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Spurgrove Cottage

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Innings Road
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   The Cottage
   Flat Roof
   Whitsun
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Spurgrove Lane
   Maidencraft Cottage
   September Cottage
   Spurgrove Cottage
   Gable End
   Willems
   Elder Barn
   Sunnydale
Spurgrove Cottage, Frieth, 1981 - From Joan Barksfield's collection

Spurgrove Cottage, Gable End and Willems at Spurgrove are a group of much older cottages.

[ What is known of them is spread across this page and the following two "Gable End" and "Willems" ]

Spurgrove Cottage, Frieth, 1992 - From Joan Barksfield's collection

The Upp family lived at Spurgrove, probably in the farmhouse now known as Willems, from at least 1588 onwards. Over the years parcels of land belonging to this farm were sold off to various purchasers.

In 1657 John Dormer built (or rebuilt) Gable End. [ see next page ] After changing hands several times William Gray bought Gable End in 1849, by then described as two cottages and garden.  In 1868 Jeremiah Humphreys bought the same property, described as "4 cottages, 2 newly built and all tenanted" The two newly built were what is now Spurgrove Cottage.

In 1952 Father Atkinson, a retired priest from Kilburn bought these two "two up and two down" cottages and turned them into one house, Spurgrove Cottage.

When Father Atkinson died a large wooden crucifix that had been given to him when he left Kilburn was given to Frieth Church and is the one that can be seen in the churchyard.

This crucifix was carved by Anthony Foster a well known artist, carver and sculptor who was living at Hilliers at the time.

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