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Iceboy53 Quote \| Reply \| This message was updated on 10/1/2005 5:14:59 PM by Iceboy53	History behind the street/road names posted on: 10/1/2005 5:09:59 PM is there any chance of starting a thread of the street names in heanor.starting from mansfield rd.whats the history behind this road name. i agree with suzard that there should be a thread in every forum about the street names of that area.
RMMee Moderator Quote \| Reply \| This message was updated on 10/1/2005 8:31:27 PM by RMMee	History behind the street/road names replied on: 10/1/2005 6:00:59 PM You've just started the thread....! A quick advert first. There is, of course, a book entitled the Origin of Heanor & District Street Names. Currently out of print, but available in local libraries, and we're hoping for a new edition in 2006. Mansfield Road (which used to be Heanor Lane) is so named because it was part of the Derby to Mansfield Turnpike Road, set up in 1764.
suzard Researcher Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 10/1/2005 6:29:34 PM GRACE CRESCENT was named after Cecil Grace who was a councillor and poss MP? He's in my family tree and I'm trying to find out more about him.
Iceboy53 Quote \| Reply \| This message was updated on 10/1/2005 8:04:49 PM by Iceboy53	History behind the street/road names replied on: 10/1/2005 8:02:43 PM do you i wondered where i'd seen heanor lane before..so the mansfield rd Robert, did it have a toll bridge on it or a style then.if my interpretation is correct. grace cres,now thats another good find.it's get more interesting.
RMMee Moderator Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 10/1/2005 8:35:15 PM I'm not sure where all the toll booths were. There was certainly one near the Midland Hotel at Langley Mill, and another in Smalley, but where in between I'll have to leave for others at the moment. Cecil Grace used to live at Elmsfield House, which was also once the home of John Holbrook
Iceboy53 Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 10/8/2005 2:31:07 PM MANSFIELD ROAD this was the main turnpike road in the heanor area. it was originally known as heanor Lane and ran from the derbyshire - nottinghamshire boundary to loscoe road, but in 1764 when it became part of the Derby to mansfield twnpike road, it received its present name. This road began in the chester green area of derby and ran through smalley, heanor, eastwood and underwood to mansfield, the route mostly followed by the present A 608 road.
suzard Researcher Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/8/2006 5:33:32 PM R&H 17 Feb 1893 "The town of Heanor owes much of its growing prosperity no doubt to the energy of its esteemed surveyor, Mr John Holbrook,. This gentleman has recently removed the unsightly pit hill from Ray Street and has offered to make a new road from thence into Commonside. May I suggest the new street be called Holbrook Street and perpetuate the memory of our energetic townsman?" Could this "new road" have been Fairview?
suegill Researcher Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/9/2006 1:12:58 AM I thought Fairview ran alongside the Morley's factory off of High Street? Sue
paulr Quote \| Reply \| This message was updated on 3/9/2006 7:12:26 PM by paulr	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/9/2006 10:27:10 AM quote: I'm not sure where all the toll booths were. There was certainly one near the Midland Hotel at Langley Mill, and another in Smalley, but where in between I'll have to leave for others at the moment. Cecil Grace used to live at Elmsfield House, which was also once the home of John Holbrook Robert. I remember a lady,I think her name was Joan Grace,she lived at the house on the corner of Grace Crescent,in the 50's she used to drive a DUKW (pronounced Duck) a army amphibious vehicle and it was always parked on the drive,I don't know how true it was but several people have told me that she used to take it to Skegness and take trips down on the beach.Would this be Elmsfield House?Joan had a new bungalow built opposite "The Bell" in Smalley and when she moved E.Slater (Slaters Glass)started trading from there. Was John Holbrook.A Landowner/ property developer/building contractor? because I have a copy of my Grandfathers mortgage for a house in Thompson Street,Langley Mill which states: a parcel of land containing Six acres and twenty perches or thereabouts was conveyed to the said John Holbrook by an indenture dated the twenty eighth day of March One thousand nine hundred and seven which was made between The Reverend Archibald Collingwood Stephens of the first part,Mary Thompson of the second part,William Robert Thompson and Frederick Hubert Thompson of the third part and the said John Holbrook of the of the fourth part together with the adjoining ----- or eighteen feet in width of an intended new street called or intended to be called Thompson Street which is forever hereafter to be left open and unbuilt upon as and to form part of a public Street or Road. The larger piece or parcel of land remaining the property of the said John Holbrook. This explains where Thompson Street got it's name, I wonder if the larger piece of land refers to the "Aristoc" plots between Eastview Terrace (Penders Row)Thompson Street and Ebenezer Street I remember the land between North Street and the railway from the footbridge down to the Gasworks being allotments before Sissons built the new dyehouse. PaulR
suzard Researcher Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/9/2006 7:57:35 PM quote: I thought Fairview ran alongside the Morley's factory off of High Street? Sue Sorry about that-senior moment!!! Fairview is the person who wrote the article I was quoting!!!! I can't even understand my own queries !!!!
RMMee Moderator Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/10/2006 7:21:23 AM Presumably the road John Holbrook built off Ray Street was Hill Road. This was the site of the old Commonside pit.
RMMee Moderator Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/10/2006 7:26:03 AM Paul Elmsfield House was certainly on Mansfield Road - not sure exactly which house it is. John Holbrook was the surveyor for the Heanor Urban District Council, and also for the Butterley Company. He was also a significant landowner, as you have found.
kennethmar Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/13/2006 6:53:00 PM Marlpool Lane Named after Marlpool where "Marle" was extracted for the farmers.It was later filled in & is now a park.
RMMee Moderator Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 3/14/2006 11:26:41 PM quote: Presumably the road John Holbrook built off Ray Street was Hill Road. This was the site of the old Commonside pit. An earlier name for Hill Road (see the 1900 OS map) is Pit Hill Road, so I am fairly certain that this will have been the road donated by John Holbrook.
MobileNanny Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 9/21/2006 10:41:04 PM So I know why Holbrook Street is so named but does anyone when it came to being? I have evidence that it existed in 1907 but cannot find it in the Electoral Register of the same year or year later.
RMMee Moderator Quote \| Reply \|	History behind the street/road names replied on: 9/21/2006 11:35:17 PM Holbrook Street isn't on the 1901 map, but is well established by the 1916 map, with just a large gap towards Mansfield Road on the right hand side of the street. With electoral registers, don't forget that they are filled in way in advance - I've already done mine for next year. And welcome to the site - all contributions are gratefully received, and I hope you can get some questions answered!
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