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THE COMMANDERY - Repairs
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Repairs and Re-buildingsFollowing the Wylde family’s move to Shropshire in 1695 their financial situation deteriorated until, in 1764, the Commandery was sold to the Dandridge family who then divided the building into smaller parts. |
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Dandridge’s lived in one half of the eastern wing and leased out the
remainder of the building as homes and businesses. One of these was
run by Joseph Powell, a glove-maker, who in 1800 paid £52, 10 shillings
per annum for the use of a large part of the building including the
Great Hall. In 1805 the Commandery passed to Richard Mugg-Mence following his marriage to a Dandridge daughter. They carried out many alterations and enlarged their living area back into the whole eastern wing. The most notable alteration carried out, presumably for convenience, was the demolition of part of the Great Hall to form a carriageway running from Sidbury through into the rear garden. Although this was repaired in the 20th century the floor of the Great Hall still has its carriageway flooring in place. In 1864 the Commandery passed to Richard Mence. As vicar of Bockleton near Tenbury he had no need to live in the building and therefore leased it out to various people. On his death in 1905 it was bought by Joseph Littlebury, a printer, as a home and business. |
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