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My beloved wife, Mary Comings for the term of her life and then unto my son, William Comings my lower house and the Burgage or plot of ground below the said house my Common or care of ground lying in the same, commonly called the Mill Lane and my common or acre of land lying at Langmore.I give to my son George Comings after the decease of my said wife, the dwelling house wherein I now live with my orchard, garden, barn, stable and all other outhouses.All other goods and chattels not before given to my two sons William and George Comings whom I make joint executors. Made this day 8th March 1699. Signed by George Comings in presence of Joseph Bragge, Anthony Comings, Mary Hounsell.
I William Comings of the parish of St. Olaves in Southwark make this Will 9th November, after the decease of my wife go to my children. I appoint my son, William.I give to my son William Comings all that Orchard part thereof of a Burgage or acre of ground. to my son George all that house and garden lying next to the said orchard. To my daughter Rebecca Comings one acre of ground or common in Mill Lane. To my daughter Elizabeth Comings one acre and a half commonly called Langmore. I give to my said children £30 of lawful money apiece to be charged against my own right and were purchased by me situate and being in Charmouth , that is to say one house with its appurtenances commonly known by the name The Ship one other house near the Church leased out for 3 lives and a parcel of meadow ground which if need be will be sold for payment of said legacies of £30 apiece for my children when they teach 21. I appoint my wife, Elizabeth, sole executrix and appoint my honoured father in law, William Lintall and my loving kinsman, James Comings of Wootton Fitzpaine, yeoman, overseers on behalf of my children. Signed William Comings, 12th January 1714, W. Comings,
| Comings, Mary | |
| Dates: | 1711 |
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| Place: | Charmouth, Dorset, England |
| Book: | Burialls (Burial) |
| Collection: | Dorset: - Wills and Administrations |
| Volume: | Part 2. Calendar of Dorset Wills and Administrations in the Probate Registry at Blandford, Dorset. |
| Chapter: | Archdeaconry Court of Dorset, of the late Diocese of Bristol. 1568-1792. |
We are very fortrunate today in locating the early history of both Beech House and the Coach and Horses in the deeds to LIttlecote House, which was later built on part of the grounds.It would seem that "The Coach and Horses" was known as "the Ship" at one time and was owned by a William Comings of Southwark in London, who had bought it with a 500 year lease for £98. On his death in 1715 he leaves it to his wife, Elizabeth, who by 1729 is married to Clement Joynes.
(1) Clement Joynes of Charmouth and Elizabeth his wife, William Comings of Southwark, Surrey, weaver, George Comings of the same, cordwainer and John Hale of Bermondsay and Mary Rebecca his wife. (2) Robert Batten of Charmouth. Churchyard Close and a messuage called the Ship. Mentioned: William Comings, deceased and Robert Smith.
that Orchard formerly and commonly as a burgage in the tenure of George Cousins and William Cousins, deceased, afterwards of Clement Joynes , late in the occupation of Mr Thomas Shute, also deceased, but now of Richard Hawkins as tenant containing 3 roods, 28 perches. Lately purchased by the said Brian Combes, widow and devise of the said Thomas Shute
Now in the occupation of he Reverend Thomas Hodges as tenant hereof and now also lately purchased by the said Brian Combe of the said James Warden in 1788.
william lenton Will of William Lenton, Mariner of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey 1730
Palaeography, genealogy and topography, 1930 : catalogue, historical documents, ancient charters, leases, court rolls, pedigrees, marriage settlements, fine seals, commissions,...
page 249 of Charmouth co. Dorset, gent., Elizabeth Joynes his wife (signature and armorial seal) William Comings (signature) of St.-Olave Southwark, weaver,...George in initial letter. 30/-Lease. Clement Joynes (sig. and armorial seal) of Charmouth co. Dorset, gent., Elizabeth Joynes his wife...and armorial seal) William Comings (signature) of St.-Olave Southwark, weaver,. .... Clement Joynes (sig. and armorial seal) of Charmouth co.
