The Howe Estate Halstead: Its History, Inhabitants and Their Families 1750 to 1960

2012 Pam Corder-Birch large format paperback edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. From the cover: This book is much more than just the history of a house known as The Howe. It also includes Howe Lodge, Cottages at Howe Ground, Thrifts Hill, The Wash, (formerly part of North Street, now Hedingham Road), Box Mill Lane, the Howe School and cottages at Does Corner. These dwellings were once part of The Howe Estate. Potted histories relating to the occupants who lived at The Howe together with the farm workers are also included. Several of these families have connections with the local area today. The mid 1950s saw the development of Ashlong Grove, built on Howe land, the vision of one man who intended to create an estate of individually designed and built houses. Information relating to this development is featured too. CONTENTS: Introduction Acknowledgements Foreword Chapters 1 A History of The Howe 2 The Tweed Family 3 The Start Family 4 John Crump 5 John Sparrow 6 The May Family 7 Aaron Morritt, Nicholas Morritt, Nicholas Thomas Walter, Arthur Macnamara, William Gosset and Charles Walter 8 The Hornor Family 9 Fetes and Garden Parties held at The Howe during the Hornor years 10 The Hill Farm, Ridgewell, Essex 11 The Courtauld Family 12 Staff employed by Samuel and Edith Courtauld 13 Noel House, Palace Green, London and Eastry, Frinton on Sea, Essex 14 The Howe - Auction of 1953 15 The Development of The Howe Estate during the mid 1950s including Howe Chase, Howe Drive and Ashlong Grove 16 Ralph van Asch 17 The Howe Estate - Howe Ground Cottages and occupants 18 Howe Cottages and occupants 19 Howe Lodge and occupants 20 Bailiffs Cottage, North Lodge, Howe Gardens Gardeners Cottage or Howe Cottage 21 The Norman Family 22 Cottages in Box Mill Lane and the Old School House 23 Cottages at The Wash 24 Cottages at Does Corner.…