Samuel Sheppard was the tenant of Bellingham Farm, which was sometimes known by his name.

The Bellingham Estate was built over these fields between 1920 and 1923, but the actual farm buildings were not demolished until the 1930s, when Allerford Road was built on the site.

The second photograph is a view of the farmhouse from the east. Bellingham Farm lay on either side of the railway, south of Bellingham Station.