Marion Franklin standing in front of the caravan used by the family during the lambing season when it was necessary to stay near the flock at night. Meon Hill is in the background.

Photograph taken just after the Franklin family gave up farming that land. They had built the barn but had to remove it as they had to return the land to its original state when they left.

Taken at Beggar's Barn.

Mr Franklin farmed at Beggar's Barn and Church Piece from 1946 - 1992. The land lay at the top of Canada Lane and although some arable crops were grown, most was used for rearing livestock.

190 yards NE of Tudor House, end of High Street, N side, near The Butts.

Listed: 3/12 II House.  C17.  Rubble.  Cotswold stone roof.  2 s[torey], 3 gables.  3ws.  (2- and 3- light mullions and dripmoulds).  Four-centred arched chamfered stone doorway.

Impossible to take photograph of full front because of wall and trees in farmyard.  Three dormers rise from eaves line.  Another wing at right angles appears to be slightly later.  There is a flat iron oven standing on the stone hearth in the living room, described in Dawber's book 'Buildings in the Cotswold district', 1904, p13 !.. the flat iron ovens standing on the stone hearth and on the top of these the fire is laid.  These ovens are about 2 feet square and 7 or 8 inches deep, placed between small projecting stone piers, with moulded caps, and between these again is the iron fireback.'