Hi Simon Thanks for responding. Is this a very old area which has old named streets? Do you know when the race track came into being? I've been perusing Robert Malster's book "Ipswich" but so far cannot uncover anything to add to the story. Linda I'm afraid that I don't know where Drake's Meadow was, but I do know that Drake Avenue on the Racecourse (a ten minute walk from where I sit as I type this) is named after Drake the explorer, and is adjacent to Shackleton Road, Franklin Road and Nansen Road, three other explorers... Simon suffolkchurches.co.uk On 08/11/2010 18:33, Linda Sokalofsky wrote: > David's email intrigued me...I've checked my map of Ipswich and see that in the South East corner of the city off Felixstowe Rd. near the Racecourse...Ransome Rd. (probably named after the metal bashing family) a Drake Ave., and Drake Sq. Nth&Sth. Could this be the same location? > Linda Vesey > B.C. > Canada > > > In some old documents I bought are a number of collection slips for tax > payments and other papers from various renters > for a portion of /Drakes Meadow in Ipswich/ owned by Thomas Vesey ( > attorney in Sproughton) . > > George Morgan Dec 1735& 1729 > Richard Goddard 1734 > John Skinner 1723 > Robert Buxton May 21 1710 7 1722 > Will Brooke 1727& 1728 > Robert Clarke 1722 > Henry Chaplin -collector 1725/6 > Thomas Coe - collector 1729 > Richard Girling - collector 1727 > James Cuthbart - 1730 > John Connings -collector 1729 > > If anyone is related to these Ipswich people let me know and I will scan > their signatures and send to you next week. > Would be most interested if someone could get me a current photo of the > area - given this names still exists. > > David Vesey > Toronto > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Racecourse estate was constructed in the 1930s - it is a large council estate, part of a larger estate known as Priory Heath. It is one of four Ipswich wards in the 10% poorest in England. my son's girlfriend lives in Ransome Road. Simon On 08/11/2010 19:13, Linda Sokalofsky wrote: > Hi Simon > Thanks for responding. Is this a very old area which has old named streets? Do you know when the race track came into being? I've been perusing Robert Malster's book "Ipswich" but so far cannot uncover anything to add to the story. > Linda > I'm afraid that I don't know where Drake's Meadow was, but I do know > that Drake Avenue on the Racecourse (a ten minute walk from where I sit > as I type this) is named after Drake the explorer, and is adjacent to > Shackleton Road, Franklin Road and Nansen Road, three other explorers... > > Simon > suffolkchurches.co.uk > > > > > > On 08/11/2010 18:33, Linda Sokalofsky wrote: > > David's email intrigued me...I've checked my map of Ipswich and see that in the South East corner of the city off Felixstowe Rd. near the Racecourse...Ransome Rd. (probably named after the metal bashing family) a Drake Ave., and Drake Sq. Nth&Sth. Could this be the same location? > > Linda Vesey > > B.C. > > Canada > > > > > > In some old documents I bought are a number of collection slips for tax > > payments and other papers from various renters > > for a portion of /Drakes Meadow in Ipswich/ owned by Thomas Vesey ( > > attorney in Sproughton) . > > > > George Morgan Dec 1735& 1729 > > Richard Goddard 1734 > > John Skinner 1723 > > Robert Buxton May 21 1710 7 1722 > > Will Brooke 1727& 1728 > > Robert Clarke 1722 > > Henry Chaplin -collector 1725/6 > > Thomas Coe - collector 1729 > > Richard Girling - collector 1727 > > James Cuthbart - 1730 > > John Connings -collector 1729 > > > > If anyone is related to these Ipswich people let me know and I will scan > > their signatures and send to you next week. > > Would be most interested if someone could get me a current photo of the > > area - given this names still exists. > > > > David Vesey > > Toronto > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

More on the Ipswich racecourse here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipswich_Racecourse On 08/11/2010 19:13, Linda Sokalofsky wrote: > Hi Simon > Thanks for responding. Is this a very old area which has old named streets? Do you know when the race track came into being? I've been perusing Robert Malster's book "Ipswich" but so far cannot uncover anything to add to the story. > Linda > I'm afraid that I don't know where Drake's Meadow was, but I do know > that Drake Avenue on the Racecourse (a ten minute walk from where I sit > as I type this) is named after Drake the explorer, and is adjacent to > Shackleton Road, Franklin Road and Nansen Road, three other explorers... > > Simon > suffolkchurches.co.uk > > > > > > On 08/11/2010 18:33, Linda Sokalofsky wrote: > > David's email intrigued me...I've checked my map of Ipswich and see that in the South East corner of the city off Felixstowe Rd. near the Racecourse...Ransome Rd. (probably named after the metal bashing family) a Drake Ave., and Drake Sq. Nth&Sth. Could this be the same location? > > Linda Vesey > > B.C. > > Canada > > > > > > In some old documents I bought are a number of collection slips for tax > > payments and other papers from various renters > > for a portion of /Drakes Meadow in Ipswich/ owned by Thomas Vesey ( > > attorney in Sproughton) . > > > > George Morgan Dec 1735& 1729 > > Richard Goddard 1734 > > John Skinner 1723 > > Robert Buxton May 21 1710 7 1722 > > Will Brooke 1727& 1728 > > Robert Clarke 1722 > > Henry Chaplin -collector 1725/6 > > Thomas Coe - collector 1729 > > Richard Girling - collector 1727 > > James Cuthbart - 1730 > > John Connings -collector 1729 > > > > If anyone is related to these Ipswich people let me know and I will scan > > their signatures and send to you next week. > > Would be most interested if someone could get me a current photo of the > > area - given this names still exists. > > > > David Vesey > > Toronto > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >