35 High Street
This property was researched by John Thurston
Title Deeds exist from 1673 – 1916 for No’s 35 – 41 High Street under X380/1-58. The site of 35-41 High Street is possibly referenced in X380/1 where in an abstract of title it is recorded that a Sir Roger Martin conveys a messuage and backhouse with the fore yard in the High Street to the Honourable John Petre in 1672. By 1674 John Petre entered into a covenant to convey Bedfordshire property to John Caryll of Goodwood and John Peter the younger, but this appears to have not occurred. By 1742 George Heneage, John Petre's grand nephew, entered into an agreement with John Caryll's grandson that the property should be sold. The will of George Heneage in 20 July 1751 with a further codicil of 31 December 1752 devised his lands and messuaged to Sir John Tyrwhit, Gilbert Caldecot and George Petre to hold on trust to to sell with the monies to the use of his nephew George Fieschi Heneage. The Bedfordshire property is conveyed to a Christopher Metcalfe on the 23/24 March 1761 [ref: X380/1].
Christopher Metcalfe holds onto the property until the 11/12 November 1767 when he conveys it to a Joseph Addington and William Peacock. 35 High Street is now described as a messuage or tenement with a foreyard and bakehouse. The following year the two convey the messuge to Thomas Odell by Lease and Release for £240. Thomas Odell died in 1782 and in his will he bequeated all his real and person estate to his son, also called Thomas. After mortgaging the property in 1784, Thomas Odell conveys the the messuage, among others to George Palmer by Lease and Release dated 12/13 October 1792. [ref: X380/2]
In 1794 George Palmer’s Will bequeaths ownership of the property now described a messuage or inn called the “Barley Mow” to his son Emery Palmer. [ref: X380/24].
In 1796 Mary Odell is in occupation, presumably as a Publican, having outlived both her husband Thomas and son Thomas [ref: X380/25,26,27,28]. A year later in 1797 Emery Palmer sells the property to Peregrine Nash, a Brewer and it is stated that the occupants were Samuel Smith followed by Humphrey Coulston, both Publicans [ref: GK156/1 & X380/1]. Humphrey stays until 1832 when his son John Coulston, takes over the business.
Around 1835 John Howard, an Iron Founder, purchases the property from Nash and within two years has transformed the property and built a foundry in the back yard behind the premises.
(N.B. It is speculated that at the time of the sale Nash transferred the name and licence of the “Barley Mow” to an Inn situated in St Loyes Street formerly called the “Dragon”/”Green Dragon”.)
John Howard and family occupy the site until 1852 when the property is conveyed to his two sons James and Frederick Howard. In 1861 Henry Pain, an Ironmonger, is shown in residence [ref: X380/48-49].
By 1869 a partnership with Edward L Moulton, also an Ironmonger, has formed and from 1871 the Moulton family are shown as the occupants up until 1887. In 1890 the new occupants are Bacchus and Ison, also ironmongers. From 1894 Henry Bacchus is the sole owner/occupant and the business continues in his name up until 1975.
Note : Circa 1950, according to Richard Wildman in “Britain in Old Photographs”, Frederic Gale Ltd , ironmongers, take over the business but retain the name of Henry Bacchus Ltd in all directories up to 1975
In 1976 Gibbs and Dandy (Bacchus) Ltd become the new owners/occupants.
In recent times Poundsaver (1985 – 1995) and Wilkinson/Wilko (2023) have occupied the site.
Currently the building lies empty.