View of Avenue Farm possibly in the 1920s. The farmhouse is visible at the end of the road and is much the same today. The buildings on the right were the warehouse and other farm buildings.
This is a similar picture of Avenue Farm but the view is slightly to the right of the previous picture. Whether it is a different picture or a different print from the same negative or plate is unknown.
View eastwards along Smith Street showing the Fox and Hounds pub at the junction with Brockley Road taken in the 1940s.Some of the buildings seen along Brockley Road have since been demolished.
A winter view westwards along Smith Street from the junction with Broad End around 1908. Someone can be seen attending to the street lamp on the corner of Broad End. The cottage on the right is still there today but the brick house on the left has vanished.
View west along Smith Street from the end of Boxworth Road showing the original bridge over the brook and the side of the manor. The council houses along Smith Street had not been built at the time this picture was taken around 1905.
Elsworth manor seen from the sports field in the early 1900s. Some farm buildings in the background may be Dear's Farm.
A view across the village towards the church from Smith Street. The paddock between Cotterell's Lane and Smith Street is in the foreground, the west wing of the rectory can be seen.
The Fox and Hounds pub on the corner of Smith Street and Brockley Road in the early 20th century. The upper floor window has been replaced by two larger windows by the 1970s.
Smith Street looking west towards Rogues Lane in the early 20th century. This section may have also been known as Stocker's Lane.
View down Smith Street towards the village from the corner where Smith Street meets Rogues Lane early 1900s. The caption reads "Lovers Walk Elsworth".
View looking west along Smith Street from the junction with Brockley Road around 1912. The big tree on the right was cut down some decades later but the stump still remains.
The Caxton Gibbet inn around 1900 with Mr Thomas Cooper the innkeeper. The Caxton Gibbet inn was burned down in early 21st century and has been replaced with fast food outlets.
Elsworth Manor from Smith Street around 1910.
Elsworth Manor in a dilapidated state, possibly around 1938 seen from Smith Street.
The village postman with bicycle in Rogues Lane near the bend leading to Smith Street. This picture probably dates from the early 20th century.
View from Rogues Lane looking towards Avenue Farm showing a farmhouse that was later demolished to build the farm buildings.
Old stock mill that stood at the top of the hill in Rogues Lane. It was in use up to the 1920s. This picture shows it in working condition.
The stock mill in Rogues Lane disused and the sails removed. The mill was demolished in 1948.
View of the far side of the stock mill showing the meadow it stood in and the tail.
Daisy, Ann and Leslie Papworth by the stock mill in Rogues Lane.
Daisy, Ann and Dora Papworth looking out of a window in the old mill.
Daisy Papworth climbing out of the windmill, Ann is already outside.
View looking east from the Brook Street end of Smith Street showing the old bridge and the butcher's shop on the left. Chestnut Villa is behind the trees. This picture is early 1900s.
Back of Elsworth Manor probably in the 1940s or 1950s. The council houses in Smith Street have been built and the manor is no longer derelict.
View of the back of Elsworth Manor stowing signs of disrepair. Some of the buildings attached to the manor seem to have been demolished later (previous picture).
A cricket match on the sports field, before 1926 as a copy exists with a 1926 postmark. Ivy Fold can be seen in the background together with another cottage opposite Ivy Fold that no longer exists.
View across the open land behind the manor, probably around 1910 with some children. Lordship cottages are visible in the background and some barns attached to the manor.
View westwards along Smith Street from Avenue Farm. The Fox and Hounds is visible in the distance. This view is labelled "High St Elsworth" rather than Smith Street. The time is probably around 1910.
View across the sports field from the juction of Brockley Road and Smith Street around 1910. The edge of the Fox and Hounds roof is visible, with an old oil lamp and Ivy Fold in the distance.
View across the paddock between Smith Street and Cotterell's Lane showing houses in Cotterell's Lane and Brook Street. A cottage beside Long Gable is visible; this was bombed in the 1940s.
View of the manor from the sports field with Dear's Farm in the background. This probably dates from the 1940s as the council houses in Smith Street are visible beyond the manor.
