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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: AngelaC on Thursday 30 July 20 08:00 BST (UK)
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Does anybody happen to have a photo of Holly Street as it used to be, before it was lined with yet more red brick?
My grandmother was born there in 1891 but I can't find any photos of the old housing. I've tried various historic Gosport sites and have a couple of books of photos of old Gosport, but no luck in any of them.
I'd be really grateful if anybody can help.
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I don't have a photograph of Holly Street, but I do have photographs of Peel Road, which is two streets along, where my Great Grandmother and family lived. I have a photograph from the 1920s as well as a current one, which shows it to be little altered, as the street is a conservation area.
If you think that might be useful to you, am happy to post. But actually, there are some reasonable ones here, and it gives a history of the subdivision of the area which may be interesting.
https://www.gosport.gov.uk/media/2349/Peel-Road-Conservation-Area/pdf/Peel_Road_CA.pdf?m=637111629135600000
looking at this 1896 map, the outlines/footprints of the houses in both streets are similar
(Holly Street extreme top right corner) https://maps.nls.uk/view/101441946