View of the footbridge over the railway between Grove Road and Nether Street, the railway was built in the 1870s but the route is much older
Shows lodge to Bibbesworth House on left. Interestingly the street sign at the junction reads Squires Lane, the old name for Manor View
Dated 1904 shortly before the name of the road was changed from Squires Lane to Manor View.
The origins of the moat are unclear, it is probably not a moat at all and was possibly originally the ditches created from the extraction of clay for brick making
The pond was never really a moat, but it is very ancient as can be seen in 18th century maps. Briarfield Avenue is visible in the background and an early sports pavilion is on the right
The pond was never really a moat, but it is very ancient as can be seen in 18th century maps
What was then Bibbesworth Manor and is now the Sternberg Centre is in background. The pond was never really a moat, but it is very ancient as can be seen in 18th century maps
On the right is the junction with Alexandra Grove and on the left is Argyle Road which at this time is a dirt track
The Old King of Prussia was a licensed property by the middle of the 18th century and may have originally been the KingÕs Head. It was substantially rebuilt in the 1960s and is currently called The Dignity.
Princes Parade, Claverley Grove, Princes Avenue were constructed in the 1900s on the grounds of Claverley House and Field Cottage. The post box marks the junction with Princes Avenue.
