Ellerslie House, Loampit Vale, was built in the 1790s for the brothers John and Henry Lee, who were proprietors of the adjoining brick works.

John's son moved to a large villa across the road c.1860, and Ellerslie House became a school.

It was demolished in 1938, when Grover Court was built on the site.

The photograph was taken on 21st March 1934.