Pound Farm, Lost Beneath Framlingham
Pound
Farm consisted of about 32 acres of farmland lying along the east side
of the Badingham Road out of Framlingham. Today the farm land is lost
beneath the Pageant Field, the Sports Club and the ribbon of housing
that has built up along that side of the Badingham Road and the
bungalows along the north side of the Sax Road (see map to right). The
farm cottage remains standing as Pound Cottage (14 Badingham Road), but
the farmyard on the opposite side of the Badingham Road is lost beneath
the Haynings Mill housing development.
The name 'Pound Farm' implies a farm with a pound where stray animals
could be brought and where farmers who had lost their stock would come
to claim them. A 'Pinfold'{1} can be seen on the 1883 Ordnance Survey map below, which is another
name for a pound for stray animals.
Before being allowed to retrieve their stray animals, the owner had to pay:
- both a fine to the person who had found them (to recompense their time herding them and any damage to their crops);
- and a fee to the pound keeper (for housing, feeding and watering the strays).
The pound keeper often used an ingenious tally stick system to allow the
owner to prove that they had paid the fine to the finder [SCM1930].
The finder would cut notches in a stick, one for each beast found, then
split the stick down the middle of the notches, giving one half to the
pound keeper. The owner had to visit the finder to pay their fine, in
return for the finder's half of the tally stick. Then the owner could
return to the pound to pay the keeper's fee and match the tally stick
halves to prove to the pound keeper that they had paid the finder's fine
as well.
In 1923, my Great Grandfather, Isaac Larter, bought just over 35 acres,
which I believe was the whole of Pound Farm, from Mrs Myrtle Kalinka
Carrie Honor Lunham
of "The Knoll", Cowichan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia for £1,070. The day before, she had bought it for
£122 9s 8d from the Lords of the Manor of Framlingham at the Castle,
having taken advantage of the Copyhold Act (1894), which allowed
'copyhold' tenants{2}
of manorial land to buy it outright (freehold) from the Manor, which
was called enfranchisement. Indeed, only the year before (1922), the UK
Parliament had passed the Law of Property Act, which abolished copyhold
tenure altogether.
2 years earlier, in 1921, Myrtle had inherited Pound Farm from her
mother, Amy Brooke, who had inherited it solely during her lifetime)
from her uncle, Wingfield Alexander Stanford, whose father (also called Wingfield Alexander) was the only son & heir of
John Stanford who had owned and farmed{3} Pound Farm at the time of
Framlingham's Tithe Survey in 1842 [FramTithe1842]
(the tithe surveys of every parish provide historians with a detailed
snapshot of land ownership and occupation around that time).
I say Isaac bought what "I believe was the whole of Pound Farm" because I
have not yet uncovered the 1923 conveyance itself and the manorial
deeds I do hold only describe each field by its abuttals to other fields
in the impenetrable way that most historical deeds do. An abstract of
the 1923 conveyance (written in preparation for the
sale of the northern part of Pound Farm to the Sports Club in 1950) says
Isaac bought just over 35 acres in
1923 (recall that Pound Farm covered 32 acres in the 1842 Tithe
survey, and Wingfield Alexander Stanford junior also said Pound Farm
contained "in all about 32 acres" in his will of 29 Mar 1895, consisting
of 26 acres copyhold and the residue held freehold by the Manor itself
but let freely to Myrtle).
Isaac certainly
owned the southern-most field in 1933 because Framlingham
Town Council bought what became the Pageant Field recreation ground from
Isaac in that year for £262/10s, using most of the £360 profits from the 1931 Framlingham Pageant held
at the castle [Hulme2015, Bartie] (the conveyance can be viewed later). The year before (1932), Framlingham Town Football Club had moved from Red House Farm to Haynings Meadow [HistoryFTFC], which was renamed the Pageant Field in 1933. Then, in 1951, the Club established itself on its present site [HistoryFTFC], after buying the northern half of Pound Farm from Isaac in 1950.
