Church Street - 1920's

This is a view of Church Street, Groveville, opposite the Methodist Church looking north towards the school. I believe this was taken 1920's only because the photos I have of Church Street taken at the time of the sale by Morris & Co, 1931, do not show the fence. Only a fence as complete and matching as this would have been installed by one owner, most likely the Company.

If you notice each house, on both sides of the street, has a gate and each gate is unique. The gates were made to fit the opening of each fence and each gate is a different size. The gates are fastened by resting on two hinge pins and a latch.

One interesting story, as told by my father Ken Lippincott, is that when he was a child growing up in Groveville, one harmless practice was that on Mischief Night the boys would come out after dark and steal everyone's gate. The gates would then be taken and piled in front of the Community House on Church Street. The fun part was the next day watching all the adult men trying to sort the gates and trying to find the gate that fit their fence, they all looked alike, but not all fit.