GROVE ROAD, formerly Ingate Road

 
Ingate Street -  everyone getting the wrong post - it was changed to Grove Road some time between 1936 &
1948. However in older documents search must be made under Ingate Road.
 
eastern side of the street was sold in April 1908. Both sides were part of the Fen, which had been owned by the
Monastery of St Edmunds until the time of the Reformation, when Henry VIII, short of money, dissolved the
monasteries and grabbed and sold off their assets. The Fen was purchased for the town of Beccles in 1541 and
was subsequently owned by the Corporation of Beccles Fen.
Beccles Borough Council, the owner after the reorganisation of local government in 1835, decided to sell off this
part of the Fen, partly to raise money for the Council, but partly also to provide more space for housing in the
expanding town of Beccles.
 
north end (Lot Nos 1-14) sold, the western end of this part (Lots 1-8) was not developed for the next twenty
years. This is particularly surprising as four of these lots had been sold to local builders.
Lots 9 & 10, which now have Numbers 41 & 43 Grove Road built on them, were sold to ER Stimpson for £31
each. He was the landlord of the Crown & Anchor, 7 Ballygate. He joined up in 1914, became a corporal in the
7th Suffolks and died of wounds in February 1916 during the First World War
By 1914 numbers 41-49 had been built. The neighbouring lot No 11 was sold to EJ Hindes a Beccles builder for
£32, No 12 to W Robinson, for £34, who was perhaps the Motor Cycle Manufacturer; Lots 13 & 14 were sold
together to James Aldous for the combined price of £53. He was a manufacturer of  bricks & tiles in Gosford
Road & Worlingham Road.
There was much speculation in land at this time as industry and transport were developing, and towns were
expanding

When the street was first built it was called Ingate Road. I imagine that this caused such confusion with
The sale of the western side took place on 26 August 1901. There was a considerable pause before the
The land sold well, only three of the 38 Lots failed to reach their reserve. Although all the plots on the
1907

POLITICAL MEETING: Independent Labour Party:Nationalisation: Resolution: “Urges the Council to
at once deal with the Land in Ingate [Grove] Road by building houses upon it for Working Men, at
reasonable rent, under the powers with which they are invested by the Housing Acts of 1890 to 1903,
there being a good demand for them, at the same time it would give a good impetus to the building

East Suff Gaz 15 Oct 

trade in Beccles.”
1915 
 
1915 
 
1916 
 
 
ASC (Motor Transport Section)
1916 
 
1917 
 
 
1901 
 
 
 
1918 

COUNCIL: Plans for house on corner of Grove Road & Kilbrack Road by Mr GM Riches,  
Beccles Paper, 11 May 
approved.

Col Sykes, second-in-command  officer in the garrison, charged with light to shine from his  
house, South Lodge, Grove Road at night. Fined £1

Beccles Paper 7 Sep 
Beccles Paper 2 May 

WEDDING in the Parish Church between Miss Elsie M Aldous, daughter of Mr & Mrs G Aldous,
May Cottage, Peddar’s Lane & Private Herbert Hipperson, second son of Mr & Mrs G Hipperson,  
Grove Road, the bridegroom being home on leave after upwards of 18 months service in France

 
with     the
Beccles Paper 3 Oct 

LIGHTING OFFENCES: Alexander Elliott of Grove Road, “was nasty about the summons &  
would not take it at first.” Fined £5

 UNLUCKY ACCIDENT: 3 boys walking up Grove Road saw  something lying in the road in the  
evening, struck a match to examine it, and it exploded. It was a detonator. One of the boys lost some  
of his fingers..

Beccles Paper 2 Jan 

 
 

Beccles Paper 26 Aug 

SALE: Beccles Corporation; INGATE ROAD now GROVE ROAD   26-08-1901
 
ate Road and having an elevation well adapted for the erection of small residences with gardens in

 
 
rear.

40 Valuable plots of Freehold building land  pleasantly and conveniently situated fronting upon
 
Beccles Paper 20 Aug 
SALE: Late Nathaniel Pells: LOT 11: Productive MARKET GARDEN near Grove Road, containing
`

 
 

 
 

1a 15p, well planted with fruit trees, now in occupation of Mr J Spratt at rentof £7.
 

