| About 1900 there was quite
a spate of re-building in Lower Froyle. William Westbrook took down
thirteen
old cottages and built three pairs of cottages and a single one
- these were at the Northern end of the village and included
Rose Cottage and Rock Cottage. A Mr. Butler of Husseys built
two in Hussey’s Lane, and Mr. Duncan of Coldrey built two
at the corner of Park Lane on the site of two old ones - these
are the two on the right of the picture. To help in following the details on the following pages, the houses in the picture are, from left to right:- |
| 4 Park Lane, 3 Park Lane, 2 Park Lane, 1 Park Lane and Elmcroft. |
| Park Lane at the turn of the century was called School House Lane - it had been known as Lawrence’s Lane and Croucher’s Lane. The name seems to have been derived from whoever was living at the far end of Park Lane. |