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23 Sedley Taylor Road, Alcantra

History of 23 Sedley Taylor Road

1935 (1933-85)

house was as yet unnumbered

Geoffrey A H Miller

For the history of Millers Music Centre see:

http://www.millersmusic.co.uk/history-of-millers/

Geoffrey and Gladys Miller built this house in in 1934 and named it Alcantra, meaning song in Spanish after a trip to Spain in a boat of that name. Geoffrey Miller founded Millers Music Shop. In 1982 he recalled the field that for 20 years had come up to their fence. The field belonged to a farmer called Mr Cornwall; he grazed cows and horses there.

1939

Geoffrey A H Miller, b 1904, managing director music store

Gladys A, b 1909

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