[purchased J Spratt £180]
1 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
3 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1902    Moore, William
1907    Moore, William
1914    Moore, William
1922    Moore, William
1927    Moore, William
1936    List, James

1936 
Described as “Unfit Housing” in 1936, demolished 1937. The Wood-Hill Cottages now stand on the site.
5 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 

Rouse, Thomas
Rouse, Thomas
Rouse, Thomas
Rouse, Thomas
Rouse, Thomas
Rouse, Thomas

Desccribed as “Unfit Housing” in 1936, demolished 1937.
The Wood-Hill Cottages now stand on the site.
7 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

SPALDING, John 
1902     
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
 
HMD King George V 
Trimmer; Cook

Taylor, William
Lacey, James
Lacey, James
Wild, Thomas
Bird, John
Bird, Mrs

Desccribed as “Unfit Housing” in 1936, demolished 1937.
The Wood-Hill Cottages now stand on the site.
9 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BAXTER, David
Grove Road, Ingate Road 
1915 
5th 
Suffolks 
Sergt 
Wounded

1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Woolner, Benjamin
Woolner, Benjamin
Spalding, John
Spalding, John
Spalding,John
Spalding, John
Scanes, William
/
Porter, John
Porter, VF

11 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1902 
Hunn, John

1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Hunn, John
Baxter, Mrs

West, Henry
West, Henry
West, Henry
Woodrow, Henry Wm
/
/

13 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BALLS, Albert F.,  
13 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1911 
 
R.U.A.,  
Sergt.  
MM., Croix de Gr, Wounded

1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Smith, John
Smith, John
Dowe, Edward
Dowe, Edward
Dowe, Edward
Dowe, Edward
Dowe, Edward
Cole, Arthur
Cole, Arthur
Cole, Jack

15 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BALLS, Albert J.,  
15 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1909 
 
Royal Field Artillery 
Bomb.

1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Balls, Albert
Harvey, Charles
Balls, Albert
Balls, Albert J
Balls, Albert J
Balls, Albert J
Spalding, John
Spalding, John
Spalding, Mrs
Spalding, Mrs

“BEECHGATE,” GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

Built between 1927 & 1936
1936 

Lawrance, Harry S
Durrant, Charles W
Durrant, C Wilfred
Coe, Walter
Sowter, GR

1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

“VERDALA,”  GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
Built in the 1990s
“CAVENDISH” or “EASTWOOD” GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
Built between 1927 & 1936

1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Jackson, Reginald C
Brown, Mrs GE
Brown, George    JP
Cooke, Gordon
Cooke, Gordon

“SHRUBLAND” or “THE BEECHES” GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

This was probably built between 1814 and 1820 by George Fenn senior, (1779- 1847 ) when he moved from Saltgate to Grove
Road  
Thomas Laws married, Maria, the daughter of George Fenn, senior in November 1833. Lawson Laws was their son. The property
remained in the hands of the family for over 100 years.
The boundaries of the original property: the nurseries including the houses, were:
On the south: Grove Road
On the east: Beyond the railway 30 yards or so
On the west: The entrance to the car park, following across (what was at one time called Shipwreck Alley) to the junction with
Fair Close - near the Barrington Purvis Alms Houses.
On the north: straight eastwards to Gosford Road and just beyond the railway line.
George Fenn, junior built his own establishment on his father’s land, Ingate Lodge, on his marriage in 1837.  
1881 CENSUS

1405 
1406 
1407 
1408 
1409 

Gro 
Gro 
Gro 
Gro 
Gro 

Dwelling:
Thomas A. LAWS 
Maria LAWS 
Lawson G. LAWS 
Mary BELLWARD 

Ingate Road (Shrubland House) 

“SHRUBLAND,” INGATE ROAD






72 
72 
32 
18 

Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk 
Beccles, Suffolk, England 
Beccles, Suffolk, England 
Geldeston, Norfolk, England 

Head 

Nurseryman Master Employing 7 Men & 1 Woman
Wife
Son 
Serv 

Nurseryman
Domestic Servant General

1820 
1824 
1828 
1832 
1841 
1855 
1869 
1885 
1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Fenn, George senior
Fenn, George senior
Fenn, George senior
Fenn, George senior
Fenn, George senior
Laws, Thomas
Laws, Thomas
Laws, Thomas
Laws, Lawson
Laws, Lawson
Laws, Lawson
Laws, Lawson
Laws, Lawson
King, Robert
King, Mrs
King, Misses
Claydon, Geoffrey  MB
Bell, Colin S

“REDWOOD”, GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
Built probably in 2000
“THE FOLLY”, GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
Built after 1974
1974 
/
INGATE LODGE, GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1880 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Beccles Paper 5 Oct 

SALE of INGATE LODGE ESTATE:,
 
 
Town & Railway Station from Lowestoft.
 
