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1618 (NH) Henry Atkins died. Son William Atkins inherited. William Atkins, who may have been born in the house when his father was tenant of Anthony Hidden, succeeded to the
freehold when his father Henry died in 1618. 1676 (QR) Edward Atkins,
fell monger (leather goods). This is presumably the Edward Atkins who is described in later deeds of the property as fellmonger, that is trader in calf and sheep skins for manufacture of leather goods (such as gloves). 1729 (Colin Scarrett) Sale by William Atkins and Anne and Edward (fellmongers) of 1 messuage and garden, and 1 orchard to William Allen (glover), for £60. 1736 During alterations by Furr's (1994) bricks from an upstairs partition wall (covered in horse-hair plaster) included one dated "W. Allen 1736", were re-used to form a brick pillar in the shop. 1748 (Colin Scarrett) Lease dated 23rd August 1748 of a newly erected messuage, bank-side garden and plot of land on the West side of 'shoot', by William Allen to his
son Joseph Allen at a peppercorn rent to be paid on the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, i.e. Sept.29th. <1748 (NH) Allen built a house on the land between him and the Mill, occupied by Edward Lucas. 1759 (NH) In 1759 his previous mortgagor having died, Allen was forced to find a new mortgage to enable him to clear that agreed in 1752. This time a local widow, Elizabeth Farrendon, came to his assistance. 1769 (NH) Joseph Allen died. His son Joseph Allen jnr (glover) inherits. By 1769 Joseph Allen had died; and his son Joseph Allen junior, also a glover, was able to clear his mortgage to Elizabeth Farrendon only by securing a further mortgage from Thomas Mundy. 1773 (NH) Finally in 1773 Mundy 'by the direction of Joseph Allen' sold to Sir William Dolben as trustee for widow Mary Garrard
of Hungerford. A memo in her own handwriting recounts the building of a wall between her property and that to the south, containing a special white stone commemorating her wedding to the late George Garrard, gent. (The stone is still visible today "M.G. 1791"). 1802 (NH) Mary Garrard died, and in her will left the property to her two sisters, Mulso & Judith Whitelocke. 1802 (NH) Mulso & Judith Whitelocke had the property (at this point described as "1 messuage, 1 stable, and 1 acre of land") put up to auction at the Bear Inn in the same year, when
it was purchased (for £60) by Thomas Atherton, a miller. Note: the CL of 1932 describes "house formerly Mary Goddards, afterwards Thomas Atherton, then George Atherton"] 1841 (CS) ? Henry Kimber (20 years) (cattle dealer). No mention of Thomas Atherton. Note – we have Henry Kimber, cattle dealer, in 1 BS soon after 1847 (KD) John Halcombe
(solicitor). 1864 (BD) Small Primitive Methodist Chapel in Moon Lane. No attached minister. It was Thomas George Atherton, son of Thomas Atherton who sold the north part of the premises to the Primitive Methodist Trustees on April 16th 1866 for £548. 14s. 1864-66 (KD 1891) Primitive Methodist Chapel built with 250 seats. (see Methodist Church for further details) 9 BS (which retains the Common Rights) becomes the manse for the Methodist Ministers 1869 (PO) Aaron Smith (P.M. minister) Dated brick "PTY 98" found under the gutter on outside rear lean-to building when ivy was removed by Furr's ?1999. 1900-02 (MR) Charles Portnall (Minister) 1907 Methodist School built behind Chapel. 1908 (MR) John Booth (Minister) 1916 (NWN 23.12.1993) Francis Batt moved into this building . 1968 (CL) Arthur and Audrey Clifford (barber). Had been Mr Batt's assistant since 1950, taking over when Mr Batt retired in 1961. 1984 Methodist Church, Hall, and land, offered for sale and redevelopment. Church to join with URC in High Street. 1988 These plans were not passed. The church continued to be used. In March 1988 the two churches joined as "Christchurch", and the Bridge Street property was again offered for sale. 1993 Arthur Clifford closed in Dec 1993 after 43 years as a barber. The premises had been a barber for 77 years. 1994-95 Extensive restoration and refurbishment to the church and church hall, paid for by selling The Manse to Mr Gregory and Rachel Furr (live in Inkpen). Whilst landscaping area behind church hall, gardener found a stone lying flat (under washing line) inscribed "Ebenezer. Samuel Chap 7 verse 12 - 1807". This was the foundation stone from the original Church Street Ebenezer Chapel, which was moved to the Wesleyan Chapel in Charnham Street 1869, and came to Bridge Street in 1972 when the Wesleyan was demolished. "Ebenezer" means "stone of thanksgiving". 1995 Re-opened Sep 1995 as Furr & Company, Goldsmiths. Feb 2006 Furr & Company moved to 7 Bridge Street. "Jane Corbett Millinery"
