Currie Entry

polo · Post by **polo** » Fri 20 Jun, 2014 8:07 am

Not sure if this has been mentioned already but on one of the old maps of leeds near leeds bridge theres a street that goes off called "currie entry".Im wondering if anyone knows the meaning of this ? maybe a trade route perhaps ?

chemimike · Post by **chemimike** » Fri 20 Jun, 2014 10:29 am

Where and on which map exactly was this? Presumably it was access to a currier's (leather processing) firm

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 20 Jun, 2014 1:57 pm

chemimike wrote: Where and on which map exactly was this? Presumably it was access to a currier's (leather processing) firm Sounds feasable chemimike

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Sat 21 Jun, 2014 4:24 pm

Have you a reference for the map Polo? Link/ screenshot etc?

polo · Post by **polo** » Sat 21 Jun, 2014 10:26 pm

yeah sorry its at the bottom right of this map Its the bit leading to call lane.

polo · Post by **polo** » Sat 21 Jun, 2014 10:29 pm

sorry here it is

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sat 21 Jun, 2014 10:46 pm

Thanks for that polo. That's interesting. It seems to follow what is now Hirst's Yard. Edit added June 22. I now wonder if it is what is now Duncan Street and that the fine building marked may be the old Central Market? Speculating even more, as the Leeds Mercury building was around there I wonder if Currie could just have been a local expression for Mercury (Mercurrie). It's a thought! I see the map marks a 'Burley Barr', so possibly what is known as the Burley Bar Stone. I'm confused though that the map marks an Upper and a Lower head Row, as Headrow is a relatively modernish name for that road.

polo · Post by **polo** » Mon 23 Jun, 2014 1:34 am

Leodian wrote: Thanks for that polo. That's interesting. It seems to follow what is now Hirst's Yard. Edit added June 22. I now wonder if it is what is now Duncan Street and that the fine building marked may be the old Central Market? Speculating even more, as the Leeds Mercury building was around there I wonder if Currie could just have been a local expression for Mercury (Mercurrie). It's a thought! I see the map marks a 'Burley Barr', so possibly what is known as the Burley Bar Stone. I'm confused though that the map marks an Upper and a Lower head Row, as Headrow is a relatively modernish name for that road. I think the head(rows) have always bee there its just guildford street (which im guessing didnt exist at that time) and park lane (part of) that was absorbed into the headrow. Im not sure it would be the market either as i thought it was held on the bridge or briggate around the time of the map.

polo · Post by **polo** » Mon 23 Jun, 2014 1:41 am

Im curious if the "shaw well" is the same one as in eyebright place

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 23 Jun, 2014 12:42 pm

Hi polo.What is the date of the map please.