Got it! Thanks ever so much. Paul. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin & Margaret" <marlin.2817@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Wills and Historical House Prices > Hi Paul. Reference to Salt Pie Row, Bolton map of 1882, shows it off 79 > Blackburn Street, (now Deane Road). present location would be between the > present University and Joshua Crook Mill.. Salt Pie Row no longer exists. > If you remember Bolton, the Regent Cinema was at the end of the street, on > Deane Road. > > C & M Calderbank > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Clough" <ml-genealogy@cloughie.com> > To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:21 PM > Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Wills and Historical House Prices > > > > Hi all, > > > > I just got a will back, (John Markland d1860 on the off chance anyone is > > interested) and I've got a few questions: > > > > 1. Where is Salt Pie Row? I can't see it on a map, though James Riding > > said > > this in the list: "Salt Pie Yard, located behind the Gypsy's Tent pub on > > Red > > Lion Brow" - if so where's Red Lion Brow? White Lion Brow I know - my > > grandfather was born there - but not Red Lion Brow. > > > > 2. He leaves a ruck of houses on Salt Pie Row - 4 "double" houses, plus a > > place in Spring Gardens and 220 quid to his kids, yet the estate is still > > valued at less than £600. Rooting around on the gimpnet reveals that £600 > > is > > worth £37K now with inflation - that doesn't tie in with 5-9 houses. Am I > > missing something? I tried to find a site with historical house price data > > but I couldn't, does anyone know of anything? > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > Paul. > > ------------ > > "Beer - it's not just a breakfast drink!" > > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > > Bolton Metro - bolton@bolton.gov.uk > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To switch from one mode to the other, unsubscribe from one and then subscribe to the other. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >