Rock House Ruspidge FOXALL (General)
What is known about 'Rock House' either at Ruspidge or Cinderford. It appears as the home of the FOXALL family in the 1891 census & is listed as the same in the 1894 Kelly's directory for Cinderford & Ruspidge.
Rock House St Whites Rd, Cinderford
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Rock House
89 St Whites Road
Cinderford
Gloucestershire
GL14 3ER
The Crawshays built some large houses for their workforce, the best known being Rock House near St Johns Church, Cinderford. I think the Colliery manager for Foxes Bridge / Lightmoor lived here.
Old Stone quarry nearby (hence Rock ?) St Johns church is built on "Cinderford Tump"
Reference D7248
Covering dates 1684-1995
Held by Gloucestershire Archives
Extent 57 files
Accruals 7290, 7517, 7704, 7759
Source of acquisition Documents deposited by Whitehead & Rutter, Solicitors, 11 High Street, Coleford, GL16 8HE
Appraisal information Bundles have been weeded of ephemeral material by Gloucestershire Record Office staff.
Arrangement Bundles comprise title deeds and related papers unless otherwise stated. Solicitors' bundle
references and clients' name are recorded at the end of each entry in square brackets.
Box 15
[no title] D7248/45 1872-1936
1 bdl.
Contents:
Rock House, St White's Road, Cinderford
(Commissioners of HM's Woods, Foxall, Bretherton, Morgan, Nichols)
[868/Newman]
Original bundle order
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