1865 Eastover Survey

This 1865 survey of Eastover was part of a submission to Parliament in support of a scheme for a new railway, which would connect Bridgwater to the Somerset and Dorset Railway. The originals can be inspected in the Somerset Heritage Centre Q/RUP/329. Additional plans can be seen in A/BKZ/7/22.

The definitive history of the line is The Bridgwater Railway Through Bawdrip, which has just been updated.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway reached Bridgwater in 1840, leading to the creation of St John Street and the railway station. Although this greatly improved Bridgwater’s connections with the wider country, local businessmen quickly chafed at the monopoly the railway company had established. A movement had grown by the 1860s for a second railway connection operating as a separate company, which would provide competition, as well as a separate route and more varied destinations for goods. The submission to Parliament in support of this scheme included the below survey. Ultimately these proposals were rejected in favour of an alternative scheme presented by the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company. Unsuccessful attempts were made in 1875 and 1881, while 1882 saw success (although updated proposals were submitted in 1886 and 1888), with the new railway opening in 1890.

This original survey clearly intended for the railway to reach into Eastover, and may explain the subsequent creation of ‘New Road’. However, when the railway finally arrived over two decades later, the line terminated in Castle Fields.

Regardless of the failure, this 1865 survey is terrifically important in recording the properties and ownership of a good chunk of Eastover, some two decades before the highly-detailed 1887 25 inch to the mile Ordinance Survey map.

One thing this survey reveals is the large amount of properties supported the East Quay shipyard, at this time managed by Watson and Company. We find the yard itself, but also timber yards, a rope walk and worker’s cottages. We also find details of the ownership and lead-occupants of a handful of ‘courts’, tightly-packed half houses in rows of terraces, built away for the traditional highways. In the wider survey in Castle Fields and beyond, we see the ownership by various members of the ‘Harvey’ family – which represent some of the last vestiges of the landed estate of Bridgwater Castle.

The drafting of the 1865 proposals was carried out by the solicitors H & W Toogood of London and G & R Poole of Bridgwater. The survey seems to have been carried out by engineers Charles Hutton Gregory and F.C. Slessor. Their final report is dated 30 November 1865, and we can assume the survey will have been carried out in the preceding couple of months.

