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Old building ID wanted

Posted by Paul Arlington on April 1, 2021, 9:27:54

Does anyone know what this building/buildings were just off Quarry Road. I've marked them in Green.

Re: Old building ID wanted

Posted by Joseph on April 1, 2021, 9:36:09, in reply to "Old building ID wanted"

Think it was originally what we called the scouts hut, warehouse now, if its the same one.

Re: Old building ID wanted

Posted by Paul Arlington on April 1, 2021, 9:49:25, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted"

No, it's not that one Joseph this map dates 1912 and the building you mean is a lot newer than that .

Re: Old building ID wanted

Posted by N44 on April 1, 2021, 11:12:56, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted"

I checked a Victorian map and they weren't on it. I checked a later map and they are. I would guess they were the Quarry mens houses.

Re: Old building ID wanted

Posted by Paul Arlington on April 1, 2021, 11:15:07, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted"

Thanks Norman. My guess was something to do with the quarry but a second opinion always comes in handy.

Re: Old building ID wanted

Posted by Margaret McD on April 1, 2021, 11:59:30, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted"

Your 1912 map shows a gap where my home is at the Victoria Road end of Aln Street. The house was built 1910 and is on the 1911 census, so I guess it was before 1910.

Re: Old building ID wanted Margaret

Posted by Paul Arlington on April 1, 2021, 13:20:00, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted"

Thanks Margaret. I've always thought that the date on these maps were a couple years out and the stated 1912 was in fact the date of publication.

I think these may be those properties

Posted by N44 on April 1, 2021, 13:43:48, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted Margaret"

Ive known these as the Quarry Houses so maybe these are the ones on the Map.

Re: I think these may be those properties

Posted by Stan Wears on April 1, 2021, 14:57:12, in reply to "I think these may be those properties"

Norman, our Betty (Nee) Wears recalls garages on that site when she was little. The building Joseph refers to was at the other end of Quarry Rd and was built 1957.

Re: I think these may be those properties

Posted by John Mills on April 2, 2021, 1:56:15, in reply to "Re: I think these may be those properties"

Stan, your sister was right, in the late forties / early fifties that area was an overgrown area of land with a couple of garages bordering onto Quarry Road. The area was known as "the shelters" we assumed the name related to wartime shelters but there was no evidence of any recent ground disturbance, perhaps shelters related to earlier buildings, perhaps as shown on the map.
Later the ground was cleared and new buildings built on the area between Quarry Road and Leslie Avenue facing Victoria Road.

Re: Old building ID wanted Margaret

Posted by Margaret McD on April 1, 2021, 15:24:03, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted Margaret"

Hanging my head in shame Paul. After going up and down the 1911 census for Quarry Road went back to the map and there appears to be 7 houses built in Aln Street which would include ours. I am so sorry. Gonna have a cup of tea and a rethink.

. Today there are council houses and the east side of Tweed street. Anyone know when they were built?

Re: Old building ID wanted Margaret

Posted by Joseph on April 1, 2021, 22:32:52, in reply to "Re: Old building ID wanted Margaret"

Wonder if them quarry men evolved into Beatles, (just a quick joke)🤣🤣🤣

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