St Margaret with Bishops Fee

[chirp]

In 1841 my ancestor's address is given as Morledge St., St Margaret with Bishops Fee, Leicester. Is this the name of a parish? Does anyone know whereabouts it was/is? Thanks
Chirp

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s & Welcome Chirp….

Morledge Street is still there today although it’s undergoing major redevelopments at the moment & in the future it will be part of
The St. George’s Quarter of Leicester.

It runs south from Humberstone Road to Southampton Street.
Second on the right going out of the City along Humberstone Road from it’s junction with Rutland Street.

St. Margaret’s with Bishops fees ? ……

At that time St. Margaret’s Parish was the biggest Parish in the Borough of the City, taking up the whole of the Eastern side of the City. going from the North round to the South.
Because of the vast area the Church of St. Margaret’s remained as the Mother Church
Several Churches were built  on the outskirts and could only perform certain services Baptisms Burials....So had to pay a fee to the Bishop…….  But the marriages had to be in the Mother Church. Untill much latter when these Churches became a Parish in their own rights. 

( Southampton Street is in the Parish of St.George’s )

Hope this helps ?

MIKE.

[chirp]

Hello Mike
Thank you so much for that - it is very helpful. I knew there would be a kind and clever soul out there who could help!
Chirp

[Mike from Leicester]

" Your very welcome Chirp. "......

If we can help you further then just ask....

MIKE.

[AndyTasker]

Hi Mike,

I too have a relative in this strange sounding parish, and I can't even read the name of the street on the 1841 Census.  It seesm to be 'Bysell Square' or something begining with B, next to 'Rufus Square' or something begining with R...  Any thoughts?

Thanks

Andy

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s & Welcome …Andy.

No Problems……It’s     RUSSELL SQUARE.

It's the old fashioned double ss = ff which is confusing....

This was half way down Wharf Street.
The Road widened out to form a wide Square
With shops on both sides with an Island in the Middle

An Old Time Theatre stood at the beginning to this Square
My Ex Wife’s Aunt kept “ The Marvin Clothing Stores” on this Square.

It lasted well into the 1960’s before the Council redeveloped the area to become St: Matthew’s Estate….

Hope this helps .

MIKE.   

[AndyTasker]

Hi Mike

Fastest website service in the West!  That's great - thanks for your time!

Andy

[Annie65115]

Mike (or anyone else), do you know if all the redevelopment in the area was done at the same time, in the 1960's?

Many of my ancestors and family lived in the Wharf St area. The Holylands ran a shop selling sewing machines, mangles etc at 3 -5 Wharf St and my gran grew up in a pub just around the corner (the name momentarily escapes me).

My grandmother eventually became a non-resident landlady for several properties in the area and never forgave the council for compulsarily purchasing then from her - I think she felt that she'd been done out of a fortune! -- though from what I understand they were pretty much slum dwellings 

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s Again. …Annie.

I recall the development started mid 60’s and had been finished by 1976.
I have, and still use an old Street guide dated 1976 and all  the old streets had gone by then…….

Was the Pub “ The Three Cranes ? “ which stood on the corner of Wharf Street & Humberstone – gate and is still there but renamed with one of those silly modern names now…….

MIKE.