dos cottages

[derien]

hello
i wondered if anyone can tell me where to find information on an area in newport called "dos cottages"  i have an aunt who lived there and also worked in the area as a matron of a domestic science school which might have also been very near , in 1969 she still lived there in fact she died there ! im not sure but i think there was some sought of factory there ?
                                                                        i would be very grateful for any information , thank you 

[Telford 1445]

Hi Derien

Dos Cottages were adjacent to the Dos Works which later became Cordes if my memory serves me. 

If you go onto multimap and type in Queens Hill, Newport then Dos Cottages are slightly north of the junction of Queens Hill Crescent where it joins Queens Hill and next to Lucas Street.  I can't for the life of me remember how many cottages there are - and until a couple of years ago I walked past them every day going to the bus station (old age)   But for the record, they are what I term back to front as you enter through a door in the wall from Queens Hill then there is a small yard but they do appear to have large gardens at the rear - birds eye view on multimap.

Part of the site of the Dos Works is now the LDS Church and I am not sure but I think MD Fabrications also used part of the site but I could be totally wrong on that one.

HTH

Louise

[derien]

Thanks for that louise,    i had a good look in that area via multimap  and found that most of my mothers family came from there
my mother was born in canal street , my grandparents came from i think its redland street and a few from barrack hill etc !  i think my mother went to crindau school , whats really amazing is that i used to go to malpas road all the time when i was young and had no idea that my mothers family lived all around that area , she never said !  thank you !