« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 15 February 06 14:09 GMT (UK) »
Susan, I know the feeling. The addresses at which many of my 19th century ancestors were living are now light industrial units (if the name still exists today). There are a number sets of photographs going back to the early part of the last century on the web that cover this area, but none that I have found shows any of the streets of interest to me. I think the
http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/ site is a good starting point.
E Yorks - Carver, Steels, Cross, Maltby, Whiting, Moor, Laybourn
W Yorks - Wilkinson, Kershaw, Rawnsley, Shaw
Norfolk - Carver, Dowson
Cheshire - Berry, Cooper
Lincs - Berry
London/Ireland/Scotland/Lincs - Sullivan
Northumberland/Durham - Nicholson, Cuthbert, Turner, Robertson
Berks - May
Beds - Brownell