Does anyone have photographs of the area around and including Gordon Street/Artillery Street. I am putting together a Family album for our Grandchildren and really would like to include these within it.
I lived in Gordon Street in the late sixties and early seventies but have never ever seen a photograph of it!
Doesn't look like Gordon street bordesley
Could be the maisonettes on Gordon street, the back gardens!!Doesn't look like Gordon street bordesley
I’d love to find out Lyn. That’s the only thing I can think that happened. On the electoral registers it completely changes from pre war to post war. We really need someone that knew the area at that time.its the only one i have of this gordon st lynn...could be some at the library but its difficult at the min to get there as i am still avoiding public transport.. if there were any bombings of the street there were no injuries or fatalities
lyn
The image below is an aerial photo (not very good) from Google and they date it as 1945.Lyn, mine was a maisonette that was built on the bombed site, but Eileen would be able to see hers as it would have been one of the terraces that escaped the bombing. I can see the shops in Garrison Lane that look the same as when I lived there. Just out of view to the left, on the corner of Barwell Road was the Acorn pub...my Mom called this my Dad’s second home...at least she always knew where he was !!!
Lynn.
I've just realised that what I thought were buildings in the Google photo in #18 could be the shadows of the maisonettes ..Yes they do look like the maisonettes. I don't know what the policy was on building on bombed sites. Could they build straight away? I wonder what date the bombings took place...
Lynn.
Thank you. Is it easy to find pub landlords on the register?The Electoral Registers 1930 list Violet Agnes and Frederick Breakspear.
Lynn.
Hi there ... think a little bit more info is needed here if you’re going to get to the bottom of your Q, particularly ... where in BG she got off the bus!? Good Luck!
Hello Eileen, yes it is the maisonettes. I lived at number 42 and when I was there in the sixties only the first part of the street was houses. At number 12 you must have been in one of these. I’ve never found out for sure but I think most of the road must have been bombed in the 2nd WW and maisonettes built after that. I’ve never come across any other photos of Cordon Street other than the one Lyn’s just posted... they must be out there somewhere!
Lynn.