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 Easington End Farm (comprising: 6 acres, 0 roods and 4 poles) with a double fronted house all let for £45 on a Lady Day (25th March) tenancy. David advises: “That looks like the building which is now the Tiger Inn.”  Well here I am once again asking for help, do you know this terrace of houses and where they are? Could it be East Crescent? David Richardson tells us: ”These are the houses at the end of East Crescent, the structure on the hillside behind them is a Nursery.” Image courtesy of Eileen Hicks and many thanks to David Richardson for the update.  Entitled ”Higher Zetland Road., Loftus” this hand tinted postcard dates from pre 1903. I love the horse and looking closely at the pavement near the horse it looks to be raised quite high? And in the back ground, almost in the middle of the road is ”White Hat Richardson”! Image courtesy of Olive Bennett and Eileen Hicks.  The road that leads to South Loftus looks a muddy mess but of course they wouldn’t have been tarmaced when this photograph was taken. Tina Johnson tells us: ”This was the beck that ran over the road into Espiner’s Wood and the mud was caused by traffic going through the water; the bridge was for people to cross over the beck”.  This was lot 23 in the Grinkle Park sale catalogue; not the Tiger Inn we know today, but the earlier one that stood beyond the end of Morehead Terrace. As well as the living quarters the catalogue stated that there was a Public Bar and a Bar Parlour with tiled fireplace (wow!). With outside ladies and gents WC. David Bertram advised: “Actually, this didn’t “stand on Morehead Terrace” but still stands just along from the Terrace on Whitby Road and is now named The White House. I know ‘cos I used to live there!”  Twizziegill Farm 227 acres 0 roods 30 poles; the largest farm on the estate. Another property let on Ladyday tennancy of £163 per annum, it was withdrawn from the sale later selling privately for £4,700.  Attractive detached cottage the catalogue tells us, with 2 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen with sink and range, a garden that extended to about 18 poles this could have been yours for £13 per annum rent.  Garden Cottage which still stands in Easington, opposite the Post Office. Let for £25 per annum, it had electric lighting; although the water was obtained from a roadside tap. Image from the dispersal sale catalogue courtesy of Mrs Lilian Waton.  Lambert Terrace in Easington; more lots from the sale catalogue loaned by Mrs Waton. Five lots in all including a village store with a rent £14-18s-8d per year. Three cottages bringing in £48-16s per year and the village post office rent £18-4s per year. A grand total of just over £81-00, not bad for 1946. Pauline Dolling tells us: ”I had a distant relative (my grandmother’s brother) who I think lived in this terrace at this time. He was Frank Wood who was a local gamekeeper in the Grinkle area. He would regularly visit my grandmother; who would often have a rabbit or pheasant hanging behind her pantry door at 1 West Road Loftus. Frank was a single man, I wonder if anyone remembers him and has any other information about him; i.e. Was his name listed as paying rental on one of the cottages listed in Lambert Terrace? I would love to hear more of him.” Image from the dispersal sale catalogue for Grinkle Park, courtesy of Mrs Waton.  Easington Hall Farm 207 acres, it stated in the catalogue that this was a ”Lady Day tenancy’ of £217 per annum. Lady Day being the 25th March. Bob Doe tells us: ”Lady Day is the Christian festival (25th March) of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary”. Image courtesy of Mrs Lilian Waton (from catalogue of the dispersal sale of Grinkle Park estate), thanks to Bob Doe for advice regarding Lady Day. |
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