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The Old Bakery
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| 1853. | Built by Edward Wheatley (a builder), who occupied the left one of a pair of cottages. | ||
| Long building lease probably granted by Lord De Lisle who, as the ground landlord, would have reqd the lessee to mark the cottages with his crest (Bear & Ragged Staff). | |||
| RH cottage let to Mr Gibbs, and used as a baker's shop. | |||
| Wheatley built two other cottages at the same time (El Vanin & Ranmore), | |||
| 1858-79 | - .... Occupants of the two cottages -- | ||
| .SOUTHERN. | ...NORTHERN | ||
| 1863 (Oct) | John Leigh | John Wickenden 1858 (Ap) | |
| 1864 (Mch) | Ed Wheatley | James Marchant 1863 (Oct) | |
| 1875 (May) | John Hills | ||
| 1879 (May) | Mrs Martin | ||
| 1860. | Shop established, according to photo with Belton's name freshly overpainted. "Baker, confectioner and corn merchant" | |
| 1869. | Ordnance Svy Map, 25 inch, shows the two cottages that became the bakery. | |
| 1872 | Drainage system put in village by Samuel Morley; Houses 81 (Marchant) & 82 (Hill) on plans, small & lge scale. Both houses had "eaves gutters" at the front, common privy over ditch & brick closet behind. | |
| 1883 | The two cottages were merged, and the actual bakery transferred to this site from what is now Laundry Cottage. | |
| Frederick Hollands baked and sold bread on this site. | ||
| 1898 | Sale by public auction, on 28 June at Rose & Crown, Tonbridge, of "Baker's house, shop and bakehouse, with coach-house & stable, workshops, large garden and lawn, let to Mr Hollands at £40/ann." The Free Press June 25, 1898. | |
| 1902 | Piped water from Tonbridge reached Leigh. | |
| 1906 | Piped water in Lower Green. | |
| 1910 | Sewage scheme extended through village. | |
| 1912 | Gas in Lower Green. | |
| ?1914 | Mr Friend the baker, & Elsie & Arthur his children. | |
| 1922 | House sold by KFR as "A commodious house and baker's shop,… let to Mr T Belton on a yearly Michaelmas tenancy", when outlying portions of the Penshurst Estate (cut off by the railway in 1842) were sold to pay Estate Duty. Coach-house, two-stall stable and store shed mentioned. Mr Belton famous for his iced cakes, sold to TW hotels, | |
| Tom Belton "lean & dumpy" | ||
| 1927 | Robert Phipps the baker, who ran the chapel, & sold teas. | |
| 1929 | Electricity came, by cable through Powder Mills - Tonbridge UDC. | |
| 1930s | The Tengroves must have taken over the Bakery in the mid '30s (Joan Coomber). | |
| 1930s late | Obky also hosted the Post Office, between locations at The Square and the Green, before the war. | |
| 1939 | Business sold by Phipps to Mr Lakeman (?Lakeland ) | |
| ?1949 | Obky sold by Lakeman to Mr F A Smith | |
| L E Smith & son took over | ||
| Smith sold Obky to Mr Trengrove. | ||
| ?1970 | Converted to one larger dwelling house, for a retired soldier. | |
