Elliot Road

On August 15, 1895, William Norsworthy Elliot, chairman of the housing of the working classes committee, was presented with a silver trowel. It commemorated his laying of the foundation stone of the new Prince Rock workmen;s homes, running south from the Embankment, and which were appropriately named after him.

Three years later, Elliot again officiated at a similar event, this time for Vauxhall workmen's homes.

Born in the middle of the nineteenth century, Thomas Elliot, 'ironmonger, plumber, gasfitter and painter', had a business in Frankfort Street, almost directly opposite the former Western Evening Herald offices.

He was also across from one of his main suppliers, Winnicotts, a major Westcountry ironmongery manufactory and wholesalers. Sir Frederick Winnicott, and his brother Richard,contemporaries of William's are also remembered in the naming of a Plymouth street.

Contractor for the Prince Rock premsises was Thomas May. Does anyone know if he was the May commemorated in the naming of May Terrace at Lipson?

EH 17 April 2001