Cosgrove New Buildings to Lock Lane

Main Street – New Buildings to Lock Lane

We know that at the time of the 1843 survey schedule http://www.cosgrovehistory.co.uk/doc/records/1843.html

Only the corner plot adjacent to Lock Lane belonged to the Cosgrove Hall Estate, and was rented by Joseph Holdom, just one cottage and garden. He appeared in the 1841 Census as a Brewer, but could have been a worker at Cosgrove Brewery for Mr Bull.

He and his wife Ann had four children. William, aged 20, was working as a Maltster, possibly also at Bull’s Brewery, and his younger brother John was already training as a butcher at the age of 15.

During the next ten years to the Census of 1851 the family dispersed, and the boys had their own households and jobs, leaving Joseph, at 62, living with other tenants or workers. There are no clues in this Census as to whether he still rented the cottage next to Lock Lane, and we do know that someone named Holdom had built cottages adjacent to the Barley Mow. Joseph Holdom was buried in Cosgrove Churchyard on 24 April 1857, aged 73.

By 1884 the Ordnance Survey map showing the same area of Main Street has many more buildings.

John Holdom’s house

Documents recorded from 1888 refer to the area below. Text has been expanded from abbreviation.

Skevington’s Buildings (New Buildings) in green – by 1888 these had already been built.

RECITING by an Indenture dated 23^rd March 1888 and made between Martha Smith of the 1^st part and William Rose Parrott of the 2^nd part Joseph Thomas Foster of the 3^rd part and the said Frank Skevington of the 4^th part a messuage on tenement and Butcher’s shop with the slaughter house, stables and garden orchard and premises thereunto adjoining and belonging, situate and being in the village of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton and also a cottage or tenement situate in the garden of the yard belonging to the lastly described messuage were conveyed unto and to the use of the said F Skevington in fee simple.

AND the said F Skevington had since converted the said messuage and Butcher’s shop into three cottages or tenements and erected on the said orchard or garden or on some part thereof and on the side of certain of the said outbuildings seven other cottages or tenements and the whole property comprised in the thereinbefore recited Indenture then consisted of eleven cottages or tenements outbuildings or premises.

This group of cottages were built in brick – an innovation in the villages – and thus became known as “The New Buildings”.

In the 1891 Census the eleven cottages in “Skevington’s Buildings” were clearly recorded:

1 Skevington's Building	Alfred	DURRANT	head	married	29		Labourer Railway Works
	Emma	DURRANT	wife	married		38
	Annie	CLARKE	sister-in-law	married		28
	Harry	CLARKE	nephew		4
	Ethel	CLARKE	niece			2
2 Skevingtons Bldgs	Eli	BAKER	head	married	50		Iron Machinist Railway Car. Works
	Ann	BAKER	wife	married		46
	Sophia	HERBERT	visitor			8
3 Skevingtons Bldgs	Francis	HILTON	head	married	33		Gas Fitter
	Harriet	HILTON	wife	married		30
4 Skevingtons Bldgs	Charlotte	BROWN	head	widow		60
	John	BROWN	son	single	24		Labourer in Saw Mills
	Herbert	BROWN	grandson		13		Printer's boy
5 Skevingtons Bldgs	George	GASKINS	head	married	30		Gas stoker
	Sarah	GASKINS	wife	married		31
	William	GASKINS	son		9		Scholar
	Edwin	GASKINS	son		8		Scholar
	Violet	GASKINS	daughter			6	Scholar
	Annie	GASKINS	daughter			5	Scholar
	Lillian	GASKINS	daughter			4	Scholar
	Francis	GASKINS	son		10 mon
	Mary	HILSON	mother-in-law	widow		66	Supported by her sons
6 Skevingtons Bldgs	George Edwd	ELLARD	head	married	25		Railway platelayer
	Jane Elizabeth	ELLARD	wife	married		22
7 Skevingtons Bldgs	Henry Harris	HURST	head	married	28		Sawyer Railway Works
	Emily Catherine	HURST	wife	married		31
	Clara Annie	STEWART	stepdaughter			9
	Caroline Kate	HURST	daughter			2
	Henry Joseph	HURST	son		1 mon
8 Skevingtons Bldgs	Levi	SMITH	head	married	38		Brass Fitter Railway Works
	Elizabeth	SMITH	wife	married		37
	Reuben Geo	SMITH	son		14		Labourer Agricultural
9 Skevingtons Bldgs	John Wm	BUGBY	head	married	28		Groom
	Mary Jane	BUGBY	wife	married		23
	Frances Charlotte	BUGBY	daughter			1
10 Skevingtons Bldgs	Thomas D	SMITH	head	married	27		Labourer Railway Car. Works
	Sarah A	SMITH	wife	married		29
	John W D	SMITH	son		6
	Florence M R	SMITH	daughter			4
	Thomas D	SMITH	son		2
11 Skevingtons Bldgs	George	WOOLHEAD	head	married	28		Labourer Railway Car. Works
	Lucy	WOOLHEAD	wife	married		25
	Edward	WOOLHEAD	son		4
	Flora Beatrice	WOOLHEAD	daughter			3
	Edith	WOOLHEAD	daughter			1
	Edward	JONES	boarder	single	22		Labourer Railway Car. Works
	George	JONES	boarder	single	21		Labourer Railway Car. Works

