Knigsley road . northampton .how do i start to reasearch the history of my house

[kingsleyj]

yes , lizzie , it guess it could , i had thought of that but just assumed oliver street would have its own listing!!
back to re counting the houses on my map again!!!
i guess what i need is an 1881 map at the point of the census  poss be something with the deeds ( when i locate them lol)

[ainslie]

Sorry I cannot help with the history, but I lived for a few months in the top floor of No. 54, in the early 1960s.
Seeing the road on Google Earth reminded me that a large circus visited the Racecourse that summer.
What was the pub on the corner of Kettering Road called?  I am sure it was not the White Elephant then. 
A

[seahall]

Hi ainslie.

The Pub I think was called that then, although they changed it awhile ago
as they seem to with a lot of Northampton old ones.

I have a Pub index so I will have a look and see if it notes when built.

Sandy

[seahall]

Hi again.

The 1st mention of the White Elephant was in 1889.

Sandy

[kingsleyj]

under kingsley park hotel?

it was only called the white elephant because after the race course closed it stood empty hence the nickname

[seahall]

Hi again kinsleyj.

On the index I have it was called the White Elephant in 1889 upwards.

I was aware like yourself it was left empty though and acquired the nickname.

It's address was 2, Kingsley Park Road (now Terrace).

Maybe I have it completely wrong, wouldn't be surprised.

Sandy

[kingsleyj]

o.k. eversly is no.4 (double fronted childrens home )
then there is a sigle bay terraced house no. 2

maybe white elephant / kingley park hotel could be adressed as part of kingsley park terrace?

no 1 kingsley road is on the other side of the road first house past georges avenve ( going towards kingsthorpe )

[ainslie]

Yes, the KP Hotel seems to ring a bell [not Kevin Peterson though I hope he rings some bells in Melbourne].
A

[kingsleyj]

jus a question in the 1881 census the houses are adressed as names in a list but the scedules are not in numerical order.
if they were put in order would it go along the road as such?