'Tewkesbury C.1750'
We are just about to move hopefully into Tewkesbury, Mill Lane, Eastry, it sits in front of the Smock Mill up the lane directly opposite the newer houses. The house itself has a white picket fence around the front it is detached and painted cream with black surround to the front door and windowsills. There is a plaque on the front that says 'Tewkesbury c.1750'. Would anyone know any history on this property as we are intrigued to find out anything we can about it? We would be most grateful for any help on this matter. Many thanks indeed. Michelle.
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RE: RE: 'Tewkesbury C.1750'
This house was occupied by successive generations of the Clark family from about 1840 until 1959. The name Tewkesbury was given by a more recent owner in memory of her birthplace. The house was known for many years as Eastry Mills House as it was the residence of the Miller. A date of about 1750 is probably correct. The more modern front was added to the original house in the 1800s.
When I was a boy there were no houses but open fields opposite and it was the draughtiest spot in Eastry . . . which was why the mill was located there. About 1950 a council estate was built opposite with houses of a somewhat experimental construction . . . steel framed with precast pebble surfaced concrete slab walls. These have been replaced by the current dwellings.
Stan Butcher . . . my mother was a Clark
Comment from Stanley Butcher on Thursday, 10th December 2009.