 
Room, Two Store Rooms, Pantry, Coal House & other Offices. Four airy & pleasant Sleeping  
Rooms & two Dressing Rooms on the First Floor; Three Attics, Water Closet & other closet  
accommodaion; with Two Vineries near the House, Two large Vineries adjoining Ingate Road,  
Stable, Coach-House, & other outbuildings; 7 Piece of Garden Ground well planted with Fruit Trees,  
bushes & shrub, having a frontage of 175ft on Ingate Road & containing altogether 0a 2r 32p.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
intended new Road from Ingate Road to the Railway Station, which will form a new Entrance to the

by Will of late George Fenn: Long frontages on the Railway & Ingate Road [Grove Road] & the  
 

 
new road, containing Entrance Hall, Dining Room 20ft x 17ft; Drawing Room, Study, Kitchen, Bath

LOT 1: INGATE LODGE, a Genteel Modern Residence in Ingate Road & abutting on the intended
 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
[not Sold]
 
frontage of 43ft 6ins on the New Road. 
 
New Road. [W Gill £31]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Appointed Rent Charge in lieu of Tithes 
Payment to Beccles Churchwardens 
[Not Sold]
LOT 2:
1 on the EAST side of the New Road [Gosford Road] & abutting the Railwy containing 0a 1r 2p.  

£2
 

£2 -7s-6d
 A Valuable piece of Garden Ground, well adapted for building purposes, lying opposite Lot
LOT 3: A very eligible piece of Building Land containing 13 perches, adjoining Lot 1, having a  

[C Betts £30]
LOT 4: A similar piece of Land adjoining the last containing 16 perches & frontage of 33ft on the

LOT 5: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [W Gill £32]
LOT 6: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [A Stimpson £30]
LOT 7: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [W Aldous £29]
LOT 8: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [E Masters £31
LOT 9: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [E Masters £31]
LOT 10: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [E Masrters £31]
LOT 11: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [E Masters£31]
LOT 12: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [RA King £29]
LOT 13: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [J Crisp £29]
LOT 14: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [J Crisp £30]
LOT 15: similar to above having the same contents & frontage
LOT 16: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [J Crisp £30]
LOT 17: similar to above having the same contents & frontage [J Crisp £30]
LOT 18: similar to above having the same containing 11 perches & same frontage [J Crisp £30]
LOT 19: similar to above having the same containing 11 perches & same frontage [J Crisp £30]
LOT 20: similar to above having the same containing 10 perches & frontage of 25ft [ J Crisp £30]
LOT 21: Building Land of 15 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [WE Wigg £32]
LOT 22: Building Land of 13 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £30]
LOT 23: Building Land of 15 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £30]
LOT 24: Building Land of 16 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £31]
LOT 25: Building Land of 16 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £32]
LOT 26: Building Land of 17 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £33]
LOT 27: Building Land of 18 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £33]
LOT 28: Building Land of 19 perches abutting on the Railway frontage of 33ft [J Crisp £41]
LOT 29: Building Land adjoining containing 27 perches, abutting on Railway & Coal Yard of Mr HL
Robbins, frontage of 60ft [RJ Read £70]
TOTAL SALE: £876

[J Crisp £30]

1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 

Alfred Woods
Alfred Woods
/
Owles, SJ

1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Darby, Ernest
Garrood, Frederick F
Garrood, Frederick F
Garrood, Miss
Harmer, Mrs
Marjoram, Clifford

SOUTH LODGE, GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1902 
1907 
1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

}
} All part of Ingate Lodge, until it was divided up.
}
Leggett, George
Leggett, George
Clark, CD
Clark, Misses
Trevitt, Wm
Moody, Lt-Col AW
Barnett, Peter

INGATE LODGE, GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
41 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914 
/
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
STIMPSON, Edwin R 
41 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1914 
7th 
Suffolks 
Cpl 
Died of Wounds 29 Feb 1916

