EDMEADS

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1846 Tithe Map plot number:

 247

1896 1:2500 OS Map plot number:

128

See also Bonnells.

Edmeads was a house and tenement, also known as Pound Farm (later Pound Cottage), situated on the western side of the road to Guildford, opposite the house called Paynes. In the Tithe Award the 'house and garden' was measured at 1 rood and 2 perches; on the OS map at 1.623 acres.

In 1759, following a Writ of Entry Sur Disseizin in le post, the property passed from Henry Atfield of Worplesdon to John Hone of Bisley. John Hone died in 1768 and left all his property to his grandson, Joseph Bell living in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Joseph Bell died in 1811, by this time resident in Chobham. Joseph left his property in trust to his three children (illegitimate) by Sarah Rotton - William Batts Bell, Mary Batts Bell and Elizabeth Batts Bell. His executor and trustees were Caleb Woodyer, George Burley and Richard Barry Slater. In 1829, these trustees passed the property on to Thomas Charlton and William Lowless, new trustees.

In 1835, Sarah Rotton and William Batts Bell for the sum of 15 shillings paid to each of them sold all the trust property to the then trustees, Thomas Charlton and William Lowless, under the terms of an indenture dated 24 January 1835.

In May 1858, the deaths of both Thomas Charlton and William Lowless was reported in the Manor Court. In May 1860, Henry Lowless was admitted tenant.

In 1864, Henry Lowless sold all the trust property to the Reverend Thomas Joseph Farr, Rector of Bisley, for the sum of £560.


Pound Cottage, by Marguerite Howarth

In 1984, Pound Cottage became grade II listed. The listing text is:
Cottage. C17 with C19 extensions to rear. Timber framed on rendered plinth with whitewashed brick infill; rendered cladding to return fronts, plain tiled roof. Two storeys, 2 framed bays with end curved braces to first floor and end stacks. Two C19 casement windows across each floor. Half glazed door to right in pent roofed extension. Further pent roof extension on left end.