The terrace was built in the 1870s by George Frederick Tippett, who also developed much of the rest of the neighbourhood.
The block was intended as single family homes for richer people.
It proved difficult to attract wealthy buyers to the area and in 1885 Tippett was declared bankrupt. As early as 1888 the buildings began to be subdivided into flats and the character changed as wealthier tenants left the area. In 1928, it was described as “rapidly becoming poorer” and in 1935 “largely a slum area”.
One of the buildings at the end of the terrace was destroyed during the Second World War – it has since been rebuilt in the modern style. The same raid severely damaged other buildings in the area, including All Saints Church.
In 1953 the terrace was bought by Fernbank Investments Ltd for £8000. Conditions did not improve and in 1966 some of the residents began to approach the Borough in an attempt to improve living conditions. In 1967 Fernbank Investments declared bankruptcy.
In 1970, it was sold to the Crown Agents, who renamed the building Trident House. The building was sold more times before being purchased by Elkington’s Ltd in 1972 and renamed ’Pinehurst Court’. Elkington’s began to sell off the flats on long leases, mostly to the occupying tenants.
