Hi Judy, Thanks for the info. You don't happen to know if there was a quarry nearby do you - he, and his brother, were in the quarrying business? John Green Velp, The Netherlands JJupar@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 27/03/2005 22:58:19 GMT Standard Time, john@term.nl > writes: > > HO 107 2336 274 show a number of residents at "Old Workhouse" > Fulwood, including a couple of possible rellies. I've come to the > conclusion it wasn't an actual institution - does anyone know what > this address refers to? > > Hi > > I think this may be a reference to the two/three cottages in the > Mayfield Valley at Fulwood. They were certainly known as the > Workhouse cottages. > > They would be quite des res now but they were just a little row of > stone cottages then. > > Best wishes > > JUDY ELKINGTON > > www.elkingtonfamily.com <http://www.elklingtonfamily.com/> > ELKINGTON-L@rootsweb.com