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One hundred years ago, London Road was called Farmer's Lane. There were only a few houses there then. The Elms, Mr. Millington's house (the old High School), and Storcroft Terrace had been built a few years before. The Lodge in Grove Coach Road, and four cottages at the corner of Whiney Moor Lane can be seen on the old map of 1838, and all the rest was pasture land between Whitehouses and South Street. The first houses in South Retford were built near the Borough Boundary, and became Wright Wilson Street. Poplar Street, and South Street were made but contained only, gardens at that time. A road (now called Albert Road) went for a short distance, and then turning left became Thrumpton Lane. This lane led through fields to Thrumpton Green where there was a large pond, much frequented by geese. This is now the site of the School, and the short lane there led towards the river and was called Water Lane. Whinney Moor Lane was called Oak Tree Lane. It is interesting to note that there were two windmills, which have long since been pulled down. One stood in Poplar Street, near the Bakehouse, and the other in a garden now covered by Jenkins' works.
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London Road. Left hand side (continued). |
298 |
William Small. House and Bakehouse. |
296 |
Jonathan Hudson. Two houses. Thomas Roper and Ann Watthead. (On London Road at the corner of Wright Wilson Street). |
295 |
Robert Hancliff. Houses, shops, yard and woodyard. (These shops may still be seen on the left hand side of the road between Wright Wilson Street and Albert Road). |
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Wright Wilson Street. Left hand side. |
297 |
Mary and Eliza Brown. House and yard occupied by themselves. |
299 |
Thomas Johnson. Two houses, cow house and yard. Himself. |
300 |
Gervase Sharpe. Stone mason's yard. |
301 |
William Smith. House, stable, garden. Himself. |
302 |
William Jackson. House and garden. Himself. |
303 |
John Hudson. Gardens (at Corner of South Street). |
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Wright Wilson Street. Right hand side. |
294 |
Gervase Sharpe. House and garden. Himself. (Now Shell House, belonging to Sharpe and Hoggard). |
293 |
Joseph Edeson. House and buildings. Himself. |
292 |
Hobert Hudson. Three houses. Robert Gillings Charles Gray, Robert Marsh. |
291 |
Robert Hudson. House and yard. Sarah Hall. |
290 |
George Small. Two houses. George Muro and Henry Thornton. |
289 |
Sarah Brown. House and yard. Thos. Smith and others. |
288 |
James Hudson. House. Sarah Ward. |
287 |
Robert Hudson. House, stable, warehouse and garden. Himself. (At back of 288). |
286 |
Francis Hodgson. House and garden. Sarah. |
285 |
William Chappell. House and garden. Himself. Ogle. |
284 |
Mary Bedford. House and gardens. Herself. |
283 |
William Sugden. House, buildings, garden. Himself. |
278 |
John Roberts. Gardens. |
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Poplar Street. Right hand side. |
277 |
John Hudson. Gardens. |
277a |
James Hudson. Garden. Himself. |
277b John Newton. House. Himself. |
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Poplar Street. Left hand side. |
275 |
John Hudson. Gardens. William Smith. |
274 |
John Hudson. House, yard and gardens. Himself. |
273 |
Thomas Swinburn. House, windmill, stable, shed and garden. |
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Albert Road. Left hand side. |
282 |
George Clarke. House, coach manufacturing and yard. John Porter. |
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Thrumpton Lane. Left hand side. |
281 |
Sarah Bramley. Seven houses. Herself and others. (These houses, near Albert Road, have recently been pulled down). |
280 |
William Fisher. Gardens. Himself. |
280c |
Hon. J. B. Simpson. Gardens. William Fisher. |
280b |
John Roberts. Gardens. |
280a |
(back of 280b) Thomas Moss. Garden. Himself. |
279 |
John Roberts. Gardens. Himself. |
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(beyond Poplar Street). |
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There was only the small Lodge, which cart still be seen, and was once the entry to Robert Millington's house (the old High School). |
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Richard Nettleship. Thrumpton Lane Close. Robert Millington. The lane ran through fields here, called Thrumpton Lane Close. |
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Joseph Williams. Homestead, garden and orchard. Himself. (These old houses are close to Jenkins' works). |
267 |
George Townrow. House, windmill and garden. Himself. |
260 |
Swinscho Jackson. Home Close, buildings and gardens. Himself. |
Thrumpton was a small hamlet in the Parish of Ordsall, and there is a village of the same name near Nottingham. Apparently it was a ' tun' or farmstead in Saxon times. This part of the parish was always included in the ' soke' or group of villages belonging to the Manor of Dunham. This was originally a Royal Manor, which held its annual Courts at Dunham, and included the villages of Ragnall, Darlton, East Drayton, East Markham, Little Gringley, Headon, Upton and Ordsall. At a later period the Manor was granted by the King to other holders, and some of the old minute books of the Court Leet and Court Baron still exist for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The River Idle formed a natural boundary, and the other part of the Parish, west of the river, belonged to the Manor of Elkesley, which was held for a long time by the Dukes of Newcastle, as part of the Duchy of Lancaster, and leased by them from the Crown.