The Club arranged a loan of £400 from Isaac at the same time (March
1950), mortgaging the land back to him that they had just bought from
him. Two months later, the club had sold the roadside edge of the
northern half of Pound Farm to Frank Edwin, a fruit grower from
Charsfield. Then they immediately used the proceeds to pay off the
mortgage. Frank Edwin established orchards all along the Badingham Road
there, as can be seen from the 1957 Ordnance Survey below. But today the
orchards are all grubbed out and detached houses now stand all along
the east side of the Badingham Road.
Regarding the bungalows along the north of the Sax Rd (the southern edge
of Pound Farm), according to the story passed down through my family,
Isaac had them built for the families of his farm workers. This is
likely to be true, but I have no record of it, nor a record of any
sales. So, any information about this would be most welcome.
Isaac Larter sold land to the Suffolk and Ipswich Fire Authority on 15
Jul 1950, on which they built Fram Fire Station, which became known as
"The Old Fire Station" after Fram Scouts and Guides (formally the Scout
Association) bought it from Suffolk County Council for £6,000 on 27 Mar
1980 and made it their HQ. Isaac also sold neighbouring land to Suffolk
County Council on 11 Oct 1960. I do not have any more details, but I
suspect this was for the Police House (now demolished to make way for
new affordable housing and almshouses, completed in Apr 2021). Any
further information about how the fire station and police house came
into being
would be of great interest.
Indeed, If you have any correction, or additional information about
Pound Farm, you are more than welcome to contact the author via the link
at the end to help improve this page.
Contents of this page
The rest of this page records all the evidence used to build up a picture of Pound Farm, drawing on:
- Maps
- Modern Deeds
- from 17 May1923 when Myrtle sold the freehold land to Isaac Larter
- Manorial Deeds
- up to 16 May 1923 when Myrtle Lunham enfranchised the copyhold in order to own the land outright (freehold)
All the deeds are listed in reverse chronological order.
Maps Covering Pound Farm
Pound Farm on the 1842 Tithe map and apportionment
Below is an extract from the 1842 Tithe Map of Framlingham [
FramTithe1842],
with the property owned and occupied by John Stanford edged in purple. I
have annotated each parcel of John Stanford's land with its field name,
area and state of cultivation as identified on p29 of the Framlingham Tithe Apportionment [
FramTithe1842] via each parcel number. Click on the map for a larger scale view.
Pound Farm, Framlingham (1842)
Source: Tithe map and apportionment records [
FramTithe1842] courtesy of Suffolk Records Office
Ordnance Survey Maps of Pound Farm through the ages
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1883
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1903
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1957
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Ordnance Survey maps of Pound Farm through the ages overlaid with present-day satellite imagery.
Source: National Library of Scotland (click on each map to be taken to the originals). |
Modern Deeds covering Pound Farm
The following deeds are held by Framlingham Sports Club, which now owns the north east part of the area
previously known as Pound Farm.
Larger scale photos of the more interesting or relevant deeds can be
accessed by clicking/tapping on the thumbnail images of them. The
significant information is also transcribed here, with various degrees
of abbreviation and accuracy, both to provide a quick summary and to make the information
searchable.
Legal Charge of Pound Farm Land
3 Mar 1950
Mortgage between The Rev'd M.W. Bulstrode and others [as trustees of Framlingham
Sports Club] and Isaac Larter
(The land is identified as OS No 373, but with an area of 16.422 acres,
which implies that the three fields identified in the 1923 conveyance
had taken on this single OS number by 1950.)
Between THE REVEREND MARTIN WILLIAM BULSTRODE of the Rectory Framlingham
in the County of Suffolk Clerk in Holy Orders [and others ...]
(hereinafter together called the mortgagers...) of the one part and
ISAAC LARTER of Hatherleigh Farm Framlingham in the County of Suffolk
Farmer (hereinafter called the mortgagee ...) of the other part
WITNESSETH as follows :-
1. In consideration of the sum of £400 now paid to the Mortgagers by the
Mortgagee the Mortgagers hereby covenant with the Mortgagee in manner
following:
(1) To Pay to the Mortgagee on 20 May next the sum of £400
with interest thereon in the meantime at the rate of 3% pa and if and so
long as any principal money remains owing on the security hereof after
that day to pay to the Mortgagee interest thereon at the rate aforesaid
by equal half yearly payments on the 20 Nov and 20 May in every year.
