SLHS: Victoria Terrace Resort - Bishopton

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  1. Detailed history of the whole story -open in AcrobatReader for all references to work  (download 120k):  HistoryOfBishoptonSpa_RBearman_WLHS1974.pdf

  2. *Bishopton Lodge is now a children’s nursery: Caring Kindergartens

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Between Bishopton Lane and Birmingham Road

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OS Map 1885 showing Victoria Spa (blue) and the Victoria Terrace development land (green). This latter may have included the area shown orange.

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Whilst the spa was making it’s way successfully there was still the grand plan to unveil: Stratford was to get a new suburb and the sale of its properties was to be the men’s grand pay-off.

Land Purchase

In 1844, with their hopes buoyant, they bought a fairly large section of land between Bishopton Lane and Birmingham Road and called it Victoria Terrace (shown green below). They subdivided it into 13 large plots and put them up for sale as new development land. Again they advertised widely.

Recap Stage 1

Let’s just recap. In 1834 four wealthy Stratford men had successfully got a rather delightful spa together. They were:

  1. •John Branston Freer

  2. •William Oaks Hunt

  3. •Edmund Derby Ford

  4. •William Burbon


The spa was just Stage 1 in their master plan. Shown outlined in blue below. For more detail use shortcut at top of page.


- Justice Of The Peace and Mayor in 1856 (lived in the massive Trinity House in Chapel Street);

- Lawyer and Town Clerk;

  1. -Banker and Mayor in 1841;

  2. -Businessman and entrepreneur.

Victoria Terrace - Stage 2

<< Stage 1 - Victoria Spa

Victoria

Villas

Bishopton

Lodge

St Peter’s

Church

Avenue

House

Bishopton

House

Linden

House

The

Limes

Disappointing Sales

To the men’s chagrin only two of the plots sold. Of those William Burbon himself bought one of them, Bishopton Lodge* (on far right of map), and that wasn’t even in the main conurbation. The other was Linden House.

By 1850, having dropped their prices, someone called Potts bought the land to make the grand Bishopton House. This was later called The Manor and confusingly some other building has now been called Bishopton House !

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Last update: 31/10/2024

Created: 19/04/2024

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