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After the Dissolution, Home Farm was owned by several wealthy families.  The Abdys of Chobham Place and the Caldwells who were a family of six who lived in and around Chobham.

The following are extracts from documents in which Home Farm is mentioned.

1740 (approx)  Insurance policy 11879 - valued at £1000.

1799-1843  In occupation of Edward Eles. 53 acres - part of:

  • Little Jane Reed
  • Dog Kennel House
  • Searings
  • Swing field
  • lower 4 acres
  • 2 acres
  • 3 acres by Soans Brook
  • Rapleys field
  • first and inner Tilley Mead
  • Longshot Brook
  • Bower Mead
  • Little Fellys
  • Woodcock Brook

1863

Lately occupied by Mr G Daborn and now leased by Sir William Abdy of London to Mr R Goodchild from Sept 29th for 21 years at a rent of £100 per year to be paid half yearly on March 25th and Sept.25th. He also paid £10 per year for land that should be ploughed and is not.  And also deliver one well fed Turkey and one well fed good fat Goose at Christmas and Michaelmas respectively.  Richard Goodchild covenanted to house and rick up in the barns and backsides and the said premises -all the corn and grain that shall during the said term grow thereon and all the straw, stover and fodder therefrom coming and made (except from wheat and rye straw) will spread and use upon the said premises.  And in lieu of every load of wheat or rye straw to be carried off the premises should bring in to spread one good load of rotten stable dung on the land thereby demised and the dung,soil and compost to be made from such straw, stover and fodder (except of the last years crop).

At the end of the tenure on the 29th. Sept. Richard Goodchild must "quietly and peaceably give possession of the said premises".

Acreage then 110. Fields were:

  • Stable field
  • Long 6 acre
  • Gravel pit field
  • Harvest plot
  • 2 acres Searings
  • Swing field
  • Four acres
  • Bottom plot Rapleys field
  • 'Woodcocks
  • Felleys brook
  • Little Felleys Lees meadow
  • Long field
  • Green field
  • Old orchard
  • Thompsons.

June 9th. I870 - Auction

House  Parlor, Keeping Room, Kitchen, Pantry, store room, cellar and 4 bedrooms. Large productive garden and good supply of water.

Homestead. Barn with plank floor and lean-to shed, stabling for 5 horses with loft over, cow house fitted with calf pens, cattle shed, piggeries, cart lodge, ( in no. 55 on plan) barn, stable and turf house. Six acre field, stable field, barn and garden field all arable. Homestead, Hudsons Mead and Brook, pasture.

March 12th 1870

Lease by Charlotte Louise Caldwell to William Charles Caldwell, 6 years lease at £60 per annum.

August 9th. 1921 Auction

House.  Front entrance porch, front sitting room brick paved (19ft 6" x II ft. 6") fitted fireplace, 2 cupboards. Ditto room (19ft x 11ft 6") 2 fitted corner cupboards, side cupboard, fitted grate. Back kitchen with 2 fitted ranges, Larder, Dairy.

First floor. 4 bedrooms ( 19ft x 11ft. 6") fitted cupboard and grate.   (19ft. x 8ft) (10ft x 10ft 6") (10ft x 10ft 6")  Attic in roof.

Outside.  Wash house with fitted copper, store shed, privy, well of water.

Homestead.  Brick built with tiled roof.   Stalls for 10 cows, 4 loose boxes, 3 piggeries, 3 stall stables, double bay barn in enclosed yard.  Tool shed, timber and pantiles roof open cart shed.  Chaise house and chicken house.

Tennant.  Mr S.P. Young at £50 p.a.  Land tax £1.3.11 p.a. (Mr Young bought the farm and lived there till he died in 1974.  He was the last to farm the land and had a pedigree herd of Jerseys. He was also a fellow of the RHS. His wife kept and bred rare poultry, they had no children.)

In 1984 the house was owned by Sir William Atkins.