(2) That the Mortgagors will so long as any money remains owing on the
Security hereof keep all houses and buildings now standing or hereafter
to be erected on the property hereby charged insured against fire in the
sum of £400 ...
(3) That the statutory power of insurance shall be exercisable by the
mortgagee in case of a breach of any of the provisions of the covenant
last aforesaid
(4) That the Mortgagors shall not without the consent in writing of the
Mortgagee exercise any of the statutory powers of leasing agreeing to
lease or accepting surrenders but it shall not be necessary to express
such consent in any lease agreement or surrender
(5) That during the continuance of this security no person shall be
registered under the Land Registration Act 1925 as proprietor of the
property hereby charged or any part thereof without the consent of the
Mortgagee and such consent may be given on the terms that a charge be
registered for giving effect to this security.
2.
(1) For the consideration aforesaid the Mortgagers as
BENEFICIAL OWNERS hereby charge by way of legal mortgage ALL the
property described in the Schedule hereto with the payment to the
Mortgagee of the principal money interest and other money which the
Mortgagers may under the foregoing covenants or by law be liable to pay
to the Mortgagee
(2) For the purposes of this charge the legal right of redemption ceases
on the said 20 May next and in favour of a purchases the statutory
power of sale is exercisable from and after that date.
...
The SCHEDULE
Particulars of freehold property at Framlingham in the County of Suffolk
All that piece or parcel of land situate in Framlingham in the County of
Suffolk adjoining the Badingham Road there containing 16.422 acres or
thereabouts is Numbered 373 on
the Ordnance Survey Map for the said Parish and for the purposes of
identity only is delineated on the map or plan drawn on the Conveyance
to the Mortgagors dated 2 Mar 1950 and thereon surrounded by a red verge
line.
(The Legal Charge was subsequently annotated with the following 2 memos:)
MEMORANDUM:- By Conveyance dated 19th May 1950 made between
the within named Isaac Larter (Mortgagee) of the first part the within
named Martin William Bullstrode Frederick Finbow Henry Moore Turner and
Kenneth Harry Boast (Vendors) of the second part and Frank Edwin
Charsfield Suffolk Fruit Grower (Purchaser) of the third part ALL THAT
piece or parcel of land situate in Framlingham containing 4.400 acres of
thereabouts part No. 373 on the Ordnance Map was conveyed to the
Purchaser in fee simple discharged from all rincipal money and interest
secured by and from all claims under the above written Legal Charge.
I, ISAAC LARTER of Hatherleigh Farm Framlingham in the County of Suffolk
Farmer hereby acknowledge that I have this 29 Sep 1955 received the sum
of £400 representing the principal money secured by the within written
Legal Charge together with all the interest and costs the payment having
been pade by the within named Martin William Bullstrode, Frederick
Finbow, Henry Moore Turner and Kenneth Harry Boast.
Acknowledgement to the right to production of a Conveyance (regarding Pound Farm) dated 17th
May 1923
2 Mar
1950
Isaac Larter to The Rev'd M.W. Bulstrode and others [as trustees of Framlingham Sports Club]
I, Isaac Larter of Hatherleigh Farm Framlingham in the County of Suffolk
Farmer HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE your right to production of a conveyance
dated 17 May 1923 made between Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham the
wife of
Oswald Howey Lunham (therein called the Vendor) of the one part and
myself (therein called the Purchaser) of the other part relating (inter
alia) to all that piece of land in Framlingham adjoining the Badingham
Road there containing 16.422 acres or thereabouts and is numbered 373 on
the Ordnance Survey Map for the said Parish and other properties and to
delivery of copies thereof AND I HEREBY undertake with you for the safe
custody thereof.
Conveyance of Pound Farm (TBA)
From Isaac Larter to The Rev'd M.W. Bulstrode and others [as trustees of Framlingham Sports Club]
2 Mar 1950.
For the Sports to be taking out a £400 mortgage on the Pound Farm land
on 2 Mar 1950 from Isaac Larter, they must have just bought it from him,
presumably being £400 short of the cash required to buy it. But I am
yet to find a copy of the conveyance deed.
