Homer Yard, Saffron Walden.

[hanes teulu]

Have found "Horner's Yard" on the 1921 Census, followed immediately by the "Post Office" and then "The Street". You can see the "P.O" on this 1923 map - https://maps.nls.uk/view/102342134
All very close to St. Mary's Church.

An article on the renovation of the Manuden War Memorial includes "Joseph Bayford, husband of Ann Ada Bayford of Horner's Yard, Manuden". Ann Ada Bayford appears on the Electoral Roll 1918-1929, address "The Village, Parish of Manuden".

[kateyas]

Hello Hanes, another big 'Thank you'.
 All of you deserve a big hug from a happy old woman!
I cannot afford to join yet another genealogy site so I can't access the 1921 Census - not yet anyway, but so much is coming up I might need to make myself afford it!
I have done some indexing so know how difficult it can be for indexers to correctly interpret older styles of handwriting and that one from 'Horner' to 'Homer' is quite forgivable, I think. I'll try and follow up on the newspaper links
I did, a couple of years back, contact someone about family stuff in Manuden and Berden [Frederick Tant's home village], and also do a lot of satellite and Street View looking to give me an idea of the villages in general - albeit now very different. I would have cycled in the general area back in the 1950s without realising Gran came from the district.
Thank you all again.

[hanes teulu]

Manuden and Berden History Society -   http://www.manuden.org.uk/mhs.asp
Might be worth contacting. "Horner's Yard, Manuden" is mentioned as late as 1959/60 in the newspapers.
The 1939 register has "Nos 1-8 Horner's Yard". One Census lists 7 properties at "Horner's Yard". On Streetview, from the road you can view St Mary's Church to the right and to the left a row of houses that runs parallel to the Church - with a graveyard in between. These are the backs of the houses (the fronts cannot be viewed). There appear to be about 8 properties and I did wonder if this was "Horner's Yard". On the 1923 map posted previously this block appears immediately to the left of the "P.O.".

Herts and Essex Observer, 21 Apr 1934
"ALMSHOUSE TRUST PROPERTY - On Wednesday the Almshouse Trust Property in Homer's Yard was visited ..."
Might be worth contacting Manuden Almshouse Trust Charity?   

[kateyas]

Hanes - I have, just 5 minutes ago, stopped looking at St. Mary's Church and 'drove' along The Street, and other roads in/around Manuden on Street View. I'll go back and re-look at what you have described as I was definitely interested in that row!!!!!
I'll also get my skates on and subscribe to Find my Past which seems to be the single, one really good source of material as a collection.
THANK YOU.
Kate S.

[kateyas]

Hanes - This looks as if it is the houses you pointed out. This is as seen through the grave/church yard on the link given.
Kate S

https://streetviewmaps.co.uk/england/essex/manuden.php

The snip-it pic I sent was too large but this link might show it. I was able to move slightly further along the road and zoom in, and immediately past the tree - kept on the far right - and got a view of just about all the houses. They look to probably be among the oldest in the village. I couldn't believe it. What a day for me; can't wait to show my husband!
Kate S