Hi Peter The best way I can describe the location of Vestry street If you stand with your back to the Palais facing across Humberstone Gate, Vestry street was dead opposite , the baths were at the end on the right Humberstone Gate used to have an Island in the middle where taxis and buses stopped, using google street view it looks like its a parking area now and Vestry street is full of new flats And yes it was Vestry street was very basic, it stemmed back to a time when people went for a weekly bath at "the baths" Most of the terraced houses having no bathroom then Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Yes, I refined my swimming techniques at Cossington Street, but my first > strokes were at I think Vestry Street (was that located at the end of the > wholesale fish markets? > > If so yes it was a bit basic but because Dad had the G Goodman & Sons F & V > wholesale business in the F & V portion of the market it was convenient for > Mum or Dad to take me. > > Then we discovered Cossington Street and went there more often and my > brothers learned to swim there & I learned better techniques. > > Peter Holmes

That's the place. I could not remember the name of the extremely wide Humberstone Gate. The taxi base was in a small building in the middle of the road as you say. Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 9:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip NarboroughRd and intoLeicester Hi Peter The best way I can describe the location of Vestry street If you stand with your back to the Palais facing across Humberstone Gate, Vestry street was dead opposite , the baths were at the end on the right