Clarence Road with Rock Bank Rise and Clarence Terrace

Clarence Road comes off Palmerston Street at the traffic lights and heads up the hill beside the canal to Clarence Mill and on into the double cul de sac of Clarence Terrace. The road was purpose built to serve the mill and the two large mill owner's houses, Rock Bank and Limefields. Rock Bank Rise (picture below) is a short cul de sac of larger houses built in the early 2000s behind Rock Bank House with commanding views over the village.

Approach off Palmerston Street.

Leads to Rock Bank Rise, Clarence Terrace.

Nearest shops - Palmerston Street.

Nearest pubs - Holly Bush, Dog & Partridge.

Council Ward - Central.

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There are two notable houses in Clarence Road. The first is Rock Bank House (below), now converted into apartments and, very regrettably, re-named Carterbench House. The other is Limefield House, a big Victorian house which cannot be seen from a public place.

In the wooded area beside the lower part of Clarence Road there is a stone lined channel which appears out of a sough at the top and turns at the bottom to disappear under the road and canal embankment. This is a water course used solely for flushing water from the canal into the river. It is used only when it is necessary to drain the length of canal over the embankment. It is not a canal overflow so don't be alarmed if it appears to be obstructed.

Clarence Terrace (left) is two cul de sacs of brick semi-detached and terraced houses built behind Clarence Mill in the early 20th century for some of those who worked in the mill. No doubt the different sizes of property reflected the status in the cotton mill of those living in them.