Cooke Lane. Possibly after Samuel Cooke, carpenter, who appears in the 1899 directory. Brian+ -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of moonshell Sent: 20 December 2012 00:23 To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Port Elizabeth Street Names If A,B,C were published, does anyone have a copy of the Looking Back that contains "C" to check for Cooke Lane or Street? Hopefully. Shannon On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:15 AM, The Revd Fr Brian Tee < snottygobble@bigpond.com> wrote: > Looking Back ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all Scanned through Port Elizabeth in Bygone Days by Redgrave (1947) and noticed the following which i thought may be of interest and/or relevant to the topic being discussed. South End, Walmer and Vicinity "The ancient red and yellow tenement that stood for many years in Thomas Street denoted the early domicile of the RUDOLPH family whose family graveyard was at the top of Rudolph Street." " In Thomas Street also lived the GARDNERS whose family graveyard was situated some four hundred yards further up Walmer Rd" Miss SOUTH( arrived Algoa Bay 1843 aboard the "Abbotsford") married Mr WHITE, the constructor of White's Rd leading up to the hill. " Emerald Hill, the famous farm and suburb adjoining Walmer , was originally granted by Lord Charles Somerset to John O'NEAL in September, 1815. The place derived its name from the fact that its first owner and numerous other later residents of the area all hailed from Ireland, or the Emerald Isle." " One small solitary cottage stood for years in Brickmaker's Kloof and was occupied by Jarvis HAGUE, a brickmaker by calling, from which fact, no doubt, the locality of Brickmaker's Kloof derives its name" Market Square, The Hill, Main Street "Prospect Hill boasted of a small white cabin occupied by a painter at the back of 'Somers Roost', the latter having been put up by auctioneer William Somers KIRKWOOD, hence the name" " The area known as Trinder Square in Western Road was formerly a wide, open vlei used for watering the cattle on the Hill, whilst the natives also used the water for domestic purposes. On the north side of the vlei were a few semi-detached houses called "Trinder Villas" , and in one of these lived for many years the Hon. H.W. PEARSON M.L.A., who had married the widow of William TRINDER SMITH. The unsightly vlei was eventually filled in, but the name Trinder Square remained and is to-day a popular playground for children, with its green lawns and shady trees." " In Rink Street three detached houses all on the same pattern were ercted by Mr WHITEHEAD, Mr SCALLAN and Mr. PARKIN. In 1877 the Kromm Management erected a large skating rink which was welcomed most enthusiastically by the townspeople and the street received its name from this favourite place of amusement." " The present Russell Road was first known as Burial Kloof, for on its upper right slope was the burial ground of the early settlers, but later it was names Hymanskloof after Mr. HYMAN, leader of the Hyman party, whose isolated dwelling at the lower end of old Main Street faced the kloof." " Much money and labour were spent in converting Hymanskloof into the present important thoroughfare which, upon completion, was christened Russell Road, after Lord RUSSELL of that period and was opened to traffic on August 6 1863" "Adjoining Barry LENNON's ( Russell Road) was HANDFIELD's Bible depot. HANDFIELD's Valley along the Baaken's River was named after him., for his was the first large dwelling in that part of the valley." " In 1850, Inspector WHITE, of the old Colonial Roads Department, forseeing the Hill to be a future residential area, employed a gang of native convicts from the local gaol to construct a road up the kloof, hence the name White's Road." " Constitution Street ..........The name of the street has been attributed to the early cockneys who named it after the famous old Constitution Hill of London, whilst others maintain that to climb the steep hill daily afforded excellent excercise for one's "constitution" - hence the name" Hope these are of interest, I will post more as I find them. Kind regards Nikki Sedgefield No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2637.1.1/5472 - Release Date: 12/19/12 22:43:00

How fascinating, Nikki. Regards Terry Cockcroft terrycoc@xsinet.co.za