September 2024 Posted on October 1, 2024 by villaadmin This sad scene shows an old building being demolished in the 1970. It stood near the library on the corner of Priest Ln. and Green St. facing the green. Originally it was two cottages built of brick but around 1950 the slightly eccentric owner, Mr. Sutherland, knocked it into one and rendered over the bricks. He moulded inserts in the render which were painted black to make it look like an old timber framed house. In addition, he had three scenes of sailing ships as sea painted into the upstairs window holes. These are still visible in this photo. The huge inglenook fireplace at the back shows that the original building was very old. The man sitting on the windowsill is Jack Thorpe who lived in the house behind which remains to this day.