The thatched cottages on the right can be seen in the image on the left below. In the distance you can see "New Buildings".
Where you can see a change in the outline fronts of the buildings there was an entrance called "Suet Alley" to a butcher's shop .

Frank Skevington sold the group of cottages in 1900 to a draper called Meadows - the document tells us the names of the people who rented them at that date.

20 October 1900

By Indenture of this date made between Frank Skevington formally of Stony Stratford in the County of Buckingham Butcher but then of Carlton in the County of Bedford of the one part and Walter William Meadows of Stony Stratford aforesaid Draper of the other part

AND RECITING Agreement for sale of such cottages and premises at the price of £1020.

It was witnessed that in consideration of the sum of £1020 as purchase money then paid to the said F Skevington by the said W W Meadows (rect etc) the said F Skevington as B/O thereby conveyed unto the said W W Meadows

All those eleven cottages or tenements with the yards gardens outbuildings and premises thereunto adjoining and belonging, situate and being in the village of Cosgrove aforesaid and was converted and erected by the said F Skevington as aforesaid as the same were in the respective occupations of William White, Thomas Smith, Robert Brown, George Johnson, Levi Smith, Frederick John Rainbow, John Boyle, Thomas Tompkins, Ebenezer Burridge, Alfred Durrant and John Bull, all which said cottages and premises stand together and were bounded on or towards the North in part by the Village Street and on the remaining part by land belonging to the Representatives of Gates deceased South by the Parish Cottages of Cosgrove aforesaid East by other parts of the said land belonging to George Frederick Branson TO HOLD the same with the appurtenances unto and to the use of the said W W Meadows in fee simple

Executed by the said F Skevington and attested.

View from "The Green" end of the High / Main Street c.1900 towards the Aquaduct. "New Buildings" are on the immediate left.

In the Census of 1901 the following families were renting the eleven cottages

1 Skevingtons Bldgs	John	BULL	head	m	50		Labourer Coal Carter
	Jane	BULL	wife	m		51	Laundress Wash
	Margaretta	BULL	daughter	s		17	Laundress Wash
	Arthur J	BULL	son		12
2 Skevingtons Bldgs	Alfred J	DURRANT	head	m	38		Labourer Carriage Coupling Maker
	Emma L T	DURRANT	wife	m		44
	Mable L T	DURRANT	daughter			9
	Ada A	DURRANT	daughter			6
3 Skevingtons Bldgs	Ebenezer	BURRIDGE	head	m	40		Railway Carriage Painter Wks
	Catherine	BURRIDGE	wife	m		39
	Harry	MEAKINS	boarder	s	23		Wheelwright Carriage Works
4 Skevingtons Bldgs	Thomas C	TOMPKINS	head	m	34
	Sarah A	TOMPKINS	wife	m		39	Dressmaker
5 Skevingtons Bldgs	John T	BOYALL	head	m	35		Coach Painter Railway Car
	Grace S	BOYALL	wife	m		29
	Alice	BOYALL	daughter			2mon
	Nellie	HARE	boarder			13	(Feeble minded)
6 Skevingtons Bldgs	Frederick J	RAINBOW	head	m	36		Labourer Railway Carriage Works -Reservist 2nd Northants
	Sarah A	RAINBOW	wife	m		29
	Amy	RAINBOW	daughter			7
	Frederick W	RAINBOW	son		5
	Pursey	RAINBOW	son		3
	Sidney A	RAINBOW	son		7mons
7 Skevingtons Bldgs	Levi	SMITH	head	m	47		General Labourer Carriage Wks
	Elizabeth	SMITH	wife	m		45
8 Skevingtons Bldgs	George	JOHNSON	head	m	40		General Labourer Carriage Wks
	Ellen	JOHNSON	wife	m		43
	Harry E	JOHNSON	son		11
	Ada A J	JOHNSON	daughter			8
	Edith V K	JOHNSON	daughter			6
	Daisy	JOHNSON	daughter			4
9 Skevingtons Bldgs	William	WHITE	head	m	27		General Labourer Carriage Wks
	Elvina	WHITE	wife	m		25
	Elise	WHITE	daughter			1
	Arthur	WHITE	son		1mon
10 Skevingtons Bldgs	Thomas	SMITH	head	m	37		Carriage Fitter Machinist
	Sarah	SMITH	wife	m		40
	John	SMITH	son		16		Carriage Fitter Apprentice
	Florence	SMITH	daughter			14	Printer - Ruler
	Thomas	SMITH	son		12		Schoolboy - Baker errandboy Port
	Kate	SMITH	daughter			9
11 Skevingtons Bldgs	Robert	BROWN	head	m	39
	Elizabeth	BROWN	wife	m		39	Brass worker Carriage Wks
	Bertha	BROWN	daughter			8
	Olive Rose	BROWN	daughter			7
	Robert	BROWN	son		1

