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Survey 2011
Grove Road & Essex Road

The Unicorn
The Unicorn Public House opened in 1907 - now a private dwelling
It used to be the 'home' pub for the Firemen after their
duty at the nearby Fire Station

39 Grove Road in 2024 called Beethoven Cottage before
numbering occurred but has no name added to the building.
Sometime home of George Farey.

No 54 Hazeldene plaque
Hazeldene - No 54 Grove Road left of picture
Hazeldene plaque

Iverleigh No 58 & No 56 Mayfield House
Iverleigh built in 1905 - No 60
Part of No 60 with Mayfield - No 58 & No 56
Mayfield House - No 58

James Britten's grocery and bakery - 50 Grove Road - an extensive corner property - his son and wife are pictured

51 Grove Road White House
51 Grove Road - with blue plaque to H E Bates,
adjoining Robinson Bros factory
No 67 - The White House
formerly the home of P W Wills

Essex Road
at the south end of Grove Road is Essex Road where this house plaque can be seen

No 15 has a Blue Plaque to commemorate
H E Bates having lived here in the 1920s

Cromwell House
No 28 Cromwell House

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