Smith & Co. In this street was an old Inn called the Maidenhead House, where the Courts Baron of Brede were formerly held, kept by William Amoore, now No. 2, Courthouse Street, and 43, High Street, at present occupied by Reeves and Son, Antique Furniture Warehouse.
It formed part of the ancient Manor of Brede, which extended from the Old Town Hall (Bourne Street), southward along Bourne Street, thence Northward of John Street to the corner of High Street, thence by the " Maidenhead Inn," now Mr. Amoore's, to the Swan
Lane ; then by Church Street (now Croft Road) to the pathway (now Salter's Lane) from the Croft to High Street ; and then taking in the south east side of High Street, along Courthouse Street to the old Town Hall. The land belonging to this old Manor is mentioned in the Domesday survey as part of the Manor of Rameslie, in which Brede was included, and once belonged to the Abbey of Fecamp, besides these, the Abbey held the Totty Lands (now part of Clive -