The Census in 1911 gives insights into the families in what were now called the New Buildings

New Buildings Cosgrove	William White	WHITE	head	38		married	Saw Filler	Rail Car Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Elvira Gertrude	WHITE	wife		37	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Arthur William	WHITE	son	10
New Buildings Cosgrove	Walter Geo	WHITE	son	8
New Buildings Cosgrove	Elvira Cicely	WHITE	daughter		4
New Buildings Cosgrove	Fredrick Raymond	WHITE	son	1

New Buildings Cosgrove	Frederick	TACK	head	40		widower	Machinist shaper & Planer Millwrighting	Ryy Carriage Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Frederick	TACK	son	18		single	Apprentice Fitting Millwrighting	Ryy Carriage Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Arthur	TACK	son	17		single	Apprentice Coach Painting	Ryy Carriage Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Winifred	TACK	daughter		15	single
New Buildings Cosgrove	Herbert	TACK	son	13			House & Garden Domestic
New Buildings Cosgrove	Albert	TACK	son	12			School
New Buildings Cosgrove	Louie	TACK	daughter		9
New Buildings Cosgrove	Beatrice	TACK	daughter		5
New Buildings Cosgrove	Robert	BROWN	head	50		married	Labourer Railway	Rail Car Wks	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Elizabeth	BROWN	wife	50	50	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Robert	BROWN	son	11			School
New Buildings Cosgrove	Richard	HILLYER	boarder	1

New Buildings Cosgrove	George	JOHNSON	head	50		married	Coach Cleaner	Rly Co. Carriage Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Ellen	JOHNSON	wife		53	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Harry	JOHNSON	son	21		single	Coach Finisher	Rly Co. Carriage Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Ada	JOHNSON	daughter		18	single	Cook Domestic
New Buildings Cosgrove	Daisy	JOHNSON	daughter		14

New Buildings Cosgrove	Walter George	CLARKE	head	33		married	Fitter's Labourer	Rail Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Mercey	CLARKE	wife		33	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Mona Ruby Dorothy	CLARKE	daughter		3

New Buildings Cosgrove	William	CASTLE	head	34		married	Railway Shunter	Rail Car Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Rosetta	CASTLE	wife		33	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Frederick William	CASTLE	son	10			School
New Buildings Cosgrove	Harold Thomas	CASTLE	son	8			School
New Buildings Cosgrove	Edith	CASTLE	daughter		6		School
New Buildings Cosgrove	Mabel	CASTLE	daughter		1

New Buildings Cosgrove	William	LANE	head	26		married	Crane Driver Labourer	Rly Co. Carriage Wks
New Buildings Cosgrove	Lilian	LANE	wife		22	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	William	LANE	son	4