Conveyance of the Pageant Field
From Isaac Larter to Framlingham Town Council
1 May 1933
The Town Council bought the southern-most field of Pound Farm from Isaac
Larter for £262/10s. It had been decided that an appropriate use of
most of the £360 profit raised from the 1931 Framlingham Castle Pageant
would be to create a recreation ground for the town [Hulme2015, Bartie]. The field was named from then on as the Pageant Field.
In 1842 the 6.57-acre field had been called Upper Hannings on the tithe
map (see above), but since then bungalows had been built around the
roadside edges, leaving 3.43 acres for the Pageant Field.
The copy linked from the image below was provided by HM Land Registry.
Unfortunately the copy they took cropped off the first line of the date
and the right-hand end of the plan. It is also in monochrome despite the
references in the text to different colours on the plan (although they
are mostly guessable). If needed, the original might still be held by
Framlingham Town Council.
Conveyance of Pound Farm (TBA)
From Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham to Isaac Larter
17 May 1923 (the day after her above enfranchisement) for £1,070 (this conveyance is described in the abstract below, written 1949, and in the undertaking for its safe custody and acknowledgement below of the Sports Club's right to its production and delivery, written 2 Mar 1950).
Abstract of Title (of Pound Farm)
1 Mar 1950 (abstract of the deeds supporting the conveyance and mortgage listed next)
Freehold Land situate in Framlingham in the County of Suffolk [all that land known as Pound Farm]
17 May 1923: By indenture so dated and made between Myrtle Kalinka
Carrie Honor Lunham the wife of Oswald Howey Lunham of the Knoll
Cowichan in British Columbia (thereinafter called the Vendor) of the one
part and Isaac Larter of Hatherley Farm Framlingham in the County of
Suffolk Farmer (thereinafter called the Purchaser) of the other part
RECITING the Vendor being then seized in fee simple in
possession free from encumbrances of the farm buildings and land
thereinafter described and intended to be thereby conveyed had
contracted with the Purchaser for the sale to him for a like estate of
the same for the sum of £1... [obscured]
It was witnessed that in consideration of the sum of £1070 to the Vendor
then paid by the Purchaser (the rect etc)the Vendor as beneficial owner
thereby conveyed unto the Purchaser
ALL THAT Farm house buildings lands and hereditaments known
as Pound Farm situate in the Parish of Framlingham in the County of
Suffolk containing according to the Ord. Sur. of the said Parish 35a.
22p all which such hereditaments and premises were more particularly
described in the Schedule thereto and for their more certain
identification but not furr. or otherwise were delineated in the plan
annexed to abstg. presents and were thereon coloured pink
TO HOLD the same unto and to the use of the Purchaser in fee simple
The schedule thereinbefore referred to [visible on the 1903 OS map
below, with a modern satellite image overlaid, and map acreages shown in
brackets]:
No. on Ord. Plan
INTER ALIA
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State
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Quantity
a. r. p.
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[1903 OS Map
acreage]
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| 405 |
arable
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4. 3. 33.
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[4.954]
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372
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do
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5. 1. 8.
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[5.393]
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373
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do
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6. 0. 37.
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[6.229]
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[Total]
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[16. 1. 38.]
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[16.576]
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Executed by the Vendor and attached
Various Memorandums endorsed on the before abstracted indenture but
which do not affect the property referred to in this abstract
Conveyance of Pound Farm (TBA)
From Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham to Isaac Larter
17 May 1923 for £1,070 (conveyance described in the abstract above, written 1949, and in the undertaking for its safe custody and acknowledgement above of the Sports Club's right to its production and delivery, written 2 Mar 1950).
Manorial Deeds Covering Pound Farm
Normally the vendor does not continue to hold a copy of deeds after
property is sold. However, these manorial deeds were found along with
the other deeds of our family farm, even though my Great Grandfather
sold away Pound Farm in 1950. This would have been because these deeds
were of historical interest only, and not material to the conveyance.
