45 Spath Road, 1973

It is thought that this unusually shaped property may once have been the lodge that housed the Ford Bank Farm estate manager. It lies at the end of the original drive, commencing at Ford Lane, which extended past the lodge to Ford Bank House before merging with Spath Road near Victoria Avenue. This would explain the direction in which the house is facing. Interestingly, the property is not shown on historical maps and its date of origin is not known, although its original boiler would suggest it may have been built in the second half of the nineteenth century. At one time the house was called ‘Victoria Lodge’ and was also the home of Mr Romesh Chandra Roy, builder of the estate.