The Lawns, Cottingham

[Sasha]

Hi,

I'm hoping for a little help from someone with some local knowledge of the area here.

I have an ancestor whose address, in the early 1800's, is 'The Lawnes, Cottingham'.

I believe that now the Lawns is part of the University of Hull campus, but what would it have been at the time - ie. was it an area, street or house?

Sasha. 

[Nick Carver]

A quarter of a century ago, I used to know a young lady who was then at Hull Uni and I have a feeling that the Lawns was a large Victorian house (rather akin to a large vicarage) made over to student accommodation. The name rang a bell but so many moons have passed that I may be imagining things.

[Kooly]

Hi Sasha,
               Hull uni is actually on Cottingham Rd. Cottingham is about 1 and a half Mile's North.

                           Kooly....

[Sasha]

Hi Nick and Kooly,

Thanks for the replies.  Gives me a bit more information. 

Sasha.

[chrispenz]

enclosed map shows Lawns, Cottingham 1835. Hope this is of help. Lawns is in top left hand corner of map.

[chrispenz]

Hi sasha,
Have just checked my posting and realised that the map of the lawns is at the bottom left hand corner, sorry, not very good at this.
chrispenz

[Sasha]

Hi Chrispenz,

Thanks a million for the map. 

It's just about the period I'm looking at as well.  I'm going to try to print it off so I can have a good look at it.

Sasha.

[Bee]

Hi Sasha,
apart from all the info on Cottingham on genuki, Cottingham has it's own web site which has recently been revamped, it's www.cottinghamuk.co.uk  might be worth a look.

The Lawns is still used as accommodation for the Uni of Hull.

Bee

[Sasha]

Hi Bee,

Thanks for the link.

Sasha.