Oddly named places, streets, lanes, and roads

[caterina]

In Hull we have The Land Of Green Ginger. can anyone please tell me why Lime Street was called so ?


caterina

Lime Street was originally Lime Kiln Lane.
Where lime was produced.
As has been said, there is still a Limekiln Lane.

[iain]

Warrington's got a Lovely Lane, and Burtonwood's got Joy Lane ... a pleasure to drive on both I'm sure

St Helens has got the odd-sounding Pocket Nook Street in the district of Fingerpost.

[ChrisGeorge]

Leather Lane off Dale Street is an interesting name, so named apparently because of the leather workers that worked in the area, one of whom was the father of Liverpool-born 18th century artist George Stubbs.

Paradise Street is another great name.

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

Originally Posted by iain

Warrington's got a Lovely Lane, and Burtonwood's got Joy Lane ... a pleasure to drive on both I'm sure

St Helens has got the odd-sounding Pocket Nook Street in the district of Fingerpost.

Poverty Nook was at the bottom of Dungeon Lane in Oglet -- more a placename of a locality than a street though.

Chris

[caterina]

Chris do you know if there was ever a Violet Street ?

Caterina..

[ChrisGeorge]

Originally Posted by caterina

Chris do you know if there was ever a Violet Street ?

Caterina..

There was probably a lady or two named "Violet Street"

There is or was a Violet Street in Toxteth that ran between Whitaker Street and Stananought Street near the corner of Upper Hill Street and Windsor Street. See

http://www.toxteth.net/maps/liverpool/lpool2c.htm

Chris

Violet Street and the others named have all gone.

[caterina]

Phillip i always think that the new names they use are never as good as the old ones..


Caterina

[robbo176]

can any one read this place name for me (it looks like Bum house to me )
its from 1861 census for Stranton Durham