Toms Road

Toms Road Stanbury Village [52,53] Sheil Park Lyman Square a junkyard Stanbury Place Toms Road St Ambrose's Church Wickenden Grove the Modeford Building St Eusebius's Church Basic Info: A Street is a city block containing no buildings or monuments. There are a variety of other names besides Street including Alley, Avenue, Boulevard, Drive, Grove, Lane, Row, Square, Walk, Place, etc. This is an empty block, and cannot be barricaded.

Description

Shaftesbury's home and vintage Austin.

A genteel street of grand residences.

History

Situated in Stanbury Village's most affluent area, Tom's Road took its name from Sir Thomas, Lord Shaftesbury, who resided here while 'in town' until his death in 2005. Lord Shaftesbury was a patron of the arts, and after a career in architecture and conservation (he founded Stanbury Heritage), he gave considerable financial support to the Batson Museum, Brome Library and other local institutions.

'Old Tom' and his Austin Mayfair were icons of Stanbury Society, and he was much-loved by both rich and poor. Known for his charitable nature, Shaftesbury discreetly invited many of his humbler fellow Stanburyites to dinner at his residence, and secretly donated thousands of pounds to the needy: a fact which went unrevealed until his demise, when the donations came to a halt.

Shaftesbury died shortly before the outbreak, at the hands (and teeth) of his butler, Wallace. The motive for the murder was never revealed, as Wallace himself died in custody in the nearby Bunney Street Police Department, his brains dashed out by another inmate.

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