CREETING ROAD

From a postcard postmarked 1906.
Thanks to Ashley Barnard for this one.
The house on the right was known as The Flint House, here are 2 more recent pictures of it.

These were sent by Ian Kindred, who writes -
"1 Creeting Road - referred to as Flint House was
owned by my father, Ronald Walter Kindred from 1950(?) to 1954 at which time we emigrated to Canada. I was 7 years old at the time of departure but remember well the large side yard with the apple trees as well as the large forecourt with the high wall. My father bought the property (moving down from Stowupland) because it had several out buildings that he used for his electroplating business. I remember the air cadets meeting at the property using the forecourt as a parade ground. I believe that he sold the property to Fidler's Garage located across the street.
I visited the property in 1995 and took the enclosed pictures. I was somewhat set back to see the house abandoned and the forecourt used as a car park for the Ford dealership."
The house was demolished not long after these photos were taken.

Denis Reynolds sent this one and writes -
"I was interested to see the postcard of Creeting Road. My grandparents lived in the first house on the left - No. 4. My grandfather purchased it late 1920`s early 1930 `s and my grandmother lived there until about 1977. This photo was taken about 1936 showing my father on the left, Basil Reynolds and his father Bertram and step mother Edith. Yours truly is standing by the iron railings most of which were removed during the war for melting down apart from one small section in front of the front door which was reluctantly left to prevent people falling onto the pavement below! I well remember the corrugated iron hut next to the house used by the boys/girls brigade - I believe it is still there? Also the old style grocer shop on the corner"
David Kindred adds "I believe the owner of the shop was a Mr. Oldfield. My brother, Ian and I used to enjoy the privilege of purchasing a bag
of broken biscuits from Mr. Oldfield's barrel for 1P and sit on the wall which surrounded Flint House happily munching away and spoiling our dinner "