4 Bath Road

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4 Bath Road is also known as The Thatched Cottage. It is on the north side of the A4, between The Veterinary Hospital and the garden centre.

At present, we know little about its history, but if you can help, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Cottage, Hungerford, Thomas Victor Allen, (b. 1892)

Lady of Lions Cottage

- 4 Bath Road, c.1950.

Timeline:

1819 The property appears NOT to be shown on the Enclosure Award map.

In the page on Eddington I see that Anne Gresham-Cooke remembered that "William Hedges - nurseryman and orchards where Thatched House, bungalow and caravan site are [now the vets and garden centre-HLP]

This is confirmed by Marjorie Eatwell's recollections, found in this bit on the Hedges and Gibbs Family History.

c.1950s: The home of "The Lady of Lions" and her common law husband. See "The Lady of Lions".

The other piece of information https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=346814.0 shows some more family history.

25 Mar 1959: (DD1) Bought by Mr William Henry Bernard Cooper.

8 Jan 2007: (DD1) Passed to Elspeth Isobel Cooper, his daughter.

31 Oct 2008: (DD1) Mr & Mrs Mark Wilson bought property from Elspeth Cooper.

April 2018: Bought by Oliver and Zdenka Blackwell. Major changes and extensions made.

Key:

DD1: Personal email from Mark Wilson, 13 Oct 2022.

Details: Last Updated: 17 January 2023

The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011 The Canal Wharf, 2011

Hungerford, England, is a market town of about 5,900 people at the Berkshire / Wiltshire border.
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