And also all that the said Orchard formerly Commonly or Burgage or acre of Ground and in the tenure of the said George Comings(died 1709) and William Comings of Southwark,deceased afterwards of the said Clement Joynes, ( lease 1732) late in the occupation of the said Thomas Shute also deceased but now of the said Richard Hawkins as Tenant thereof containing 3 Roods 28 perches situate lying and being within the Parish of Charmouth aforesaid lately purchased by the said Brian Combe of said Francis Shute, the Widow and Devisee of the said Thomas Shute
In 1732 they mortgage the properties to Robert Batten of Charmouth and John Whitty of Waycroft, Axminster. By 1748 it is owned by Robert Batten who sells it to Hannah Newberry, from Hawkchurch. The annual Ale House records show her there for the next 40 years. Land Tax and Poor Rate records show her as Landlady of the "Three Crowns Inn" as it is later known as well as the building to called "Beech House", which her son in law, Thomas Edwards lives in and runs a butchers from in the adjoining buildings. She must have been a good age when she died in 1793 and was buried in the neighbouring Church. Her detailed Will provides valuable information about the extensive properties she owned. Her children had predeceased her and it was her grandson, William Newberry Edwards and daughter, Hannah Dare who were to jointly inherit her estate. William was to continue as his father did as a butcher and live in Beech House and let the "Coach and Horses". In June 1810, he put them both up for sale and the advert for them has survived and reads as folows:
"To be sold in Fee by Auction, by Mr. Jooze, at the Coach and Horses Inn, in Charmouth, on Friday the 29th June instant, at five o’ clock in the afternoon ( subject to such conditions as will be then produced) an undivided Moiety of all that well accustomed Inn or Public House, called the Coach and Horses, with the Stables, Outhouses, and Gardens situated in Charmouth Street, and Holden under lease by Mr. Bradbeer, whose term the run will expire at Michaelmas next, and now in the occupation of Mr. Clemoes.
Also an undivided Moiety of all the Brick Fronted Messuage or Dwelling House, with the Outhouses and a close of exceedingly rich Meadow Land adjoining, containing about three acres more or less in the occupation of Mr. William Edwards".
It was not to sell and he continued as a Butcher in the village until 1829, by which time his cousin, Hannah Dare had died and he was sole owner. In that year he was to remarry after the death of his wife, the widow of the landlord of "The George", Sophie Morgan. They were to move from the village after selling the properties. The Coach and Horses was bought by Bridport Brewers, Gundries and Beech house and its grounds by Isaac Cooke, a wealthy Solicitor from Clifton, in Bristol for £1100. He in turn sold Beech House for the residue of a 500 year lease to a Miss Frances Kennaway, daughter of Sir John Kennaway and its grounds to William Hoare in 1843.
Issac Cooke bought:
"All that brick fronted messuage, tenement or dwelling house, wash house, slaughter house, offices and other outbuildings thereto belonging with the Shrubbery and ground in front of the Street of Charmouth and also that Garden and piece or close of meadow or pasture land adjoining the same said messuage, tenement or dwelling house buildings and garden formerly called the Church Yard Close, containing by estimation three acres( be the same more or less)".
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1896 R.Shelton died.
9 July 1921 purchased by Alice Geraldine Haggard, widow. With eight to pass,repair over the passage or way between the points marked a,b, & c, on plan for purpose of delivering coal, wood and garden requisites.
June 24th 1922 purchased by Godfrey D.N, Haggard.
Haggard on April 3rd 1969 Sir Godfrey Digby Napier Haggard aged 85 late H.M. Consular service, beloved husband of Georgiana, funeral Broomfield Church, Thurdsay April 10th 3,p.m.
1885 Wiliam Boteler Beech House
Hodges family tree Dunns book 1836 taking down partition and work in the shop
John , son of John and Sarah baptised 1766!
John Hodges b. 1810 died 1874 butcher married Jane died 1864, aged 46 , Joseph a farmer and Henry a butcher were possibly Johns brothers.m
Ellen b. 1853 owner of Sandgord Cottage, inns in the yard.
1963, John Charkes Hodges, son of Ricahrd
John Hodges , my grandfather, kept the Butchers shop just below the Coach and Horses and the family lived over the shop and in a room over outbuildings in the yard with stone outside stairs, which can still be seen. William and my father both helped in the business and in due course William went to Alton, in Hangs and opens a similar business. Whilst my father, who owned the premises under grandfathers will, let them until some time in the early 1900s when he disposed of all of his Charmouth properties which included the shop, the adjoining house and Beech House. In the wall dividing Brech House from its upper neighbour is still a doorways he also owned the Coastguard Cottage. The house at the corner of Sea Lane ( Sandfords Cottage) belonged to my aunt Ell and my uncle Grorge,
John Hodges 1865, born 1810. 1837 on list of Jury Men described as a butcher.living in part of Badgers, renting fields.In 1830 William Edwards sells Beeches and field to Issac Cooke living in Clifton, Bristol In 1841 Beeches empty, owned by Issac Cooke, who is briefly patron of Church and in 1840 shown as owning a property rented to Rev. Hatherall, the Rector of Charmouth at the time. Miss Puddicombe is renting from him originally.(deeds)He extended the property
1843 John Hodges appears on list of constables as a butcher had 9 children, first in 1837
died 1874 aged 64 father John, married jane, father of william and charles , owner of cow stalls site of almshouses. Mrs Scalch of the Court purchases a field in 1864 on which stood a cow shed belonging to John Hodges a butcher, and goes on to build two almshouses to accommodate six poor people.
