Essex Grove
Essex Grove was built on land sold from the Essex Lodge Estate situated on Central Hill. Fifteen four storey houses were constructed by 1891 containing many original architectural features. These housed families who employed servants. The street is characterised by its steep gradient, decorated porches and brickwork and shallow pitched roofs.
Maps and Land Ownership
1870 OS Map showing Essex Lodge and land from which Essex Grove would be constructed – Reproduced-with-the-permission-of-the-National-Library-of-Scotland-2-httpsmaps.nls_.ukindex.html.png
1894 OS Map – showing Essex Grove – Reproduced-with-the-permission-of-the-National-Library-of-Scotland-2-httpsmaps.nls_.ukindex.html.png
Timeline
Building of the street
Architecture
10, 11 and 12 Essex Grove – decorated brickwork, bargeboards, recessed and decorated wooden porches, wooden sash windows, wooden and glass panelled front doors – courtesy of R. Hibberd – February 2021
11 and 12 Essex Grove – Decorative Brickwork detailing and barge boards – courtesy of R. Hibberd – February 2021
Essex Grove – Hardwood timber doors with glazing panels and recessed decorative porches – courtesy of R. Hibberd – February 2021
6 Essex Grove – timber sash windows – courtesy of R. Hibberd – February 2021
3 Essex Grove – recessed wooden porch, London stock bricks, chimney stacks, shallow pitched roof – courtesy of R. Hibberd February 2021
3 Essex Grove – recessed wooden porch, London stock bricks, chimney stacks, shallow pitched roof – courtesy of R. Hibberd February 2021
3 Essex Grove – circular attic room window with decorative brickwork, barge boards and shallow pitched roof
Significant Street Buildings
Social History
Residents