Melton Hill and Melton Road
Circa 1912. There are no buildings on the left to obscure the view of the Little Grange. Once the home of Edward FitzGerald.
By the time this photograph was taken the New Quay Maltings was derelict. Soon a fire would destroy much of the buildings and the only option was to clear the site.
In 1831 the stretch of the turnpike between Woodbridge was straightened. The old road went behind line of terraced houses on the left and then rejoined the present road about half way up. The main bend of the old road remains as Turnpike Lane.
Fairhead and Sawyer circa 1919.
This building still stands on what is now called Daines Lane.
Charles William Daines, Sieve and basket maker, was born in 1867 and died in 1941. He lived at Beulah Villa to the right of the lane and his workshop was just behind it. Men an women worked in the sheds behind the main shop. See the next photograph.
Stripping the willow behind Charles Daines’ workshop.
Osiers were cut between January and March. The bark was stripped off on a stripping iron – a forked piece of iron. Each osier was drawn through twice, making the bark fall off cleanly.
Circa 1913.
