Pond Mead Cottage

The story goes, around 1909  the wife of the Farmer of Pond Mead, asked for the old barn and the small cottage to be taken down, it seems she didn't like the fact that they blocked her view of the road into the village.

Around 1910 the old barn and the cottage (I am not sure if it was then named Pond Mead cottage) were  dismantled and rebuilt    40 metres away using timbers from the old barn and cottage.  

I think she also had her eye on the old cottage dovecote,  if you look closely you can see it repositioned in the front garden of Pond Mead House.

70 Years later, Pickfords are back again this time they are working on a new Kitchen extention

The Lane leading up into Widdington Village       Pond Mead in the centre of the view about 1912

 Aerial View about 1980

The Cottage in the 1980s