1837 Charles, born to John and Jane in Charmouth.
1861 described as Butcher and Grazier, born in Sidbury in Devon, wife from Lyme Regis
in 1871 farmer of 80 acres
william edwards must die in 1829 according to poor rates
| 51 | John HODGES & another | 30 | George DARBY | Houses & Gardens | - | 1 | 33 |
| 203 | John HODGES | 30 | Rev. William HATHERELL | Field & Garden | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 217 | John HODGES | 30 | Rev. William HATHERELL | House & Garden | - | - | 36 |
| HODGE, Chas | Charmouth Street | M | 2 | 1839 | 1819 |
| HODGE, Jane | Charmouth Street | F | 25 | 1816 | 1819 |
| HODGE, Jno | Charmouth Street | M | 30 | 1811 | 1819 |
Hodges shop was below Coach and Horses he was followed by Robert Manley and then Stanton
Henry Stanton, Butcher in 1881
Hannah Newberry rented the 2 acres field from the Church as it was originally Glebe Land and appears to have purchased it by 1780 and then passed to her Grandson on her death in 1790. He was a butcher and it seems to have passed to John Hodges a butcher by 1841 when he is shown as renting it from the church. He must have owned it when he had 3 houses built on it. The first owner of Sandford Cottage is George Hodges and his sister Ellenore, who was the 2nd daughter of John, the butcher.HE lived in a hbouse rented from church on tithe number 217 and rented the fields around it. John; HODGES; 30; Butcher;Jane; HODGE; 25,Wm; HODGE; 4,Chas.; HODGE; 2,Eliza; HODDER; 18; Female servant. He also owned a house(t.no.1)that would become the Royal Oak and had been a butchers run by the Loves.School was supposed to be built on hodges buildings. on 1837 jury List as butcher, william edwards dies in 1829 and Inn bought by Gundrys. 1825 William Edwards - House, stable, garden, etc, Church Hay Mead, Mail Ciach Inn - Foss 1841 beech house is shown as empty. john Cronie as owner lloks like house was Royal Oak. 1840 directory shows John as Butcher and Joseph as a shopkeeper 1861 Census 55; Charmouth Street; John HODGES ; Head; M; 50; Butcher & Grocer; Devon; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; Jane HODGES ; Wife; M; 47; Butchers wife; Lyme Regis; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; George HODGES ; Son; ; 17; Carpenters Ap; Charmouth; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; Richard HODGES ; Son; ; 15; Scholar; Charmouth; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; Mary HODGES ; Daur; ; 13; Scholar; Charmouth; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; Eliza HODGES ; Daur; ; 11; Scholar; Charmouth; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; Ellen HODGES ; Daur; ; 8; Scholar; Charmouth; ; F8P9 55; Charmouth Street; Alfred HODGES ; Son; ; 4; Scholar; Charmouth; ; F8P9
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| "Sandford Cottage" stood on the corner of Sea Lane. The first owners that I have notes of are George Hodges and his sister Ellennore 2nd daughter of John, the butcher. At the beginning of this century it was occupied by Miss Baxter and her niece Margie, who told me that she was descended from the old Saxon Kings in England and from Malcolm III in Scotland and the French King Pcpin le Bref. On the unofficial side, her grandfather Pierre de Ilaceritz, private secretary the Tzarina of Alexander II, was the son of a Russian Duke and a German Princess. The Tzar was extremely angry with the princess into a convent and took the baby himself to be brought up almost like royalty. Maceritz's son married a Scotswoman and Margie was born in the Winter Palace, but her mother could not endure life at the court and with the Tzar's permission withdrew with her children to Switzerland. Her mother died in Italy and her father was drowned when the "Mohigan" was wrecked in 1898 off Jersey. When Miss Baxter left,"Sandford Cottage" was owned by Mrs.Birkett whose daughter married Colonel Campbell Little. When the Colonel retired they lived in the house for many years, and Captain Brock Birkett R.N. lived with them. Mrs Little exhausted her strength during the 1939-45 war by her work for the British Legion and W.V.S, and died suddenly in 1949, Col. Little died shortly afterwards in 1958 and the house was purchased by the Dorset County Council and pulled down to improve the entrance, to Lower Sea Lane. