The story of The Coddenham Village Shop

Instalment No:1

 

1696-1784

Our village shop was a shop way back in the C17, with the stable yards, gardens & an orchard, much of which are still there today. The following are the documents we have managed to locate:

1696

And just to put this date in the context of those times. The Civil War was in the past, Charles II had been restored to the throne and after him came James II and it was now in the reign of William & Mary.

ROBERT GLOVER (collar maker) had a loan from JOHN DEYNES of Jordaines (now Manor Farm) John Deynes MD had been in the service of the Parliament under Oliver Cromwell and played an active part. He was a Lieut Colonel at the Battle of Marston Moor & was Major of Horse at the Siege of Colchester.  The loan he made to Robert Glover was for £240, to enable him to purchase the property. Robert Glover defaults and the property reverts to John Deynes. So, we do know that there was a shop here in 1696 & possibly earlier, which means it’s been a shop for well over 300 years.

John Deynes died in 1703 & ROBERT GLOVER makes another attempt to buy the premises from his executors in:

1705

This time the Rev Balthazar Gardemau loans the money, but again Glover defaults and it reverts to Gardemau. In:

1711

Yet another attempt is made, and ROBERT GLOVER has a loan from a widow called Charity Wickes. This time, the sale completed in 1712. Glover’s son Robert (grocer) inherits after his death and after this Roberts death, it is inherited by his son John.

1741

This JOHN GLOVER SELLS TO JOHN FAIRFAX (grocer) John Fairfax dies in:

1770

And his EXECUTORS SELL TO RICHARD KEEBLE (carpenter) – five years on in:

1775

RICHARD KEEBLE SELLS TO WILLIAM NOTCUTT (grocer & linen draper), for £317. He had a loan of £250 from a John Rodbard (surgeon of Ipswich). He also fails to pay off his loan and in:

1781

WILLIAM NOTCUTT SELLS TO ROBERT CREAME (grocer from Diss, Norfolk) for £630, of which £250 to be paid to Rodbard to repay Notcutt’s loan, but this was made into another mortgage by Rodbard. The next year in:

1782

It would appear that ROBERT CREAME (shopkeeper) was in financial trouble & there was a lease from his various creditors, listed as Edmund Railton of London (merchant), Joshua Kenworthy of London (linen draper), William Ransom of London (tobacconist), Thomas White of London (oil & colourman), Cooper, Garrett & Taddy of London (tea merchants) and Stephens & Dell of London (hosiers). He was to sell all & satisfy his creditors after discharging his mortgage. He was declared bankrupt and told “to sell by auction or other public sale to the highest bidder”.

1784

CREDITORS SOLD TO ROBERT SEAMAN (grocer & linen draper), who took on the mortgage from Rodbard and no more problems seem to arise.