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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cheshire => Topic started by: Stewart R on Sunday 02 May 10 11:56 BST (UK)
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Can anybody tell me please if there is or was a Derby street in Macclesfield, as it appears on the 1841 census.
Regards
Stewart
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It doesn't show on www.multimap.com or on the route planner section of www.theaa.com
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I had ancestors living there on the 1851 and '61 census ,so it did exist not sure that it does now.
Looking at the 1861 census again it seems to be near Mill Street.
That does show on the mutimap web site that CaroleW gave to you.
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It was very near Stanley Street too according to the 1851 census.
My mum grew up in the next road along,King Edward Street.
A lot of the houses in that area have been knocked down for road 'improvements' ::)
There's now a one way street that runs parallell with the High Street and has the main car parks off it.
The Silk Museum is also fairly nearby,but a little further along,in Roe Street.
Carol
Added- Derby Street was still there on the 1911 census...probably knocked down in the 1960's-70's.
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There's a brief description of its location in Clarice Stella Davies' 'History of Macclesfield' p.14. You can find extracts (including p.14) on Google books by googling on <derby street macclesfield>.
Once you know roughly where Derby Street is (somewhere in the region of Chestergate and Mill St) then you could take a look at http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/ where I think there are various detailed 19th-cent maps of Cheshire together with more modern ones.
Hope this helps,
Birtle
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When I lived there I used a wonderful shop for material and it was on Mill Street called 'Derby Street Warehouse' so I guess it was in that area which was parallel to Mill Street but not as far away as Churchill Way.
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Thanyou very much for everyones interest here. The info you have all provided is quite useful, particularly the reference to the google books search. I must confess I haven't seen that before and I think it may prove to be of considerable use to me.
Thanks again
regards
Stewart
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Might be worth mailing the folks at the visitor centre in Bollington. They have a very large picture collection and I think it includes some pictures of old Macclesfield. They are very helpful folk ;D ;D ;D
http://happy-valley.org.uk/discover/picarch1.htm
Milly ;D
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Have you looked here http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/ch3612.htm
Here are the details of maps for Macclesfield (South):
Cheshire Sheet 36.12 Macclesfield (South) 1897 - published 2001; intro by Chris Makepeace
This detailed map covers the southern part of Macclesfield, with coverage stretching from Derby Street southward to Byron's Lane, and from Oxford Road eastward to Blakelow Road. Features include railway but no stations, Park House, Sutton Pottery, Sunnyside Mill, Sutton Mills, Soho Mill, Macclesfield Canal, Hovis Flour Mill, St Paul's church, St John's church, Library, St George's church, Christ Church, Militia Barracks, Oxford Road Mill, silk mills, etc.
The map links up with Cheshire sheet 36.08 Macclesfield North to the north.
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Just been looking for it myself and found it on an old OS map.
Derby Street got lost in the town centre redevelopment. If you look at a modern map of Macc. one end started where Chestergate meets Churchill Way, it followed the route of Churchill Way South for a distance then turned East a block before Exchange Street to end at Mill Street, roughly where the Marks & Spencer shop is now.
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Hi
www.old-maps.co.uk
Type macclesfield
choose 1871-1873 PreWWII 1:2500
Find the Town hall and the Volunteer Drill Hall
Derby Street is in between these to the left of the Town Hall
Heather
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Gosh! it's a while since I posted that topic, but thank you all the same Stormcup & Heather for your interest, and information :)
Regards
Stewart
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Hello Stewart,
Just browsing and came across your message regarding Derby St in Macclesfield.
It just happens that my father was the manager of the public house 'Ye Olde Wine Vaults' from 1946 until the late 50's. His name was Arthur and we, his family grew up there.
The Burtonwood owned pub was on the corner of Mill St & Castle St and was number 38 Mill St.
Next door in Mill St was Briens the Chemist,Burdens the grocers shop(Mr Robinson was manager) and then Woolworths, then Etams a womans clothes shop, further on.Other shops in Mill St were Pegrims cake shop, the 'Blacks Head' pub, Robinsons the bread Shop,The Pig and Whistle pub which later closed and became Piggot & Whitfield a shop selling household decor, John Collier the gents outfitter, Majestic picture house and many more, The next Street down Mill St from Castle St was Derby St which ran in a curve up past Thomas St,top of Castle St and Great King St and past the top of Stanley Street to Chestergate, a T junction.The top of Derby St is now Churchill Way.The chip shop, Fanny Barretts in Derby St sold the nicest chips in Macc.
On the opposite corner to the pub in Castle St was Mottersheds a flower shop then Charlie Greens the fishmonger, Chester Twemlows a Tobacconist's (He had a brother Charlie, who was a butcher in Chestergate) and Mary Eccles Tea Shop and of course the large Post Office.
So Derby St was exactly were Stormcup said it was before it disappeared.
Blackenberry's in Chestergate sold the most delicious meat pies, as was Stevensons newsagent, Granelli's Milk Bar, Arigi Bianci and the Picturedrome.
I still remember all these childhood memories even at 77
Hope you still with us to read this short enlightenment.
K.Woody
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Yeh, I'm still with us K.Woody :)
I think it's over 7 years since I posted that enquiry & can't really remember exactly why. I believe a distant relation may have lived there on a census return from about 1861/71.
Thank you for the information, and of course your interest. Your fondness & apparently happy memories are quite clear from your message. I may revisit the particular subject, armed with your information.
Regards
Stewart
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If you browse through the macclesfield shops pictures on Pinerest, you will find a picture of Derby Street. I also bought material from the Derby Street Warehouse. What a store ut was!
Regina