According to his instruction, upon the death of Albert Short Junior in 1945, the farm went up for sale.

It seems that the auction in 1945 realised the sale of Soldiers Field and then a second auction in 1946 realised the sale of the remaining lots.

Ian Short remembers that Soldier’s Field was purchased by Ryan Price and Ellen Short bought the two cottages at Nepcote.

Ellen Short’s paperwork confirms that she bought the two cottages at Nepcote, continuing to let the southern cottage to a Mr H.Long, whilst Ellen and her mother Alice made the northern cottage their home.

 The two cottages at Nepcote (centre of the photograph). Ockendens yard can be seen to the right of the cottages.

Here are two short videos with Ian looking at the 1946 map and talking about the land sold (filmed September 2012):