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Number on Plan	Description of Property	Owner or Reputed Owner	Leasses or reputed Leasses	Occupiers	Historical Notes	Pictures
1	Shop and dwelling house	Joseph Lang Henry Lang		Charles Sprankling	Now 9 Eastover – the building survives.
2	Dwelling house and shop	Benjamin Baker		Henry Hobbs		The above picture was taken in 1865, and the two tall buildings are numbers 1 and 2.
3	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		William Smith	Properties 3 to 10 make up ‘Dyke’s Court’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan, shown right.
4	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		Robert Slocombe	Right, Dyke’s Court in 1929, detail from Britain from Above EPW027940
5	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		William Webb
6	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		Eliza Langdon
7	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		George Beck
8	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		Henry Vearncombe
9	Cottage	Benjamin Baker		Emma Langford
10	Passage, yard and buildings	Benjamin Baker		[Those mentioned in nos. 2 to 9]
11	Shop, dwelling house, passage, sheds, workshops, and warehouse	Thomas Parsons		Thomas Parsons	Now the site of 11 Eastover -conjoined to 13. Right, in 1865.
12	Blacksmith’s shop, yard, and shed	Joseph Davey, Laura Scanlan, William Dod Perkins		Charles Tamlin	Now the site of 13 Eastover. Right, in 1865.
13	Dwelling house and yard	John Kiddell, Ann his wife, Henry Humphreys, John William Versey, William Humphreys, John Humphreys, Robert Humphreys, James Humphreys, Albert Humphreys,  Jane Humphreys,  Edwin Humphreys,  Emma Humphreys		Thomas Woods	Now the site of 15 Eastover – later 19th  century building survives. Right, in 1865.
14	Dwelling house and yard	[same as 13]		George Poole	Now number 17 Eastover – late 19th century building survives. Right, in 1865.
14a	Yard and Garden	[same as 13]  and Joseph Davey		Thomas Woods, George Poole, Joseph Davey
15	Dwelling house, shops, sheds, yard and garden	Joseph Davey, Laura Scanlan, William Dod Perkiins		Joseph Davey	Now the site of 19 Eastover – late 19th century building survives. Right, in 1865.
16	Dwelling house and shed	John Prior		William Roberts	Now the site of 21 and 23 Eastover. Late 19th century buildings survive. Right, in 1865.
17	Dwelling house and shed	John Prior		Jane Fear	Now 25 Eastover on the corner on New Street. Late 19th century building survives. Rebuilt by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
18	Cottage, yard and shed	John Prior		Joseph Porter	Now 1 New Road. Late 19th century building survives. Rebuilt by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
19	Cottage, yard and shed	John Prior		James Nurton	Now 3 New Road. Late 19th century building survives. Rebuilt by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
20	Cottage, yard and shed	John Prior		William Sharman	This is now the rear of 15 Eastover. Rebuilt by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
21	Passage, yard, garden and building	John Prior		[Those Mentioned nos 16 to 20]	Now part of number 5 New Road. Built over by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
22	Shed	John Prior		Joseph Porter	Now part of number 5 New Road, next to Watson’s Lane.
23	Shop	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	Clifford Gill, John Gill, Elizabeth Brittan, Abraham King, The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company	Charles Hobbs, Thomas Towells	This plot had been turned into New Road by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
24	Dwelling house, out buildings, yard and roadway	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Thomas Towells, Watson and Company	This plot had been turned into New Road by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
24a	Flower garden and greenhouse	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Thomas Towells, Watson and Company	This plot had been turned into New Road by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
25	Garden and greenhouse	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Thomas Towells, Watson and Company	Now the site of the Bus Station. Still a garden on the 1887 OS Town Plan, although the eastern most portion had been removed for New Road.
26	Garden	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Thomas Towells, Watson and Company	Now part of the bus station.
26a	Garden	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	John Dingley, Thomas Towells, Watson and Company	Now part of the bus station.
27	Blacksmith’s Shop	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company	Part of New Road on the 1887 OS Town Plan.
28	Storehouse	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company	No sign of this property on the 1887 OS Town Plan
29	Roadways, timber-yards, buildings, paddock and gardens	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company; Somerset Trading Company	Marked ‘Eastover Saw Mill’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan. Now part of the supermarket car park.
30	Orchard and Shed	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company; John Dingley	Now part of the supermarket car park. Shown in detail on the 1887 OS Town Plan, right.
31	Rope walk and yarn house	Susannah Codrington Watson, Stuckey’s Banking Company		Watson and Company	This would soon be managed by John Henry Waddon. Picture right, of the interior, taken about this time.
32	Pond	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company, John Dingley	Presumably this feature helped to drain water from the area. See detail from 1887 in no.30 above.
33	Coal yard, sheds, buildings and premises	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company, John Towells and Thomas Towells	For image see 37 below.
34	Counting house and offices	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Somerset Trading Company, Watson and Company	Part of ‘timber yard’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan
