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Sandridgebury, Sandridge
Card by H. W. Lane, Photographer, 43 St Peters Street, St Albans
Early 20th century |
The following time line is based on notes I made about Victorian Sandridge in the 1980s, plus some later information from various sources. Some earlier information on Sandridgebury is given in Historic Sandridge Revisited and the Thrale connections with Sandridge in A New Thraaliana. There will be extensive further information for the 18th and 19th centuries in Earl Spencer's archives in the Northampton Records Office. The building is a listed building.
| 1775 | Newspaper | Thursday last was married the Rev. Jolkins, A.M. of Wrexham, in Denbighshire, Molley Fossey, of Sandridgebury, near St. A. [Chester Chronicle 6 November 1775] | |
| 1776 | Newspaper | Thursday was married Mr. John Munn, of Sandridgebury, Herts, to Miss Maria Davis, of Chenies, Bucks. [Reading Mercury 17 June 1776] | |
| 1815 | Newspaper | Mr Clark, of Sandridgebury, one of Earl Spencer's tenants, made presentation on behalf of all the tenants. [Northampton Mercury 30 December] | |
| 1820 | Land Tax | John Clarke (Landlord Earl Spencer) | |
| 1820 | Death | John Clarke | |
| 1823 | Sunday School Committee | John Kinder | |
| 1833 | Poor Rate | John Kinder | |
| 1835 | Newspaper | John Kinder of Sandridgebury made Justice of the Peace [various papers, November] | |
| 1836 | Newspaper | Thomas Langham was charged with stealing a bushel of potatoes, the property of Mr. Thomas Kinder. [Hertfordshire Mercury and Reformer 12 January 1836] | |
| 1841 | Baptism | Thomas Kinder | |
| 1842 | Newspaper | At the Royal Agricultural Society show John Kinder, of Sandridgebury, won an award for cheese. [Yorkshire Gazette 23 July 1842 & other papers] | |
| 1843 | Newspaper | At the Royal Agricultural Society show John Kinder, of Sandridgebury, exhibit a short horn bull calved previously to the 1st of January, 1841. [Morning Post, 17 July, 1843] | |
| 1846 | Directory | John Kinder | |
| 1850 | Directory |
John Kinder Thomas Kinder |
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| 1855 | Directory | John Kinder (Bury Farm) | |
| 1860 | Death (from tombstone) | John Kinder | |
| 1866 | Directory | Thomas Kinder (Bury Farm) | |
| 1870 | Herts Advertiser |
The Herts Advertiser of 29th October 1870 reported that Caroline Hill (21), of Sandridge, daughter of Mr Paul, was summoned for stealing acorns from Cunningham field, occupier Mr Thomas Kinder, of Sandridgebury. Witnesses Thomas Kinder & William Burgoyne,. The charge was withdrawn. Mr Kinder … said it was the invariable custom for a farmer to have the right to the produce of all the trees which grew on his farm. In addition Lord Spencer’s steward had informed that he was entitled to the acorns. At the time There were five others picking up acorns by his directions, and he paid them at the rate of 1s a bushel. |
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| 1878 | Herts Advertiser (7th Sept) |
HORTICULTURAL SHOW. – The annual show of garden produce will take place on Thursday next in the grounds of Mr. T. Kinder, J. P, Sandridge Bury. Should the weather prove fine, the well-known good quality of the exhibition will no doubt bring together a large number of visitors |
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| 1881 | Death | Thomas Kinder | |
| 1882 | Directory | Mrs Kinder | |
| 1882 | Death | Mrs Caroline Kinder | |
| (The farm was probably separated from the house at about this time, both still being owned by Earl Spencer.) | |||
| 1886 | Directory | Charles Waugh Tanqueray | |
| 1890 | Directory | Charles Waugh Tanqueray | |
| 1891 | Census | Charles W Tanqueray (42, Distiller) - Wife Isobel K (36) | |
| 1895 | Directory | Miss Lees | |
| 1896 | Newspaper | A lady wishes to recommend her butler for a situation where footman or boy kept; 3˝ yeqars' excellent character; leaving on account of establishment breaking up; age 33; height 5ft 7in; town or country. - Reply to Miss Lees, Sandridge Bury, St Albans. [Morning Post, 27 February] | |
| 1897 | Newspaper | A Marriage has been arranged, and will take place in June, between Mr. John Verity, J.P. of Aston, Warwickshire and Sandridge-bury, Hertfordshire, and Evelyn Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry J Lubbock, of Newberries, Hertfordshire. [Morning Post, 7 April 1897] | |
| 1898 | Birth | [John L Verity born Sandridge 1898] | |
| 1899 | Directory | John S Verity | |
| 1901 | Census | [John S Verity in London,] | |
| 1902 | Directory | Percival Griffiths | |
| 1908 | Directory | Percival Davis Griffiths | |
| 1912 | Directory | Percival Davis Griffiths | |
| 1926 | Directory | Percival Davis Griffiths | |
| 1937 | Directory | Percival Davis Griffiths | |
| 1937 | The Times | Percival Griffiths died while hunting with the Whaddon Chase on 11 December. He was buried at Sandridge. | |
| 1939 | The Times | Percival's collections were sold off by Christies, followed by a furniture sale at Sandridgebury. | |
| 1951 | Earl Spencer sold off the Sandridgebury, the farm and land - the house being acquired by Aylesford House School | ||
| 1959 | School Directory |
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| 1978 | Richard William Thrale (author of A New Thraliana and A Newer Thraliana) purchased the whole of the dilapidated building, restored it and divided it into several residences, and he lived in one of them. | ||
| 2007 | Richard William Thrale died. | ||
| 2013 |
This shows one end of the original house - which has been extended by one set of windows. |
| July 2013 | Extensive time line information added |
