Thanks, Elaine. I think maybe Bowling Alley was not actually a road, but a part of Wheathampstead Road, now Southdown Road. What was Bowling Alley (and also Providence Place) is now part of a thriving shopping area in South Harpenden. (But it's several years since I've been there, so there might have been further developments.) Appreciatively, Anne By the way, I found (and have just ordered) Edwin Grey's book at https://www.abebooks.com/ for less than $20 U.S.!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:21:11 +0100 From: "Elaine Saunders" <Elaine_Saunders@completetext.com> Subject: [HRT] Bowling Alley, Harpenden To: <eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <CBF4868D25EC4E7EA11FF57680F4FD87@mshome.net> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Anne, If you can get hold of a copy, have a look at Edwin Grey's Life in a Hertfordshire village which covers Harpenden at the end of the 19th Century. Bowling Alley is referred to often but I can't remember it being the kind of place you wouldn't want to go to after dark. It was quite a poor area though, I think. Here's a link to some more info on the book http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/books/books-0/book0005-cottage -life.htm The road's long gone now. Good luck in your search, Elaine Saunders Author : A Book About Pub Names. www.book-about.blogspot.com

I came across Bowling Alley when researching the Slough families of Wheathampstead and Harpenden. One family was at this address through three consecutive censuses. The first time (1851) the address was given as Bowling Alley, The Common, Harpenden. A couple of other Slough households lived at the Common. Does this help pinpoint the address? Anthony ________________________________________ From: eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Anne Treadwell [treadwell@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: 22 April 2010 17:07 To: eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HRT] ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Thanks, Elaine. I think maybe Bowling Alley was not actually a road, but a part of Wheathampstead Road, now Southdown Road. What was Bowling Alley (and also Providence Place) is now part of a thriving shopping area in South Harpenden. (But it's several years since I've been there, so there might have been further developments.) Appreciatively, Anne By the way, I found (and have just ordered) Edwin Grey's book at https://www.abebooks.com/ for less than $20 U.S.!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:21:11 +0100 From: "Elaine Saunders" <Elaine_Saunders@completetext.com> Subject: [HRT] Bowling Alley, Harpenden To: <eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <CBF4868D25EC4E7EA11FF57680F4FD87@mshome.net> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Anne, If you can get hold of a copy, have a look at Edwin Grey's Life in a Hertfordshire village which covers Harpenden at the end of the 19th Century. Bowling Alley is referred to often but I can't remember it being the kind of place you wouldn't want to go to after dark. It was quite a poor area though, I think. Here's a link to some more info on the book http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/books/books-0/book0005-cottage -life.htm The road's long gone now. Good luck in your search, Elaine Saunders Author : A Book About Pub Names. www.book-about.blogspot.com Hertfordshire Surnames List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/hertford.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message