35	Dwelling house, counting house and offices	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company, James Rawlings	Part of ‘timber yard’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan
36	Timber shed, with sail loft over	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company	Right, in 1953, detail from Britain from Above, EAW051174
37	Dry dock, yard, and building	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company	Right, in 1953, detail from Britain from Above, EAW051174
38	Rope Store Shed	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company
39	Stable	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company
40	Stable	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Somerset Trading Company, Watson and Company
41	Shed used for repair of boats	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company
42	Cottage	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	William Thorne, Watson and Company	Nos 42 to 44 are shown as ‘Watson’s Cottages’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan, right.
43	Cottage	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Francis Howe, Watson and Company	Right, Watson’s Cottages in 1953, detail from Britain from Above EAW051938
44	Cottage	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	William Griffiths, Watson and Company
44a	Garden, yard and buildings	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company, William Griffiths, William Thorne, Francis Howe, John Webb
45	Cottage	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	John Webb, Watson and Company
46	Saw pit and store shed	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	[Same as 23]	Watson and Company
47	Dwelling-house, yard, gardens and out buildings	Ann Williams		Ann Williams	Called East Quay House on the 1887 OS Town Plan. Image right in 1953, showing East Quay House and William’s Buildings behind. Britain from Above EAW051175
48	Paddock, pathway and outhouse	Ann Williams		Ann Williams	Timber Yard on the 1887 OS Town Plan
49	Cottage	Ann Williams		George Jarman	Properties 49 to 61 are marked as ‘Williams’s Buildings’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan.
49a	Garden	Ann Williams		George Jarman
50	Cottage	Ann Williams		Charles Coates
50a	Cottage	Ann Williams		Charles Coates
51	Cottage	Ann Williams		Silas Billings
51a	Garden	Ann Williams		Silas Billings
52	Garden	Ann Williams		Ann Williams
53	Cottage	Ann Williams		James Crawford
53a	Garden	Ann Williams		James Crawford
54	Cottage	Ann Williams		Thomas Francis
54a	Garden and Buildings	Ann Williams		Thomas Francis
55	Cottage	Ann Williams		Charles Cape
55a	Garden	Ann Williams		Charles Cape
56	Cottage	Ann Williams		Harry Spriggs
56a	Garden and Buildings	Ann Williams		Harry Spriggs
57	Cottage	Ann Williams		John Rowe
57a	Garden and Buildings	Ann Williams		John Rowe
58	Cottage	Ann Williams		John Hawkins
58a	Garden and Buildings	Ann Williams		John Hawkins
59	Cottage	Ann Williams		George Yeandell
59a	Garden	Ann Williams		George Yeandell
60	Cottage	Ann Williams		Thomas Day
60a	Garden and Buildings	Ann Williams		Thomas Day
61a	Pathway	Ann William		George Jarman, Charles Coates, Silas Billings
61b	Pathway, well, pump and sheds	Ann Williams		James Crawford, Thomas Francis, Charles Cape, Harry Spriggs, John Rowe, John Hawkins, George Yeandell, Thomas Day
61	Roadway	Ann Williams		All those mentioned 52 to 60 with Ann Williams and James Wood Sully and Company
62	Coal Shed	Ann William		Benjamin Stoodley	Demolished by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan
62a	Store Shed	Ann Williams		James Wood Sully and Company	Demolished by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan
63	Timber yard, saw pit and roadway	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	Henry Bryant	James Shattock, William Griffiths, John Gough	The list returns to East Quay from here. Marked as Timber Yard on the 1887 OS Town Plan
64	Stable	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	Henry Bryant	John Gough, William Griffiths
65	Dwelling house and office	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	James Bennett	James Bennett	Photograph circa 1903, right.
65a	Coal yard, out building and sheds	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	James Bennett	James Bennett, John How	The yard in 1953, detail from Britain from Above EAW051938
66a	Washhouse	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	James Bennett	James Bennett
66	Cottage	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	James Bennett	John How
67	Coal shed, shop and buildings	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	James Bennett	James Bennett
68	Store buildings and carpenter’s shop	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater		James Ware, Water Bailiff, John Squire	The yard in 1953, detail from Britain from Above EAW051938
69	Sawpit, timber store and corn store	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	Henry Baker	James Harwood, James Phelps
70	Coal yard, coal shed and stables	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	Henry Baker	Henry Baker
71	Roadway	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater	James Harwood, Henry Baker, Watson and Company, Henry Bryant, Clifford Gill, John Gill, Elizabeth Brittan, Abraham King, The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company	James Harwood, Henry Baker, Watson and Company, William Thorne, Francis How William Griffiths, John Webb
72	Timber yard, sheds, stables, dwelling house and buildings	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater and James Harwood	James Harwood	James Harwood, Samuel Coram	Marked ‘Coal Yard’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan.
73	Dwelling house, outhouses and offices	James Harwood		James Harwood	Photograph circa 1903, right.
74	Store building and wharf	James Harwood		James Harwood	Now numbers 4 to 7 West Quay. Picture circa 1914, right.
