When was Langham road built

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 4, 2014 at 20:47

This might give you some clues.

Similar clues in this 1894 map fragment:

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 5, 2014 at 16:13

Never spotted that before. Very interesting. I see that by 1902 it was showing as Avondale. I wonder if Bruce Castle would have any information on it?

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on November 8, 2014 at 15:43

Hey Osbawn.. I presume this man's death is the reason. He died in 1892 and It would be like Prince William dying today. I seem to recall there is a Clarence Road not far away too. Most road names have royal or political connections. Even the Harringay Gardens do. As well as the connection to Disraeli south of the THJR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_Victor,_Duke_of_Clarenc...

BTW, I have connection to Langham Road too. My parents lived on St Ann's/corner North Grove from 1941 when they married until 1957, when we moved out because the building had become unsafe. Our next door neighbours ran a business from their house and moved to N°1 Langham Road, I used to visit them there a lot. I seem to recall that house was demolished in 1971/72. Langham Road was originally an upper working class/lower middle class street.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 4, 2014 at 20:52

.....and here's a 1902 map showing the western end of the road as well. It looks like the central section was built in the ensuing few years since the complete road is shown in a 1913 copy of a Barts map I have.

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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on November 5, 2014 at 7:25

That is a fantastic map Hugh. Are copies available anywhere? You'll remember how I love local historic maps.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 5, 2014 at 9:46

The 1902 one?

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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on November 5, 2014 at 10:03

Yes, the 1902 one.  I don't think I have seen that one before.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 5, 2014 at 10:20

No, I'm afraid what I have is what is above, but I do have a Bartholomew's London and Suburbs Street Atlas from the same year that is very similar.

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Amabilino on November 5, 2014 at 20:56

I've got a Cassini map London 1897-1898 which is an 'enlarged and re-projected' version of the OS 1" map.  ISBN 978-1-84736-269-9.  I think it came from Stanfords in Longacre.  The map looks very similar to the one above, with Langham Road incomplete between Belmont Road and Turnpike Lane.

As a measure, our house was built in 1888 (one of the small group of completed houses in Terront Road on the top map above).

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