(Moved from 47 HS)["Unique hats and head dresses designed and hand made to order, exact colour match to Clients' outfits. We also offer a handbag design-&-make service and a range of unusual jewellery, gifts & hand-made cards".] 2008 Jane Corbett Millinery 2009 Sep "Angela Knight" Lingerie. From Norman Hidden's Papers: 1983: Site of the Methodist Chapel, Bridge St. and No. 9 Bridge Street The history of the site goes back many centuries, probably to the original division of land along the main street into burgage tenures in the 12th or early 13th century. Certainly a house was already in existence on this site in 1470, owned by the Priory Hospital of St. John. Whether the house was used by the priory or was let to rent is not known, but its situation so near to the priory itself ( only the mill intervening between the two buildings) suggests that it may have originally been a building used for hospital purposes. By the 16th century, however , evidence suggests that it was likely to have been let as a source of rent for the priory. When the priory was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1548 the king granted the priory property to Sir John Thynne, of Longleat fame. Thynne leased the property and in 1552 the building was said to be "late in the tenure of ..?.. Jennyns, and now of John Bytheway." On Thynne's death the property became again at the disposal of the crown and (via court middlemen such as Dru Drury and Edward Downing) it was purchased as an investment, along with other former priory property, by Anthony Hidden, lord of the manor of Hidden - cum - Eddington. When Anthony died in 1591 it descended to his young son Roger, and was held in trust during Roger's minority by his step-father Robert Roberts of Salisbury. After coming of age, Roger Hidden sold it to a London merchant named Price who almost immediately re -sold to Dr. Thomas Sheaff, a canon of St. George's College, Windsor. Sheaff, in turn, disposed of the freehold (1612) to Henry Atkins, the sitting tenant. The building, its accompanying garden, and a small plot of ground which separated it from the mill on the north side remained in the Atkins family for over a hundred years. William Atkins, who may have been born in the house when his father was tenant of Anthony Hidden, succeeded to the freehold when his father Henry died in 1618. William Atkins died in 1643, and in the town rent roll of 1676 the property is listed as belonging to Edward Atkins. This is presumably the Edward Atkins who is described in later deeds of the property as fellmonger, that is trader in calf and sheep skins for manufacture of leather goods (such as gloves). When Edward died he left the property and business to two sons William and Edward, who continued the business as fellmongers. In 1726 the two Atkins brothers sold the property to William Allen the elder, also a glover. At some time before l748 Allen used the plot of ground between his house and the stream which marked the boundary with the grounds of the mill to build a new house neighbouring his own on the north side and this new house became occupied by Edward Lucas. Joseph Allen in 1752 mortgaged both properties (as well as 15 acres of land he held separately). The property is described as consisting of two messuages, 1 barn, 1 stable, 1 shop, 2 gardens and 2 orchards. The mortgagor insisted that a clause be inserted into his agreement with Joseph Allen which transferred to him the benefits of the building's insurance policy issued by the Society of the Sun Office in London for insurance against loss or damage by fire, dated 6 July 1752 and numbered 131349. The policy was valid for the main or original messuage for a total sum not exceeding £200 and it carefully excluded "all manner of outhouses or adjoining buildings"! In 1759 his previous mortgagor having died, Allen was forced to find a new mortgage to enable him to clear that agreed in 1752. This time a local widow, Elizabeth Farrendon, came to his assistance. By 1769 Joseph Allen had died; and his son Joseph Alien junior, also a glover, was able to clear his mortgage to Elizabeth Farrendon only by securing a further mortgage from Thomas Mundy. Finally in 1773 Mundy 'by the direction of Joseph Allen' sold to Sir William Dolben as trustee for widow Mary Garrard of Hungerford. Among the documents which record this a the subsequent transaction, is a memorandum in Mary Garrard's handwriting which recounts the building of a wall between her property and that on its southern side, containing a special white stone commemorating her wedding to the late George Garrard, gent. Mary Garrard died in 1802 and in her will left the property to her two sisters, Mulso & Judith Whitelocke. They had it put up to auction at the Bear Inn in the same year, when it was purchased by Thomas Atherton, a miller. Atherton is recorded in the town quit rent rolls as owner of the premises in 1805, 1818, 1832 & 1836. I have obtained much of the detail in this record from original deeds in possession of the Methodist church (1612-1802). They were brought to my attention by Mr. Alfred Kew & most generously brought out of the church's archives & placed at my disposal through the good offices of Rev. John Morgan, the local Methodist minister, and I would like to acknowledge my debt to them in this respect. See also: Updated: 11.8.2011 |