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1663 (NH Hearth Tax) John Forty, 3 hearths(?) ?position 1722 Date appears on rainwater hopper. 1753-61 (QR) Alexander Thistlethwaite for his upper house, q.r. 4d. 1774-90 (QR) James [amended to] Anthony Woodroffe for house wherein he dwelt, q.r. 4d. 1781 (CL) James Woodroffe. 1786 (NH Royal Exchange Assurance Policy 97765, 8 June 1786) Anthony Woodroffe
insured a house, brewhouse and offices situate near the market place late in occupation of James Woodroffe deceased, and adjacent to the Craven Arms. 1805-17 (QR) Anthony Woodroffe (amended to "Devisees of Anthony Woodroffe", amended to Sarah Woodroffe) for house late James Woodroffe, q.r. 4d. 1807 (CL) James Woodroffe own; Elizabeth Butts, occ. 1818-23 (QR) Devisees of Sarah Woodroffe, amended to William Atherton, for house late James Woodroffe, q.r. 4d. 1819 (EA) 109+110 one property - strip plot to back lane. Un-named 1832 (QR) William Atherton for house late Anthony Woodroffe, q.r. 4d. 1841 (CS) Ambrose Lanfear (60) Independent. 1847 (CL) William Atherton (own); Ambrose Lanfear (occ) 1861 (CL) William Atherton (owner) [1869 (PO) Stephen Clifford, boot and shoe maker, Charnham Street. (The first directory to mention Clifford).] 1871 (CS) George Hidden (41) - organist (Also Registrar of Hungerford, census enumerator, organist at Parish Church) [1877 (KD) Stephen Clifford, boot and shoe maker, Charnham Street.] 1881 (CS) George Hidden (51) - music seller. George Hidden (22) - organist & music teacher (*3) George Hidden (father of G.H. b.1830) died in 1836. 1891 (KD) Stephen Clifford - boot & shoemaker, HS. 1911 (KD) Louis Clifford - dairyman, HS. 19?? (Mrs. May Marks, Ramsbury) Cliffords had right of way through 111 HS via coach house and arch onto High Street 1928 Date of photograph used in Pictorial History. Val Troke says "aunt" Mrs Vera Walters (of Hillside Road) lived in one half of 109-110 HS. Brought up by her aunt and uncle the Cliffords in Hungerford. Came 1927. Remembers being told the photo being taken shortly after. c.1932 (QR #25) Mr. Clifford, for "House late Anthony Woodroffe's then Wm. Atherton's", q.r. 4d. 109 High Street 1939 (BL) H.H. Hawkes, hairdresser 1939 (KD) William Martin Clifford - boot & shoemaker. (Jack Williams recalls that his research into the Glorious Revolution at the time of the 300th Anniversary, showed that Cliffords were making boots in 1687 – but he does not remember the premises.) 1947 (CL) Mrs Hattie Kathleen Jones. 1952 (CL) Victor Cyril Walter. (m. Vera Clifford ) 1966 (Mrs. Val Troke) Shoe shop closed 1966/7. Mr Clifford continued to do a few repairs until his death in his 80s in 1968. 1976 (CL) Void – Empire Bookmakers 1978 Hants & Dorset – estate agents 1983 (CL) Void – Empire Bookmakers 1990 Renovations: Bookmakers closed. Estate Agents became high-class shoe and accessory shop called "Rebecca", run by Mrs Woodhead. 1992 Mark Allen Estate Agents (moved from 47HS - previously Elcome's butchers) South end of this was called Barnes Associates. Oct 2008 Marc Allen moved to 110. Peppermint Cream opened [interior design goods and gifts]. 110 High Street 1939 (BL) W.M. Clifford, boot and shoe outfitter 1968 Florence Emily Clifford 197? (Miss Betty Munford) "Before George Smith, it was Mr Hawkes, barber". 1976 (CL) George William Smith (barber) (deleted) Void 1978 Hants & Dorset – estate agents 1986 Mr Betts sold to Jim Woodhead, developer. 1990 Renovations: Estate Agents became high-class shoe and accessory shop called "Rebecca", run by Mrs Woodhead. 1992 Whole building called "Lancaster House" again. 1998 Lane Fox Estate Agents (?when did this come - a few years ago?) ?2000 Dickins Hopgood and Chidley, Solicitors (established 1996), at 110 HS for several years before moved to Old National School at end of 2003. 2005 (CL) 110: Void Oct 2008 Marc Allen moved from 109 to 110. From Norman Hidden's papers: This property seems to be on one of the oldest recorded sites in Hungerford, mentioned in 1457 in the will of John Yonge, who was an important local officer, the collector of rents for Lord Hungerford. In his will he left to his wife Matilda (Maud) for her lifetime his house which was situated between the tenement of John Gunter on the south and that of the Abbess and Convent of Goring on the north side. From the rent of this property the sum of 12d was to be paid in two equal instalments annually towards the maintenance of a priest at the Chantry of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hungerford. After the death of Matilda the house was to be sold by his executors and the proceeds to be used as an obituary. It is possible to identify this site because we have a Duchy of Lancaster rental of the town taken about 1470. In this appears the following entries for the east side of the High Street (reading from south to north):- Henry Capper holds ½ burgage which belongs to the Abbess of Goring, quit rent 4d. John Tuckhyll holds ¼ part of a burgage late John Goldyng's, quit rent 2d. William Gunter holds ¼ part of a burgage late John Goldyng's, quit rent 2d. The property to the north is the only property for which the Abbbess of Goring appears in this or any other rental of the town. It may be surmised that John Gunter's property to the south has been inhabited by William, and that John Young's property was sold and became successively first John Goldyng's, then John Tuckhyll's. 1663 Hearth Tax: John Forty, 3 hearths(?) 1786 Royal Exchange Assurance Policy 97765, 8 June 1786. Anthony Woodroffe insured a house, brewhouse and offices situate near the market place late in occupation of James Woodroffe deceased, and adjacent to the Craven Arms. Thoughts by Jack Williams, 16.1.2008: Mrs. Will Clifford was my Auntie Flo (my mother's sister). I came on holiday from Chilton Foliat on a regular basis in the early to mid thirties. Breakfast was always two slices of Porky Jessett's round tin loaf, liberally covered in fish paste, but before breakfast Uncle Will and I crossed the common to shoot rabbits, on the south side of the railway, close to the rubbish dump. It is fascinating to remember Uncle Will mending shoes – sitting on a low bench before a huge window; his mouth held the small nails, a rolled-up cigarette and he always seemed to be singing – quite incredible. The shop was quite amazing, Will's gall stones in a jam jar were displayed for interested people. There were apples, pears, raspberries, black currants and gooseberries in season, but Margaret particularly remembers the bunches of Lilly of-the-Valley all on sale amongst the shoes. The entrance hall was superb, a huge polished cupboard, cases of stuffed fish, a magnificent staircase, and a loud ringing bell when the front door opened. There was a great cellar with apple racks, and an unexplored attic; a large bedroom occupied by Mr Garabet, a dentist from Marlborough one day a week, as I remember. The garden stretched to Fairview Road, and was a maze of paths all edged with low growing box hedges. There was a summer house midway in the garden. To me it seemed quite large, full of interesting items – fishing rods, shot guns, rabbit snares, garden tools, old seats, wheelbarrows, buckets, etc. At Fairview Road there were stables and cowsheds, some converted into workshops for my father's decorating business. It was a magical place to visit." See also: Updated: 10.5.2011 |