This house first appears in the mid-17th century map alongside a boundary stone. This was the only house on this ridge alongside the leat with views over the Sound and creek. By the early 18th century the house grew into a quadrant structure, with free lined gardens that ran down to the creek's bank. Later in that century the house and its grounds were demolished to make way for the Royal Naval Hospital Cemetery,
Sir Piers Edgcumbe of Stonehouse was able to build two mills and a new bridge c1525. This bridge with it's mills was built alongside an ancient causeway that used to link across the creek in the past. The mills would process grain for the making of bread and beer. The mills Were still going when in 1807 a toll gate with lodge was installed, much to the annoyance of the locals! By the early 1900s both The mill and toll gate had gone.
By the late 19" century there were three major breweries supplying ales and beers for public houses throughout the Three Towns' of Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport. The Octagon Brewery was one of the many smaller ones started about 1899. It later owned many taverns throughout the 'Three Towns'. These Pubs displayed the distinctive brewery logo of an OB within an octagon shape. Some of the bottled favourites included OB Stout Pale Ale and Indian Pale Ale No1.
The Works was built in the 1880s. It supplied sheet, pipe, white lead, putty, solder, oil, varnish, zinc, etc. mainly for the gas, water and roofing Industries in the Plymouth area. Working conditions in lead works were dangerous, involving the handling of corrosive substances and inhaling of poisonous fumes. As a result the life expectancy of a lead worker was far less than the average
When the imposing Town Hall was built in the 1850s it was the tallest in East Stonehouse and was the centre of the Town administration. Sited next door were two other important buildings, the Fire Station and the Police Station. The Town Hall boasted a ballroom, measuring 40ft by 80ft and 40ft high perched above the offices. Sadly the whole building was destroyed by incendiary bombs during World War II.
