This major auction included land and property in Wickhamford, Bengeworth, Aldington and Badsey. The locations are shown on a map. Full details of this appear on the Badsey Society archive.
A total of 631 acres of market garden land, pasture and ash coppice, 36 modern dwelling houses and three cottages were put up for auction by E. G. Righton & Son at the Town Hall in Evesham. The majority of the 85 lots were in Wickhamford, with some in land adjoining the village in Bengeworth, Aldington and Badsey. At that time the land and houses produced a gross rental value of £1,832 p.a. The property was being auctioned by order of the Trustees of the Will of the late Captain J. P. Lord. This article gives a summary of the land, properties and tenants for the Wickhamford lots.
John Pickup Lord
John Pickup Lord, the son of John and Ann, was born in Lancashire in 1821. He married Constance Charlotte Hallett in London in 1858 and they had six children, who were born in Cheltenham and Hallow, Worcs. He died at Hallow in 1877 and Charlotte died in 1884. John Lord owned property in Lancashire and at Hallow, Aldington, Badsey and Wickhamford. The final parts of his Estate were not sold until nearly 70 years after his death. Trustees were appointed after his death to administer his estates and a succession of new trustees were appointed after 1878.
J. P. Lord had bought the estate at Wickhamford and surrounding parishes on 12th October 1869 from Sir Edmund Filmer and The Right Honourable Augustus Frederick Arthur, Lord Sandys, Baron Sandys.
The Wickhamford Estate Auction Lots
The table below gives Righton’s lot number and the corresponding reference numbers in the plan of the estate (see maps at end of article). Lot nos 1-4 and 25-41 were outside the parish of Wickhamford and are not dealt with here.
An acre is 4,840 sq. yards; a rood is 1,210 sq. yards; a perch is 30¼ sq. yards.
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Lot No (Plan ref) |
Description and plot area in acres, roods and perches |
Rental Value |
Tenants |
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5 (171 & 172) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Longdon Hill Ground’ (1A 3R 9P) |
£4/10/4 |
Robert Aspland |
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6 (57, 58 & 59) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Bengeworth Ground’ (4A 2R 8P) |
£11/7/4 |
James Hampton |
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7 (61-67) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Bengeworth Ground’ (8A 2R 16P) |
£20/5/8 |
John Martin |
| (69 & 70) | Also Garden Land, known as part of ‘First Aunmoor Field’ (2A 0R 32P) | £4/19/0 | T. W. Winnett R. W. H. Winnett |
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8 (165) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Second Longdon Hill Ground’ (2A 2R 22P) |
£6/12/0 |
F. A. Gilbert |
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9 (160) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Second Longdon Hill Ground’ (1A 3R 13P) |
£4/11/10 |
Geoffrey Street |
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10 (145 & 149) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Longdon Ground’ (3A 0R 13P) |
£6/18/8 |
Fred W. Street |
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11 (72 & 73) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘First Aunmoor Field’ (2A 0R 0P) |
£4/10/0 |
Mrs E. M. Street |
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12 (76-84) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘First Aunmoor Field’ (10A 2R 39P) |
£22/15/2 |
Mrs E. M. Street |
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13 (85-91) |
Garden Land, known as ‘Second Aunmoor Field) (10A 2R 11P) |
£25/1/6 |
George Greening James Brotherton Jack Need W. Griffin jun. J. E. Knight |
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Lot No (Plan ref) |
Description and plot area in acres, roods and perches |
Rental Value |
Tenants |
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14 (113) |
Brook Meadow, known as part of ‘Cow Meadow’ (5A 0R 0P) |
£12/10/0 |
Thomas Marshall |
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15 (92-96) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Rook Tree Ground’ (9A 1R 22P) |
£23/9/2 |
William Troughton |
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16 (101-105) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Rook Tree Ground’ (7A 3R 1P) |
£19/7/10 |
H. Daniels |
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17 (114) |
Brook Meadow, known as ‘Cow Meadow’ (5A 1R 30P) |
£13/12/0 |
J. W. Mason |
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Garden Land, known as ‘Rook Tree Land’ (2A 1R 27P) Also the Estate Quarry |
