Westrop Terrace, Highworth

[toby webb]

Leaving Highworth, this Terrace is to be seen on the left of the road to Lechlade. According to the summary book of the 1911 census there were 6 dwellings there. The 25 inch O.S. of 1922 shows clearly how it was divided and all are different. The sizes seem to tie up well with the number of rooms each house had.
However, if this Terrace is observed today, house numbers go from 15 - 19 inc. Google photos that are available to me don't appear to show where stone work might have been altered to say fill in a doorway. Highworth is too far off for me to have a closer look but one of our readers may know the Terrace well and be able to comment. I should be most grateful. Thanks, Toby.

[lizdb]

Looking at it on Googlemaps Street View, I would say the terrace goes to number 20, and has 6 dwellings there.

20 is a slightly different design, but is still attached to number 19, so still part of the terrace?

[toby webb]

Thanks lizdb for your help. Cannot agree with you however as the house numbered 20 has completely different roof line and widow jambs. The O.S. map also shows that building next to the block of 6 dwellings. I feel there is some other explanation. T

[lizdb]

I haven't got the 1922 map.
Can you put a scan of the small relevant bit on here?

Does that show 7 dwellings joined to each other then?  6 in a straight terrace and one of a different design but still joined on?

[Kay99]

This should be a link to the map http://maps.nls.uk/view/106026118#zoom=5&lat=10061&lon=5370&layers=BT

[lizdb]

This should be a link to the map http://maps.nls.uk/view/106026118#zoom=5&lat=10061&lon=5370&layers=BT

Doesn't seem to work.

THanks for trying though!

[Kay99]

This should be a link to the map http://maps.nls.uk/view/106026118#zoom=5&lat=10061&lon=5370&layers=BT

Doesn't seem to work.

THanks for trying though!

Sorry - the link works for me 

[lizdb]

That's strange - working now!!


So, there is a BIG building (presumably now demolished and made way for the garage) and then 7 dwellings in the terrace on the map.

And looking at the terrace now, there is 15,16,17,18,19,20   ie 6 dwellings joined together.

And (from map) from left to right, they are medium size, slightly narrower, slightly wider, slightly wider with porch, wider, very narrow, very wide.

Off to look at googlemaps again!

[Kay99]

I think the properties to the north of the passageway between 16 and 17 are the same on the 1922 map and Google street view so any changes are to the south of the passageway.

I do wonder if the southern end property was demolished to make way for the development to the south.  This end of gable end of the terrace is painted or rendered