Buildings 28
1906
Common
Road
The photograph that was taken in 1906
shows John
Steele's grandfather
John William Steele with his wife Mary Anne Steele. The babe in
arms is John's dad Wilfred Steele. John goes on to say that because gypsies
where known to kidnap little boys and bring them up as their own, mothers
dressed them in dresses and grew their hair until they were old enough to go
to school. They were then dressed in shorts and clogs followed by an
haircut.
Present day (2005)
Two
semi-detached bungalows are now built here at the bottom of Norwood Drive.
The wall in the garden of the right hand side bungalow formed part of
the old cottage. The remains of the old stairs and fireback can still be
seen today.