Larger scale photos of the more interesting/relevant deeds can be
accessed by clicking/tapping on the thumbnail images of them. The
significant information is also transcribed here, with various degrees
of abbreviation and accuracy, in order to make the information
searchable.
The description of the land making up Pound Farm in these deeds is
unfathomable. Virtually the same description is recited in each deed but
it bears little comparison with the arrangement of the fields that John
Stanford owned in 1842, when the Tithe Commissioners recorded his lands against the tithe map (see above).
Very few of the abuttals around each field match or abut upon the other
parcels, as if they are all pretty much isolated parcels.
Deed of Enfranchisement
16 May 1923
from the Lords of the Manor of
Framlingham at the Castle to Mrs Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham
Wife of Oswald H Lunham of The Knoll, Cowichan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
For £122 9s 8d (the day before her above conveyance of the same land for £1,070)
The Schedule - First Part (copyhold hereditaments parcel of the said Manor) [26ac in total according to the Admission of 1922]
All that one piece of pasture (c.8ac) part of one Close containing
c.14ac late of the demesnes of this Manor and called Hannings lying at
Whatling Went between:
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pt: the freehold lands formerly of Edward Nuttall (also called Hannings)
afterwards of Robert Hawes and then of Robert List
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pt: the lands
heretofore of Robert Chambers called Pens Meadow |
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the residue of the said 14ac called Hannings (formerly of John Ropkins) |
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abutting upon copyhold lands of this Manor called Hale Field |
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pt: [abutting] upon freehold land heretofore of Thomas Nuttall called
Hannings
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pt: the copyhold lands heretofore of Thomas Saverne and
late of said Robert List
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pt: the highway leading from
Framlingham to Cransford |
And also one piece of land upon which a tenement was heretofore built
but is now wasted lying in the aforesaid Close called Hannings (c.1r) near the Highway there
And also a parcel of land lying at the end of an orchard belonging to a
messuage formerly of the said Robert List and afterwards of George
Edwards (half a rood)
And also all those three pieces or parcels of land or pasture called
Hale Fields or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or
known (c.15ac) with all and singular the appurtenances lying together in
Framlingham aforesaid between
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of Richard Golty Clerk called Mill Mount |
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the highway
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abutting upon lands heretofore of Thomas Kett called Hannings
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And also one piece of land of the tenement Cresses (c.3ac) heretofore of
William England lying in a close called the Lyon Close in Framlingham
And also all those four several pieces of land late parcel of the Waste of the said Manor lying in Framlingham ...
the first piece (c.30p) abutteth
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upon the Highway Leading to Badingham
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land formerly of John Stanford
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ending in points at the N and S ends
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the second piece (1r 20p) abutteth
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upon the said Highway
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land formerly of the said John Stanford
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N or NE
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upon land granted to William Folkard
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ending in a point towards the SW
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the third piece (c.6p) abutteth
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land formerly of the said John Stanford
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upon land granted to George Edwards
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upon the said Highway
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upon the next described piece of land
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the fourth piece (c.36p)
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land formerly of the said John Stanford
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Waste land of the said Manor
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upon the Highway leading to Saxmundham
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ending in a point
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The Schedule - Second Part (freehold of the said Manor liable to free
rents (and other Manorial incidents)) [c.9ac in total according to the
Admission of 1922]
A certain piece of land lying in a close called Hannings heretofore
Hawes and also contain other lands heretofore Strutts and Alexandas
formerly of Robert List and afterwards of Jane his Widow
And also a freehold cottage now wasted in Hannings late Robert Hawes
all which premises were late the estate of the said Wingfield Alexander Stanford deceased.
