18-20 Fore Street, Hatfield

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 19 Apr 2013

Grade II Listed House. Listed as Late 18th century. Formerly one house, known in 1698 as Crosskesse the property of the Lowens family. From the late 1720s it was a bakers shop run by the Harper family. In the 1750s shopkeeper Bartholomew Andrews bought the lease. John Dunn paid £140 for it in 1774 and divided it into two. No.18 continued to be occupied by Andrews. No.20 was occupied by Thomas Rawley, shopkeeper and later John Rawley draper. Bankrupt Dunn sold the building to Lord Salisbury in 1813. No.20 'Crosskesse', also known as Rawley's House was home to William Horsey and family, butcher in the mid 19th century. They retained tenancy until the death of the last family member in 1961. In 1871 a small private school was run here and the census that year lists William, his wife Ellen, daughter Frances Ellen (Schoolmistress), daughter Maria and son Conrad along with two young Boarders, both Scholars. A 1967 Scottish gazette mentions James Paterson retired sales representative resided sometime at 20 Fore Street. No.18 'Midcote' had planning granted in 2008 for erection of single storey rear and first floor rear extensions following the demolition of existing (1993) rear extensions. The planning was time extended in 2011.

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