Commonside

c1900
St James Church

The original district Church of St James, constructed from wood and corrugated iron (and hence known locally at the time as the ‘Tin Church’) was built in 1873, at the junction of what is now Commonside and Narrow Lane. The church was enlarged in 1876 to accommodate an additional 100 worshippers, and a Sunday school was added.


1911
Interior of the ‘Tin Church’ decorated for Harvest Festival


c1910?
Phillips Row


c1925
Jez Mines’ Grocer and Tea Dealer shop


1953
Celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II outside Gibbs grocery shop


1960s
Woodview, previously Jez Mines’ Grocer and Tea Dealer shop, is the first house on the right



c1980s
Looking across the Common from Sunnybank towards Commonside and ‘Woodview’.


2016
The original location of St James’ Church

St James was originally constructed at the junction of Commonside and Narrow Lane. Sections of the original wall can still be seen.
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