Beech Croft from the
sale catalogue of 1915, where it is described as an “Exceedingly
Compact Freehold Small-holding” - the excellent garden is clearly
visible in the picture. The
house dates from the early 1700s as it has a stone with the
inscription
R.C.1719.
In the Tithe record of 1847 it is described as two cottages,
and the Census echoes this. Beech Croft is easy to pick out in the Census
as it follows Hodges Farm in the order of visitation. The name change
to Beech Cottage is fairly recent. |