New Buildings Cosgrove	Mark	BEASLEY	head	39		married	Carriage Works Electric Labourer	Rail Carriage Works LNW	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Ruth	BEASLEY	wife		39	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Arthur James	BEASLEY	son	16		single	Farm Labourer		Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Cyril Mark	BEASLEY	son	15		single	Farm Labourer		Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Myrtle Ida Winifred	BEASLEY	niece		7

New Buildings Cosgrove	John	HORN	head	49		married	Blacksmiths Striker	L.N.W. Carriage Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Mary Ann	HORN	wife		47	married

New Buildings Cosgrove	George	NICHOLS	head	30		married	General Labourer	Railway Works	Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Charlotte Kate	NICHOLS	wife		27	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Sidney George	NICHOLS	son	5
New Buildings Cosgrove	Elizabeth Jane	NICHOLS	daughter		1
New Buildings Cosgrove	Edith Mary	NICHOLS	daughter		1mon

New Buildings Cosgrove	Jack	BULL	head	64		married	Farm Labourer		Worker
New Buildings Cosgrove	Jane	BULL	wife		63	married
New Buildings Cosgrove	Margaretta	BULL	daughter		25	single	Laundress

We have no real idea which numbers were which in these cottages, but it can be assumed that families rarely moved from one cottage to another.
Maria Wise, a pillow lace worker, aged 80, still occupied the cottage on the plot at the corner of Lock Lane.

During World War I the list of young men who served from the New Buildings was long:
Sergeant Herbert Tack and his brother Corporal Edward Tack were both killed. Robert Brown is known to have served and survived but all the eligible young men in the village, many of whom lived in the New Buildings, joined up.

Walter Meadows, owner of the New Buildings, died before his son William became 21 and the progress of his estate via his widow is documents here:
16 April 1926

Probate of Will and Codicil of the said Walter William Meadows who died on 2 March 1926 was proved in the Oxford District Probate Registry by Florence Mary Meadows Widow and Relict of the deceased the Executor named in the said Will power reserved the like grant to William Walter Meadows the Son of the deceased then a minor the Executor named in the said Codicil when he should attain the age of 21 years.

Endorsement of Assent hereinafter attested

14 December 1926

Double Probate of the said W W Meadows Will and Codicil proved by the said William Walter Meadows he having attained the age of 21 years
2^nd September 1936
Assent by the said F M Meadows of 18 Calverton Road Stony Stratford aforesaid Widow and Rev William Walter Meadows of 104 Elliscombe Road Charlton in the County of Kent Clerk in Holy Orders as P/Representative of Wlater William Meadows late of London House High Street Stony Stratford aforesaid Draper and Outfitter who died 2 March 1926.
AND RECITING Will and Codicil proved by the said F M Meadows and subsequently said William Walter Meadows as before abstracted thereby as such P/Represesentatives assented in the vstg in the said William Walter Meadows of all and singular the parties mentioned in the Schedule thereto for an este in fee simple
Acknowledgement for the right of the said William Walter Meadows to production of the aforesaid Probate and Double Probate of Will and Codicil and to delivery of copies thereto
The Schedule

1. All those eleven freehold cottages with the outbuildings, gardens and appurtenances thereto belonging situate in the village of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton andknown as “New Buildings”

2. And 3. Properties not he subject of the abstract

Signed by the said F M Meadows and W W Meadows and attested on assent dated 2 September 1936

In 1939 a form of Census was taken to inform the governent for call up and identity cards, World War 2 looking increasingly near.
Some lines are still redacted as the people listed could still be living.

