Monument record 2208 - Lower Beech Farm, Tytherington

In the William Salt Library, Stafford, is an original building contract and drawings for a combined barn, stable and shippon between Humphrey Perry and John Featherstone. It is an unusually early (1706) and thorough document and remarkable for having drawings. A full transcription was made by Molly Spink, Tytherington History Group (1). Later shown to have been at Lower Beech Farm, Tytherington, and is now demolished (3).

<1> Featherstone J, 1706, Agreement between Humphrey Perry and John Featherstone, HM/40/4/1 (Manuscript). SCH222.

<2> Thirsk J, The Agrarian History of England and Wales 1640-1750, /671-3 (Oral Communication). SCH3018.

<3> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Spink M 1989 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.