Solliers lies South of the Thatchers Arms Public House

SOLLIERS alias Sullyers, later the Poor House Mount Bures. A tenement with 6 acres in four parcels, copyhold.
1504. Richard Medow and Anne his wife for Sullyers tenement, formerly John Quilter; Copyhold
1505. Richard Medow to scour his ditch opposite Sulyers leading from Mount Bures to Wakes Golne.
1552. John Squyer, formerly Margaret Jermin widow,, for Sullyers tenement and 6 acres. Field positions described including Garners Tye - as under Rumpes.
1614 Widow Potter for parcel of Sollyers.
1618. John Potter and his wife Jane.
1638. William Potter and his wife Anne release one tenement 3 acres to William Moore of Alphamstone and his wife Elizabeth, rent 3s.4d.
1640. Thomas Bumpstead and wife Elizabeth Culpecke have other half of Solliers - one tenement 3 acres, rent halved Is. 8d. original house, now probably two tenements.
1653. Thomas Moore, son of William and Elizabeth, she now a widow, for half the property.
1662 Thomas Moore for a parcel of Solliers. John Brett senior and wife Elizabeth, late wife of Thomas Bumpstead, for other parcel of Solliers.
1663. Susanna, wife of John Moore and daughter of Thomas Bumpstead and Elizabeth inherits other half of Solliers.
1683. Susanna, widow of John Moore, died 1676 bequeathed one half Solliers to son John when it is stated "Thomas Moore's land of Akermans lies to the east", that is present Takeleys.
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1736. Ralph Policy, parcel of Sollyers.
1769 Ralph Polley, Sollyers 3 acres, see Rumpes. Rose Moore tenement and yard, later to become the Poor House, occupied by George Wright.
1797. Sarah, wife of Charles Newman, daughter of Ralph above had 3 acres Sollyers and the tenement purchased 1768 from Joseph Nowling'; probably still semi detached.
1797 Sarah Stedman, only sister and heir of John Stedman deceased, had Sollyers tenement, now called Akermans, which the family also held in addition to the main Akermans across the lane then held by their relative Thomas Stedman.
1803. Sarah Stedman surrendered Sollyers dwelling to Charles Newman above, main trustee for the Poor House. Permission to provide one had been granted 1797. Charles already had the other half available. The site is known from hearsay.
1812. Thomas Newman, son of Charles and Sarah for Solliers lands of 3 acres and tenement. They apparently retained the title to their half.
1841. The Poor House did not last long. It was sold by the Guardians at the Sudbury Union to Mrs Mary Newman, wife of John Newman, miller, and daughter of Philip Salmon of Balls farm
Mary had enfranchised the old Poor House tenement in 1872 for £145.
1889.Caroline bought from her mother Mary Newman. The house is now mainly rebuilt though part of the north end may be original or was possibly a barn attached.

1960s. The Town House (TM) and The Retreat were other names used, until John and Janet Forbes-Hunter re-used the original Solliers name.

Apparently Solliers was a double tenement for two centuries before 1797 when it became the Poor House. No registers for the Poor House are known as yet.