£6/1/0 | J. W. Mason | |
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18 (115-123, 143 & 144) |
Garden Land, known as ‘Quarry Ground’ (23A 3R 14P) |
£62/1/4 |
W. Andrews |
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19 (156) |
Brook Meadow, known as ‘Ann Meadow’ (7A 1R 31P) |
£14/17/9 |
B. R. Swift |
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20 (136) |
Market Garden Holding, known as ‘Cold Corner’ (6A 2R 29P), together with a brick-built and tiled Semi-detached Dweling House, known as ‘No 1 Longdon Hill |
£13/2/3
£11/5/0 |
A. P. Edwards
A. P. Edwards |
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21 |
The adjoining Dwelling House, known as ‘No 2 Longdon Hill’ |
£11/5/0 |
B. R. Swift |
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22 (134 & 135) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Cold Corner (3A 3R 32P) The two rows of apple tree belong to the Landlord and are included in the Sale |
£7/6/6 |
A. P. Edward |
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23 (124-130 & 138-142) |
Garden Land, known as ‘Further Great Ground’ (20A 2R 19P) |
£41/5/0 |
G. R. Smith |
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24 (68) |
Garden Land, known as part of ‘Second Aunmoor Field’ (11A 0R 30P) |
£35/0/0 |
B. T. Roberts |
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Lot No (Plan ref) |
Description and plot area in acres, roods and perches |
Rental Value |
Tenants |
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43 |
A block of four Dwelling Houses, brick-built and tiled, with gardens and outbuildings, known as Nos 23, 24, 25 & 26 Wickhamford |
£33/15/0 |
Mrs E. Hartwell |
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44 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with black and white gable, gardens and outbuildings |
£22/10/0 |
Wilfred Pitman |
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45 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled Dwelling Houses, with gardens and outbuildings, being Nos 31 & 32 Wickhamford |
£21/0/0 |
Late S. Styles repress |
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46 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled Dwelling Houses, with gardens and outbuildings, being Nos 33 & 34 Wickhamford |
£21/0/0 |
Charles Walters |
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47 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled Dwelling Houses, with gardens and outbuildings, being Nos 35 & 36 Wickhamford |
£11/5/0 |
William Bennett
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48 (272) |
Pasture land known as ‘Sally Close’ (11A 1R 35P) |
£23/0/0 |
Jesse Colley |
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49 (271) |
Pasture Land, known as part of ‘Pitchers Hill Close’ (3A 1R 9P) |
£9/18/4 |
H. J. Sederfin |
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50 (270) |
Pasture Land, known as part of ‘Pitchers Hill Close’ (4A 0R 32P) |
£12/12/10 |
T. J. Moisey |
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51 (269) |
Pasture Land, known as part of ‘Pitchers Hill Close’ (3A 0R 16P) |
£9/6/0 |
George Brotherton |
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52 (267 & 268) |
Pasture Land, known as part of ‘Pitchers Hill Close’ (5A 1R 24P) |
£16/3/8 |
C. W. Halford |
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53 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings |
£11/5/0 |
Mrs Newbury |
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54 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings |
£27/12/0 |
C. W. Halford |
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55 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings |
£23/12/0 |
F. J. R. Collett |
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56 (266) |
Garden Land, known in part as ‘Hither Coombe Way’ (7A 3R 5P) |
£15/11/4 |
T. H. Collett |
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Lot No (Plan ref) |
Description and plot area in acres, roods and perches |
Rental Value |
Tenants |
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57 (265) |
Garden Land, known in part as ‘Hither Coombe Way’ (5A 0R 6P) |
£10/1/6 |
C. S. Phipps |
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58 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings |
£23/12/0 |
Mrs A. Cox |
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59 (261-263) |
Garden Land, known in part as ‘Hither Coombe Way’ (7A 3R 38P) |
£15/9/6 |
W. G. Howells |
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60 (258 & 259) |
Garden Land, known in part as ‘Hither Coombe Way’ (9A 1R 10P) Brick-built and tiled detached Dwelling House, with gardens and outbuildings being No 11 Pitchers Hill |