The Admission of Mrs Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham
under the Will of Mr Wingfield Alexander Stanford after the death of Mrs Amy Brooke
18 Nov 1922
Whereas Wingfield Alexander Stanford formerly a copyhold or customary
tenant of this Manor died 14 May 1895 having by his Will date 29 Mar
1895 and proved on 18 Jun 1895 in the Principal Probate Registry gives
and devises as follows "I give and
devise all three closes pieces or parcels of land and other
hereditaments common called 'The Pound Farm' situate in Framlingham
Suffolk containing in all about 35ac (26ac of copyhold tenure and the
residue of freehold tenure) together with the Homestead Cottage Barn and
other buildings thereon unto and to the use of my niece Amy Brooke the
Wife of the Reverend James Mark Saurin Brooke and her assigns for the
term of her natural life and after the decease of the said Amy Brooke
unto and to the use of her daughter Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Brooke
in fee simple"
And whereas on 19 Oct 1895 the said Amy Brooke was admitted under the said Will as tenant for life to the premises copyhold of
this Manor hereinafter described
And whereas the said Amy Brooke died on 15 Mar 1921
And whereas the said Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Brooke intermarried
with and is now the wife of Oswald H Lunham of "The Knoll,"
Cowichan Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Now be it Remembered that on the day and year first above written comes
the said Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham (by Thomas Humphrey John
Porter her Attorney) before Thomas Musgrave Francis Gentleman Steward of
this Manor at his office in the town of Cambridge and humbly prays to
be admitted tenant to the premises copyhold of this Manor hereinafter
described which the said Amy Brooke dec'd held for her life by virtue of
the said Will and which were so devised to her the said Myrtle Kalinka
Carrie Honor Lunham in remainder as aforesaid (that is to say)
All that one piece of pasture (c.8ac) heretofore parcel of one Close
containing c.14ac late of the demesnes of this Manor and called Hannings
lying at Whatling Went between:
...Description of the land is identical to Myrtle's Deed of
Enfranchisement above, except the rent for a parcel of land lying at the
end of an orchard... is 4d halfpenny [not just 4d]
(To all which promises the said Wingfield Alexander Stanford was
admitted tenant to him and his heirs on 11 Nov 1875 under the Will of
his father Wingfield Alexander Stanford dec'd) To whom upon her said
prayer (by her said Attorney) the Lords of this Manor by their said
Steward grant and deliver seisin thereof by the rod To hold the same
with the appurtenances unto the said Myrtle Kalinka Carrie Honor Lunham
her heirs and assigns according to the form and effect of the said
Will of the said Wingfield Alexander Stanford (the Son) of the
Lords of
this Manor by the rod at the will of the said Lords according to the
custom of this Manor by the several annual rents aforesaid fealty suit
of Court and other services therefor due and of right accustomed And
she is (by her said Attorney) thereto admitted Tenant saving everyone's
right and she pays to the Lords for a fine as appears etc but her fealty
is respited until etc
T Musgrave Francis
Steward
1923 Abstract of Will of Wingfield Alexander Stanford Esq dec'd
29 Mar 1895 (2 months before his death)
des'ed as of the White House Badingham
Pound Farm 32ac unto his niece Amy Brooke, the Wife of the Rev'd James
Mark Saurin Brooke of Clock House Tottenham and after her decease unto
& to the use of her daughter Myrtle Kalinke Carrie Honor Brooke in
fee simple.
