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Timeline <1470 (NH) Belonging to the Chantry of BVM; Julian Verman (occ) c.1470 (NH) John Tuckhyll (the first Constable of Hungerford) "late Julian Verman's". In this survey John Tuckhyll holds no fewer than 11 burgages! These include: 1547/8 (NH) Thomas Faller, Thomas Eyton (occ). 1573 (NH) Thomas Goddard – "decayed by fire", q.r. 6d. [In 1573 these have become one tenement, garden and orchard held by James Gardiner for term of life, the freehold belonging to Thomas
Goddard, gent, quit rent 6d; and another tenement "now decayed by fire", with garden and orchard, the freehold of Thomas Goddard, gent. The jurors report that there ought to be paid out of the latter
premise the sum of 12d annually to "the chantry". This chantry payment probably is the 12d p.a. in the BVM chantry lease of 1548 as 'rent from land of Thomas Fuller'.] 1676 (NH) (QR) Thomas Butler, q.r. 6d. [In 1676 these two dwellings appear in the Quit Rent roll of that year as John Jenkins (3-4HS), quit rent 6d, and Thomas Butler (1HS), quit rent 6d. The 1654 will of
Edward Jenkins, tailor, dated 1652 leaves a messuage to wife and sons John and Edward occupied by A. Hafford and L. Beneditch and also "the house I now live in" to my wife and son John half each to pay
rent", overseers John Butler and Jonathan Read. ] 1738/9 (NH) This date roughly corresponds with the date of the Foot of Fine Trin. 11 & 12 Geo II (=1738 or 9), Edward Woodham the younger Q and John Ambrose gent & his wife Elizabeth deforciants re a house in
Hungerford. The two messuages may have been in mortgage to Stephen Pearse of Standen gent (see Joan Wodham' s will 1779). There is a proviso in the will that James Wodham (executor and heir) should
"suffer his brother Benjamin to enjoy the back shop now in my possession for one year without rent." 1896 (CL) Trustees of Alfred Jas Ferrier; William Frederick Ferrier (occ) c.1910 Mr. Hall, barber in upstairs (across bridge). Ray Stebbings met a Charles Hall, from Didcot aged 80 in ?1995, says his father was the barber there, left c.1914 for Thatcham with his family. 1912 Photograph of High Street shows "Umbrellas" sold at the first floor shop – access over the bridge. 1932 (QR) Mr G. Allen, "House formerly Butler's afterwards James Woodham", q.r. 6d. 1952 (CL) Miss Priscilla Margaret Briant 1963 (CL) Greta Kingstone 1968 (CL) Reginald Arthur Lewis Jeanes 1976 "Bridge Gallery" – antique prints etc. (??run by Mrs. Rose Wiles, wife of Leslie Wiles) 1993 Peter Hallett (?dates came and went?) 1993-2004 "Jokas" (Games and gifts shop) (Ground floor). Jo and Kathy ..?... 2004 Charlie Woodhead, (Greatwood Properties) owner (of what? – developed terrace of 3 properties in the garden, alongside the canal towpath). Changes to interior, exterior windows, and pedestrian bridge to first floor. 2004 "Fired Earth" (Tiles, paints etc) (1st floor) Summer 2007 "Divine Right" closed. Oct 2007 Ground floor opened as "Mistral" Ladies Clothing (moved from Walton's Clothing at 129 HS). Notes from Norman Hidden's papers: By deed dated 8 November 2 Elizabeth (=1560) (Wilts R.O. 110/16) Edward Fawleye of Enford made a feoffment of his lands and tenement in Hungerford to John Goddard. The tenement consisted of a house with barn, stable, orchard, garden and curtilage and was situated in the High Street between a tenement of the Holy Trinity chantry on the South side and a tenement of Edward Fawleye on the North side. The Holy Trinity chantry tenement was at that time in the occupation of Thomas Longe. The lands which accompanied the dwelling house consisted of 1½ acres of meadow in Woodmarsh. Both land and house had been lately in the trust and occupation of Thomas Fawley, deceased, father (?) of Edward. There was a Thomas Fowler to whom the Duchy of Lancaster leased the Hungerford mills by deed of indenture dated 21 December 2/3 Philip and Mary (=1555) (P.R.O. REQ2/240/49), and he assigned the mill lease to John Austen shortly afterwards. It seems likely that Thomas Fawleye is a variant spelling or mistranscription for Thomas Fawler (the name is also spelled Faller, Faulor and sometimes Fuller) and that Thomas was dead by 1560. [In the 1609 town survey Anthony Faller derives another property from "Edward Faller of Enford."] 1548 - the BVM Chantry draft lease includes rent from land of Thomas Fuller of 12d, which may correspond to the 12d obit due from Thomas Goddard's tenement recorded in the 1573 survey. Among the witnesses to the deed, as interested parties, were Thomas Longe, George Bradford, and John Fawler. [P.R. Burials 14 August 1566. Thos Longe aged 80]. A note on the front of the Fawlye - Goddard deed, in a later handwriting, states "Robert Haynes' tenement", but this cannot be the 1609 tenement of Robert Haynes. A draft lease of the Holy Trinity chantry properties on dissolution in 1547 or 8 records a tenement let to Thomas Longe at 8 shillings p.a. This corresponds with a similar entry in the 1552 town survey. This Holy Trinity tenement lies on the south side of two tenements held by Thomas Faller, one late in the tenure of Thomas Dallman and the other in the tenure of Thomas Eyton and at the time of the survey in the tenure of John Asheton (or Austen) and Richard