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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: Lance Matthews on Sunday 09 March 25 16:50 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone tell me where 15 Nellie Crescent was in 1921. Cannot find this street name.
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A 15, Nellie Crescent, Leeds is included on the 1921 Census.
There is also a Nellie Crescent, Richmond Hill, Leeds - but I'm not sure if this might be the same place.
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Google search has this if it helps ???
Secret Leeds
There was a 'Nellie Crescent' and a 'Nellie View' they were at the bottom of Upper Accomodation Road near the junction with Sussex Street.
Not sure if the other roads are still there now ether.
Edit:
Goggle search (Houses for sale):
Upper Accommodation Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9
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Searching on FindMyPast - 1921 Census:
Nellie Crescent, Leeds - 20 households
Nellie Crescent, Richmond Hill, Leeds - 5 households
Nellie View, Leeds - 19 households
Nellie View, Richmond Hill, Leeds - 8 households
Plus there are maps and "Plans of the Division" which gives the boundary and contents of the Enumeration District.
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I wonder who 'Nellie' was - to be so important?
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???? The Elephant ?????
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I wonder who 'Nellie' was - to be so important?
More from my above Google search from Secret Leeds regarding the naming of these roads:
"I assume they were so named simply after the girl's name - Adjacent streets were named 'Elsie' 'Bertha' and 'Ada'. on the opposite side of Upper Accomodation road there were streets named after boys -'Walter' and 'Harry'!!"
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gc1 - that's a much better reason than my suggestion :-[
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Thank you. The family did live at 15 Nellie Crescent. This would now be in Leeds 9. Sure it would have been demolished. Will need to find an old Leeds street map, showing Nellie Crescent.
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BumbleB -- I loved your suggestion!
Often - the builders of streets would name them after family members, such as children etc.
I haven't just made that up -- a publisher of local books who studied his home town - has researched such things as street names and discovered that in many cases they seem to have been named after his children.
That won't always be the case of course.
I do find street names fascinating though and often wonder why they were so named.
Paradise St or the like - often looks like anything BUT Paradise now!
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Nellie Crescent in 1986 before it was demolished https://www.flickr.com/photos/fearlesspunter/2553462104
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What a great find, Pat!
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Nellie Crescent in 1986 before it was demolished https://www.flickr.com/photos/fearlesspunter/2553462104
Nice work
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In the NE part of this map revised 1906. https://maps.nls.uk/view/125642461
South of the railway Nellie Crescent along with Ada, Bertha and Elsie; Walter and Harry nearby.
Constructed after 1890 when the area was allotments, Richmond Hill Gardens.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/125642458
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Thank you