14 May 1895 Testor died
18 Jun 1895 Will proved
15 Mar 1921 The said Amy Brooke died
Admission of Mrs Amy Brooke (for life) under the Will of Wingfield Alexander Stanford dec'd
The Manor of Framlingham at the Castle
19 Oct 1895
Whereas it is represented that Wingfield Alexander Stanford a copyhold or customary tenant of this Manor died 14 May 1895
On the day above first mentioned comes Amy Brooke, Wife of the Reverend
James Mark Saurin Brooke late of the Clock House Tottenham Middlesex now
of Frith Grange Mill Hill in the same county Clerk in Holy Orders (by
Thomas Humphrey John Porter her Attorney) before Thomas Musgrave Francis
Gentleman Steward of the Manor at his office in the town of Cambridge
and provides the probate of the last Will of the said Wingfield
Alexander Stanford deceased, which will dated 29 Mar 1895 was proved on
18 Jun 1895 in the Principal Registry of the Probate Division of the
High Court of Justice and contains the following words "I give and
devise all three closes pieces or parcels of land and other
hereditaments common called 'The Pound Farm' situate in Framlingham
Suffolk containing in all about 35ac (26ac of copyhold tenure and the
residue of freehold tenure) together with the Homestead Cottage Barn and
other buildings thereon unto and to the use of my niece Amy Brooke the
Wife of the Reverend James Mark Saurin Brooke and her assigns for the
term of her natural life" And thereupon the said Amy Brooke (by her paid
Attorney) humbly prays to be admitted tenant to the premises held of
this Manor by Copy of Court Roll herein after described of which the
said Wingfield Alexander Stanford died ?....id (that is to say)
All that one piece of pasture (c.8ac) heretofore parcel of one Close
containing c.14ac late of the demesnes of this Manor and called Haynings
lying at Whatling Went between:
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pt: the freehold lands formerly of Edward Nuttall (also called Hannings)
afterwards of Robert Hawes and then of Robert List
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pt: the lands
heretofore of Robert Chambers called Pens Meadow |
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the residue of the said 14ac called Hannings (formerly of John Ropkins) |
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abutting upon copyhold lands of this Manor called Hale Field |
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pt: [abutting] upon freehold land heretofore of Thomas Nuttall called
Hannings
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pt: the copyhold lands heretofore of Thomas Saverne and
late of said Robert List
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pt: the highway leading from
Framlingham to Cransford |
and held of this Manor by the annual rent of 6s 8d.
And also one piece of land upon which a tenement was heretofore built
but is now wasted lying in the aforesaid Close called Hannings and
containing by estimation 1r near the Highway there and holden of this Manor by the annual rent of 4d
And also a parcel of land lying at the end of an orchard belonging to a
messuage formerly of the said Robert List and afterwards of George
Edwards containing half a rood and holden of this Manor by the annual rent of 4d.
And also all those three pieces parcels of land or pasture called Hale
Fields or by whatsoever other name or names the same be called or known
containing by estimation c15ac with all and singular the appurtenances
lying together in Framlingham aforesaid between
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heretofore of Richard Golty Clerk called Mill Mount |
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the Highway
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abutting upon lands heretofore of Thomas Kett called Hannings
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and holden of this Manor by the annual rent of 6s 8d
And also one piece of land of the tenement Cresses containing by
estimation c3ac heretofore of William England lying in a Close called
the Lyon Close in Framlingham and holden of this Manor by the annual
rent of 3s 2d
And also all those four several pieces of land late parcels of the Waste of this Manor lying in Framlingham aforesaid
the first piece whereof containeth c30p and abutteth
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upon the Highway Leading to Badingham
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land formerly of John Stanford
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ending in a point at the N and S ends thereof
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the second piece (1r 20p) abutteth
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upon the said Highway
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land formerly of the said John Stanford
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N or NE
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upon land granted to William Folkard
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ending in a point towards the SW
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the third piece (c.6p) abutteth
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land formerly of the said John Stanford
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upon land granted to George Edwards
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E
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upon the said Highway
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N
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upon the next described piece of land
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the fourth piece (c.36p)
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land formerly of the said John Stanford
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E
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Waste land of the said Manor
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S
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upon the Highway leading to Saxmundham
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W
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ending in a point
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(To all which promises the said Wingfield Alexander Stanford was
admitted tenant to him and his heirs on 11 Nov 1875 under the Will of
his father Wingfield Alexander Stanford dec'd) To whom upon her said
prayer (by her said Attorney) the Lords of this Manor by their said
Steward grant and deliver seisin thereof by the rod To hold the same
with the appurtenances unto the said Amy Brooke and her assigns for the
term of her natural life according to the form and effect of the said
Will of the said Wingfield Alexander Stanford (the Son) of the
Lords of this Manor by the rod at the will of the said Lords according
to the custom of this Manor by the several annual rents aforesaid fealty
suit of Court and other services therefore due and of right accustomed
And she is (by her said Attorney) thereto admitted Tenant saving
everyone's right and she pays to the Lords for a fine as appears etc but
her fealty is respited until etc
T Musgrave Francis
Steward
Admission of Mr W A Stanford. Manor of Framlingham at the Castle
7 Oct 1840
Pound Farm copyhold 27-32
2 proclamations - no-one came forward so 2 defaults recorded
3rd proclamation Wingfield Alexander Stanford only son & heir of ... John Stanford dec'd
[Same listing of fields as in his Will above.]
