5 Horseshoe Lane

Occupants

The 1840 Tithe survey shows the two houses were owned by Thomas Wise, and that he occupied one and the other was occupied by Sarah Hopton:

Thomas Wise - we assume it was number 5 which Thomas and his wife occupied up to 1871.  Click here to read more about Thomas

Lewis and Anne Wallington - took over number 5 from Anne's father, Thomas Wise from about 1871 and they continued to live there until the mid 1890's.  Click here to read more

In the 1901 Census the house appears to be vacant.

The Bennetts - The next family known to have occupied the house was that of William Frederick and Emily Mary Bennett.  William was born in Haresfield, Gloucestershire about 1874, the son of Frederick Bennett, a butcher.  He married Emily Mary Rugman in Thornbury on 25th April 1896.  Emily was baptised on 31 December 1876, the daughter of Tom Rugman, a labourer and his wife, Fanny, from Morton.  Click here to read more about the Bennetts

The Bonds - the 1950 electoral register shows that the house was now occupied by John and Louisa Bond.  A few years later they moved to 4 Horseshoe Lane, and number 5 was taken over by their son, Frederick and his wife, Maud.  Click here to read more about the Bonds

The Greens - around 1969/1970 the house was occupied by Tom and Joan Green.  They moved to Stafford Crescent when the house was due for demolition.  Joan has fond memories of the house, particularly the large garden which stretched along the back of the Old School House and widened to give access to Gillingstool Hill.  Obviously Thomas wise had combined his garden plot shown in the 1840 Tithe Map (Plot 127) with the house garden  - click here to read more about the Greens

When house was earmarked for demolition as part of the town's re-development in the early 1970's was owned by F. G. Bond.

This page was last updated: 10/07/2008