Park Lane: You're absolutely right, not in your time, nor that of my cousin, but apparently it was in the mid 1800s. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "GEORGE HIGHTON" <george.highton@btinternet.com> > Hi Dorothy Pitt St.is within a stone throw of Park Lane they could have been accomodation addresses to be able to marry in the marriners church several of my relatives did use such addresses to marry in St nicholas and our lady as for Park Lane being Posh not in my lifetime as I worked all over the city in the 50'sand 60's I seem to remember at the bottom of Park Lane there was a Naval outfitters all the merchant naval personel used to go and get there sea going gear there (shell' P & O , Harrison Line, Bibbys and I think they had an accomodation address were you could send and receive mail and the like maybee an old sailor could confirm this Cheers George >