Rose Cottage

 This cottage was owned by Wadham College and the first occupant that we know of was Henry Millard, a carpenter, who was living there in 1844. In the 1851 census Henry Miller, aged 50, was still in the cottage with his wife Thirza, a maidservant and five children. Thirza died in 1851 at the age of 46 but Henry continued to live in the village (probably in this cottage) until his death in 1881. 

 

In around 1890 Henry Hatton and his wife Rosa and six children moved into the cottage and he ran a market garden there. Two more daughters were born in Southrop (Daisy in 1891 and Violet in 1895). His sons, Albert William (born 1883) and Archie (born 1885) both helped their father in the garden. In 1911 Albert married Nora Godwin.

In 1914 Albert joined  the 1st Battalion the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wilthsire) Regiment. He was wounded at the battle of Neuve Chapelle, died on 25th March, 1915 and is buried in Southrop churchyard. 

In 1926, Wadham College sold the cottage to Henry Hatton. When Henry died in 1932 at the age of 77, his daughter, Linnie Matilda Daisy Hatton, continued to live there until 1944 when apparently she sold the house to Edward Hall Gandy for £1,520; but then in 1950 Linnie Hatton and Edward Gandy sold the cottage to Mary Sybil Ellison for £3,000 - so Miss Hatton and Mr Gandy must have entered into some sort of joint ownership of the house. After one year the cottage was bought by Charles and Laura Scott. They ran an annual competition for children to make the best garden.

In 1964 the house was bought by Peter Gordon Forrester for £5,000 and he stayed until his death in 1970. 

The house was then bought by Albert Linwood Knight for £6,800. Always known as Nick, he moved in with his wife Doris (known as Billie) and their children Gillian and Roger. Billie died in 1977 aged 55 but Nick continued to live there until his death in 2011 aged 95.