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COLLY FARM was built in the C17th and formed part of the estate that the Savage family acquired. It is situated on the North side of the town midway between Cherrington and Tetbury, and was at the centre of the Savage's estate. In 1841 two young ladies Sarah Fry and Harriet Lord were living at the farm with a servant, Ann Luckner and three agricultural labourers - William Fletcher, Henry Glastonbury and William Wall. It is not clear in the census what Sarah and Harriets roles were. In 1851 George Cave, wife Eliza [Deane], daughter and three sons were living and working there - the farm was of 305 acres and George employed 10 labourers. By 1861 he had increased the farm size to 335 acres, but was only employing 5 men and 3 boys. The family may have been in occupation from 1848 as their youngest son was born in Tetbury. Between 1868 and 1870 Joseph Emmanuel Maggs was farming there. In the 1871 census it was unoccupied. By 1876 Edward Knight was farming the land and is listed in 1881 as farming 235 acres, with his sister (housekeeper) and brother (assistant). He remained there until at least 1885. In 1889 Edward Kellow Percy Wood was listed as resident. By 1891 George Vaisey from Sopworth, WIL was farm bailiff and living in the farmhouse with his wife, Mary. 1897 lists Richard Hitchings as resident. Frederick Edwin Bryant, wife Clara and their four young children were living and working the farm inbetween at least 1901-1910. Trade directories list William Bryant as farmer inbetween 1902-10. Colly Farm was occupied by L.C.Bryant [the 1911 census lists F E Bryant so probably some confusion over initials or the tenancy was in another name] in 1910 and owned by Alfred Prout. The annual rent was £160 with part of the property being situated in Avening. The gross value was £3676. The stone and stone tile farmhouse was in a rather poor condition and had the following accomodation - ground floor: hall, sitting room, dining room, dairy, kitchen, pantry, cellar, outside WC and coalhouse; first floor: three bedrooms, box room, large cheese room over dairy; second floor: two attics. The water supply was poor, with the drinking water having to be fetched from Tetbury. Outside buildings were a stone and pantile four bay shelter with loose box, milking yard adjacent; granary with loft over - workshop; stone and stone tile mealhouse; five brick and tile pigsties with stone slab floor; stone and stone tile tie up for four with feeding trough; stone and stone tile eight bay shelter with bulls house and milking yard; stone and pantile fowlshouse and two boxes each tie up for two and feeding trough and traphouses adjoining; tie up cowshed for nine with stone floor and feeding trough; cowhouse for two; stone and stone tile shelter shed; large store and pantile barn with stone floor [double bay]; cowhouse in farm; stone and stone tile cartshed; stone and stone tile carthorse stable for six; loft over; stone and stone tile barn double bay earth floor. Buildings were very plentiful; fences were mostly hedges, with a few stone walls. Colly Cottages, two properties on the farm estate were included in the valuation as part of the overall property. |
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SOURCES:IR58 Land Valuation Survey, National Archives Images of England website link to Colly Farm VCH Gloucestershire Vol 11 available online Gloucestershire Archives: D1388/SL/6/29; 8/6a - date: 1876, 1894 Colly Farm and land (Plan) Map reproduced with permission of Gloucestershire Archives. |
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