The Suffolks
Built around a handsome square of Regency buildings, this area takes its name from the 15th Earl of Suffolk, who owned much of the land until the 1820s, when this part of town was built.
Suffolk Parade, Suffolk Road and Great Norwood Street offer a profusion of small independent shops, ranging from butchers and bike shops to antiques and curios, interior designers, up-market boutiques, gift shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. Renowned as a place for gentle browsing and great finds, it also has some fabulous pubs – The Beehive, the Suffolk Arms and The Jolly Brewmaster.
This is a photograph of Garner’s Fly Proprietors at Park Mews, which was at the corner of Painswick Road and Andover Road, where Mellersh House now stands. By 1926 the Garner site had become the Park Garage run by T.F. Worgan.