			d.o.b
			Day	Year
New Buildings	Denyer Margaret J.	F	26 Nov	79	M	Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	Denyer Margaret	F	11 Mar	20	S	Knittwear Machinest
New Buildings	Brooks Rose U. A.	F	22 Oct	83	M	Domestic Servant
New Buildings	Robinson Mabel L.	F	24 Mar	5	M	Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	This record is offically closed
New Buildings	This record is offically closed
New Buildings	Fountaine Joseph	M	05 Feb	76	M	Casual General Worker
New Buildings	Fountaine Marion	F	25 Mar	78	M	Domestic duties unpaid
New Buildings	Clarke Walter George	M	08 Aug	77	M	Crane driver
New Buildings	Clarke Mercy	F	24 June	77	M	Unpaid domestic
New Buildings	Clarke Joseph N.	M	08 Aug	77	S	Fitter (Railway Carriage Works)
New Buildings	Castle William	M	17 Sep	76	M	Traverser driver Railway Carriage
New Buildings	Castle Rosetta	F	12 Feb	78	M	Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	Castle Henry	M	15 Apr	85	M	Gravel Pit worker
New Buildings	Castle Ann	F	29 Dec	85	M	Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	Castle Henry J.	M	08 May	12	S	Dragline driver (Excavator)
New Buildings	This record is offically closed
New Buildings	Castle Gordon	M	12 May	28	S	at School
New Buildings	Beasley Ruth	F	15-6- 10 June	63 71	W	BUA 11.8.51 Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	Ellis Thomas G.	M	21 Feb	4	S	Gardener
New Buildings	Davess Daisy Eliza	F	4 May	90	M	Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	Miles Eric Jos	M	20 Apr	27	S	at School
New Buildings	Ray Edward E.	M	06 Nov	24	S	at School
New Buildings	Ray George	M	14 Aug	85	M	Railway Maintenance Staff
New Buildings	Ray Lilian Smedley	F	21 Jul	84	M	Unpaid domestic duties
New Buildings	Ray George H	M	31 Aug	14	S	Carpenter & Joiner joined
New Buildings	Lovesy Joseph G	M	20 Jan	93	M	Bodymaker (Railway Works)

These children, Diane, Tony, Pamela and Hazel lived in Suet Alley,
and are pictured at the telephone box opposite in 1948.

11^th May 1949
By conveyance dated 11 May 1949 and made between William Walter Meadows of the one part and the R D C of Towcester of the other part three cottages and a portion of the premises within described were conveyed unto the RDC of Towcester in fee simple and their right to production and delivery of copies of this conveyance is thereby acknowledged.
BY Conveyance so dated made between William Walter Meadows formerly of no 104 Elliscombe Gardens Charlton in the County of Kent but then of St Mary’s Vicarage Newbury in the County of Berks Clerk in Holy Orders (thereinafter called “The Vendor” of the one part and the RDC of Towcester in the County of Northampton (Thereinafter called “The Council”) of the other part
RECITING seised in of Vendor in fee simple in possession free from incumberances of the property thereinafter described and agreement with Council for sale thereof to the Council for the like este at the price of Forty Pounds

It was witnessed as follows:

1. In presence of said agreement and in consideration of the sum of £40 then paid by the Council to the Vendor (receipt acknowledged) the Vendor as B/O thereby conveyed unto the Council

First all those three cottages with the yard and outbuildings adjoining and being situate in the village of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton comprising a portion of the plot of land no 224 on the OS map (1900 Edn) for the district which said property first thereinbefore described was more particularly delineated and described on the plan annexed thereto and therein coloured pink and Secondly all that small piece or parcel of land situated at Cosgrove aforesaid being the Eastern side of the Dwelling House thereinbefore conveyed being the western portion of the entrance way of drive to the dwelling house thereby conveyed and the eight adjoining dwelling houses and premises retained by the Vendor which said small piece or parcel of land was delineated and coloured blue on the said plan annexed thereto together with a right of way at all times and for all purposes over the easterly portion of the said entrance way or drive coloured yellow on the said plan annexed thereto EXCEPTING and Reserved unto the Vendor and his successors in title the owners and occupiers for the time being of the said adjacent dwelling house and premises coloured green on the said plan and of every part thereof a right of way at all times and for all purposes over and along the western portion of the said entrance way or drive coloured blue on the said plan

To Hold the same (except and reserved as aforesaid) unto the Council in fee simple

2. The Council for the benefit of the said adjacent dwelling houses and premises and coloured green of the said plan thereby covenanted with the Vendor and his successors that that the Council, its successors and assigns would erect (so far as not already erected) and forever thereafter maintain a good and sufficient boundary wall or fence between the points marked A and B “B” and “C” and “C” and “D” on the said plan.

3. Acknowledgement by Vendor of right of Council to production and delivery of of copies of the documents of title specified in the Schedule thereto and undertaking given for safe custody

4. Certificate of value - £500

Mrs Elizabeth Brown lived in the New Buildings in the 1950's
and is pictured here on her granddaughter Margery's wedding day.

Over the next few years the eleven cottages were “sold” by Cosgrove Parish Council and subsequently changed hands to Towcester Rural District Council and thence to Northamptonshire County Council.

