Street names

FLOJO · Post by **FLOJO** » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 6:26 pm

One of my aunties lived in Raby Street Sheepscar which I used to wonder did people at sometime had rabies, she then moved off Potternewton lane to Miles Hill Avenue, does anyone Know how that name became? The other streets I have never found out how they were named were the Dennils off Church Lane Crossgates there was only 2 streets Dennil Road and Dennil Crescent anyone have any idea? I went to Manston primary and junior which were next to them.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 6:57 pm

simonm wrote: I grew up on a street called Poplar way.. Nowt really unusual I suppose. Just that there isn't 1 single poplar on that street... Is that the Poplar Way at Bramley Simon? If so I used to live on there.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 10:39 pm

Si wrote: arry awk wrote: Lilysmum wrote: While doing my family tree I have found that some of my rellies lived in "Mushroom St."Burmantofts what an awful address and probably a good job it's no longer there.It got me thinking that maybe it was called that because the houses were small and there wasn't mushroom in them!!! Think I've been reading too many of arry's posts. Even I have to groan at that one LM! Don't mention toadstools whatever you do! LOLarry Maybe the bloke who built the street was a fungi to know...Coat on... I thought of that yesterday and rejected it as not worthy of me

Old Leo · Post by **Old Leo** » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 11:20 pm

There was an interesting collection of 'Streets' running between Kirkstall Road and Burley Road, in the area now occupied by Yorkshire TV, known as 'The Alphabets'. Working outwards from the city centre they were in sequence - Angel, Baker, Corporation, Dover, England, Florence, Grattan, Hollis, Jermyn, Kennedy, New Lloyd, Meynell, Newlay, Otter, Peel, Quadrant, Runcorn, Stanhope, Townend, Upton and Ventnor. I think that Ventnor Street was the last to survive until relatively recently.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 9:22 am

Lilysmum wrote: No Arry the fungi pun wasn't mine!! thought of it but resisted the temptation!! Errr...it was mine, I'm afraid. Sincere apologies.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 10:08 am

First visit since being away for a few days, so apologies if this has been covered before.Intake isn't actually such a daft name for a district - Doncaster (and, I think, Sheffield) has one. It simply means land reclaimed from water.

Si · Post by Si » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 10:27 am

Uno Hoo wrote: First visit since being away for a few days, so apologies if this has been covered before.Intake isn't actually such a daft name for a district - Doncaster (and, I think, Sheffield) has one. It simply means land reclaimed from water. I thought it was something to do with the Agricultural Revolution. Field systems, or something?

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 4:44 pm

Or houses for an intake of workers to fillnew factories? Many Irish people were recruitedfor factory work around the turn of the century.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 4:56 pm

Must get some new spex! I go bosseyedworking out who said what in those boxes!Must be reverting back to when I was bornand had cross eyes! (See the St Mary's/Highroydsthreads earlier this year! Father said to Mumat the bedside, 'Eeeh! He looks like Ben Turpin wi'them eyes looking at each other!' Mum wasn't bestpleased!Sorry for getting your quotes mixed,Si and Lily'smum!Yer can both tek yer coits off and cancel the taxi!XXX!

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Tue 23 Sep, 2008 9:43 pm

Speaking of Kirkstall Road, wasn't one of the myriad streets of red-brick terraces running off at rightangles called Fartham Street?I bet its residents pronounced their addresses very carefully!