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Beech House" The interior shows that formerly the two houses were one as on the ground floor part of the building seems to have belonged to the butcher's and the butcher's attic extends over Beech House. In 1892 Richard Hodges sold it to Richard Shelton who died in 1921 and it was purchased by Mrs. Haggard with right to use the garden door. In 1922 Godfrey D.N. Haggard, her son, became owner. He was father of Stephen who became famous as an actor but unfortunately died young. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Clarence Villa" now called "Carrum". In a memorandum by Samuel Dunn in 1844 he undertook to build a house for Miss Henning, which he let to her for twenty five pounds a year complete with garden and a pump of water. Miss Eliza Henning died in 1854 and Sophia Henning, who was blind, died in January 1886. During the 1920` s Charles Hodges lived here, who left £1,000 to purchase the Playing Field, he died in 1932 aged 92. It was then occupied by Peter Marshall who introduced electric light in the village. His engine and dynamo were in the corner of the playing field and proved a great success until power from the grid took over. The house today was then occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Bide and family. 1851 Vensus shows Eliza Henning Fund Holder aged 64 from Weymouth and house servant Elizabeth Dimont aged 30 from Uppottery one house uninhabited Louisa Griffith from Gitsham, aged 55 Landed Proprietrs unmarried with Mary Lane Servant aged 53 from Warwickshite. william Greenslade 41 Clergyman without.. with family. Than John Hodges - Beech House? beech house could have been refronted as typical curved Pryer curved doorway. Was this done when Winton House added to side by hodges.described as a brick bult moierty in 1810 Apparently, one John Hodges added the shop and the family lived over it and in a room over outbuildings in the yard, with access being gained via external stone steps. It is probable that this latter structure still exists. From Pavey's account it would appear that butchers operated from these premises for well over a hundred years. 1871 farmer og 80 acres, was son rnning butchers at side. not on 1841 map. buyilt by pryers. 1854 Pryers built heritage centre. postman photo of back of beeces? Did Dunn own and rent them out. But he went bankrupt? |
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Title Deeds of Beech House
The earliest indentiure is 8 th July 1892 between Richard Hodges of Bournemouth, Butcher and Richard Shelton of Wolverhampton (died 1896) and Sarah J. Talbot of Erdington, warwick for loan of £2000. Property described - The dwelling house divided into two Tenements on south side of main Street with the ground in front and the garden behind, formerly in occupation of Miss Puddicombe, tenant to Isaac Cooke aand afterwards for several yaers in occupation of John Hodges and which Tenements were formerly in occupation respectively of Robert Manley and Abercrombie and now of John Paterson and Francis Kadford. Also the plot of ground above and between the said houses and the “ Mail Coach Inn2 extending back from the main street to the same depth as the garden of the said messuage. All premises occupied by R. Hodges of Francis Cronin or his Trust executors. In 1921 it ws purchased by Alice Geraldine Haggard, Widow, with right to pass and repass over the passage or way between the points A,B & C on plan for purpose of delivering coal, wood, garden requisites. In 1922 purchased by Godfrey D. N. Haggard
The interior shows that formerly the two houses were one as on the ground floor part of the building seems to have belonged to the butcher's and the butcher's attic extends over Beech House. In 1892 Richard Hodges sold it to Richard Shelton who died in 1921 and it was purchased by Mrs. Haggard with right to use the garden door. In 1922 Godfrey D.N. Haggard, her son, became owner. He was father of Stephen who became famous as an actor but unfortunately died young.
