Web Page  No 2232

29th January 2016

 Top Picture: Station Road before the road surface was laid

Second Picture: Station Road after the road surface was laid

 Third Picture: We all know where this name came from!

Where did that Street Name come from?

Like many towns Old Portsmouth has a High Street. It was the most important street. St Thomas's Street gets its named because Portsmouth Cathedral was, at first a parish church dedicated to St Thomas. Penny Street is probably a corruption of a Latin word that meant supplies because merchants stored supplies there.

Queen Anne visited Portsmouth in 1711 and Queen Street in Portsea was named after her. Union Street was named after the act of Union 1707, which joined England and Scotland together. In the 19th century Union Street was the street where most of the lawyers in Portsmouth lived. Hanover Street got its name because the Georges (George I, George II and George III), were kings of Hanover in Germany as well as England. In fact King George I could not speak English!

North Street in Portsea was probably not given its name because it is in the north of Portsea. It was named after Lord North, who was prime minister in the 18th century. Hawke Street was named after an admiral. There used to be an Orange Street named after William of Orange. Marlborough Row now in the dockyard was named after the Duke of Marlborough who won several battles against the French at the beginning of the 18th century. Cumberland Street was probably named after the Duke of Cumberland.

Some streets in Portsea were named after inns. Clock Street and Sun Street were probably named after inns. So was Three Tuns Street. There used to be a Half Moon Street and its name plate is still on the side of a pub. It was probably also named after an inn.

The Hard in Portsea is believed to get its name after a slipway for boats. Men created a slipway by dumping clay in the sea at low tide then rolling it till it was hard. It was called The Hard. In the 19th century The Hard was named the Devil's Acre! In 1900 there were 13 pubs along The Hard.

Bonfire Corner got its name because dockyard workers burned rubbish there. In 1912 the first council houses in Portsmouth were built in Curzon Howe Road, which is named after an admiral.

Most of the roads in North End are named after towns and villages. However Malthouse Lane is named after a malthouse, where barley was made into malt. Twyford Avenue was named after a man named Samuel Twyford who owned land in the area. Newcomen Road is named after Thomas Newcomen who invented a kind of steam engine. Winstanley Road is named after Henry Winstanley who built the first Eddystone lighthouse in 1699.

Stubbington Avenue was named after Stubbington farm, which stood on the site. Pitcroft Road is named after Pitcroft Field. Balfour Road is named after Balfour who was prime minister 1902-1905. Beresford Road is named after Admiral Beresford (1846-1919). Gladys Avenue is named after a woman named Gladys White.

Derby Road is named after a politician, Lord Derby. Powerscourt Road is named after a rich landowner. College Park is named after Winchester College who owned the land. In 1915 they donated the land to be used as a park. It is believed that Wadham Road, Oriel Road and Magdalen Road are named after colleges of Oxford University.

In Fratton St Marys Road used to be called Dead Mans Lane because of the graveyard attached to the church. People began calling it by its modern name in the 1840s.

Sultan Adbulaziz visited Portsmouth in 1870 so Sultan Road in Buckland may be named after him.

In Southsea Jubilee Terrace is named after the Golden Jubilee of George III in 1810. Goldsmith Avenue is believed to be named after the landowner James Goldsmith. Collingwood Road, Duncan Road and Napier Road are all named after admirals. Exmouth Road is named after another admiral, Lord Exmouth. Fawcett Road is probably named after a soldier who fought in India.

Arundel Street got its name because the Portsmouth to Arundel canal had its basin there. Charlotte Street is named after Queen Charlotte wife of George III. Lake Road got its name because there was a marsh that turned to a lake in winter.

In Drayton Station Road was named after Farlington station at the end of the road, Old Manor Way probably after Drayton Manor, Havant Road because it was the road to Havant and Copsey Grove and Copsey Close are named after the market Gardener who sold the Council the Land. Waterworks Road is built over many of the Portsmouth Water Company’s pipes into Portsmouth.

And finally Allaway Avenue in Paulgrove is named after a former mayor of Portsmouth.

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Griff points out this Highbury Celebration

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Portsmouth/PO6/News/Local-News/295631-Church-Plans-Double-Celebration-for-Highbury-Community

I have been asked to be involved with is celebration and I have permission to show the silent film of the building of the Highbury estate. When I know more details I will pass them on.  

On this day 29th January 1960-1965

On 29/01/1960 the number one single was Why - Anthony Newley and the number one album was South Pacific Soundtrack. The top rated TV show was not listed and the box office smash was North by Northwest. A pound of today's money was worth £13.68 and Burnley were on the way to becoming the Season's Division 1 champions.The big news story of the day was Call for higher police pay.

On 29/01/1961 the number one single was Are you Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley. The top rated TV show was The Russ Conway Show (ATV) and the box office smash was One Hundred and One Dalmations. A pound of today's money was worth £ 13.25. The big news story of the day was Bootsie & Snudge (Granada).

On 29/01/1962 the number one single was The Young Ones - Cliff Richard & the Shadows and the number one album was Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley. The top rated TV show was Coronation Street (Granada) and the box office smash was Lawrence of Arabia. A pound of today's money was worth £12.89 and Ipswich Town were on the way to becoming the Season's Division 1 champions.

On 29/01/1963 the number one single was Dance On - The Shadows and the number one album was Out of the Shadows - Shadows. The top rated TV show was The Prime Minister (All channels) and the box office smash was The Great Escape. A pound of today's money was worth £12.64 and Everton were on the way to becoming the Season's Division 1 champions.

On 29/01/1964 the number one single was Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five and the number one album was With the Beatles - The Beatles. The top rated TV show was Labour Party Political Broadcast (all channels) and the box office smash was Dr Strangelove. A pound of today's money was worth £12.24.

On 29/01/1965 the number one single was Go Now! - Moody Blues and the number one album was Beatles For Sale - The Beatles. The top rated TV show was Coronation Street (Granada) and the box office smash was The Sound of Music. A pound of today's money was worth £11.69 and Manchester United were on the way to becoming the Season's Division 1 champions.