6^th June 1951
By conveyance so ordered made between Cosgrove Parish Council being the Council for the Parish of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton (Thereinafter called the “Vendor” Council) of the one part and the Rural District Council of Towcester in the County of Northampton (Thereinafter called “the Purchaser Council”) of the other part
Reciting

1) Vendor Council was seised of the property thereinafter described for an este in fee simple in possession free from incumberances and had agreed with the Purchaser Council for the sale to the Purchaser Council of the said property for a like este in possession free from incumberances
2) The Minister of Health in presence of his power under the Local Government Act 1933 had given his consent dated 18^th January 1951 to the said sale
It was witnessed as follows

1. In presence of the said agreement and in consideration of the sum of £20 then paid by the Purchaser Council to the Vendor Council (recited etc) the Vendor Council as B/O thereby conveyed unto the Purchaser Council

All that piece or parcel of land or garden ground situate in the Parish of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton being the part of OS no 224 on OS Map (1900 Edn) for the said Parish and continuig in the whole 422 sq yards or thereabouts All which said property was for the purpose of identification only more particularly delineated on the plan annexed thereto and therein coloured pink To Hold the same unto the Purchaser Council in fee simple Subject to the existing half yearly tenancy of at a rental of 16/- p.a.

Certificate of Value £500

Duly executed by George Williamson Ruff and Mabel Jelley (2 of the members of the Cosgrove Parish Council) and the Purchaser Council and attested.

The pieces of land to the west of the New Buildings also changed hands over the years. Parts of these pieces originally belonged to the Cosgrove Hall estate and were sold during the ownership of Harry Grant Thorold. This land was also purchased eventually by Towcester Rural District Council, and below are documents showing how ownership eventually passed to C & H Builders, who erected the two bungalows, Strathlene and Linden, on the site.

During these years the ownership of the land now known as Lock Lane was negotiated, enabling street traffic through to the Sand and Gravel Company and eventually to Cosgrove Park.

31^st March 1920

Site of Linden and Strathlene Bungalows and Lock Lane

This photograph shows the rear of the two ancient cottages on the footprint of the bungalows Linden and Strathlene, and across what is now Lock Lane to the back of the Parish Cottages.

By Indenture of the date Between Harry Grant Thorold of Cosgrove in the County of Naorthampton Esq a Major in H M Army (thereinafter called “The Vendor”) of the one part and Charles Reginald Whiting of Cosgrove aforesaid Farmer (thereinafter caale “The Purchaser” of the other part

After reciting seisin of Vendor of hereditaments thereby assured for an este in fee simple in possessions free from incumberances and had agreed with the Purchaser for sale thereof to him for the sum of £12.

It was Witnessed that in presence of said agreement and in consideration of £12 paid etc (receipt etc) he the Vendor as B/O did did thereby convey unto the Purchaser

All that cottage or tenement with the outbuildings and piece of garden ground thereto belonging situate on the South side of Cosgrove Village Street in the Parish of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton formerly in the occupation of Maria Wise but then unoccupied all which said premises together contained in area 11 poles or thereabouts and were by way of identification and not of limitation more particularly delineated and described by way of general description only by the plan drawn on a tracing presents and thereon coloured pink.

To hold the same unto and to the use of the Purchasers in fee simple

Acknowledgement by Vendor of Purchasers right to production of documents specified in Schedule thereto which were retained by Vendor and to delivery of copies thereof and undertaking for safe custody thereof

Certificate of Value
The Schedule before referred to:

7 October 1881 Indenture between JC Mansel 1) GC Mansel 2) AW Thorold Grant Thorold 3)

8 October 1881 Agreement between AWTG Thorold 1) JC Mansel 2) with memo and reciting

12 October 1881 Decalration by the said JC Mansel as to pedigree

22 July 1891 Indenture between said AWTG Thorold 1) The Vendor 2)

27 November 1896 Indenture between CW Holbeck RH Murray and JBA Ackland 1) Vendor 2)

28 November 1896 Indenture between AWTG Thorold 1) AHC Thorold 2) The Vendor 3)

30November 1896 Indenture between the Vendor 1) AWTG Thorold 2) and Mary Clark 3)

25^th November 1919 Indenture between JJ Clark & PI Clark (Executors of Mary Clark 1) Vendor 2)

Executed by the Vendor and attested

28 July 1950 Cerificate of Official Search no 421276/50 against the said CR Whiting revealing no substantiating entries on the date

