Rushden Research Group: Home Farm

Home Farm

Rushden Hall Estate

The Home Farm


View from the farm to Wellingborough Road c1915 The Adult School and the Almshouses can be seen but only fields where St Mary's, St Margaret's, and Park Avenues are.	Plan showing the extensive layout of buildings that formed the Home Farm

Home Farm - middle left is Gladstone Terrace in Wellingboro' Road and right in the
distance the factory on Skinners Hill (now Phoenix House).
The horses are grazing near the top of the lane near Orbit Tyres to the Hall Park public car park.

Map showing Home Farm and Rushden Hall, with part of the Park
and a lake near the brook.

c1920 - The almshouses far left and two houses built for farm staff.
The steam engine and farm machinery at the field edge close to the Adult School.

Rushden Echo 30^th September 1921, transcribed by Susan Manton

Home Farm Rushden
Valuable Household Furniture
Oil Paintings and Effects

To be sold by Auction by John S. Mason.

On Thursday October 6^th 1921, by order of Mr. Percy Lovell, who is leaving the district, including:-

Inlaid mahogany china cabinet, inlaid mahogany sideboard, settee and 2 divan chairs in green velvet, walnut frame divan chair stuffed with horsehair with loose cover, settee stuffed horsehair in silk damask, walnut music cabinet, couch in tapestry, 4 mahogany frame chairs, plated wine cooler, plated rose bowl, 5 hand painted vases, set of 3 oil paintings, set of 3 ditto, 3 ditto in gilt frames, 3 prints in gilt frames, 3 ditto in oak frames, cabinet sewing machine, brass rail curb, set fire brasses and dogs, 4 brass candlesticks, walnut frame work table, clock in walnut case, rocking chair, oak chair with cane seat, brass curb, inlaid workbox, overmantel, bedstead and spring mattress, chest of 5 drawers stained as mahogany, chamber service, cornice pole, electric battery and 6 cells, quantity of books, deal table, 2 Windsor chairs, zinc bath, pancheon, pails and miscellaneous effects.

Sale to commence 12.30 prompt.

Colin Bryant Collection - Courtesy of Rushden Museum

c1950s - In 1883 four Almshouses were built to commemorate Frederick Maitland Sartoris, and two farm workers houses before extensions were done in the 1970s.

The farm was part of the Rushden Hall and in 1929 it was farmed by Mr. Beatty, Jnr, who rented it on a yearly basis, with some pasture land and a gravel pit. Another part had earlier been rented to Mr. R. A. Wheeler, butcher and cattle dealer.

The sale of the Hall Estate took place on Friday, 13th December, 1929, at the Victoria Hotel by Jackson, Stops and Staff, auctioneers, of Northampton. It was described as 136 acres, 3 roods, 30 pole.

The farmhouse was built of stone with a slate roof. The farm buildings were extensive comprising: A cow house for 18, with a large covered cattle courtyard for 30; a barn; a chaff house; and stables for 7 horses, with a harness room; an 8 bay cattle shed and yard; bull house; 3 loose boxes; 4 cattle boxes; a horse yard partly covered; implement shed; a 9 bay cart shed; the granary, and boiler house. It had been farmed by Charles Knight for many years previously.

After the sale in 1929, the building was used by M M Drabble, builder, as a joinery and store during building of St Mary’s and St Margaret’s avenues in the 1930s.

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