Thanks Heather, It does make sense doesn't it? At least another lister thinks so too. I believe you are right, and many thanks for the response. It all helps when trying to decide probable family. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: The Quineys To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Hulme area Morning Pat My Dad was a temporary postman in his youth (quite along time ago now!) but he has always believed that house numbering started at the end of the road closest to the town/city centre. Working on this basis, I would think that #405 was quite a way out of town. I have never looked into my Dad's theory but would be interested if anyone else has heard of this and/or where I can establish whether it is correct or not. Hope this helps, Pat Heather patricia williams wrote: > Also, 405 Chester Road, Hulme. Does anyone know whereabouts this would be > in relation to other streets in Hulme? I don't know at which end numbering > starts - would it be central Manchester end? Any ideas gratefully > accepted. > Pat

A map I have of Hulme dated 1849 says that #1 Chester road started at Knot Mill. 103 was Bradshaw street, 115 was York street. 227 was Barrack street 271 was King street which ran south in the Cavalry Barracks Regards Mike Morris Toronto Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "patricia williams" <pat.williams121@virgin.net> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Hulme area > > Thanks Heather, > It does make sense doesn't it? At least another lister thinks so too. I > believe you are right, and many thanks for the response. > It all helps when trying to decide probable family. > Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: The Quineys > To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:56 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Hulme area > > Morning Pat > > My Dad was a temporary postman in his youth (quite along time ago now!) > but he has always believed that house numbering started at the end of > the road closest to the town/city centre. Working on this basis, I > would think that #405 was quite a way out of town. > > I have never looked into my Dad's theory but would be interested if > anyone else has heard of this and/or where I can establish whether it is > correct or not. > > Hope this helps, Pat > Heather > > patricia williams wrote: >> Also, 405 Chester Road, Hulme. Does anyone know whereabouts this would >> be >> in relation to other streets in Hulme? I don't know at which end >> numbering >> starts - would it be central Manchester end? Any ideas gratefully >> accepted. >> Pat > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That's brilliant Mike, many thanks! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Morris To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 3:12 PM Subject: [ENG-MAN] Hulme area. Chester road numbers A map I have of Hulme dated 1849 says that #1 Chester road started at Knot Mill. 103 was Bradshaw street, 115 was York street. 227 was Barrack street 271 was King street which ran south in the Cavalry Barracks Regards Mike Morris Toronto Canada