1922 
1927 
1936 
1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Cooper, Richard
Cooper, Richard
Cooper, Richard
Cooper, Richard
Cooper, Mrs
Warner, Peter
Cuddon, Ronald

43 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1914 
1922 
1927 
1936 

Jones, Edwin F
Brett, Alfred
Shulver, John
/

Number 43 GROVE ROAD

1948 
1954 
1965 
1974 

Lock, Arthur
Lock, Arthur
Peck, William
Peck, William

45 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BARRETT, Frederick J 
45 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
8th 
Royal Army Medical Corps Field Ambulance
47 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BUNN, Albert Edward 
47 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
4th 
Norfolk Reserve 
2nd Lieut
49 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
MARTIN, Arthur J 
49 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
 
Royal Army Service Corps
Pte
51 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1916 
 

Beccles Paper 25 Jul 

TO LET: 51 Grove Road: Semi-Detached Villa, pleasantly situated, 2 Reception Rooms, 3
Bedrooms, Bathroom, Geyser, Garden. Apply Mrs G King, Castle Farm.

57 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
ANTINGHAM, Robert M.,  
57 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
 
Royal Naval Air Service 
2nd Air Mech.
67 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
TURRELL, Fred C 
67 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
 
 
Royal Army Medical Corps Field Ambulance 
Pte
69 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
ALDOUS, Edwin E.,  
69 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
 
Middlesex.
71 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1927 
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

 SALE:  late Mrs Ruth Grover
Beccles Paper 21 Nov 
CROSS, Charles S 
71 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1892 
 
HMTB, No 36 
1st CPO 
MD
75 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
CRISP, George E 
75 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
 
Royal Scots 
Cpl 
Wounded
81  GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

INGATE ROAD  17-10-1924
No 81 Modern Residence; Sold Privte Treaty

83
GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

INGATE ROAD No 83  31-03-1922
1928 
GROVE ROAD  11-05-1933

SALE:
Beccles Paper 12 Jun 
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

BACON, Reginald A.,  
BACON, Harold,  

83 
83 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1915 
1915 

 
 

Machine Gun Corps 
Dublin Fusiliers 

Sergt.
Pte.

87 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

HIPPERSON, Percy 
KENYS, William 

87 
87 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

 
 

 
1st 

Suffolk Yeomanry
Suffolk Yeomanry

91 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
GRAY, Walter C91 
Grove Road, Ingate Road 
1915 
 
Suffolk Yeomanry 
Tpr
99 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

BROOKE, Albert V 
BROOKE, AI 

99 
99 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1915 
 

 
 

Royal Engineers 
HMS Ariadne

Spr
1st Class PO

 
 
101 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
HARRIS, Frank E 
101 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1890 
 
South Staffordshires 
Capt
103 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
WELLINGHAM, Tom A 
103 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
 
 
HMS Blake 
 
Leading Telegr.
GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
Beccles Corporation  38 Building Plots
06-04-1908 
10 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

PIPER, William
SAYER, Charles W 

 

10 
10 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1915 
1916 

 
5th 

Royal Field Artillery 
Suffolks 

Dr
Pte

 
12 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
STROWGER, Sidney 
12 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
101st 
Labour Company 
Pte
14 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
ROBINSON, AW 
14 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1914 
3rd 
Coldstream Guards 
Guardsman
Wounded;  1914 Star

1888 
 
 
 
 

Beccles Paper 27 Jul 

SALE: Four substantial brick, stone & tiled Cottages with yards & offices now occupied by  
Benjamin Tills, William Spall, Anna Gooch & Rufus Lewis
 
occupation of Anna Gooch, George Chatten, Thomas Baldwin & Willliam Tillett
 

 
 
 
 

Five small brick & tiled Cottages in the rear of the above with small gardens, now or late in the  
Aggregate Rental £11-1s.
Land Tax 16s 2d
16 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1888 
 
 
 
 

Beccles Paper 27 Jul 

SALE: Four substantial brick, stone & tiled Cottages with yards & offices now occupied by  
Benjamin Tills, William Spall, Anna Gooch & Rufus Lewis
 
occupation of Anna Gooch, George Chatten, Thomas Baldwin & Willliam Tillett
 

 
 
 
 

Five small brick & tiled Cottages in the rear of the above with small gardens, now or late in the  
Aggregate Rental £11-1s.
Land Tax 16s 2d
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