The two parts of the parish were known as The Lordship of Thrumpton, and the Lordship of Ordsall.
There were two or three large houses here, including the old hall which was afterwards converted into cottages and 'recently pulled down. In the South Aisle of the Church is a monument to Richard Brownlow of Thrumpton, who probably lived at this old house.
Other large houses were "The Grove" and "White Hall," which were the only two houses on the left in Thrumpton Lane a century ago.
Thrumpton Lane. (Right hand side). |
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Sir Wharton Amcotts. Meadow. Robert Jackson. |
207 |
George Thornton. Lodge Meadow. Francis Walker. |
210 |
George Thornton. Gardens. Himself. (Now Whitehall Road). |
213 |
John Parker. Homestead, Garden, Croft. Himself. (The Old Hospital or White Hall). John Parker also had a house in the square. |
214 |
John Roberts. Thrumpton Lane Close. Himself. (Now Frederick Street). |
217 |
John Roberts. Homestead, Garden and Pleasure Grounds. Himself. This house was known as West Grove, and a large garden and lodge attached. It is now "The Rifleman's Arms." |
218 |
Hon. J. B. Simpson. Lane Close. John Roberts. (Now Thomas Street). |
219 |
George Taylor. Close. George Bailey. |
220 |
Joshua Cottam. Close. Himself. (Now George Street). |
221 |
Hon. J. B. Simpson. Close. John Roberts. (Part of the Rubber Works and 'Coal Drops') |
222 |
Joseph Williams. Close. Thomas Bramhall. (Now Malting Sheds). |
223 |
John Roberts. Cottage & Gardens. Himself. (Now No. 94). |
224 |
Thomas Moss. Grass. John Eyre. |
Thrumpton. |
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227 |
William Hempsall. Houses, Yard & Gardens. Himself and others. This was the large red house, recently pulled down. It had some old oak beams, and some-ornamental brickwork over the front door which had been blocked up when it was converted into cottages. The houses known as "New Inn Walk" are also shown on the map. |
228 |
Hon. J. B. Simpson. Homestead & Croft. John Pearce. (Now Thrumpton Farm). Water Lane. This lane leads to the Tenter fields. |
250 |
G. H. Vernon. Gardens. Himself. Now Thrumpton School. Formerly Thrumpton Green with a large pond in the middle. After enclosure the green was turned into gardens. |
249a |
Ann Watkinson. House & Garden. Herself. |
249 |
Robert Jackson. 2 Houses & Gardens. Mary Hides and Edward Lane. (Now School Cottages). |
248 |
Overseers of the Poor. Houses & Gardens. These were formerly near the cottages at the back of the School. They were used by the Overseers like those in High Street, for old people dependent on parish relief, and were pulled down many years ago. |
246 |
G. H. Vernon. Two Houses. James Hempsall and Henry Longbottom. These cottages stood on Thrumpton Green, where the present Infant School was afterwards built. |
244 |
Duke of Newcastle. House. Bleach-house and Garden. Martin Moore. (Now Feeder Cottages). |
241 |
Henry Thornhill. Two Houses & Gardens. William Eyre and Joseph Middleton. |
241a |
Mary Rooke. House & Garden. William Pearce. (These three are now the house on the east side of the Feeder). |
240a |
William Fisher. 8 Houses & Gardens. Himself and others. These are Nos. 101-109 Whinney Moor Lane and the first and last house of Fisher's Row. |
239 |
William Fisher. Gardens. (Now Allotments in the Lane). |
254 |
John Wootton. Homestead & Garden. Himself. Now Thrumpton Villa. |
251a |
Sarah Worthington. House & Garden. Herself. This house was afterwards called Alt Hallows' Cottage, when Mrs. Stothert went to live in it for a time. |