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Title: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: Hilary F on Sunday 05 February 17 18:30 GMT (UK)
Hi
Does anyone know where these streets used to be please?
Title: Re: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 05 February 17 18:53 GMT (UK)
In which town in Leicestershire?
Title: Re: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: Hilary F on Sunday 05 February 17 18:57 GMT (UK)
Ooops, sorry! Leicester itself. :) 
Title: Re: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 05 February 17 19:07 GMT (UK)
Devonshire Street is still there? Near B&Q

Link to Old Milton Street:
http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/ref/collection/p15407coll5/id/1158
And that is still there, too! ;D
Title: Re: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: Hilary F on Sunday 05 February 17 19:16 GMT (UK)
Google maps said that was Devonshire Road, so I wasn't sure if it was the same?
And maybe I am missing it, but I couldn't see where on the link the road actually was?  Sorry to be a pain!
Title: Re: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 05 February 17 19:19 GMT (UK)
Use Google maps for Old Milton Street ;D

Devonshire Street was near to St Margarets?
(with apologies for the duff link)
Title: Re: Devonshire Street and Milton Street?
Post by: Hilary F on Sunday 05 February 17 19:39 GMT (UK)
Ah yes, it would have helped if I'd included the Old in my google search!  Thank you :-)
These locations are helpjng me to confirm that a gt x 3 uncle of mine was transported to Van Diemen's Land for continual petty thefts.  The fact that his mum was a widow and struggling to feed a large family (she had to put at least one in the workhouse) was no doubt seen as immaterial :-/