OXBOROUGH, Harry  
THOMAS, Benjamin 

16 
16 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1914 
 

 
 

Suffolks 
Northamptons 

 
 

Wounded; 1914-15 Star
Wounded

18 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1888 
 
 
 
 
1914 
 

Beccles Paper 27 Jul 

SALE: Four substantial brick, stone & tiled Cottages with yards & offices now occupied by  
Benjamin Tills, William Spall, Anna Gooch & Rufus Lewis
 
occupation of Anna Gooch, George Chatten, Thomas Baldwin & Willliam Tillett
 

 
 
 
 

Five small brick & tiled Cottages in the rear of the above with small gardens, now or late in the  
Aggregate Rental £11-1s.
Land Tax 16s 2d

MINE SWEEPING: Charles Godbold of 18 Grove Road for 3 weeks had been engaged  
mine-sweeping in a Lowestoft boat, was one of the crew  of the steam drifter Lindsell, which was

 
 

Beccles Paper 8 Sep 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

blown up just before HMS Speedy met her doom last Thursday morning.
 
 
 
morning, without finding any mines, and had only just started our tird tow, when we ran into a mine  
which seemed to explode just beneath the boiler. The funnel was blown sky high, the boilere flew out  
of the boat, the vessel was smashed to atoms, and I was pitched below into the open net chamber,
where I fell on some nets. The mast was smashed and part of it fell on top of me as I lay. I gathered
myself up as well as I could, and in a second or two found myself in the water. I caught hold of a
piece of wood floating by.
 
 
been taken out of the water into the boat than the Speedy herself blown up. It was then only a  
hundered yards from the boat I was in. Her stern was blown completely off, but she kept herself  
afloat for half an hour, till every man had been saved except one who was killed by the explosion.
Eight drifters and their boats came very promptly to the rescue, and some got into one boat and  
some into another.
 
 

 
 
wheelhouse when the explosion occurred. We had been at the jof since about 8 o’clock in the  

They were engaged in towing for mines about sixty miles from Lowestoft.The Speedy had a crew of
88 men and six officers; the stem drifter’s crew numbered eleven. “I was standing near the  

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
about. I was picked up after  about ten minutes by one of the Speedy’s boats; But no sooner had I

I could see the bow of the trawler standing up on end, about six feet out of the water, as I swam  
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

The skipper and four of the crew of my boat were drowned. I was severely bruised and shaken, and
am thankful it was no worse; but it was a dreadful experience.

1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

GODBOLD, Charles 
GODBOLD, William C 
ROBINSON, Clement V 

18 
18 
18 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

 
 
1916 

 
9th 
 

Patrol Boat 
Suffolks
 

AB 
Wounded
 
Wounded
20 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1888 
 
 
 
 

Beccles Paper 27 Jul 

SALE: Four substantial brick, stone & tiled Cottages with yards & offices now occupied by  
Benjamin Tills, William Spall, Anna Gooch & Rufus Lewis
 
occupation of Anna Gooch, George Chatten, Thomas Baldwin & Willliam Tillett
 

 
 
 
 

Five small brick & tiled Cottages in the rear of the above with small gardens, now or late in the  
Aggregate Rental £11-1s.
Land Tax 16s 2d
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
CALLOW, Herbert A 
20 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
 
HMD George V 
Engmn 
Blown up & killed, 3 June , 1917
22 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
24 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
26 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
28 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
GEORGE, William A 
28 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
 
HMD George V 
Deck Hand
Blown up & killed, 3 June, 1917

30 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
32 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

34 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
CRISP, Arthur F 
34 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1914 
2nd 
East Lancs 
L/Cpl 
Killed 23 Oct, 1916

36 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
38 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

FORSTER, Frederick W 
FOSTER, Leonard J 

38 
38 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1916 
1914 

 
1st 

Royal Field Artillery 
Northumberland Fuseliers

Gnr
Pte  

Killed, Oct 1914
40 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

GILL, Alexander RS 
GILL, Hubert H40 
GILL, Oscar 

40 
Grove Road, Ingate Road 
40 

Grove Road, Ingate Road

1914 
1914 
1915 

 
 
 

Suffolk Yeomanry, MMP 
Royal Army Service Corps
Royal Garrison Artillery

Cpl 
Pte (butcher)   Died of Wounds, Nov 1915
Lieut

Wounded;  1914 Star
 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
42 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
The Racehorse 

