 The south side of the Common was originally fields
belonging to the farms of Downley and Littleworth but in
1822 Mr Briggs began to build the small cottages along
the High Street and Commonside using a narrow strip of
land to provide them with gardens. Mr Plumridge also
developed his land nearer to Littleworth Road till it was
continuous. By 1847 there were 200 people living on or
around the Common. A pub, The Golf Links, was built on
the corner of the High Street and Plomer Green Lane and a
few houses were built into the Lane including Prospect
Place and Row. Eventually some of these cottages used
their front rooms as small shops, and sheds were built in
the back gardens as chair factories. This is still the
most important of the present Village shopping centres
with the Bricklayers Arms, Post Office and Memorial Hall
to complement the shops. |