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Summary
This house, which looks to be late 17th or early 18th century, was demolished in the late 1950s. Demolition work at New Street and Victoria Street followed in the early sixties, and later at Little Hill. We see, where New Street joins Victoria Street and to the right in the skyline, the roofs of Little Hill, and the spire of the Wesleyan Methodist Church (demolished 24 June 1999) at the bottom of the High Street, near its junction with Lyde Green. The main building shown in the photograph was just a bit further along from the reservoir, by the brick and tile works. It has been suggested that this house was known as the "manor house" but another tradition has it that this was much higher up the hill, near the Baptist Chapel in Blue Ball Lane. Any further information will be welcomed. --- our thanks to Linda Lamberg for this image and to Glen Billingham for his help with the description.