Property History Files

Background

The committee found that there were a number of occasions when questions had been received from the owner of a property about its history or maybe a planning application when the committee knew there was something of note for the property but did not know the details. So the concept of Property History Files (PHF)was born. 

So what progress has been made?

For the old properties in Kelvedon much had been written but for Feering it was more sparse. The original idea was to simply have a record of where certain properties were mentioned be that a book or publication or in the Listed Building Register. It became clear that this alone was a mammoth task if only because there were so many books or documents to read and in turn some properties had the same name eg Old Timbers, Bridge Cottage, Walnut Tree Cottage and so care had to be taken to ensure the right information related and in turn cross references added especially where some of the properties have a shared history as maybe they were one house at some time. Some form of record now exists for almost every old property (and many news ones too) for both villages. Some have a wealth of details but some scant.

Can I see the records?

If you would like to know what is currently held for a particular property please contact Mrs Anne Townley. In turn if you have any old documents or information about any properties then please get in touch so a note can be made on the PHF.

This is a long tern project and one that will no doubt be on going as more and more information comes to light. In time it is hoped that a summary could be placed on the website and a copy of the PHF kept in the museum but there is much to do before that is viable.

           'Village Scene' by Gill Belbin