2021
SP3179 : 21 Allesley Old Road
taken 3 years ago, near to Coventry, England
21 Allesley Old Road
House on Allesley Old Road, marked on the 1888 1:500 map as Hearsall House and on the 1905 edition as Florence House. It was originally a master watchmaker's house with a long workshop extension to the rear. Locally listed. The blue plaque by the door (see SP3178 : Coventry Watch Museum Project plaque on 21 Allesley Old Road) reads: "1 Hearsall Terrace 21 Allesley Old Road Thomas & Rowland Hill Watch Manufacturers". The building is now occupied by a celebration balloon maker.