£18/12/6 £14/8/8 |
J. Sutton G. J. Sutton |
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61 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled Dwelling Houses, with half-timbered gable, gardens and outbuildings being Nos 12 & 13 Pitchers Hill |
£22/5/0 |
R. A. Brewer |
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62 (257) |
Garden Land, known in part as ‘Hither Coombe Way’ (10A 1R 16P)
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£20/14/0 |
R. A. Brewer |
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63 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings being Nos 14 & 15 Pitchers Hill |
£20/0/0 |
Robert Turner |
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64 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings being Nos 16 & 17 Pitchers Hill |
£21/4/0 |
G. E. Robbins |
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65 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings being Nos 18 & 19 Pitchers Hill |
£23/1/0 |
C. R. Mason William Moore |
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66 |
A pair of brick-built and tiled modern Dwelling Houses with gardens and outbuildings being Nos 20 & 21 Pitchers Hill |
£17/11/0 |
George Brotherton |
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67 (221-227 & 229-234) |
Garden Land known as ‘Withey Dean’ (17A 2R 32P) |
£34/15/6 |
E. Mitchell |
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68 (274) |
Garden Land known in part as ‘How Acre’ (1A 2R 0P) |
£3/0/0 |
R. P. Hartwell |
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69 (278-280 & 282-287) |
Garden Land known in part as ‘How Acre’ (11A 2R 15P)
Also (228 on plan) The Ash Coppice (1A 0R 10P) |
£23/4/4 |
W. H. Srephens |
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70 (288) |
The Ash Coppice known as ‘Coombefield Plantation’ (5A 3R 16P) |
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- |
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71 (235) |
Garden Land known as part of ‘Coombe Map’ (4A 2R 2P) |
£9/0/6 |
J. H. Walters |
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Lot No (Plan ref) |
Description and plot area in acres, roods and perches |
Rental Value |
Tenants |
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72 (237-244) |
Garden Land known as part of ‘Coombe Map’ (17A 0R 2P) |
£34/0/10 |
W. Moore |
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73 (245-249) |
Market Garden and Pasture holding known as |
£30/0/0
|
Jesse Colley |
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Together with, a brick-built and tiled Cottage and garden and farm buildings – barn, stable, loose box, granary etc. |
£11/5/0 | Jesse Wheatley | |
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74 (250-254) |
Garden Land known as ‘The Furrows’ (9A 3R 18P) |
£19/14/8 |
F. C. Mason |
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75 (312 & 313, 315-317 and 319-322) |
Garden Land known as ‘The Middle Field’ (13A 3R 6P) |
£20/14/2 |
William Bennett |
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76 (305-310) |
Garden Land known as ‘Further Field’ (9A 1R 37P) |
£14/4/6 |
F. J. R. Collett |
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77 (338-341) |
Garden Land known as ‘Flax Leaze’ (9A 0R 28P) |
£18/7/2 |
John Agg sen. |
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78 (326 and 328-337) |
Garden Land known as ‘Cames Acre’ (15A 0R 0P) |
£37/16/10 |
J. Pethard |
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79 (342) |
Garden Land known as ‘Little Furlong’ (10A 3R 33P) |
£32/17/4 |
B. R. Swift |
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80 (343-347) |
Garden Land known as ‘Little Ground’ (9A 0R 24P) |
£22/17/6 |
B. R. Swift |
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81 (348) |
Garden Land known as ‘Great House Ground’ (6A 3R 23P) |
£17/4/8 |
M. G. Hepburn |
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82 (349-353) |
Garden Land known as ‘Longdon Ground’ (19A 3R 6P) |
£49/9/4 |
F. Griffin |
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83 (354) |
Garden Land known as ‘The Slingett’ (7A 2R 25P) |
£15/6/4 |
W. J. Kendall |
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84 (355-370) |
Garden Land known as ‘ Bengeworth Furrows’ (24A 1R 8P) |
£48/12/6 |
G. E. Robbins |
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85 (371) |
Pasture Land known as ‘The Shooting Field’ (23A 2R 2P) |
£23/10/0 |
A. H. Eaton |
Index of Tenants and where they appear in the Table of Lot numbers. Names in bold are of those shown in pictures - the photographs of the market gardeners are not usually from the period around the time of the sale in 1930.
