Rushden Research Group: Residents of Avenue Road in 1935

Residents of Avenue Road in 1935

Street numbering was not introduced until 1951 so the properties had names, or were simply known only by the residents' names.

Several old bungalows had the roof raised to add an upper storey, and many of the large plots have been sub-divided.

Mrs Simms' house being demolished in 2007

No	From Bedford Rd - Left side	built	in 1935	later	notes
	Rushden Lodge		WILDES	Mrs Rachel LEE	demolished 2000 new building erected
	farm house (set back from road)		WILLMOTT
	"Trastevere" (set back)		HOLLAND		a blind man
	house & orchard		Mrs SIMMS		demolished 2007 new buildings erected
	"Park View" Farm House	1901	SANDERS
185	"Avenue Cottage"		WARRINGTON	ELMER	built for Mr Sutton
	"Glatton & Thrapstonia"	c1920	WATFORD & MILLS		built for Sam Warrington for his two daughters
205	"Walnuts"	1906	CHAPMAN
	From Bedford Rd - Right side
	bungalow on corner		SANDERS (Grampy)
	bungalow		BRADSHAW
6?	house		?	WILKINSON	renovated + 3 large houses built in grounds 1980s
			HOLMES
	two wooden bungalows		?
	bungalow "Avondale"		SINFIELD	their daughter, Bessie LINES
	semi detached house		BAILEY
	semi detached house		?	DIXON
102	"Woodbine Villa"		MORRIS, Mary		Residential Home in 1990s
146	"Greenfield"		COOPER	Mr TARRY
166	"Park Villa"		McCARTNEY
	"Toxteth"		HALLETT & NORMAN
	"The Bungalow"		UNDERWOOD	(demolished)
186	"Windy Ridge"		BIRD	their daughter Miss D BIRD
	"Napier"		HEADLAND
	"Sunnyholm"		NICHOLS
	tiny bungalow		DILLEY	LUTY
196	bungalow (began shop in front hall)		DESBOROUGH	followed by: BURGESS, SADDINGTON, CHAPMAN, KEYS, WATTS, LANE, POOLE
	A shop was built next to the bungalow in about 1950 and a Post Office was added when Beryl & Ossie Keys came in about 1970. The shop and bungalow were demolished in 2006 and two very large houses now fill the plot.
196a	The bungalow next door was specially built in about 1971 for Beryl & Ossie Keys' daughter who suffered from mulitple sclerosis and was in a wheelchair.
After the Land Sales in 1900, several plots had new buildings erected, later the plots were sub divided and now there are very many more. Some have been altered beyond recognition, some bungalows have had the roof removed and an upstairs built. The oldest property, Rushden Lodge was demolished about 2000 and a new house built on the site. Higham Park Lodge had earlier been used for Manor Court sittings hence the name Court Estate.


The Walnuts	Glatton & Thrapstonia

1910 valuations

1910 Phillipson's Directory