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Great George Street

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Street Map  3
Street Map 3
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 30403
Map of Great George street showing the house numbers

Comment by: Maureen on 7th April 2018 at 13:56

I wonder why our house No.23 isn't on the map.

Comment by: AP on 7th April 2018 at 14:13

The platform truncated by the upper edge of the illustration, I guess is the previous incarnation of the L&Y station. I think then, it had not yet acquired the name Wallgate Station.

Comment by: RON HUNT on 7th April 2018 at 17:14

Mo as you can see every house wasn't numbered you just have to work out what number it was from the numbered ones.

Comment by: Maureen on 7th April 2018 at 17:20

I know which one it was Ron,I'm just puzzled why it isn't numbered...but it's nice just seeing our house ..my Grandparents is numbered though 5 A.

Comment by: AP on 7th April 2018 at 18:02

Please ignore my previous post. Mea culpa. That is not the Wallgate (L&Y) line is it. The truncated platform must be the Horse Landing.

Comment by: Veronica on 7th April 2018 at 20:02

It looks like spare land is where number 41 should be.

Comment by: Maureen on 7th April 2018 at 20:34

Veronica, it was spare land,you could go down Wilgoose Lane and nip across that spare bit ,turn left and back up my Street

Comment by: Veronica on 7th April 2018 at 21:11

It looks like 5 houses were demolished then- it must be before your time Maureen. Perhaps they were the oldest in the street when they were demolished - who knows! It's very curious.

Comment by: Veronica on 8th April 2018 at 11:30

Just thinking the houses on that spare land must have been demolishe in between 1937 and 1939 as the family were still there when the mother died on 31st December 1936. My mother was born in 1923 and lived there up to moving to Pemberton.

Comment by: Maureen on 8th April 2018 at 14:42

Veronica.Ive put a comment on the GGS photo re- that spare land.

Comment by: vic, on 10th April 2018 at 00:10

can someone tell me where you find these maps with the house numbers on please?

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