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Posted: Fri 20 Jun, 2014 8:07 am
by polo
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 ?
Posted: Fri 20 Jun, 2014 10:29 am
by chemimike
Where and on which map exactly was this? Presumably it was access to a currier's (leather processing) firm
Posted: Fri 20 Jun, 2014 1:57 pm
by cnosni
chemimike wrote: Where and on which map exactly was this? Presumably it was access to a currier's (leather processing) firm Sounds feasable chemimike
Posted: Sat 21 Jun, 2014 4:24 pm
by LS1
Have you a reference for the map Polo? Link/ screenshot etc?
Posted: Sat 21 Jun, 2014 10:26 pm
by polo
yeah sorry its at the bottom right of this map Its the bit leading to call lane.
Posted: Sat 21 Jun, 2014 10:29 pm
by polo
sorry here it is
Posted: Sat 21 Jun, 2014 10:46 pm
by Leodian
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.
Posted: Mon 23 Jun, 2014 1:34 am
by polo
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.
Posted: Mon 23 Jun, 2014 1:41 am
by polo
Im curious if the "shaw well" is the same one as in eyebright place
Posted: Mon 23 Jun, 2014 12:42 pm
by Leodian
Hi polo.What is the date of the map please.