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Offline KatClifford

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Water Houses, Leaper Street
« on: Friday 03 July 15 23:47 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any information about the Water Houses in Leaper Street please? My 2nd and 3rd great grandfather's lived there in the 1861 census and I haven't found much information about the houses. Thanks.

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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 04 July 15 07:34 BST (UK) »
Welcome to rootschat, Kat

This is quite a lot later, but just to show that we are looking for you:

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/BYGONES-St-Anne-8217-s-heart-West-End/story-19959393-detail/story.html

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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 04 July 15 08:58 BST (UK) »
According to adverts in the Derby Daily Telegraph it is shown as Waterhouses (one word) Leaper Street. It makes a difference when searching.

Derby Daily Telegraph - Saturday 14 November 1891
TO LET, 6, 7, and 10 Waterhouses Leaper-street; clean; rent 2s. 9d.; gardens. - Apply J.W. Dent, 86. Franchise-street.
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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 04 July 15 09:32 BST (UK) »
When offered together for sale in 1875 they were described as 5 houses "known as the Water Houses  each containing one room up and one down with the yard, garden and other appurtenances thereto belonging". The sitting tenants then were Parker, Foster, Wright, Bamford and Hill.
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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 04 July 15 10:34 BST (UK) »
Maxwell Craven says they were originally Water cottages - probably named because there was the brook nearby (the Markeaton Brook?) - anyway, they were five pairs of back to backs - all being cleared in the 60s. 
But he says Leaper Street was perhaps called Damside before being extended to Watson Street - named after a local alderman.
Don't know if that helps at all.
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Winson (Dby), Stanley(Sts), Harrison(Dby to Rutland), Barker/Barber((Sts), Baston (Oxon), Wiltshire(Middx), Franklin (Herts/Beds)

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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 04 July 15 14:37 BST (UK) »
You can see Water Houses on the Derby Town Plan at https://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html#/Map/434366/336798/13/100155 you may have to zoom out.

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Re: Water Houses, Leaper Street
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 04 July 15 23:31 BST (UK) »
Thank you all. I hadn't thought of looking at old maps. That was most helpful so thank you. I was intrigued why they were called Water Houses.
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