Pennye, the two quit rents totalling 12d. [These adjoining tenements probably formed the 1½ burgage property (quit rent 12d) in c.1470 of that well-to-do local merchant John Tuckhyll, the first Constable of Hungerford. This site was "late Julian Verman's".] In 1573 these have become one tenement, garden and orchard held by James Gardiner for term of life, the freehold belonging to Thomas Goddard, gent., quit rent 6d; and another tenement "now decayed by fire", with garden and orchard, the freehold of Thomas Goddard, gent. The jurors report that there ought to be paid out of the latter premise the sum of 12d annually to "the chantry". This chantry payment probably is the 12d p.a. in the BVM chantry lease of 1548 as 'rent from land of Thomas Fuller'. In 1591 these two premises appear to be held by Thomas Goddard, the first leased to William Pittfoule (quit rent 6d), the second still "decayed by fire", quit rent 6d, and still with a note that 12d p.a. is due to the chantry. [In 1609 they are still owned by Goddard who has leased the first (i.e. the most southerly) to Henry Winsor and Winsor has sub-let to Ingram Winkworth. The second seems to have been re-built, for it no longer is said to be "decayed by fire", but is now let to Thomas Browne. Both are recorded as paying the same quit rent.] In 1676 these two dwellings appear in the Quit Rent roll of that year as John Jenkins, quit rent 6d, and Thomas Butler, quit rent 6d. The 1654 will of Edward Jenkins, tailor, dated 1652 leaves a messuage to wife and sons John and Edward occupied by A. Hafford and L. Beneditch and also "the house I now live in" to my wife and son John half each to pay rent", overseers John Butler and Jonathan Read. [In 1733 Edward Mullington purchased 1 house from Joseph Shipton (H.C.B.) and it may have been the tenement held by "the heir of Edward Mullington" (H.C.B. 1739) and later occupied 1753 by Ann Mullingan, widow.] In 1753 these are recorded as the houses owned by Ann Mullington, widow, quit rent 6d and Mr Joseph Butler, quit rent 6d, the latter being occupied by William Allen. 1768 (Berks Poll Book) (a) Benjamin Bronsdon of Inglewood, freeholder in Hungerford, of messuage and lands occupied by Joseph Patey, (b) William Dunsdon freeholder in Hungerford of messuage and lands occupied by self. During the period 1774-80 by position and amount of quit rent (Edward deleted), James Woodham, late Butler (N), and Mrs Brunsdon late Forty's (S) each with quit rent 6d. Then follows the Kennet and Avon Company. 1805 (Mary Brunsdon deleted / Pettit deleted) for house late Forty's -George Pettit (S) quit rent 6d and James Woodham late Butler 6d (N). 1818 (George Pettit deleted) Edward Woodham late Forty's 6d.(S) and James Woodham late Butler's q.r. 6d. (N) 1832 Edward Woodham late Forty's 6d (S) & James Woodham late Butler's (S). 1836 ditto Census 1851 James Woodham aged 62 watch & clockmaker, head of household, at no. 19 High Street, west side. Census 1881 Henry Woodham on the Bridge; refers to Woodham's Yard (see photo 2 [not in collection]). Edward Wodham of Hungerford, whitesmith, left a PCC will dated May 1777 (probate Dec 1777) in which he left to his wife Joan all his several messuages in Hungerford and Chilton Foliat. Widow Wodham' s Dean of Sarum will is dated February 1778 and proved July 1799. She leaves to her son James "all those 2 messuages in Hungerford now in my own possession and the possession of..?.. Dismore my tenant". Since Wodham was an ironsmith it is probable that his house, late Butler's, was that insured by Thomas Butler, ironmonger, in 1716 (vol 5 Sun) and by John Butler in 1719 (vol 10 Sun), also ironmonger. In 1737/8 Edward Wodhain blacksmith insured his premises on W. side High St. — dwelling house, brewhouse, and woodhouse adjoining. Stone, timber, slated, tiled, £150 dwelling house, £50 brewhouse: total £200. This date roughly corresponds with the date of the Foot of Fine Trin. 11 & 12 Geo II (=1738 or 9), Edward Woodham the younger Q and John Ambrose gent & his wife Elizabeth deforciants re a house in Hungerford. The two messuages may have been in mortgage to Stephen Pearse of Standen gent (see Joan Wodham' s will 1779). There is a proviso in the will that James Wodham (executor and heir) should "suffer his brother Benjamin to enjoy the back shop now in my possession for one year without rent." The Schedule of Properties liable to be affected by the Kennet & Avon Canal project to which the Act of Parliament (1793?) refers, lists the house of James Woodham as occupied by him and Mary Coxhead as 2 tenements, garden and orchard. ===================== 1881 Census: Woodham's Yard a. Chas Stagg The Bridge Geo Buckeridge, tailor High Street Henry Barrett, draper E.W. Killick, draper ====================== There are various insurance records in the late 18th century which may relate to this property, e.g. Thos Butler, ironmonger, 1716 (Sun Fire vol 5 7297)-see will of Sarah Toe 1731. Joseph Shipton mercer 1716 (vol 6 / 325) on an empty property in the High Street. Edward Woodham blacksmith - dwelling house etc (description) on west side of High Street (vol 48 / 507) 1737/8. Are the "brewhouse and woodhouse adjoining" the "extensions" shown on photo 1? See also: Updated: 10.5.2011 |