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Number 12 is a semi-detached continuation of No 10, which borders on the west side to Drawwell Lane. It appears to have originally owned by Edward Ellis the baker, and used in conjunction with his business at
No 10.It was a radio shop, with the price of a radio shown on the invoice as £10 (£30 in 2014 showing the fact that the price of electronic goods has fallen in real terms)No 12 was listed as 'The Royal Oak' public house in 1850,
but appears to have had a brief life and by 1871, the census shows the property as empty, and Richard Dowler moved to the 'Lord Hill' across the road.
In 1830, the land was listed as being owned by Mr Tyrer.
Mrs Ellis ran a justly famous cafe in the 1970s. She was at the time, also head of catering at the secondary school. The menu there would often include 2 different types of fish as well as
lamb chops. The science master there recalls often being offered extra chops for his lunch. Any food left over would be taken home in buckets for animals- who were as well fed as the cafe clients and the school
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