75	Roadway	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater; Surveyors of Highways; The Bridgwater Highway District Board		[A long list of all parties adjoining the road].
[no number]	Quay, wharves, cranes, steps, land, path, gas pipes, and sewers	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater; the Market House Trustees for the Borough of Bridgwater, the Bridgwater Gas Light Company		James Ware, Water Bailiff; the public.
76	River, river’s bank, and graving bank	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater
77	Dwelling house, shop, workshops, sheds, outbuildings, yard and garden	John Roberts, William Henry Robers, Edwin Roberts		John Roberts, William Henry Robers, Edwin Roberts	By the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan, this plot had been redeveloped into the West of England Carriage Works. The Roberts here have biographies on the Wembdon Road Cemetery website.
78	Dwelling house, shop and outbuildings	George William Boulting		Charlotte Davis	Numbers 78 to 94 are marked ‘Anstice Place’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan (right), with 77 and 78 marking the frontage to Eastover. Boulting has a biography on the Wembdon Road Cemetery website.
78a	Passage, yard and buildings	George William Boulting		[All those mentioned in 78 to 96]
79	Dwelling house, shop and buildings	George William Boulting		Richard Hooper
79a	Outbuildings	George William Boulting		Richard Hooper
80	Cottage	George William Boulting		William Wills
81	Cottage	George William Boulting		John Cooke
82	Cottage	George William Boulting		John Isaacs
83	Cottage	George William Boulting		Jane Griffiths
83a	Shed	George William Boulting		Jane Griffiths
84	Cottage	George William Boulting		George Sprouting
84a	Shed	George William Boulting		George Sprouting
85	Cottage	George William Boulting		Robert Duddridge
85	Shed	George William Boulting		Robert Duddridge
86	Cottage	George William Boulting		Henry Hembry
86a	Shed	George William Boulting		Henry Hembry
87	Cottage	George William Boulting		Frederick Jarvis
87a	Shed	George William Boulting		Frederick Jarvis
88	Cottage and Shed	George William Boulting
88a	Shed	George William Boulting
89	Cottage and shed	George William Boulting		Robert Ware
90	Cottage	George William Boulting		William Mead
91	Cottage	George William Boulting		Robert Langford
92	Cottage	George William Boulting		John Duddridge
93	Cottage	George William Boulting		Henry Goodland
94	Cottage	George William Boulting		Jane Dyer
95	Cottage	George William Boulting		Henry Sealy
95a	Shed	George William Boulting		Henry Sealy
96	Cottage and Shed	George William Boulting		Charles Wilkins
97	Dwelling House and Yard	William Young and Eliza his wife		George Riden	Properties 97 to 111 are called ‘Bath Terrace’ on the 1887 OS Town Plan. Detail, right.
98	Dwelling house, workshop and out buildings	William Young and Eliza his wife		Henry Harris
99	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife
100	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		Thomas Chapman
101	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		Elizabeth King
102	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		George Davidge
103	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		Joseph Spriggs
104	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		William Atwell
105	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		Maria Newberry
106	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		William Gent
107	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		George Leaker
108	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		James Board
109	Cottage	William Young and Eliza his wife		John Gardner
110	Stables, coach house and workshops	William Young and Eliza his wife		Thomas Vickery, Samuel George Bell
110a	Roadway and yard	William Young and Eliza his wife		[All those mentioned 100 to 111]
111	Dwelling house, shop and outbuildings	William Young and Eliza his wife		John Lee
112	Rope walk and buildings	John Waddon, John Henry Waddon		John Waddon, John Henry Waddon
113	Garden	Jessie Bowen		Stephen Colin Jones, William Fogarthy, William Fogarthy Jun., Joseph Newberry, George Hooper, Thomas Wood, Abraham Exon, John Goodridge, John Cavil, James Hobbs, Henry Bond, Henry Chedzoy	This plot would become the part of the back gardens for the houses on the west side of Church Street, which seem to be under construction at the time of this document.
114	Roadway	Jessie Bowen	Joseph Chant, George Kidner	Joseph Chant, George Kidner, Stephen Colin Jones, William Fogarthy, William Fogarthy Jun., Joseph Newberry, George Hooper, Thomas Wood, Abraham Exon, John Goodridge, John Cavil, James Hobbs, Henry Bond, Henry Chedzoy	This is the lane between 47 and 51 Church Street.
115	Garden	Jessie Bowen	Joseph Chant, George Kidner	Joseph Chant, George Kidner	Half of 115 and 116 seem to have been given over to the use of 51, 53 and 58 Church Street, while the other portion was given to the Church Street Saw Mills, which appears on the 1887 OS Town Plan.
116	Garden	Jessie Bowen	Joseph Chant, George Kidner	Joseph Chant, George Kidner
117	Steam mill, machinery, buildings and gardens	Jessie Bowen	Joseph Chant, George Kidner	Joseph Chant, George Kidner	Developed into the Church Street Saw Mills and the Church Street Corn Mills by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
118	Garden	Jessie Bowen		John Waddon	Part of the adjoining saw mills by the time of the 1887 OS Town Plan.
119	The Communication Works of the Bridgwater Railway, and Navigation and Pathways	The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Bridgwater; the holders of bonds issued upon the security of the communication works of the Bridgwater Railway and Navigation and Pathways and their Trustees, John Ruddock, clerk.	The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company	The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company	The Clink. Last part of the ‘Town Survey’.

