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Ashfield, 11 Elmfield Avenue, Leicester
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Ashfield was constructed on a site
that had been acquired at auction in 1858 by John Howcutt JP (1814-1885), a
seed and oil cake merchant and grandson of John & Elizabeth Howcutt of Cotes de val. The house was presumably completed by 1860,
when John sold his former residence at Granby Street. The 1861 census gives
John’s address as “London Road”, probably because Elmfield
Avenue was not yet adopted and includes a cook, two housemaids and a groom as
the resident staff. In 1871, John and his family were
accompanied by a nursemaid, cook, housemaid, ladies maid and coachman. John
was still living at Ashfield with his family and three resident servants in
the 1881 census, the coachman having moved to Ashfield Cottage. John's wife, Susan (1820-1900),
remained at Ashfield for the rest of her life. Ashfield stands in grounds of
about two acres in the Stoneygate area. The house
cannot be seen from the road. |
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