A cricket match is progress with the manor in the background, possibly in the 1920s.
The old sports pavilion which has since been replaced. This picture was taken before 1958. The pavilion was built in 1950.
View of the Rogues Lane end of Smith Street (possibly also known as Stockers Lane) in summer in the early 1900s.
Drawing of Elsworth Manor around 1930.
New culverts being laid under Smith Street by the Brook Street junction in 1968-1969.
Council houses on Smith Street in the 1990s. They are largely unchanged today. They were also known to villagers as "Brick Wall" in earlier days.
The old village telephone box in Smith Street by the Poacher in the 1990s. The telephone box was later removed after an attempt to rob it and replaced by a telephone by the junction of Smith Street and Paddock Row.
View across Smith Street towards the church in spring 1983.
Fire engines on Smith Street outside the Fox and Hounds during the winter of 1958/1959.
The Fox and Hounds had an elaborate sign at that time.
A single fire engine in Smith Street outside the pub in the winter of 1958/1959 with onlookers begining to arrive.
Fire engine in Smith Street outside the Fox & Hounds in the winter of 1958/1959.
The bus shelter and the manor in the heavy snow of the winter of 1961/1962.
View of the manor across the small paddock between Smith Street and Cotterells Lane in 1958/1959. This land was built on in the 1960s.
Elsworth manor front and east side from Smith Street in winter 1979-1981.
Elsworth manor front from the west from Smith Street during winter 1979-1981.
Elsworth manor seen from the sports field in winter 1979-1981. The original play equipment can be seen on the grass close.
Elsworth manor during restoration work in 1981, front and west view from Smith Street.
Side of Elsworth manor from Smith Street during restoration work in 1981.
Back of Elsworth manor being restored in 1981.
Thr front of Elsworth manor from Smith Street when the restoration work was almost complete in 1981.
Elsworth Manor seen from the sports field showing the rear and west views in the 1990s.
The west side of Elsworth Manor seen from the sports field in the 1990s.
The front of Elsworth Manor from Boxworth Road in the 1990s.
The east side of Elsworth Manor from Smith Street in the 1990s.
Fox and Hounds pub (now The Poacher) seen from Smith Street 1979-1981.
The Poacher seen from the field opposite in January of 1986.
Opening of the Elsworth bus shelter in 1959 to commerorate 40 years of service to the village as parish clerk by J W Throssell and Frank Davison's 80th birthday.
Left to right: Hilary Banks, Mrs Throssell, Mr J W Throssell, Betty Evans, Harold Allgood, Robert Evans.
Presentation to J W Throssell for 40 years service as parish clerk by Robert Evans in 1959.
The original play equipment on the grass close beside the manor in the 1970s.
A tea party on the grass close to celebrate the Prince of Wales wedding in July 1981.
Preparations for Jubilee Day on the sports field in 1977.
Maypole dancing on the sports field jubilee Day 1977.
View along Smith Street west towards Rogues Lane from Brockley Road in winter 1979-1981.
The junction of Smith Street and Broad End looking west in winter during the 1980s.
Grove Cottage in the 1990s. It was formerly three cottages housing farm workers and is now one house. It has been extended since.
Turner's Cottage in Smith Street in the 1990s. This was once a thatched cottage but has since been largely rebuilt. A picture of the original cottage in the early 20th century can be accessed at the top of this page.
This house in Smith Street was built on the site of a former house and barn.
A cottage on Smith Street in the 1990s with a distinctive gable end. A newer extension can be seen on the left of the cottage.
This picture is probably of part of Rogues Lane in the winter of 1963. The barn roof on the left may be the barns that stood on the high ground between the two steep hills and on the right is one of the houses at Hillcrest. This is looking towards Elsworth.
This picture is probably another of Rogues Lane in the winter of 1963, possibly close to Hillcrest.
This bungalow stands at the end of Smith Street before it becomes Rogues Lane.
The farmhouse at Avenue Farm in the 1990s.
View of Avenue Farm buildings with the farmhouse at the end of the road in the 1990s. The farmyard is now a business park.
Conversion of the Avenue Farm buildings into a business park.