29 September 1950
By Conveyance so dated made between Charles Reginald Whiting of the Lodge Cosgrove in the County of Northampton (thereinafter called “The Vendor”) of the one part and the Rural Dustrict Council of Towcester in the said County (thereinafter called “The Council”) othe other part.
Reciting seisin of Vendor in fee simple in possession free from incumberances of the property thereinafter described and agreement for sale to Council for like este in possessions free from incumberances at the price of £16
It was witnessed as follows:

1. In presence of said agreement and in consideration of the sum of £16 then paid by the Council to the Vendor (reciting etc) The Vendor as B/O thereby conveyed untot he Council

All that piece or parcel of land containing 11 poles ot thereabouts formerly the site of a cottage or tenement in the occupation of Maria Wise situate on the south side of the Village street in Cosgrove aforesaid being the part of OS no 224 on the OS plan (1900 Edn) for the said Parish all which said land was in the occupation of H Castle and for the purpose of identification only more particularly delineated and described on the plan annexed thereto then coloured pink and all which said property was formerly conveyd to the Vendor by a conveyance dated 31 March 1920 and made between Harry Grant Thorold of the one part and the Vendor of the other part by the description contained in the said Schedule thereto

To hold the same unto the Council in fee simple

2. Certificate of Value £500

The Schedule before referred to:
Description of the property hereby conveyed contained in the said Indenture of Conveyance dated 31 March 1920
All that cottage or tenement with the outbuildings and piece of garden ground thereto belonging situate on the south side of Cosgrove Village street in the Parish of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton formerly in the occupation of Maria Wise then unoccupied ALL which said premises together contain in area 11 poles ot thereabouts and are by way of identification and not limitation more particularly delineated and described by way of a general description only by the plan drawn on these presents and therein coloured pink
Duly executed by both parties and attested

4^th December 1956
By conveyance of this date between the Rural District Council of Towcester in the County of Northampton (thereinafter called “The Council”) 1 and Laurence Turner & Co Ltd whose registered office was situate at 31 High Street Stony Stratford in the County of Buckinghamshire (thereinafter called “The Company) 2
Reciting

1. The Council was seised in fee simple in possessions free form incumberances of the property thereinafter described

2. The Council in pursuance of its statutory powers and of the Licences of the Ministers of Housing and Local Government dated 29 May 1956 and 30 August 1956 the conditions of which had been fully observed had agreed to sell the same to the Company for the like este in possession free from incumberances at the price of £456
It was Witnessed

1. In pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the sum of £456 paid etc (the receipt etc) the Council as B/O thereby conveyed unto the Company

All that freehold property fronting Main Street at Cosgrove in the County of Northampton which is delineated on the Plans no 12 & 3 (?) annexed thereto and thereon coloured pink and also the land coloured blue on the said Plan no 1 together with a right of way at all times and for all purposes with or without vehicles over the piece of land coloured yellow on the said Plan no 1 which said piece of land forms the Easterly portionof the entrance way or drive to the dwelling house forming part of the property thereby conveyed which is delineated on the Plan no 1 annexed thereto and the 8 adjoining dwelling houses and premises owning by Walter William Dickens coloured green on the said Plan no 1 (plans 2 & 3 not subject of the abstract)

To Hold the same unto the Company in fee simple subject as to the piece of land coloured blue on the said Plan no 1 to a right of way for Walter William Dickens and his successors in titles owners and occupiers for the time being of the said adjacent dwelling houses and premises coloured green on the said Plan no 1 and every part thereof at all times and for all purposes over and along the said piece of land coloured blue which forms the western portion of the said entrance way or drive.

2. The Company thereby covenanted with the Council as follows:

a) That the Company and its assigns should henceforth observe the covenant on the part of the Council contained in a Conveyance dated 11 May 1949 and made between Walter William Meadows (1) and The Council (2) so far as the same affects the property thereby conveyed and will indemnify the Council against all liability (if any) to which the Council was or may become subject in respect of such covenant so far as aforesaid

b) That the Company would erect and forever thereafter maintain a boundary wall (which may in part be formed by the wall of a dwelling house or other buildings or in part by entrance gates or or doorways or a fence (which may in part be formed by entrance gates or doorways between points “A” “B” “B-C” on the said Plan no 1 and would erect and forever thereafter maintain a boundary wall or fence between the points “C” – “D” in the said Plan no 1 such boundary walls to be not less than four feet in height and such fences to be chain link fences four feet in height erected onto concrete posts or other suitable fences to be approved by the Council

c) That the Company and its assigns will within twelve months from the date thereof demolish to the satisfaction of the Council the condemned cottages situate on the plots 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 on the said plans annexed thereto