Notes
{1} There appears to have been an earlier Pinfold over the other side of
Fram. In c.1712, there were "three pieces of land about the mill on
Mount
Pleasant" called Pinfolds. In 1842, the Fram Tithe map shows a parcel
immediately to the north of the Mount Pleasant mill called Upper Pinfold [Bridges2020]
{2} Copyhold was close to owning
the land outright (freehold). It's called 'copyhold' because the lord of
the manor holds the deeds, but the copyholder holds a copy of the
deeds. The copyholder can sell the copyhold or leave it in their will.
Then the new holder has to ask the lord of the manor to 'admit' them to
the copyhold, which involves payment of a small entry 'fine'.
Originally, the copyholder also had an obligation of service to the
lord, but the 'service' involved tended to become insignificant or
non-existent after the C16. At the next session of the manorial court
the lord's decision on admission was made and recorded. It was always
customary for the lord to agree, but they didn't have to in certain
circumstances, like if the heir was in debtors' jail, etc. Nonetheless,
the lord could require the copyhold to be surrendered in order to sell
the land. An Act of Parliament in 1922 gave copyholders the right to buy
their land outright, which was called enfranchisement. This removed the
last meaningful purpose of manorial courts, effectively ending feudal
land tenure.
{3} The 1842 Tithe record
of John Stanford's ownership is contradicted by the oldest relevant
manorial deed that I hold for Pound Farm (as it was later named), dated
7 Oct 1840. It starts by relating that John Stanford's death was
presented to the Manorial Court on
5-Oct-1838, then, it admits John's only son and heir, Wingfield
Alexander Stanford, to the copyhold tenure of a set of
parcels of land described with the same recital subsequently used for
the Pound Farm land down the generations. However, the Fram Tithe Survey
dated 2 years later
on 17 Mar 1842 lists John Stanford as both owner and occupier of the
parcels
that comprised Pound Farm, apparently 3½ years after John's death. Also,
the 1840 admission describes land abutting some of the fields as
belonging to John Stanford (rather than formerly belonging to the said John Stanford deceased),
however I have not found any other Framlingham land in the Tithe
apportionment listed under any Stanford. It
might be thought that this 1842 John was perhaps a son of Wingfield, but
the Manorial records state that Wingfield survived until 1875 and only
then did the copyhold tenure pass to his son, also called Wingfield
Alexander. The land was not actually named as Pound Farm until Wingfield
junior wrote his will in 1895. Nonetheless, it does seem that the same
land is being referred to.
References
[Bartie] Angela Bartie, Linda Fleming, Mark Freeman, Tom Hulme, Alex Hutton, Paul Readman,
‘Framlingham Castle Pageant’, The Redress of the Past, www.historicalpageants.ac.uk/pageants/1068/ (last accessed 29 Jan 2024)
[Bridges2020] The Mills of Framlingham, pt 1, by John F Bridges, Fram, December Update 2020, 2 Dec 2020
[FramTithe1842] Tithe map of Framlingham and Framlingham Tithe Apportionment (1842); National Archives ref: IR 30/33/168
[Hulme2015] Tony Hulme (and Mark Freeman), 'Searching for the Framlingham Pageant', Blog (17 Jun 2015); historicalpageants.ac.uk/publications/blog/searching-framlingham-pageant/
[HistoryFTFC] Framlingham Town Football Club History, on The Official Website of the Eastern Counties Football League; thurlownunnleague.com/first-division-north-club-directory/framlingham-town/ (last accessed 29 Jan 2024)
[SCM1930] Sussex County Magazine, 1930, quoted on the 'Animal pound' Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_pound
The set of modern deeds referred to above are held by Framlingham Sports Club
The set of historical manorial deeds referred to above are held by the
author, Bob Briscoe, on behalf of the JC Larter & Co farming
partnership.
