ACREFIELD Owners and Occupiers (continued):

1896
the house was empty.

1897-1899
Lynch H. Prioleau, Captain in Seaforth Highlanders (recruiting staff officer) became the occupier until 1899.

1900-1914
Mrs Mary Louisa Needham, with her son Ronald Allport Needham, engineer, was the occupier from 1900 to c.1914 though the house continued to remain in Rodick ownership, from 1905 being vested in the exors. of Margaret Rodick, Janet's sister.

1916
During this year the house was occupied by a caretaker George Harrison.

1917-1922
Thomas William Strang Pollock, a rope manufacturer 1922 (Hutchison & Pollock Ltd) and his wife Alice Dora were here from 1917 to about 1922, after which he moved to Bidston, dying there on 2nd March 1931 leaving £9,495.

1927-1930
Col. Ernest Briggs D.S.O., B.Sc. was here from c.1927 to 1930.

1933-1935
Mrs Edith Woods followed in about 1933 to 1935, but the house then seems to have been empty to at least 1940.

1940
Arthur Maiden, advertising contractor, came here.

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