They are part of the Trinity redevelopment scheme. The whole area is being razed to the ground by demolition workers with the aid of bulldozers. Huge piles of beams and other wood from the already bulldozed houses lie burning in heaps, while those short of firewood take away what is not wanted.
On Tuesday, the bulldozer was eating its way slowly up one side of the lower part of Selwood Road, and Smart’s lodging houses – which have been a feature of the street for generations – were yielding under the hammer blows. Stone was being loaded in lorries to be taken away and huge timbers were being torn out. Soon one side of the middle of Trinity Street will also be disappearing. One or two people are still hanging on before the final move out, notably the Martins, who are moving to Broadway.
The present demolition is a continuation of that begun in Milk Street many months ago and now the Milk Street School takes on a new dimension as a wide open space is opening in front of it, with the notable exception of the Griffin Inn, which is being preserved in one corner of the area. Rosemary Lane has been obliterated; Duke Street Place is now barely distinguishable; The Mint is fast falling into decay, and will soon be laid low; and in Peter Street, Mr and Mrs O Davis alone remain occupants of a house which they are vacating tomorrow.
Soon this part of Frome will be only a memory. Part of it is to be developed as a play area for the Milk Street School, and the remainder is to be redeveloped with houses, flats and new roads.