Richard Stacey and family moved from Orpington back to Chelsfield to work for Mr Spain of Court Lodge and live in a house bulit for them in 1866.
Near Orpington Church is a large and ancient house known as Bark Hart, attached to which is a farm. One evening in the year 1861 the plowman from this farm was making his way across the fields by the river towards St. Mary Cray. On reaching Cray Cottages at the top of the village street, he turned into one of these and was welcomed by his wife. We are back again with Richard and Ann Stacey, whom we left a previous chapter as a young married couple living at Shoreham, with their three children, William, Annie, and John. Soon the children are running around their father's knee as he eats his evening meal.
"Have you heard any more about the job at Chelsfield," asked Ann during the evening. "Yes," said Richard, "Mr. Spain from the Court Lodge has been down today, and he would like us to move up there before long." "Did he say where we should be living?" "Yes, do you remember the house at Rounds Green." " Oh, yes. That will be very nice. Plenty of room for the children to run about, and not far from my brother John."
So in due course, the Stacey moved to Rounds Green. Afterwards, in 1864, the house was built at the top of Orpington lane, and they moved there. During this time a little girl was born, Polly. She died in 1866.