The building and letting of Clarendon House, now Carrum House in 1844 by Samuel Dunn to Miss Henning for £25 a year. Mr. Bidwell`s House was The Lilacs, now Charmouth Lodge
1781 Farr, Mr. And Mrs Burrows - Lands - Edward Farr and Elizabeth Burrows - Lands - £ 1-3-0
1781 Newberry, Hannah, Mrs. - Lands - Mrs. Newberry and John Jiffard - Three Crowns - £ 0-7-4
1781 Edwards,Thomas, Mr. - Lands - Thomas Edwards - House - £ 0-5-8
1781 Edwards, Margaret , Mrs - Ways & Saunders - Margaret Edwards - House - £ 0-4-3
Newberry, Hannah, Mrs. - Thomas Edwards and John Jiffard - Three Crowns - £ 0-7-4
182. Mrs Hannah Newberry House & Garden (£2-0-0d) 24p
183. Mrs Hannah Newberry Church Yard Mead (£3-11-10d) 2a 34p
| 202 | UNOCCUPIED | UNOCCUPIED | John CRONIE | House & Garden | - | - | - | 35 | 202 |
| 203 | HODGES | John HODGES | Reverend William HATHEREL | Field & Garden | Meadow & Garden | 2 | 1 | 23 | 203 |
| 201 | FOSS | William FOSS | Bowden GUNDRY & Co. | House, Yard & Garden | - | - | - | 28 | 201 |
Edwards,Thomas, Mr. - Thomas Edwards - House - £ 0-5-8
91.Freehold & Long Leaseholds, Thomas Edwards House & Orchard (£3-0-0d) 0a 2p 28r
Edwards,Margaret , Mrs - Margaret Edwards - House - £ 0-4-3
85.Freehold & Long Leaseholds, Margaret Edwards House & Orchard (£3-10-0d) 0a 1p 29r
Farr, Mr. And Mrs Burrows - Edward Farr and Elizabeth Burrows - Lands - £ 1-3-0
94.Edward Farr, House & Orchard, late Burrows (£4-0-0d) 0a 3p 15r
1783 Mr. Edward Farr - Farr & Burrow - £1-6-0
1783 Mrs Hannah Newberry - Thomas Edwards - 7-10d
1789 Edward Farr - Buorrows - Self -- £1-11-0
1789 Hannah Newberry - Land - Edwards, etc. 10s.7 1/2d
1789 Thomas Edwards - House - 7s.7d.
1789 Richard Crout - House - Edwards & Davey - 5s.8 1/2d.
1793 Thomas Edwards renting fields described as Hammetts from James Warden
1793 William Edwards - Self and Jones - 10s.7d.
1793Edward Farr - Self- £1-16-6d
1793 Edwards renting from John Goreing - 7s 4d
1793 Thomas Edwards - self - 7s 7 1/2d
1793 Robert Crout - Edwards & Davey - 5s 8 1/2d
1800 William Edwards - Self & Bradbeer - 10s.7d.
1800 Mrs. Crouts House - Self & Edwards - 5s.8d.
1800 Edward Farr - Lands - Self & Others - 4s.6d.
1805 Land Tax - William Edwards - Late Farrs - House - himself - 4s.6d.
1805 Poor Rates - William Edwards - Joseph Bradbeer - Three Crowns - 3s 6d
1805 Poor Rates - William Edwards - Himself - Field - 2s.3d.
1805 Poor Rates - William Edwards - Himself -House - 4s.6d.
1805 Poor Rates - William Edwards - Late Farrs - House- 3s.0d.
1807 William Edwards - Three Crowns - Joseph Bradbeer - 10s.7d.
To be sold in Fee by Auction, by Mr. Jooze, at the Coach and Horses Inn, in Charmouth, on Friday the 29th June instant, at five o’ clock in the afternoon ( subject to such conditions as will be then produced) an undivided Moiety of all that well accustomed Inn or Public House, called the Coach and Horses, with the Stables, Outhouses, and Gardens thereunto belonging eligible situate in the vp enter of Charmouth Street, and Holden under lease by Mr. Bradbeer, whose term the run will expire at Michaelmas next, and now in the occupation of Mr. Clemoes.
Also an undivided Moiety of all the Brick Fronted Messuage or Dwelling House, with the Outhouses and a close of exceedingly rich Meadow Land adjoining, containing about three acres more or less in the occupation of Mr. William Edwards.
The Lands are most delightfully situate in the much frequented. Ill age of Charmouth, whose celebrity as a watering place has too long known to need an enumeration of the conveniences and advantages it possesses.
Fir further particulars, apply to Messrs. Smith and Taunton, Solicitors, Axminster
15th June 1810.