“This woiuld no doubt get its name by being near the Common where Beccles races used to be held,
 
written by Mr AE Smith in 1929. So he thinks it was closed in 1860 or 1870

and it must have been closed soon after racing was discontinued about 60 oor 70 years ago.” This was
 
1924 
Charlish, Edgar
 
42 
Grove Road
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BARKWAY, Albert P 
42 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1914 
 
Royal Field Artillery 
Gnr
50 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD

1914 
 
 

Beccles Paper 27 Jan 

SALE; 50 Grove Road, very conveniently fitted up Villa Residence,containing spacoius entrance
 
cold water, with Garden in Rear (withdrawn £395)

hall, Dining & Drawing Rooms, Kitchen, Five Bedrooms, Dressing Room, Bath Room with hot &
 
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
ELLIOTT, Basil W 
50 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
 
24th 
Canadians VRC
52 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
HAWES, Arthur J 
52 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1915 
 
Denbigh Yeomanry 
Despatch Rider
54 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
ALDOUS, Arthur,  
54 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
 
Royal Fuseliers 
Pte.  
Wounded
56 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BOAR, Albert EG 
56 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
3rd 
Suffolks 
L/Cpl
60 GROVE ROAD/INGATE ROAD

in 1940 Lionel Dakers was evacuated to Beccles & stayed with Mrs Foyster at 60 Grove Road. He was here for about three
months. Every day he walked to Shipmeadow to the Workhouse which was being used by his school as classrooms. [see his
Biography]

62GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

CALVER, Albert 
CALVER, Arthur W 
CHANDLER, Arthur R 

62 
62 
62 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1915 
1903 
1907 

 
 
1st 

Essex Yeomanry 
Royal Garrison Artillery
Bedfords 

Sergt
Sergt 
Cpl 

1915 Star
Killed, 16 Mar, 1916

68 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BUTTON, Percy
68 
Grove Road, Ingate Road 
1916 
 
Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport 
Pte
70 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
FREEMAN, Archibald W 
70 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1914 
1/5th 
Suffolks 
Sergt 
MM, MD
72 GROVE ROAD

1936 
1948 
in 1939/40? Lionel Dakers was billetted with Mrs Foyster, (then a widow), as a boy, when his school was evacuated from London?  The lessons
were held in the Shipmeadow workhouse, which was not heated, and not very suitable! - see his autobiography

Foyster, Wm Sydneybuilder
Foyster, Mrs

74 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
HALL, Ernest G
 
74 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
 
 
Royal Field Artillery 
Bomb
76 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
SPURGEON, Henry H 
76 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1918 
 
Royal Engineers 
Pioneer
82 & 84  GROVE ROAD  01-03-1920
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

ELMY, Frederick T 
STANNARD, Richard G 

82 
82 

Grove Road, Ingate Road
Grove Road, Ingate Road

1914 
1912 

 
 

Minesweeper 
Royal Navy Torpedo Boat  28 

 

Chief Engineer Torpedoed twice
Leading Stoker

90 & 92 GROVE ROAD

1911 
 
 
 
 

Beccles Paper 25 Sep 

SALE by Mrs Rose Downs: INGATE ROAD Nos 90 & 92 Two well built Brick & Slated
Bay-fronted Freehold RESIDENCES, with front Gardens, with frontage of 31ft enclosed by iron  
palisading, & Gardens in rear with back entrances. No 90 in the occupation of the Owner. No 92 in
occupation of Mr Henry Edgar Foster as quarterly Tenant at £12 pa.
 

 

 
 

 
(Withdrawn £460)
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
FORSTER, Henry E 
92 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
11th 
Essex 
Pte 
Gassed
94 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
RAE, Alexander
 
94 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1914 
 
Royal Field Artillery 
Gnr 
Wounded
100 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
BAILEY, Richard H.,  
100 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1918 
 
Royal Air Force 
3rd Air Mech.
104 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
HOWARD, Thomas J 
104 
Grove Road, Ingate Road
1916 
 
Royal Garrison Artillery
Sgnr
106 GROVE ROAD / INGATE ROAD
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR

SMITH, Albert C106 
SMITH, George

Grove Road, Ingate Road 
106 

1915 
1911 

 
 

