Hilary Stroude Collection – 2005
Old Hatton Mansion House garden wall in garden of No 34 Prentice Close. (Prentice Close was built on the site of Prentice Farm and a number of Hatton garden ornaments were found in the foundations of an old barn that stood on the site. 4 of these ornaments were kept by the builders and the rest re-buried. I have been told that the authorities were not informed as the builders did not wish the discovery to halt progress.) I have advised Quentin Carroll of CCC a while ago – but this needs to be considered if there is any substantial development of Prentice Close in the future.
