where is urban number 7

[runningbear]

yyyyeeesssss, well done maureen, did everyone hear that? urban number one is down by the docks, so we have pilot street as a starter for urban number one, anyone else got a street name in number one?

[Tees]

Hi Joe

My urban number is 15 and the street was Balkan Street (this street is no longer there as the neighbourhood was demolished in 1960s).

Hope this helps a bit!

Cheers

Tees

[runningbear]

thanks for that tees. just a wee recap on the numbers:

no.1 docks area

no.2 gainsborough/limestone road

no.3 liffey street(lower oldpark)

no.4 balaclava street(off lower falls road
        city hospital(formerly poor house)

no.5 divas street

no.6 wansbeck street

no.7 greencastle/whiteabbey

no.8 upper oldpark/ballysillan

no.9 limestone road

no.10 north Belfast

no.15 Balkan street

as you may have noticed we have no numbers 11,12,13,14, no one has visited this thread with these urban numbers, i hope this little recap is of some use to someone and hopefully those with a better knowledge of Belfast maybe be able to change it to better fit the bill

[pentio]

Hi Joe

I have found out a little more information for you....still a wee bit to go..... firstly Belfast was split into 16 Urban Districts and 4 Rural areas..... this was current until 1973 when things changed from Urban districts to Electoral wards which is still the case today.......I have since found out that part of the docks area was known as urban 1 and  3 and the Oldpark Road area (middle section) was urban 10...no 5 was Divis street which is in the lower Falls Road area

Tees is right in what he says....when at GRO they will do a check for you and establish what urban number the address is under....of course one has to know the address first......we are getting there maybe not as fast as we would wish but progress is being made.

i will keep you informed of any further developments.

regards

pentio.

[runningbear]

great great stuff pentio, i did not know there was 16! i only have 15 on the above thread! yes i do believe that if you go to the GRO you would get answers for your address, confirmed by your goodself and tees, you are making wonderful progress my friend and don't let anyone tell you anything different, we are all here sitting glued to our screens watching and waiting and waiting..... waiting... only kidding my friend, better to get it right rather than guess at it

[pentio]

yes Joe i agree with you better to get it right than guess....as my father used to say patience is a virtue....... he was so right....speak to you soon

pentio.

[J.A.M.]

I have several certs for the Belfast Urban areas.

Urban 2 - Seaview St. - 1919
Urban 3 - Shannon St. - 1929
Urban 4 - workhouse - 1879
Urban 8 - Ballyvesey - 1874 (not certain of spelling)
Urban 9 - Cupar St. - 1905
and a little spanner to throw in the works at Belfast Rural 1 - Whiteabbey which conflicts with Whiteabbey as Urban 1. This is getting a little complicated.
Perhaps if we all have some Urban input we can create a reasonable map.
Good hunting to all.
J.A.M.

[J.A.M.]

Forgot to list Belfast Urban 13 which is Third Ave. - 1906. Third Ave. is in the Co. Down section of the city.
J.A.M.

[runningbear]

wonderful input jam, you will have pleased many readers who visit this thread in the hope for information about their urban numbers, i hope someone picks up on your urban number 8 and tells us if you have spelt it right, great to know we know have urban number 13, don't know about this rural number 1 being whiteabbey along with whiteabbey being urban number 7!!