Leicester Locations

[Steve C]

Just wondering if anyone would be kind enough to confirm whether or not the following locations are still in existance in Leicester today.

Abbey Park Road.

Beatrice Road.

Bow Street.

Gresham Street.

If there are postcodes available for these locations that would be great .

I`m researching my family tree and wondering if these locations are in close proximity

Many thanks in advance for all replies. Steve

[PaulineJ]

Try something like multimap or postcode finder.

http://postcode.royalmail.com/

both online & free!

pauline

[diddymiller]

Abbey park  LE4
Beatrice       LE3

other two not in current Leics A - Z

[diddymiller]

Abbey park & Beatrice next to one another  on Nw side of leicester

[Steve C]

Thanks for the information in your reply Pauline

Thanks for your replies diddymiller I did as Pauline suggested and also found Abbey Park Road at LE4 and Beatrice Road at LE3.

Unfortunately I couldn`t find Bow Street or Gresham Street, so I assume they no longer exist which is one of the reasons I placed my original post in the hope someone with local knowledge would confirm.

Many thanks Steve

[PaulineJ]

You don't indicate WHEN they WERE in existence....

If it's census, then look at surrounding streets for instance...

[Steve C]

SORRY.................should have perhaps mentioned a date previously but unfortunately nothing from a Census so can`t do a comparison.

The period was from around the 1920 era which is when one of my ancestors sadly died. Unfortunately I have no other information apart from the addresses I`ve recently learnt about.

I would be interested to learn a little more about the area for example Were they mainly terraced houses? Was there any Industry in the area? as there was a mention of printing or printers

Thanks Steve

[PaulineJ]

Did the streets not then exist when the census was taken?

http://www.1901censusonline.com/search.asp?wci=ad_search

http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7572&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0

[diddymiller]

just found this - might be a lead :
"The following morning, he rode out of the city over the old Bow Bridge on his way to fight in what became known as the Battle of Bosworth – the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Legend has it that his spur hit a stone on the bridge as he crossed it, and an old wise woman among the crowd prophesised that his head would strike the same stone on the way back.

On August 22nd, after fighting bravely to defend his crown, Richard was killed in battle and Henry Tudor became King of England. Richard’s naked body was slung over a horse and brought back to Leicester, entering the city across Bow Bridge. His head allegedly struck the stone as the old woman had predicted. "

I'll try and find where this was

Diddy