Royal Field Artillery 
Royal Garrison Artillery

Dr 
Cpl, Fitter

MSM
Wounded;  Gased

 
Grove Road, Ingate Road

SMITH, JS 
SMITH, Robert J
SMITH, SS 
SMITH, William

 
106 
 
106 

106 
Grove Road, Ingate Road 
106 
Grove Road, Ingate Road 

Grove Road, Ingate Road

1914 
1915 
 
1910 

5th 
3/5th 
 
 

Suffolks 
Suffolks 
Royal Field Artillery 
Royal Field Artillery 

 

Sergt
Pte 
Cpl
Gnr

Wounded
Grove Road, Ingate Road
108 GROVE ROAD The INGATE HOTEL
1901
SALE OF Building LAND in Ingate [Grove] Road: Buyers: Colchester Brewery Co, A McQueen, EJ
East Suff Gaz 20 Aug 

Hindes, J Aldous, etc
1906 Survey Landlord:  Arnon, GJ

Owner: Colchester Brewery:  Pub & dwelling;  7 bedrooms  4 reception & bar  3 occupants

INGATE ROAD  02-06-1890
Dwelling House with Pot Shed adjoining, Pot Kiln, Stabling, Store House, Tile  & Pot Sheds & other buildings; also Orchard,
Garden & Drying Ground; about 1 acre. Occupied William Aldous & John Clare
(Withdrawn £300)

INGATE ROAD  30-08-1904
sold by G Pulford
Compact small freehold property in Ingate Road: Brick and tiled dwelling house, brick boarded and tiled Cart Lodge, Loose
Box,Hay House, and a long range of brick and tiled sheds; together with a very productive Market Garden and Tomato House
60 ft long on brick pinning and two orchards planted with fruit trees in full bearing. The whole one acre one rood.
 
premises.
(Withdrawn £290, sold to N Elliott £320)

In occupation of Mrs Pulford. There is a pump and Well of spring water, also two open brick wells of water on the
1914-18 FIRST WORLD WAR
LEGGETT, Edgar CW 
 
1914 
 
Royal Field Artillery 
Dr 
Grove Road South Lodge
Wounded
GEORGE FENN’S PROPERTY
RATES 1814

no 
Sal 22 
Sal 23 
Sal 24 
Sal 25 

occupier 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 

 

description
House 
Upland 
Upland Mr Rede 
Tithe 

 
 
 

value
4.10 

7.10
2.15

This house was in Saltgate. He moved before 1820 to Grove Road.
 
RATES 1820
no 
occupier 
 
description
 
value £s

Bly 37 
Bly 38 
Bly 39 
Bly 40 
Bly 41 
Bly 42 

George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 

House & Land 
Land 
Kiln 
Stock 
Land 
Tithe 

11.10 
9
9.04
0.06
7.10
3.05 

This includes the site of your house

 
 
 
 
 

This was not mentioned after this year
RATES 1824 
a new assessment of Rates was ordered 5 December 1822

Bly 38 
Bly 39 
Bly 40 
Bly 41 
Bly 42 
Bly 43 
Bly 44 
Bly 45 
Bly 46 

George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 

House & 8.25 acre Land
Own Land
Suckling’s Meadow 
Kiln 
Stock 
Jay’s Meadow 
Land late Woolner 
Farm 
Marshes 

12.068 
17.026
7.05
10.074
0.06
1.026
3.026
37.10
12.126

This includes the site of your house
 

 
 

 
 

RATES 1828

Bly 45 
Bly 46 
Bly 47 
Bly 48 
Bly 49 
Bly 50 
Bly 51 
Bly 52  
Bly 53 
Bly 54 

George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 

House & 8.25 acre Land
Own Land
Suckling’s Meadow 
Kiln 
Stock 
Jay’s Meadow 
Land late Woolner 
Farm 
Marshes 
Land late Lord Gosford

16 
17.026
7.05 
10.076
0.06
1.026 
3.026
37.10 
12.126
1.026

This includes the site of your house
 
Owned by the Earl of Gosford

 
 

Owned by the Earl of Gosford

 
 

Owned by the Earl of Gosford
RATES 1832

Bly 44  
Bly 45 
Bly 46 
Bly 47 
Bly 48  
Bly 49  
Bly 50 
Bly 51 
Bly 52  
Bly 53  

