Rose Cottages have a date on their
wall (the white stone just below the eaves in the centre of
each pair of cottages) that says WW1902. The WW is William
Westbrook. Rock Cottage - on the extreme right of the picture
has a similar stone
with 1907 on it. Therefore the picture must have been taken after
1907 and before Varney moved from Alton in about 1911. These
cottages replaced older buildings on the same site. |