Shankill area in Belfast has a few streets, Crimea Street, Cambrai Street, Battenberg (should they have changed it to Mountbatten?) ... Photographed this in Newtownards:
Mooching about on Google maps looking for a Tropical fish shop and got... distracted. El Alamein Rd - Google Maps Lowestoft - Just off Montgomery Avenue (leading to Normandy Road) and Tedder Road. stalingrad avenue, Paris - Google Maps Tobruk Rd, Huyton-with-Roby, Liverpool, Merseyside L36 7UL, United Kingdom - Google Maps Tobruk Rd, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 4HP, United Kingdom - Google Maps Tobruk Rd, Colchester, Essex CO2 7, United Kingdom - Google Maps Anzio Rd, Weeton, Lancashire PR4 3, United Kingdom - Google Maps hitler - Google Maps ??
Horace Waller VC Parade inbetween Dewsbury and Leeds. From Wikipedia: Waller was born to John Edward and Esther Waller, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire. As a 19 year-old private in the 10th Service Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War, Waller was awarded a Victoria Cross for his valiant actions on 10 April 1917 south of Heninel, France. During the day, Waller continued for more than an hour to throw bombs and held off enemy attack. In the evening the enemy again counter-attacked and eventually killed Waller. For most conspicuous bravery when with a bombing section forming a block in the enemy line. A very violent counter-attack was made by the enemy on this post, and although five of the garrison were killed, Pte. Waller continued for more than an hour to throw bombs, and finally repulsed the attack. In the evening the enemy again counter-attacked the post and all the garrison became casualties, except Pte. Waller, who, although wounded later, continued to throw bombs for another half an hour until he was killed. Throughout these attacks he showed the utmost valour, and it was due to his determination that the attacks on this important post were repulsed. —The London Gazette," No. 30122, 8 June 1917. He is buried at Cojeul British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Hullo... Another Dewsbury VC winner commemerated by a road name ..very close to the previous post. John William Ormsby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tim B
I've recently been watching again the TV adaptation of John Le Carre's Smiley's People starring Alec Guinness and noticed an address at Battle of the Nile Street somewhere in London. Was this a fictitious address or is it a road that has long since disappeared from the map?
I've recently been watching again the TV adaptation of John Le Carre's Smiley's People starring Alec Guinness and noticed an address at Battle of the Nile Street somewhere in London. Was this a fictitious address or is it a road that has long since disappeared from the map? This seems close however there are others on google including a pub. Nile Street, Bath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a new thread to me and I'm glad I can contribute: Icknield Street still exists in name. RAF Museum Cosford has Horsa Way. Sandyford nr Stoke on Trent has Reginald Mitchell Way. Castle Bromwich, Birmingham: Bader Walk Blenheim Way Lancaster Drive Lysander Way Spitfire Road Spitfire Roundabout Tangmere Drive Wellington Way Steve W.
Antwerp has its Frankreiklei, Amerikalei and Britselei named after the three main Allies (or it did when I lived there). Of course, to offset that it also has a Kaizerstraat. Here in NZ we have a number of (mostly Maori) ladies of the Baby Boomer generation named Alamein and I've even come across a Messina. Pete
Courtesy of Paul, Gage, and half a dozen other friendfacers) Google Maps Editor Lists Berlin Square as 'Adolf-Hitler-Platz'
Primary school 1950s, the schoolmistress had us write down the street we lived in and the names of streets we used on our way to school - no mums school runs then. Oliver's Battery,(Cromwell) Walpole, Addison, Wavell, Minden, Wayneflete, Paulett, Fox etc - a mix of politicians, soldiers, battles and bishops. We then had top make a folder with information on each and everyone of the streets. Imaginative teaching and she would have twenty odd folders all different!
Our first married quarter was on 'Churchill Crescent' in Yateley, Hampshire. They were ex USAAF houses.
There are two Chindit Close's in the UK, one in Liverpool, which is no surprise I guess and one in Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
I thought I'd go quite obscure on this topic and look for a street named after my latest non-WW2 interest, the battle of Peiwar Kotal during the Afghan Wars in 1878. Zoopla came up trumps with this address: Property details for Peiwar Kotal, South Close, La Petite Route Des Mielles, St. Brelade, Jersey JE3 8LX
What about Burma Road, London N16 and the adjoining Burma Court Estate, which includes Wingate House, Chindit House, Karen House, Rangoon House, Mandalay House, Prome House, Arakan House and Salween House. I imagine that there must have been an ex-Fourteenth Army man on the planning committee of Stoke Newington borough council!
Not many people know about the important role Goole played during the war. Six Caissons were built at the docks and floated out to France for D-Day. A couple of streets earmarked for regeneration quite close to the docks have been knocked down and the site has been renamed Mulberry Gardens.
