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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: Local Portsmouth knowledge needed....
« on: Wednesday 08 March 06 12:57 GMT (UK) »
Hello again!
I had a successful trip to the Portsmouth Records Office. I firstly looked at an 1880 plan of Eastern Villas Road showing all the plots. Kithurst wasn't specifically marked on there. I also looked at an 1898 Ordnance Survey map of that part of Southsea which showed all the building on the street had been completed by then.
I then found a reference to when the houses on the street were re-numbered on 21/08/1902 so the staff got the map out for me. It was very fragile so i had to copy it rather than photocopy, but it shows the location of Kithurst.
It was the most southerley house in a row of 3 collectively known as Eastern Villas, and from my trip down there yesterday, i can tell you it's still standing.
If you'd like to send me your address i can send you the photocopies of the street plan, ordnance survey map, and my copy of the 1902 map showing all the houses named. Also, it wouldn't be a bother to get my friend with a digicam to take a photo, we can do the other addresses for you if you like.
I hope this helps your studies. I really enjoyed it, it was my first time in the Records Office, i think i might be hooked now!
Mishka
I had a successful trip to the Portsmouth Records Office. I firstly looked at an 1880 plan of Eastern Villas Road showing all the plots. Kithurst wasn't specifically marked on there. I also looked at an 1898 Ordnance Survey map of that part of Southsea which showed all the building on the street had been completed by then.
I then found a reference to when the houses on the street were re-numbered on 21/08/1902 so the staff got the map out for me. It was very fragile so i had to copy it rather than photocopy, but it shows the location of Kithurst.
It was the most southerley house in a row of 3 collectively known as Eastern Villas, and from my trip down there yesterday, i can tell you it's still standing.
If you'd like to send me your address i can send you the photocopies of the street plan, ordnance survey map, and my copy of the 1902 map showing all the houses named. Also, it wouldn't be a bother to get my friend with a digicam to take a photo, we can do the other addresses for you if you like.
I hope this helps your studies. I really enjoyed it, it was my first time in the Records Office, i think i might be hooked now!
Mishka