The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed
The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed
The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed
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<strong>Houses</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> 2 nd ed 30<br />
This map also shows that there were five separate ponds to the south, the<br />
most southerly <strong>of</strong> which is now probably the location the Alder Carr, and<br />
that Home Farm did not exist before this date; there was a large pond<br />
roughly where Home Farm is now.<br />
Fig. 18 Ponds c 1816 (excerpt from 1816 map) 45 **<br />
<strong>The</strong> wooded area on the south side <strong>of</strong> the sharp bend in the river is also<br />
seen for the first time; this wooded area, Plucking Grove, still exists, but<br />
has been extended. <strong>The</strong> Front Drive now runs along its southern edge<br />
In 1831 the estate was being run by Trustees appointed by the Courts, with<br />
Captain Rooke as their tenant. <strong>The</strong> sale advertisement mentions the site <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Lackham</strong> House “soon to be pulled down” 46 . It is probable that it was felt<br />
that the house was worth more as a supply <strong>of</strong> building material than as a<br />
going concern. This was no idle suggestion; the ancient manor house at<br />
Alderton, also part <strong>of</strong> the Estate, had already been sold and demolished by<br />
45 Copyright W&SHC W&SHC 137/125/14<br />
46 Sale poster W&SHC 131/125/14
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