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The history of ownership and occupation of the properties at the southern end of the east side of High Street (modern numbers 66-93) is very speculative. Records are sketchy, and confusing. This page is the current "best attempt" to clarify the history of these properties, but much further work still needs to be done. It is possible that the historic boundaries do not match the modern ones.

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Summary Earliest information: 1753 Original estate: Hungerford Engleford Common Rights? Yes Date of current building: Listed? Yes




	84 High Street - the "thatched cottage", Feb 2007

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The only remaining thatched property in the High Street.

Description of property

From Listed Building records: Cottage. Thatched roof, chimney to left, thatch dressed around two eaves dormers, rendered wall, thin timber framing visible internally. One and a half storeys. Two 20th century casements to left, 20th century door to right.

Timeline:

1753-61 (QR) Entry missing?

1774-1790 (QR) Entry missing?

1781 (CL)

1795-1804 (QR) Timothy ?Turell for house late Richard Garrets, q.r. 4d.

1805-17 (QR) Timothy ?Turrell for house late Richard Garrets, amended to George Ryley, q.r. 4d.

1818-23 (QR) George Ryley for house late Richard Garrats, q.r. 4d.
1832 (QR) George Ryley for house late Richard Garrats, q.r. 4d.

1836 (QR) Mrs Catherine Ryley for house late George Ryley's formerly Garrat's, q.r. 4d.
1847 (CL) Mrs Catherine Ryley (own); Thomas Price (occ)

1851 (CS) Thomas Price (55), waiter.

1861 (CL) ??Holmes (own); Clements (occ)

1896 (CL) Walter Cox (own); Henry Waters (occ)
1914 (CL) Walter Cox (own); Henry Waters (occ)

1932 (QR) Mr F. Barnard (Birch) for "House formerly Richard Garrat's afterwards George Ryleys then Catherine Ryley", q.r. 4d.

1939 (Blacket's) Vacant

1947 (CL) Francis Henry Tytherleigh Easton

1952-1970 (CL) Miss Susan Smith

1976 (CL) Hew Lloyd Jones

1983 (CL) David Gordon Hall Powell
1984 (CL) David Gordon Hall Powell
1985 (CL) David Gordon Hall Powell

2000 (CL) Robert Doyle

2005 (CL) Mr J Pomeroy

2007 Mike Bowyer
2011 (CL) Eileen Bowyer

From Norman Hidden papers:

84, 83-78 High Street inclusive

In the will of Abiam Tubb 1779 he left a block of 4 tenements to his niece Elizabeth Naxton (Knackstone), in two of which Elizabeth was living; the others were occupied by James Adams and Moses Pocock. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Tubb, Abiam's brother. The tenement block was said to be next to the house of Jane Betteridge. It is probably the burgage plot which is marked John Knackstone on the Enclosure Award Map of 1819. The same map shows the neighbouring plot on the north to belong to Hall, and the neighbouring plot on the south to berlong to J. Burgess. The early 19^th century quit rent rolls do not include these properties. This is presumably because Hall's property was a former Hungerford Englefield property, Knackstone derived his via Tubb from the Dean and Canons of Windsor (Rectorial ten no 7 + 2 acres), and Burgess also held a former Hungerford Englefield property. More evidence is needed, however, to substantiate this presumption, and until the plot is exactly pin-pointed, it is difficult to make use of earlier surveys to trace its history.

Elizabeth Tubb married John Knackstone in 1771, and she was buried in 1785.

DCW will of John Knackstone, shoemaker, dated June 1821 – leaves all leasehold messuages and lands to Charles Salisbury baker, and William Fox, carpenter, on trust to dispose of by auction and to put the money into securities for Ruth Knackstone, daughter-in-law; but if she marry, then to Betty Neale, widow of William Neale. After the death of daughter-in-law, various provisions including to sister Sarah Dare(?), w/o Joseph D. Probate Aug 1822. There is also 1822 DCW will of Hannah Knackstone.

1814 DCW survey. ?John Knackstone – tenement and 3r garden +1 acre 2r arable.

Other notes:

86/85 Hall (H.E)

83/84 Knackstone (rectorial)

77 Burgess (H.E.)

Sun Fire Insurance Vol. 267, no. 39974, dated 30 June 1778: John Naxton shoemaker on his ..?three?.. tenements in 1 building in tenure of himself and others. Brick and tiled.