| Agg, G. A. | 67, 72 | Knight, J. E. | 13, 18 |
| Agg, John | 77 | Knight, T. H. | 15 |
| Agg, John jun. | 77 | Marshall, Thomas | 14 |
| Alford, E. | 18 | Martin, John | 7, 10, 12 |
| Andrews, W. | 18 | Martin, John jun. | 80 |
| Andrews, W. jun. | 23 | Martin, John B. | 80 |
| Andrews, W. H. | 67 | Mason, C. R. | 65, 72, 74 |
| Aspland, Robert | 5 | Mason, F. C. | 74 |
| Bean, Thomas | 63 | Mason, J. W. | 17 |
| Begley, Samuel | 12 | Major, E. | 18, 75 |
| Bennett, William | 47, 75 | Mitchell, E. | 67 |
| Brewer, R. A. | 61, 62 | Mitchell, Henry E. | 67 |
| Brotherton, George | 51, 66, 69 | Moisey, George | 67 |
| Brotherton, James | 13 | Moisey, T. J. | 43, 50, 72, 73, 74 |
| Byrd, S. J. | 43 | Moore, William | 65, 72 |
| Coles, J. H. | 84 | Need, Jack | 13 |
| Collett, F. J. R. | 55, 56 76 | Newbury, Mrs | 53 |
| Collett, T. H. | 56 | Pardoe, G. H. | 78 |
| Colley, Jesse sen. | 45, 48, 73 | Parker, C. H. | 75, 78 |
| Colley, Jesse jun. | 48, 72 | Pearce, W. | 43 |
| Conn, H. A. | 7 | Pethard, E. J. | 53 |
| Cook, John | 60 | Pethard, H. J. | 78 |
| Cother, A. | 16, 23 | Pethard, V. J. B. | 78 |
| Cox, Mrs A. | 58, 59, 72 | Phillips, A. | 69 |
| Daniels, Henry | 16, 82 | Phillips, P. W. | 12 |
| Davis, C. E. | 80 | Phipps, C. S. | 55, 57 |
| Dolphin, James | 47 | Pitman, J. | 80 |
| Eaton, A. H. | 85 | Pitman, S. | 23 |
| Edwards, A. G. | 23 | Pitman, Wilfred | 44, 80 |
| Edwards, A. P. | 20, 22 | Pitts, G. H. | 67 |
| Evans, G. | 15 | Rapson, J. H. | 84 |
| Farman, W. T. | 78 | Robbins, G. E. | 48, 64, 82, 84 |
| Figgett, H. W. J. | 73 | Roberts, B. T. | 24 |
| Figgett, S. | 73 | Roberts, W. E. | 24 |
| Franklin, G. C. | 75 | Shammon, J. E. | 18 |
| Gilbert, F. A. | 8, 12 | Siderfin, H. J. | 49 |
| Gould, James | 84 | Simms, Thomas | 7, 82 |
| Greening, George | 13 | Smith, E. | 84 |
| Griffen, Basil | 23, 46 | Smith, G. H. | 23 |
| Griffen, Frederick | 23, 61, 82 | Smith, G. R. | 23 |
| Griffin, W. G. jun. | 12, 13 | Snell, W. G. | 54, 72, 73 |
| Halford, Allen | 58, 59, 78 | Stephens, W. H. | 69 |
| Halford, C. W. | 52, 54, 75 | Stewart, F. R. | 67 |
| Halford, Henry | 52, 64, 75 | Street, Mrs E. M. | 11, 12, 84 |
| Halford, James | 67 | Street, Fred | 10 |
| Hallam, H. J. | 84 | Street, Geoffrey | 9 |
| Hampton, James | 6 | Styles, S. | 45 |
| Hampton, D. W. | 67, 69 | Sutton, G. J. | 60, 78 |
| Hancox, C. L. | 7 | Swift, B. R. | 19, 21, 79, 80 |
| Hancox, George | 82 | Troughton, William | 15 |
| Harman, B. | 22, 84 | Turner, Robert | 63, 76, 77 |
| Hartwell, Mrs E. | 43 | Turvey, P. P. | 16 |
| Hartwell, James | 67 | Walters, Charles | 46, 48 |
| Hartwell, R. | 67 | Walters, J. H. | 71 |
| Hartwell, R. P. | 68, 69 |
Walters, William |
44, 74 |
| Hepburn, M. G. | 81 | Wheatley, Jesse | 73 |
| Hill, J. | 84 | Williams, B. H. | 75 |
| Hopkins, F. E. | 18 | Williams, Ralph | 12 |
| Howells, W. G. | 59, 66 | Willis, T. H. | 67 |
| Humphris | 6 | Willmore, James | 67, 69 |
| Johns, A. | 18 | Winnett, R. W. H. | 7 |
| Kendall, W. J. | 83 | Winnett, T. W. | 7 |
| Knight, G. H. | 15 | Wrigley | 6 |
Thanks are due to Maureen Spinks for the background information on John Pickup Lord.
Tom Locke November 2012