A wonderful view of Victoria Terrace in about 1900. In those days the residents would have a view over open farmland to the front. Note the gentleman in bowler hat and tail coat standing in the road talking, Obviously no buses or speeding traffic! Peter King asked:”I lived at number 8 in the 1940s. When did they take the railings down?” In this image the iron railings are still present, it is likely that the railings were removed as part of the ‘war effort’ in the early part of WWII. There are however, conflicting stories as to the usefulness or actual use of such collected materials. Jean Wiggins advised the Archive: “To the rear was once a candle factory or tallow house, it was closed in 1871 when East Crescent was being built, because of the foul smell emanating from the boiling fat.”
Image courtesy of Michael Kilvington, update courtesy of Jean Wiggins and thanks to Peter King for that update.
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