| Hodges Farm from sale catalogue of
1915. Its front to the road, added to a sixteenth-century house
in 1766, is the most accomplished piece of brick building in
the village. The front rooms and a roomy staircase hall are plainly
wainscoted. There is record of a Richard Hodges in 1657, but
it is doubtful what family was living there at the time of the
re-building. The house was carefully repaired by Professor W.G.
Constable.
In the sale description Hodges was described as containing the following:- “On the Upper Floors - Five Bed Rooms, Two Attics On the Ground Floor - Entrance Hall and
Passage with paved floor; handsomely carved oak staircase and panelled
dado; Drawing Room, fitted register stove, painted mantelpiece and cupboards
on each side, panelled dao round room; Dining Room with stone-paved
floor, register stove, tiled sides and hearth, painted mantelpiece and
cupboards at side; large Kitchen with beamed ceiling, fitted range and
copper; Scullery, fitted copper, sink, etc.; Dairy, Store Room, Pantry
and good Cellerage in Basement.
Outside - Engine House, large galvanised
iron Water Tank on iron supports, Privy and Coal Shed. The Rent was £126 10s per year.” |