George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 
George Fenn 

House & 8.25 acre Land
Own Land
Suckling’s Meadow 
Kiln 
Stock 
late Jay’s Meadow 
Land late Woolner 
Farm 
Marshes 
Land late Lord Gosford

18.026 
17.026
7.05 
8.074
0.06
1.026 
3.026
36
12.126
1.026

This includes the site of your house
 
See Tithe List no 14 owned by the Earl of Gosford

 
 

See Tithe List no 99 owned by the Earl of Gosford

 
 

RATES 1841 
The Rates were after 1835 assessed much more efficiently: owners and occupiers both listed
occupant 
owner 
 
value £s 
where 
no 
type  
size 
where really

Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo jun 

Fenn, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 
Gosford, Earl of
Gosford, Earl of
Gosford, Earl of
Gosford, Earl of
Gosford, Earl of
Gosford, Earl of
Gosford, Earl of
Grimmer, Geo 
Fenn, Geo 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

36.05 
25.1 
10.15 
17.05 
1.1 
4.1 
54.05 
18.15 
1.1 

16 

Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 
Bly 

802 
802.1 
802.2 
802.3 
802.4 
802.5 
802.6 
802.7 
802.8 
802.9 
803 

ho/land 
land  
meadow  
brick kiln 
meadow 
land 
land/farm  
marshes  
land 
land  
 

 0-1-0 acres 
7-2-0 acres 
5-0-0 acres 
 
 2-3-30 acres 
 2-3-5 acres 
32-0-0 acres 
21-2-0 acres 
1-1-0 acres 
3-1-32 acres 
 

Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road
Grove Road

TITHE COMMUTATION 1841
no 
owner 
 
occupant 
 
description
 
acreage 
land used

243 
244 
245 
246 
247 
248 

FENN, George 
FENN, George 
FENN, George 
FENN, George 
FENN, George 
FENN, George 

Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George, jun 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 

Pightel 
Pasture 
House & Garden 
Nursery 
Nursery 
Nursery 

 
 

0-0-36 
0-1-31 
0-0-10 
1-2-6 
3-1-3 
2-1-6 

arable
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture 
pasture 

 
 
 

* *** site of your house - and others
all, or some, of this was taken over by the Railway

14 
74 
79 
80 
81 
89 
91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 
97 
98 
99 
100 
102 
208 
209 
210 
212 
213 
214 
215 
216 
217 
218 
219 

Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 
Gosford, Earl of 

Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 
Fenn, George 

Suckling Meadow 
Second Mill Field 
First Mill Field 
First Park Field 
Second Park Field 
Bulls Marsh 
Long Meadow 
First Long Meadow 
New Lay 
Second Bleach Meadow
First Bleach Meadow 
Stack Yard Field 
Two Acres
First Amor Field 
Jay Field 
Sand Pit Field 
Mudds Pighel 
First Brick Kiln 
Second Brick Field 
Homestead
House & Garden 
House & Garden 
Drift 
Third Bleach Meadow 
Horse Meadow 
Doctors Meadow 
House & Garden 
Homestead

4-3-4  
6-2-6 
5-3-12 
4-3-29 
4-1-0 
 
2-1-3 
1-3-30 
1-2-13 
1-3-38 
1-3-39 
2-0-3 
2-1-25 
2-3-9 
2-3-6 
2-1-35 
0-2-31 
1-3-14 
2-12-11 
0-1-25 
0-0-35 
0-2-21 
0-2-6 
3-1-5 
2-2-6 
3-1-11 
0-0-12 
0-2-8 

pasture
arable
arable
arable
arable
3-0-1 
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
arable
arable
arable
arable
arable
pasture
pasture
arable
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture
pasture

pasture
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unfit Houses

6 
8 
10 
12 
5 
7 

 

Cooke, Mrs, 41 Ingate Road 
Cooke, Mrs, 41 Ingate Road 
Cooke, Mrs, 41 Ingate Road 
Cooke, Mrs, 41 Ingate Road 
Cooke, Mrs, 41 Ingate Road 
Cooke, Mrs, 41 Ingate Road 

1936 
1936 
1936 
1936 
1936 
1936 

Grove Road (called Ingate Road)
Grove Road (called Ingate Road)
Grove Road (called Ingate Road)
Grove Road (called Ingate Road)
Grove Road (called Ingate Road)
Grove Road (called Ingate Road)

1937
1937
1937
1937
1937
1937

 

3 
6 
2 
3