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.

 

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).

 

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).

 

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.

 

Poplar Street. Right hand side.

277

John Hudson. Gardens.

277a

James Hudson. Garden. Himself.

277b John Newton. House. Himself.

 

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.

 

Albert Road. Left hand side.

282

George Clarke. House, coach manufacturing and yard. John Porter.

 

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.

 

(beyond Poplar Street).

 

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).

270

Richard Nettleship. Thrumpton Lane Close. Robert Millington.

The lane ran through fields here, called Thrumpton Lane Close.

266

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).

208-9

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.

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.