Beyond Eastover

120	Garden	Jessie Bowen		Thomas Price	Part of Little Castle Field on the 1840s Tithe Apportionment (hereafter TA).
121	Field	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		Francis Coleman	Little Castle Field (TA)
121a	Pond	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		Francis Coleman, William Brice	Undifferentiated in 1840s (TA).
122	Field and Path	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		Alfred Garrett Barham	Still part of Little Castle Field in the 1840s (TA).
123	Field and Path	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		Alfred Garrett Barham	Still part of Little Castle Field in the 1840s (TA).
124	Field and Path	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		Alfred Garrett Barham	Still part of Little Castle Field in the 1840s (TA).
125	Field, path and riverbank	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		Alfred Garrett Barham	Still part of Little Castle Field in the 1840s (TA).
126	Field	Widow Harvey, John William Henry Harvey, Mary Dunbeney Harvery, Frances Dunbeney Harvey		William Brice	Little Castle Field in the 1840s (TA).
127	Roadway	Thomas Colmer Colthurst, James Hurman, Jessie Bowen		Colthurst, Symons and Company; James Hurman; Jessie Bowen; George Heal	The Drove
128	Field	Jessie Bowen		James Irish	Nos 128-129 each appear on the 1840s TA, all described as ‘Part of Great Castle Fields’ in the 1840s. Then owned and occupied by John James Calman
129	Field	Jessie Bowen		George Heal
129a	Field	Jessie Bowen		George Heal
130	Field and Path	James Hurman		James Hurman	‘Part of Great Castle Fields’ in the 1840s. Then owned and occupied by John James Hurman (TA) The feature shown in the plot is shown on the 1887 OS Town Plan, and is possibly a flood defence embankment or ditch.
130a	Pond	James Hurman, Jessie Bowen		James Hurman, George Heal
131	Field	James Hurman		James Hurman	‘Part of Great Castle Fields’ in the 1840s. Then owned and occupied by John James Hurman (TA)
131a	Field	James Hurman		James Hurman	‘Part of Great Castle Fields’ in the 1840s. Then owned and occupied by John James Hurman (TA)
132	Field and Pond	Henry Acland Fownes Luttrell, Mary Ann Ruscome Fownes Luttrell his wife, Reverend John Heyrick Macaulay		Richard Hurley	Nos 132 and 133 are joined in the 1840s TA and described as ‘Great Wild Marsh’.
133	Field, path and riverbank	Henry Acland Fownes Luttrell, Mary Ann Ruscome Fownes Luttrell his wife, Reverend John Heyrick Macaulay	Frederick Clothier	Frederick Clothier	Later site of the Sphinx Cement Works by the 1904 OS map.
134	Turnpike Road	Trustrees of Bridgwater Turnpike Roads	Joshua Bower		Bristol Road. The diversion to the road was not ultimately needed, and a bridge was built to carry the railway.
134	Telegraph Posts and Wires	The United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company Limited
135	Field	Frederick Clothier		Frederick Clothier	‘Swale Croft’ in the 1840s TA.
136	Field and Pond	Frederick Clothier		Frederick Clothier	136 to 138 are all ‘Part of Bartholemy’s ground’ in the 1840s TA. The dotted line on the map here shows the boundary of Bridgwater Parish and Wembdon Parish.
137	Field and Pond	Frederick Clothier		Frederick Clothier
138	Field and Pond	Frederick Clothier		Frederick Clothier	Later this plot of land contained the entrance to the Bristol Road Cemetery, which at the this time was in Wembdon Parish.
