Site of mid to late 19th century terraced cottages, 'Poplar Terrace', Mill Lane (EHER 83007)

Now destroyed. The site of a terrace of eight cottages built in the late 19th century from red brick with slate roofs, and a ninth I'infill' property of unknown build. The properties were sold to Witham Urban District Coucil on the 29th of March 1967 and demolished in that year.

NRHE summary description: With the exception of one building the properties comprise of two identical blocks of four cottages each built in red brick with slate roofs. Each cottage consisted of living room, scullery and two bedrooms. The ninth tenement can only be described as 'infill'. Built in red brick with a flat roof and parapet. Poplar Terrace was in part of a field known as Lion Field which was leased in 1847 on condition that eight tenements were built on the site. The cottages were of fine quality workmanship and originally included a damp proof course. The properties were sold to Witham Urban District Coucil on the 29th of March 1967 and demolished in that year. No source is given by the NRHE record for this information. It may be comments from the survey by Witham Archaeological Research Group, EEX63736. NRHE data transfer: See <1>. Additional information not from the NRHE record: A postcard depicts a photo of the terrace taken from the river and Poplar Terrace can just be made out through the trees. The photograph on the postcard was taken between 1902 and 1905. <2> Poplar terrace is depicted on the 1st edition OS map. <3>