However it was never finished nor used for silage as it did not work properly.

Old Slade Farm was retained by the Sykes as a general agricultural holding, occupying the land from Old Slade Lane across to the Tower Arms. As well as managing Home Farm, Eric Sykes oversaw the running of Old Slade Farm, where Mr Clifford Reeves (who had previously worked for the Meekings) became the tenant and valued manager for many years continuing after the sale to Boyers in 1938. Mr Reeves originally lived in a cottage along Old Slade Lane which was demolished to make way for the new development. Clifford Reeves's mother (a widow?) had married Mr Purser and had four sons, one of whom was Robert tenant of Sutton Farm. Duncan Staig (whose family lived in The Ridings) was Mr Reeves' son-in law (married to Joan who was born in 1929) and successor up until its final closure in Sept 2000.

This farm, part of London's market garden, before even Heathrow was dreamt of, prospered and produced

vast quantities of vegetables (& cherries) for the Brentford Market. Transport was shared with Mr Frank Purser (Tan House Farm). The original track from the farm led into Colnbrook - past Tan House. A gravel pit on the left of this track was dug out by the Sykes to supply building materials for the Richings Park development. A narrow gauge railway was built from the farm to the gravel pit to transport the gravel. Tipping wagons were pulled by a pony to the ballast holding facilities at the farm.

There was a big flood in 1947 and the water covered all the fields. No 75 Old Slade Lane was under 3 feet of water and the farmhouse flooded to 1 foot. The situation now is worse than before as the various culverts do not function properly and have been blocked. Hence the new house built in 2009/10 is on a 1 metre high bund.

When the M4 was built fossilised human bones were found in a pit about 15 feet deep on a corner of the old river which now runs underground.

Tan House Farm was sold to its tenant, Frank Purser by the Sykes in 1931.

Home Farm. This was the dairy farm and Coach House for Richings Manor, hence the clock on top of the stables. Mr JS Anthony was the manager for the Sykes brothers and latterly the receivers and bought and ran Richings Park Dairy. His daughter Bettie grew up here and married Mr Whitby Roberts, the Sykes's lawyer. A Mrs Goodchild used to be the dairy lady for the herd. Her sister married Mr White who farmed Rabs Farm in West Drayton, which became Bob Smith's farm and then a fire station, then a car sales and petrol garage and finally a petrol-only garage. Bob Smith's father was killed by the bull. Bob's brother Harold took the tenancy of Thorney Farm.

Thorney Farm. This was another ancient farm which lay to the east of Thorney Lane, where it is rumoured that Cromwell quartered some of his Troopers in 1642. It was also once part of the Tower estate and was let to a variety of tenants. The name of many