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Scratch space for my work on a West Hyde page

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Draft content

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Sections:

  • Ancient History
  • Troy Farm + Pynesfield
  • Cress Farms
  • Notable Buildings - Pubs, Church, Manor, Royal Exchange, Schools

Notable Buildings

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  • Jolly Gardeners - Believed to have been built in 1820, Ye Jolly Gardeners was the local public house for the village of West Hyde until 1956.
    • Cite: Estate Agent website.
  • The Oaks - Originally named The Royal Oak, and then The Fisherman's Tackle (from 1990), The Oaks (from 2013) is the village's current public house.
  • St Thomas - The church of St Thomas was built in 1845. It was built in the Norman Style, from knapped flint, at a cost of £2,200.



References to use in building up the page

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"The church of St. Thomas, West Hyde, was built in 1845. The living is a vicarage in the gift of the bishop of St. Albans. There is also a mission hall at West Hyde, erected in 1889."

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History should describe the Pynesfield manor, its various names, its age, granting of the land. Should also cover Troy (though I'm not sure exactly which part of WH was Troy). Building of the church. Troy Lake is south of Pynesfield Lake; so I think Troy Farm is the southern part of West Hyde. Some mention here. I don't know if all of Troy/Troy Farm ended up in West Hyde, or if parts of it were cut off by the Bucks and Middlesex borders.

In Geography - possible mention Grand Union Canal. I know that's just over the border in Harefield, not sure if it gets into West Hyde or not. Mention that it's Green Belt Metropolitan_Green_Belt

Items for dispute: I was told by the owners of Pynesfield back in my childhood that it was mentioned in the Domesday book; the documents above are divided on the subject. I was also told the building had beams dating back to the 16th century (ish - old memories). The pub was originally a Royal Oak and had a football team in the mid 80s. There used to be a primary school there, but by the 80s it had become a playschool and then a children's centre. The houses beside the pub were built on 'a Victorian refuse tip'.

Thinking about it, the school was at one point halfway between church and chalfont lane; but was turned into a house in 1976 (see: this link. By which point they must have built the school next to the church(?). This permission may suggest that it was never a school (the one by the church) or it may have been very early for the additional annex they built.

Planning applications in general - one can search for anything to do with West Hyde. Oldest is a 1959 request for a garage for May Cottage.