakin at a rent of 5d.
1855 - October
26th - tenant Stephen
Barber, rent 6d.
Prior to 1865 the Church
owned the property.
1865 – August 3r4d – new owner Thomas Cowles.
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“The New
House” and “Rosemead” – 2010
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SPILSBURY COTTAGE
(now named Spillsbury Cottage)
"THE COTTAGE" 1890's
1840 -
occupier is Richard Rowberry paying a rent of 5d to the
vicar of the parish.
Prior to 1865 - The Church was the owner of the property.
1865 – August 3rd - new owner Henry George Goldingham.
1865 – August 28th - new owner William Spilsbury.
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