Here, on one side, stood some very old cottages, with long gardens in
front, and the White Hart Inn. On the other side was the Pound, standing
on the waste land opposite “The White Cottage,” and next came the old
farmhouse, and land, in the occupation of Mr. Willan, the proprietor of
the West End omnibus. This was afterwards Ware’s Nursery Grounds (he was
son-in-law to Mr. Willan). It is now covered with factories. Then there
were fields down to the River Lea.