an old-fashioned residence adjoining the churchyard, was in the year 1620
occupied by a Mr. Fenton. On the beautifully carved ceiling of the
dining-room his name appears thus: Fenton, and an illustration of a
barrel or tun. This design was also found on some Dutch tiles which were
part of the original hearthstone. I remember Mrs. Hannah Wakeling living
here. She was the owner of “Priory Side,” “Hornchurch,” and “Bruce
Lodge.” She left each house to the tenant who was living there at the
time of her death.
Scotlands is the name of the sexton’s cottage—a quaint, detached, wooden
building on the east side of the church. It was for a great many years
occupied by Mr. Joseph Forster, the sexton, and when he died his son, Mr.
Alfred Forster, who succeeded him, bought and enfranchised it. Turning
the corner by Rose Cottage, the bar, which was placed there so many years
ago to prevent vehicular traffic, still stretches across the road.