Langton House Deeds

DEEDS OF LANGTON HOUSE
1919 - 1979

The following deeds range from 1919 to 1979. There are six documents, which informs us of the various owners of Langton House. The Langton estate must have possessed earlier documents but they have not been located. The Penney family would have taken possession of the deeds upon acquisition of the Langton estate in 1887. The surviving deeds of Cedar Lodge (see under that house), contains very little material regarding the history of Cedar Lodge and nothing on Langton House. John Langley of Orchard Cottage (his family once owned nearby Pool House), has a copy of the Langton House possessions in 1887. There is a possibility that pre-1887 deeds of the Langton/Penney estate still survive, as The Green Cottage adjacent to Pool House, once part of the estate, is known to have an extensive collection of old deeds which relate to Cedar Lodge and possibly also Langton House.

Sale particulars of 1919
The earliest document is dated 1919 and is a foolscap size sale catalogue advertising a large estate. The catalogue was announcement an auction of the estate following the death of George William Penney and the sale was divided into twenty lots, mostly land once belonging to Langton House and in 1919 owned by the Penney family of Cedar Lodge. It is assumed there were a number of copies of this catalogue there is another copy in photograph form in the deeds of Southwold in Station Road. The Langton House catalogue is worn which suggests much use. Like the Southwold copy it is annotated with a few names and prices, presumed to be indicating name of buyer and price it made. The plan is very worn with a strip missing from the bottom and one may like to refer to the Southwold copy.

No.1: dated 1919 - Announcement of Auction.
No.2: dated 1920 - Conveyance.
No.3: dated 1932 - Abstract of Title.

No.4: dated 1946 - Conveyance.
No.5: dated 1946 - Conveyance.
No.6: dated 1979 - Conveyance.

Langton 01: Front cover, inside and title page.

langton 01a: Announcement.

Langton 01plan a: Large scale plan of the Penney Estate.

Langton 01plan b: A smaller plan of the Penney estate, of Lot 2, which is either missing from this version or not included, see under Southwold.

Langton 01d: Lots 1 to 3, this page is either missing or not included in the the Southwold version.

Lot 1: - 0 acres 2 roods, 30 poles 'The Desirable Residence' [Langton House], presently let to Miss Garrard, tenure expires on 20th March 1920. Figure of "1060£ [?]" written in hand.

Lot 2: - 1 acre 3 roods 24 poles. outbuildings. Name of "Brazier 800£" written in hand.

Lot 3: - 1 rood 13 poles. Figure of "500" written in hand.

Langton 01e: Lots 4 to 7.

Lot 4: - 90 frontage of ninety feet to Village Street and 150 feet to Station Road. Part of the Close, an area behind Langton, Dalkeith and Station Road, let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919. It was probably purchased by the Jones family of Pool House. Figure of "125£" written in hand.

By 1919 the old fields bordering what became Station Road (108 & 110) had become lots 5 to 9. Figure of "120[?]" written in hand.

Lot 5: - 3 roods & 17 poles. This small patch had been part of the field large known as Gravel Pit Ground. The village Hall was built here in 1931. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as orchard. Figure of "200" written in hand.

Lot 6: - 4 acres 2 roods & 26 poles. Part of the old Gravel Pit Ground. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as orchard. Figure of "800" written in hand.

Lot 7: - 8 acres 28 poles. Part of the old Gravel Pit Ground. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as market garden. Between lots 7 & 8 is a (12 foot) track. This feature did not appear on the 1838 tithe map and there is no sign of it now (2025). Figure of "1540" written in hand.

Langton 01f: Lots 8 to 11.

Lot 8: - 4 acres 2 roods 33 poles. Part of the old Gravel Pit Ground. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as market garden. Figure of "700" written in hand.

Lot 9: - 2 acres 14 poles. Part of the old Gravel Pit Ground. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as market garden. Figure of "290£" written in hand.

Lot 10: - 5 acres 3 roods 7 poles. Mostly old field 107. Called Corner Ground in 1919. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as market garden. Figure of "720£" written in hand.

Lot 11: - 6 acres 1 rood poles. Partly old field 106. Called Corner Ground in 1919. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919 and laid down as market garden. Figure of "620" written in hand.

Langton 01g: Lots 12 to 15

Lot 12: - 5 acres 1 roods. Partly field 106. Called Corner Ground in 1919. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919, who had to leave by Michelmas 1920, laid down as market garden. Name of "Brazier[?] 675" written in hand.

Lot 13: - 6 acres 2 roods 1 pole. Bordering the Salford Road, mostly field 105 called The Hills. Laid down as market garden. Name of "Rutter[?] 30£" written in hand.

Lot 14: - 11 acres 2 roods 33 poles. Field 104 in 1838, bordering the Salford Road and the parish boundary, being part of The Hills. Laid down as market garden. This is (12 foot) track leading around this field and extending across lot 15. This feature was not on the 1838 tithe map. It does however still survive (2025) today with a gate leading onto the Salford Road. It now extends to Green Street Farm. Figure of "910£" written in hand.

Lot 15: - 17 acres 3 roods 24 poles. Fields 102 & 103 in 1838, bordering the parish boundary. Called The Elder Stubbs in 1919. Let to Mr Horace White in 1919 and laid down as market garden. Name of "Harrison 1400" written in hand.

Langton 01h: Lots 16 to 19.

Lot 16: - 2 acres 3 roods 15 poles. Field 115 in 1838, called The Down in 1919, bordered by the Salford Road, railway line and a short field lane. Let to Mr A Ludlow in 1919. Described as Rich old turf land. Name of "Ludlow 320£" written in hand.

Lot 17: - 8 acres 3 roods 31 poles. Field 116 in 1838, called Far Moors in 1919, bordering the Salford Road and the short field lane. Let to Mr C C Moberley in 1919. Described as Rich old turf land. Name of "Harrison 800£" written in hand.

Lot 18: - 7 acres 26 poles. Field 117 in 1838, called First Moors in 1919, bordering the Salford Road and the parish boundary. Let to Mr H White in 1919. Described as Rich old turf land. Name of "Harrison 510" written in hand.

Lot 19: - 7 acres 1 rood 21 poles. Part of field 116 in 1838, called Little Nurders in 1919, bordering the parish boundary and the railway line. This field or piece of land was created in the 1860s when the railway cut through the old fields 116 & 119. Let to Mr Horace White and described as garden land. Name of "Harrison 610£" written in hand.

Langton 01i: Lot 20.

Lot 20: - 14 acres 1 rood 14 poles. Fields 150 & 151 in 1838, called Anchor Meadow in 1919, bordering the River Avon and containing Anchor Lane and the approach to the crossing. Let to Mr A Ludlow in 1919. It is on a separate and smaller plan (sheet 2).