1810 This is an advert for the sale of the Moiety (half) of the Coach and Horses and Beech House , both owned by William Edwards. It is described as "a Brick Fronted Messuage or Dwelling House, with the outhouses and a close of exceedingly rich Meadow land adjoining, conatining about 3 acres ( more or less) in the occupation of Mr. William Edwards". This is the large field on the corner of Lower Sea Lane and the Street which corresponds with the later 1841 Tithe Map. It obviously did not reach its reserve as William was to continue owning Beech House until 1829.
1830 Mr Issac Cook - House & Garden - 9d
1830 Mr.Issac Cook - Reverend Snow - 4d
1830 Mr. Gundry - William Foss - Three Crowns Inn - 1s.7d.
1830 Thomas Lock - Hallett & Others - Houses - 2d
Isaac Cooke was Patron of Charmouth Church from 1826 until 1839, during the occupancy of Glover and Hales as Rectors. He lived in Clifton and was a Solicitor and at one time Mayor of Bristol. This was also where the Reverends Thomas Snow and William Glover originated from, as well as several other inhabitants. He bought Beech House from William Edwards and may well have rebuilt it at the same time as the Rectory as they are very similar as shown by the doorway illustrated here. The 1831 Poor rates show Isaac Cooke living and owning Beech House, with Thomas Snow living in the new Rectory and renting a field from him, which was probably the piece of ground Sandford House, Littlecote and Carrum House were later to be built on by Samuel Dunn.
Isaac Cooke was only there briefly as the 1841 Tithe map shows it unoccupied and soon after John Hodges, the butcher moves in and opens his shop in the adjoining Winton House. In 1835 Isaac gave £100 towards the building of the new Church, the largest amount donated. He died in 1852 aged 81 at Windsor Terrace in Clifton. His son, of the same name continued in his business and was Mayor of Bristol in 1857. An advert below shows their involvement with promoting one of the many Railway companies attempting to link Charmouth with Bridport & Lyme Regis.
The earliest Indenture is 8th July 1892 between Richard Hodges of Bournemouth, Butcher and richard Shelton of Wolverhampton and Sarah Talbot of Eddington,mWarwickshire, for loan of £2000. Property described - dwelling house divided into two tenements on south side of Main Street with the ground in front and a garden behind formerly in the occupation of Miss Puddicombe,tenant to Issac Cooke and afterwards of several years in occupation of John Hodges and which tenements were formerly in occupation respectively of Robert Manley and Abercombie, and now of John Paterson and Francis Radford. Also the plot of ground above and between the" Mail Coach inn" and extending back from the Main Street to the same depth as in the garden of the said Messuage. All this whole premises were purchased by R. hodges of Francis Cronin or his trustees.
1896 R.Shelton died.
9 July 1921 purchased by Alice Geraldine Haggard, widow. With eight to pass,repair over the passage or way between the points marked a,b, & c, on plan for purpose of delivering coal, wood and garden requisites.
June 24th 1922 purchased by Godfrey D.N, Haggard.
Haggard on April 3rd 1969 Sir Godfrey Digby Napier Haggard aged 85 late H.M. Consular service, beloved husband of Georgiana, funeral Broomfield Church, Thurdsay April 10th 3,p.m.
1885 Wiliam Boteler Beech House
Hodges family tree Dunns book 1836 taking down partition and work in the shop
John , son of John and Sarah baptised 1766!
John Hodges b. 1810 died 1874 butcher married Jane died 1864, aged 46 , Joseph a farmer and Henry a butcher were possibly Johns brothers.m
Ellen b. 1853 owner of Sandgord Cottage, inns in the yard.
1963, John Charkes Hodges, son of Ricahrd
John Hodges , my grandfather, kept the Butchers shop just below the Coach and Horses and the family lived over the shop and in a room over outbuildings in the yard with stone outside stairs, which can still be seen. William and my father both helped in the business and in due course William went to Alton, in Hampshire and opens a similar business. Whilst my father, who owned the premises under grandfathers will, let them until some time in the early 1900s when he disposed of all of his Charmouth properties which included the shop, the adjoining house and Beech House. In the wall dividing Brech House from its upper neighbour is still a doorways he also owned the Coastguard Cottage. The house at the corner of Sea Lane ( Sandfoes Cottage) belonged to my aunt Ell and my uncle George,
A letter was read from Mr. Godfrey Haggard, of Beech House, Charmouth, complaining of a butcher's slaughterhouse adjoining his property. He alleged that the house an garden at times.27 August 1926 - Western Gazette -
