Raglan Street

Hello Nova, are you still with us? Just found a little snippet on the internet. Friswells picture gallery. I found it quite interesting. LOL, Just found out Alma St is named after The Battle of Alma in the Crimean war, Lord Raglan played his part in that too.

In the sixties early seventies, on the corner of Raglan street and Vine Street was a little grocery shop which was owned by Mr Bayliss, a tall man with brown storeman coat like in 'Open all Hours' comedy. He was very friendly, to old and young, and the shop was full to bursting, veg out front and small bags of coal by the door. I lived at 15 Lower Ford street, so I ran errand for mum and neighbours, so I was in there loads, also Mrs Swains sweet shop a few doors down. Lovely memories.

Hello coopers70, You lived dead opposite to me in Lower Ford St, we were at number 30. In 1959 we moved to 13 Raglan St, the shop next door to Swains. I used to buy my ice-cream from Swains as our shop had no freezer, no room for one. Every inch of space was taken up, floor to ceiling, with anything you might buy but alas, no free ice-cream.

I was an apprentice plumber at 81 Raglan Street, served my time at C.U.C Clifford Ltd, est 1927. The owner was Charlie Clifford, I had a happy 4 years there.

Raglan St. = Lord Raglan. Alma St. = Battle of Alma. Hood St. = ? Could anyone tell me if Hood St. is named after the famous naval "Hood" family?

A question that still remains unanswered. Can any one answer it now? Please.

I've no idea scrutiny but this might help - Battle of Alma and this - Dictionary of National Biography - Francis Grosvenor Hood and this connection to Coventry - Viscount Hood of Whitley I followed the son to father links from Francis to that page and at the bottom of it there is a list of other Hoods in the family that shows the same names.

Thank you Helen, I do not know why I could not find that information back then. All the names are interconnected.

A lot has happened since 2014. Some things got better, some things worse (like losing Old Maps). We are truly in a data revolution.

Anyone got a ground level image of the Raglan Cycle Works? The spot was later the Glass works but I've never noted what a great building it was.