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Title: Foleshill.
Post by: rhoda53 on Wednesday 20 February 13 11:40 GMT (UK)

I have found some of my family living at Roadway, Foleshill, Bedworth in the 1871 census, I have tried searching for where Ringway was situated but with no luck. I would be grateful for any help.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: Al in Vane on Wednesday 20 February 13 12:50 GMT (UK)

You will find it is now Park Road which goes off Coventry Road next to the cemetery.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: rhoda53 on Wednesday 20 February 13 14:47 GMT (UK)

Thank you for that, it will give me something to go on when looking at the maps . As I live in Kent I often need to ask for abit of help.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: Lisajj on Monday 25 February 13 15:24 GMT (UK)

Let me know if you need any more Bedworth info, most of my family are from there and also a friend of mine had family who lived in Roadway.

But, Al in Vane knows an awful lot too!  So between us we should be able to help.
I've done some work on Exhall parish registers - Exhall is between Bedworth and Foleshill.

Lisa

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: maesyseren on Saturday 02 March 13 18:34 GMT (UK)

I have family recorded as living at Roadway too (HERITAGE & possibly HARRISON).  Found these pics which I thought you might like to see :)

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: Al in Vane on Sunday 03 March 13 09:33 GMT (UK)

I would say that with the wide windows they were built as weavers houses.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: rhoda53 on Monday 18 March 13 14:09 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much for the pictures, fascinating to see them. I suppose they are no longer there now ?
Patricia

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: rhoda53 on Monday 18 March 13 14:23 GMT (UK)

Sorry forgot to ask, what date were the pictures taken approximately?
The families I am researching are Archer, Lloyd, Jacques and Thompson.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: Al in Vane on Monday 18 March 13 19:05 GMT (UK)

The houses are long gone.
I have known/know quite a lot of people with those names in the Nuneaton/Bedworth area over the years.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: maesyseren on Monday 18 March 13 21:34 GMT (UK)

I can't remember where I found the photos, but I'm pretty sure they're from the 1920's. 

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: Lisajj on Tuesday 19 March 13 13:49 GMT (UK)

I have Jacques and Thompson in my Bedworth family tree.

Title: Re: Foleshill.
Post by: Al in Vane on Tuesday 19 March 13 16:20 GMT (UK)

I knew I had seen those photos before, they are in the book Bedworth In Old Photographs by John Burton which came out in 1988.
The top photo was taken by a E.G. Tooby in the 1950s and is looking towards the Coventry Road end while the bottom one is looking towards Newtown Road. Maisonettes and flats now cover where most of them stood.
There is another photo in the book showing Roadway near the junction with Newtown Road.
Incidentally the road at the Coventry Road end was developed as Park Road between 1895 and 1915 as Bedworth expanded, the houses were/are very smart, a world away from those old ones, and are still extant today.