Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Forest House, Viney Hill

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probinson — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:51:41 +0000

Posting on behalf of Paul and for anyone's future reference.

Here's the picture he has

The house has now been located as shown here

Forest House, Viney Hill (reply)

probinson — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 16:46:06 +0000

Can you post a copy of the photograph you have?

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paul halford — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:22:41 +0000

Thanks. I haven't found the information I'm looking for yet but it seems it could be a very useful site.

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MPGriffiths — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:55:32 +0000

It would be best to search for the surname : Halford, for example, here's another one - on the Lloyd George Land survey

Place: Awre

Occupied by: POLLARD, Thos (M)

People holding property: HALFORD, Neh (M) owner (just Neh this time)

this again is for a house and garden at Viney Hill

size: 1 rood, 5 perches.

etc.

This Nehemiah HALFORD is listed quite a few times.

Click on the map to enlarge .....

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MPGriffiths — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:31:50 +0000

Lloyd George Survey of Land Values Gloucestershire

1909

probably this link won't work...

http://www.glos1909survey.co.uk

So far, can only see 3 for

Halford, Nehemiah

West Dean : house & garden, Viney Hill (each has a reference: this one is GA/D2428/1/80/1 Hereditament Number 1623 ***

West Dean : land, Viney Hill

** if you click on each one - this information comes up

Place: West Dean

Income tax parish: West Dean

Occupied by: HALFORD: Nehemiah (M)

People holding property: HALFORD, Nehemiah, Viney Hill (owner)

Property:

House & Garden

address: Viney Hill

map reference: 39.15 F (there are ordandance maps on the above website) click on the square 39 and Viney Hill top right corner

Number: 1584

Size: 1 rood 30 perches

Gross Value: £5

Rateable Value: £3 15s

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Will check the map (click on the map to enlarge) - can clearly see Hayes FARM on map 39 square 15 - and Hayes Wood, - Tom Haynes is just a few houses back on the 1911 census.

Forest House, Viney Hill

paul halford — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 06:18:59 +0000

My gt gt uncle, Edwin Halford, lived in Forest House near All Saints church Viney Hill. He is registered t that address in the 1911 census and died at that address in 1956. I have a photograph of Forest House with All Saints church in the background taken approx 1910-1920 co I have a rough idea where it should be. I can find no mention of it on old maps and looking at present day maps, it would seem the house does not exist anymore. Does anyone have any information on Forest House? When it was built or what happened to it. My 2x gt uncle and his father, Nehemiah Halford, were stone masons so I always imagined that one or the other built the house.

thanks

Paul Halford