On the west side of West End Lane, the land between the three railway lines was still largely untouched but beyond them building spread during the 1880s. New roads were constructed and 346 houses were built between 1882 and 1894 in Sumatra Road, Solent Road, Holmdale Road, Glenbrook Road, Pandora Road, and Narcissus Road, mostly by J.I. Chapman of Solent Road, G. W. Cossens of Mill Lane, Jabez Reynolds of Holmdale Road and James Gibb of Dennington Park Road.
Narcissus Road is the name for the debut album by English Indie rock band The Hours, named after the street with a picture of the road sign on the back cover.
