University Street, London - Is it now the A501?

[Westoe]

I'm going dizzy trying to find this street on Google Maps - craning my head from side-to-side and up-and-down to read the street names in the view that comes up when I search for it. I've found a death for a relative in 1879 there and I want to pin it down as she was on Frederick Street in Finsbury in the 1871 census.

Cheers,
Westoe

[KGarrad]

Try searching using the postcode - WC1E 6JP

University Street links Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street.

[Westoe]

Thank you, KGarrad. I have found it now.

Cheers,
Westoe

[Ruskie]

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17.95163013420998&lat=51.52385&lon=-0.13513&layers=168&right=ESRIWorld

[Westoe]

Aaah, Ruskie, that's lovely. Thank you.

From that older map, I now conclude that my Shields lass must have died in University College Hospital as her death notice in the Shields Gazette says "At University Street, London, suddenly, on the 25th ult."

and...

From "The Dictionary of Victorian London" I find that the UCH offered "gratuitous relief of poor sick or maimed persons, both as In- and Out-patients" with "Three hundred and three beds available".

Very poor and alone, she was indeed - husband, sons, parents and siblings gone, so I think that very likely. I have sent for her death certificate though I doubt there will be any valuable genealogical information on it if it was filled out by the hospital. Still, I am over the moon to have finally found her.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Westoe

[Ruskie]

I wondered if she had died at the hospital too. Let us know if the d/c confirms this.

[Gadget]

Just thinking, University Street is at right angles to Huntley Street which, if I remember correctly, used to be where  UCH's maternity/gynae wing was  - I have visited family members there in the past.

Add - just checked. With the various rebuilding etc. over the years, I think it might be one of the older hospital buildings.

https://goo.gl/maps/6g2H8pp4c8KHRvpP9    and zoom in

[Gadget]

A piece here

https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/obstetric.html

add - Index to all - https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/index.html

[Gadget]

PS

Euston Road is the A501.

It's a much larger thoroughfare to the north of University Street but parallel.