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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]The address of the Durham Ox in 1891 was 88 Cromford Rd. My great Aunt died at 89 Cromford Rd in 1914 (when she was landlady of the Durham Ox)-which was next door to the "Ox"-her husband died at the Durham Ox in 1938, after which his son ran the pub.Family recollections are that my G Aunts son lived at the Ox after marriage and his parents moved into the cottage adjoining (they owned quite a lot of houses in that area) So I think 90/91 would be close to the Ox. I also had other family living at 86 Cromford Rd in 1891 and know they lived close to the Ox. Just been to Langley Mill-the cottage next to the Ox is now numbered 164- but the road is numbered "evens" on the Ox side, "odds" on the other-I think the houses used to be numbered 1, 2, 3, 4-which would make sense next to the Ox being in the eighties when numbered this way -if you can follow my train of thought????? I keep meaning to have a look at the numbering now![/quote]
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This message was updated on 5/11/2006 6:32:55 PM by suzard

Charles Napier houses, Aldercar
replied on: 5/11/2006 4:11:54 PM

The address of the Durham Ox in 1891 was 88 Cromford Rd.
My great Aunt died at 89 Cromford Rd in 1914 (when she was landlady of the Durham Ox)-which was next door to the "Ox"-her husband died at the Durham Ox in 1938, after which his son ran the pub.Family recollections are that my G Aunts son lived at the Ox after marriage and his parents moved into the cottage adjoining (they owned quite a lot of houses in that area) So I think 90/91 would be close to the Ox. I also had other family living at 86 Cromford Rd in 1891 and know they lived close to the Ox.
Just been to Langley Mill-the cottage next to the Ox is now numbered 164- but the road is numbered "evens" on the Ox side, "odds" on the other-I think the houses used to be numbered 1, 2, 3, 4-which would make sense next to the Ox being in the eighties when numbered this way -if you can follow my train of thought?????
I keep meaning to have a look at the numbering now!

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