The Flights, Ledbury

[hencarrai]

The 1939 Register shows Phoebe Parry age 52 living at the Flights, Ledbury.
There appear to be 34 people under one roof.
Can anyone please tell me what sort of place it was / is?
A hostel maybe or hospital?

[Gadget]

The only thing that I can find is an ancient Farm complex, called Flights Farm:

https://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/her-search/monuments-search/search/Monument?ID=5414

Also a map:

https://maps.nls.uk/view/101570103#zoom=4&lat=4365&lon=3712&layers=BT


Gadget

[mazi]

I have found reference ti “Anne fawke born  at the flights Ledbury. Part of an anc..y message board,
May be a clue there if you have ancestry

Mike

[Gadget]

The links I gave do suggest a series of buildings.  Could the 1939 register have some of the address column include a blanked out address because some of the names have been redacted, so it looks as if there are more people there than, in fact, there are?

Gadget

[mazi]

Was the district Ledbury urban or Ledbury rural, Ledbury rural covers a huge area and includes a hop pickers encampment amongst others similar

Mike

[hencarrai]

Hi, thanks for the replies.
I'll have a look at Ann Fawkes.

The inhabitants are numbered 1 to 34 which suggests they are under one roof.

Ledbury R D.
Maybe hop pickers is the clue?
Rob

[Gadget]

I've looked at them and they are not necessarily the same roof. It's just that they are consecutive on the register. Look at the  separate address book files.

[Gadget]

Amended post

I've looked at them and they are not necessarily the same roof. It's just that they are consecutive on the register. Look at the  separate address book files.

It could be that there are a number of buildings with the same address.

[Gadget]

Very difficult as we can't give details of 1939 but I think it is likely to be what Mike suggests

Ledbury rural covers a huge area and includes a hop pickers encampment amongst others similar

Mike

PS - husband's ancestors lived in Ledbury area and I know that they had a large farm and hired seasonal help.