tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post9005870108969192341..comments2024-03-26T14:25:37.365-07:00Comments on Edith's Streets: Thames Tributary – tributary to the River Roding - Coopersale CommonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post-5135536067254827472012-05-04T10:47:57.382-07:002012-05-04T10:47:57.382-07:00As a follow up to my earlier comments, I can advis...As a follow up to my earlier comments, I can advise that during part of the 19th Century, Ansons Farm was the home of Samuel Phelps - a noted Shakespearian actor. At the end of WW-1 and up to 1920, the tenants operated a dairy farm and got into trouble for selling contaminated milk to the detriment of people in Epping and its surrounds.<br />My gt. uncle Henry (known as Harry) Lawrance took over in 1921 along with his wife, Agnes, surviving twin son Charlie and my mother's sister whom they had fostered for my grandparents. After Aunt Agnes died, my aunt became housekeeper and sold eggs and milk at the back door to villagers.<br />The farm did not have electricity and was lit by gas even in 1948 and the milking palour also had no lighting installed - with hurricane lamps used in winter by Charlie who did the milking when I was there. During WW-2 we went a couple of times to help with haymaking and, although the farm used a tractor for cutting the hay, Horse power was still used until about the end of the war (initially two but latterly only one).<br />The farm yard was inclined to mud and there was a drinking water trough for the cows when they came in for milking (about eight double stalls and they were milked into a bucket which was emptied through a muslin filter into a reservoir from where the milk ran down a cooler before being stored for skimming for butter preparation or sale.<br />Some corn was grown but mainly the crops were grass and hay. Fields were bounded by hedges which were becomong overgrown and at least two had seepage lines where water was draining out from the edge of Epping Forest.<br />Brian KnightsBrian Knightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040465826249043244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post-44655370290019376572012-04-20T10:32:15.285-07:002012-04-20T10:32:15.285-07:00My great Uncle Henry Lawrance farmed Ansons Farm f...My great Uncle Henry Lawrance farmed Ansons Farm from 1921 to 1948 and I have some wartime memories and general information which I can offer. I think I am the only survivor with direct memories from that time but need your guidance on what sort of thing you want plus, do you want photographs?<br /><br />Please feel free to contact me on my e-mail addesss given below<br /><br />Brian Knights (mother's maiden surname: Lawrance)Brian Knightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040465826249043244noreply@blogger.com