Strood Road Name

[cooperman]

I have a baptism record that shows the abode as being Cobham Road Strood.
The family have always mentioned it to be Cuxton Road Strood.
As far as I am aware there is no such road as Cobham Road Strood.
Is it common to have mistakes within Baptism Records and this one is from the late 1920's ?
Or is there such a road as Cobham Road ?

[grandarog]

There certainly was a Cobham Road Strood between 1910 and 1912 !!

[cooperman]

Thanks for that any idea of the location please ?

[casalguidi]

If you type Cobham Road into the Medway Cityark search engine, one of the results shows an area around Watling Street being described as Cobham Road http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/

Similarly typing "Cobham Road" Strood into google throws up a couple of results too ............ Elm Terrace in Cobham Road 1928, The "Three Crutches Inn" on Cobham Road.

Casalguidi

[cooperman]

Casalguidi,

Many thanks for that will investigate later on.

[jeanharris]

Hi cooperman.
Yes I am sure Cobham Road is where the The Three Crutches pub is.Its along time ago but I lived there as a child and sure my address was Cobham Road!Then I think it became Old Watling Street after the M2 was opened c 1959.
Would love to know the family you are looking for as I am looking into the history of that area.

              Regards Jean

[cooperman]

Hi Jean,

Many thanks for your input and I do think that you are right here.

The family that I am looking for is the Wood family and consists of Herbert Arthur and his wife Gertrude nee Smoker and they lived at number 6 according to their sons baptism record (Dec 1920)and he was called Robert Arthur.
Robert became a pilot in the RAF during the war.

Herbert and Gertrude moved to Cuxton Road in the late twenty's

Incidentally I do believe that the Three Crutches pub is now closed.

Regards  Cooperman

[jeanharris]

Hi cooperman.
Are you sure The Three Crutches pub is closed.I think my dad would have told me,I phone him every week and he still lives in the area.
I knew two Wood families when I lived in Cobham Road both lived in Crutches lane which linked Cobham Road to Higham.One family worked on Crutches and Chaper Farm and the other owned Rede Court garage.But I am talking 1950-1960's!!

           Regards Jean.

[cooperman]

Hi Jean,

Thanks for the reply and yes you could be right about the pub I only thought it was closed but the web site gives every indication that it is still open.

Regards
Cooperman