3. Certificate of Value - £3500

The common seal of the Council was thereunto affixed in the presence of the Chairman and the Clerk

The common seal of Laurence Turner and Co Ltd was thereunto affixed in the presence of the Directors

Four memos dated 12^th day September 1960, 12^th September 1960, 21^st March 1960, 4^th January 1960 endorsed on lastly abstracted deednot affecting abstracting presents

14^th June 1961
By Conveyance of this date made between Laurence Turner and Co Ltd, whose registered office was at 31 High Street Stony Stratford in the County of Buckinghamshire ( thereafter called “the Vendor”) 1 and D Tanner and Co Ltd whoes registered office was at 75 Stratford Road Wolverton in the County of Buckinhamshire (thereinafter called “the Purchaser”) 2

Reciting the Vendor was seised in fee simple in possession free from incumberances of the property thereinafter described and agreement for sale to the purchaser at the price of £200
It was witnessed

1. Pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of £200 paid by the Purchaser to the Vendor (the receipt etc) the Vendor as B/O thereby conveyed unto the Purchaser

All that piece or parcel of land situate at Cosgrove in the County of Northampton and fronting the Main Street which said piece or parcel of land is for the purpose of identification only and not of limitation or enlargement more particularly delineated on the plan attached thereto and thereon coloured pink.

To hold the same unto the Purchaser in fee simple

2. The Vendor thereby acknowledged the right of the Purchaser to production of a Conveyance dated 4 December 1956 and made between the Rural District Council of Towcester and the Vendor 2 and to delivery of copies thereof and thereby undertook for the safe custody thereof

3. Certificate of Value - £3500

The common seal of Laurence Turner and Co Ltd was thereunto affixed in the presence of P O Betts and W Betts Directors and W W Betts Secretary

5 September 1961
Conveyance made between D Tanner (Civil Engineers and Contractors) Ltd Registered Office 75 Stratford Road Wolverton in the County of Buckinghamshire (Vendors) (1) and C& H Builders (Bletchley) Ltd Registered Office 133 Bletchley Road Bletchley in the said County (Purchaser) (2)
Reciting seisin of the Vendor and agreement for sale at the price of £300
Witnessed

1. In pursuance of said agreement and in consideration of £300 (paid and receipt etc) the Vendor as B/O thereby conveyed unto the purchaser

All that piece or parcel of land situate at Cosgrove in the County of Northampton and fronting the Main Street which said piece or parcel of land was for the purpose of identification only more particularly delineated on the plan annexed to the hereinbefore described Conveyance of 14 June 1961 and therein edged pink

To Hold the same unti the Purchaser in fee simple

2. Certificate of Value £3500

3. Executed by the vendor and attested

Linden Cottage owners

	Seller	Buyer
18 January 1962	C & H Builders	Mr & Mrs Moore
4 December 1970	E C Moore Esq	Mr & Mrs T C Harling	Price £4250
27 April 1973	T C Harling	Anne Harling	Price £2000
31 May 1973	Anne Harling	Mackenzie Hill Ltd	Price £15,000
10 November 1975	Mackenzie Hill Ltd	David Steele & Sons Ltd	Price £10,000
16 January 1978	David Steele & Sons Ltd	Daniel William Filer	Price £13,000
4 March 1984	P J Smith Esq (Trustee)	Mr & Mrs K A Emmett	Price £19,000

A Conveyance from 18 January 1962 reveals that E C Moore and his wife, Kathleen Anne Moore, purchased the Linden bungalow from C & H Builders of Bletchley. Kathleen died 26 March 1962.
Edwin Charles Moore moved from Leighton Buzzard to live at Linden Cottage. He sold the cottage to Timothy Charles Harling and his wife Anne, of Cosgrove Caravan Sales.
David Steele and Sons Ltd were of Whilton Locks, Daventry
Daniel William Filer bought Linden Cottage on 16 January 1978 but was bankrupted, and his Trustee Patrick Joseph Smith sold the cottage to Keith Arthur Emmett (Big Keith) and Violet Anne Emmett on 4^th March 1984.