138b	The Bristol and Exeter Railway an Telegraph Posts and Wires	The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company. Electric and International Telegraph Company.		The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company
138c	Field	Joseph Boon		Joseph Boon
138a	Field	Frederick Clothier		Frederick Clothier	Now part of the Bristol Road Cemetery.
139	Field	Richard Versey		Richard Versey	Later part of cellophane, now part of the Hinkley Campus.
140	Field and Ponds	Margaretta Michael	Robert Comer	Robert Comer	Margaretta Michael is described in this document as Lady of the Manor of Horsey. This field is called Yonder Thirty Acres on the 1840s TA.
141	Pond	Margaretta Michael	Robert Comer	Robert Comer
142	Field, footpath and pond	Margaretta Michael	Robert Comer	Robert Comer	Hither Thirty Acres TA.
143	Field, footpaths and pond	Margaretta Michael	Robert Comer	Robert Comer	Twelve Acres and Half TA.
144	Field and footpath	Margaretta Michael	William Ralls	William Ralls	Home Ground TA.
145	Field, pond and footpath	Margaretta Michael	Lydia Whitting	Lydia Whitting	Three Acres TA.
146	Field, pond and footpath	Margaretta Michael	Lydia Whitting	Lydia Whitting	Nine Acres TA.
147	Field	Margaretta Michael	Lydia Whitting	Lydia Whitting	Two and a Half Acres TA.
148	Field, footpath and pond	Margaretta Michael	Lydia Whitting	Lydia Whitting	Five Acres TA.
149	Field	Margaretta Michael	Robert Comer	Robert Comer	Common Eight Acres TA.
150	Field	Margaretta Michael	George Ralls	George Ralls	Three Acres and Half TA.
151	Garden	Margaretta Michael		John Parsons, John Baker, Thomas Merriott, Edward Marriott, Samuel Board, James Sparks, John Sparks, Charles Lovibond, John Atwell, William Orchard, Michael Sparks, Percival Bell, George Hobbs, William Stevens, William Ashill	Allotment Garden TA.
152	Field, footpath and pond	Margaretta Michael	George Ralls	George Ralls	Three Acres and Half.
153	Garden	Margaretta Michael	Lydia Whitting	Lydia Whitting	Called Board’s Farm on the 1887 OS Map. In the 1840s TA the occupier was John Whiting.
154	Road	Margaretta Michael	Lydia Whitting	Lydia Whitting	This road led to Little Sydenham Farm.
155	Field	Margaretta Michael	George Ralls	George Ralls	Thirteen Acres and Half TA.
156	Public Highway	Margaretta Michael, Surveeyors of Highways, Bridgwater Highway District Board			Horsey Lane.
157	Field and pond	Margaretta Michael	George Ralls	George Ralls	Four Acres TA.
158	Cottage, garden, orchard, pond and buildings	Margaretta Michael	Laura Scanlan, William Dod Perkins	Joseph Boon, George Hobbs	Unanmed on the 1887 OS Map. In the 1840s it was occupied by Joseph Boon. Is now Horsey Dairy.
159	Field, footpath and pond	Margaretta Michael	Laura Scanlan, William Dod Perkins	Joseph Boon	Five Acres TA.
160	Field, garden and footpath	Margaretta Michael	Laura Scanlan, William Dod Perkins	Joseph Boon	Two Acres TA.
160a	Garden	Margaretta Michael		George Bell
161	Field and footpath	Margaretta Michael	George Ralls	George Ralls	Five Acres TA.
162	Field	Margaretta Michael	George Ralls	George Ralls	Two Acres TA.
164	Turnpike road	Trustees of the Bridgwater Turnpike Roads	Joshua Bower		Bath Road.

This 1865 survey of Eastover, Castle Fields and beyond, was part of a submission to parliament in support of a proposed railway scheme that eventually became the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset.

MKP and David C. Bown, Feb 2025