hooper's lower field

hooper's Lower Field

Now occupied by Windermere Close

 

Hooper's Lower Field was a long field bounded by West Coker Road to the north, Turners Barn Lane to the south, Hoopers Higher Field (Parcel 726) to the west and Corner Close (Parcel 728) to the east.

The 1846 Tithe Apportionment described Hooper's Lower Field (Parcel 727) as arable and measuring 6a 0r 0p. It noted that draper and grocer John Glyde was the owner and it was occupied by Lionel Harrison, a sailcloth weaver of East Coker.

As seen in the aerial photograph of 1946 below, at this time just a couple of houses facing West Coker Road had been built on the northern edge of the field, the remainder of which appears to have been under cultivation.

Today the former Hooper's Lower Field has Windermere Close occupying its northern half, a grassed area and allotments in the southern half, with housing off Turners Barn Lane at its southern end.

 

MAPs & Aerial Photographs




Map based on the 1842 Tithe Map with field names added from the 1846 Tithe Award. Hooper's Lower Field is right of centre.

 

The 1842 Tithe Map superimposed over a modern map of the area. Although the field boundaries do not align precisely, remember that the 1849 survey was undertaken by hand using primitive surveying equipment.

 

The 1946 aerial photograph with West Coker Road running from centre left to centre top and Dorchester Road running from top centre down to bottom right of centre. Hooper's Lower Field is the field left of centre that has not been built on at this time.

 

The modern satellite image shows the former Hooper's Lower Field with Windermere Close occupying its northern half, a grassed area and allotments in the southern half, with housing off Turners Barn Lane at its southern end. The rest of the image has been lightened to make Hooper's Lower Field stand out.

 

This is an aerial photograph taken in 1941 and looking south. West Coker Road runs across the width of the lower part of the photograph and Dorchester Road is seen at right of centre running up and across towards top right. Hooper's Lower Field is seen at right, divided in two with a very light-coloured section and a darker section closer to West Coker Road.