The Ten Farms of Elburton
Arthur L Clamp June 1981"Farming once was a way of life in Elburton.
This book recalls an era recently ended by the development of private
housing, shops and roads in a locality now within the city of Plymouth."
Includes Minses Farm, Sterts Farm, Dix Farm, Finches Farm,
Battershall Farm, Clarke and Pikes Farm, Woodmans Farm, Harris Farm,
Solomons Farm and Candishes Farm.
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Elburton The Making of a
Village Arthur L Clamp
"Yesterdays' photographs show how quickly changes take place altering
the once country village into a large community area of Plymouth"
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Elburton: Those were the Days! Arthur L
Clamp October 1979 "A Miscellany of Photographs and newspaper articles
about the village during the past 70 years."
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Supplemental Information Kay's Way has received the
following additional information from Michael Leach 10th October 2007
Minses Farm 1946
– 1956, Elburton, Near Plymouth, Devon, England
Whilst recently clearing my mother’s house in Plymouth, I came across a
copy of the book, The Ten Farms of Elburton. I was somewhat dismayed
when I read the account of the farms history between 1946 and 1956 and I
would like to take this opportunity to provide a far more accurate
picture of this time.
Mr A G Wenmouth took over the tenancy in 1946 and lived there with his
wife Olive, and eldest son Geoff together with his wife Joan. Contrary
to the account in the Ten Farms of Elburton, Mr Wenmouth and his son did
carry on farming the land until 1949. This is supported by the
advertisements for the sale of stock in 1946 and the later sale in 1949.
The sales show an increase in the dairy herd and an increase in the
horses during this period. The sales’ details also show an introduction
of a pedigree bull “Bertie”, and the introduction of thoroughbred
horses. The milking herd was also improved with the introduction of some
pedigree Guernsey cows. Milk was collected daily and poultry was sold to
a butcher in Plymouth. Vegetables and Flowers were sold both locally and
in Plymouth. Calves and Pigs were also reared on the farm during this
period.
Mr Wenmouth moved to Minses Farm from Collingwood Villas in Devonport
and brought with him his horses, which were stabled, in Stoke at the
time. He employed a cowman by the name of Sam Shelibeer, a handyman by
the name of Broadbent and a groom. He also had a German prisoner of war
working on the farm by the name of Otto Babb. Otto Babb was a German
conscript and was a farmer in Germany with a large herd of Friesians.
After his return to Germany the two families remained very close
friends. As well as running the farm he was also the South West of
England representative for Salopian, manufacturers of agricultural
equipment. He and his wife exhibited successfully at agricultural and
horticultural shows in Devon and Cornwall and he was involved in the
organisation of the Yealmpton show.
Around the period of 1949 – 1950 there were, as far as I can ascertain,
certain legislations regarding the standards required of farm buildings,
particularly regarding dairy herds. I believe that these upgrades were
untenable for Mr Wenmouth with such a small herd on a mixed farm, and he
decided to sell all the stock. This would have been a very sad period as
Mr Wenmouth was a lover of horses and an outstanding horseman.
In 1949 following the sale of the stock, Geoff Wenmouth (the son) and
his wife left Minses together with the rest of the employees. Mr A G
Wenmouth carried on living at Minses until the mid 1950’s where after he
moved to Boringdon Villas in Plympton.
The reason that I am able to give such an accurate account of this
period in the history of Minses Farm is that I am the eldest grandson of
Mr A G Wenmouth. I worked part time on the farm for my grandfather
during the latter part of this period.
Michael Leach 10 October 2007 © |
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