Looking for some info about land uses around Crawhall Road/Coquet Street area. From what I've read years ago, there used to be leather works etc, and a fire station to the east of Crawhall Road, and a school to the west where St Dominic's Church is.
Also, did there used to be a bridge across the railway between Stoddart Street and Clarenece Street?
Wards of 1890 doesn t list Coquet Street at all but lists a Crawhall terrace, starting at city rd. The occupants are predominantly stevedores etc. Obviously the Tannners is a reference to the leatherworks. I seem to remember Eric L telling me other pub names from the area which had that sort of connection.
To confuse things Kellys of 1902 says:
Coquet St. Crawhall Rd to Railway [that s it]
Crawhall Terrace. See City Rd
Crawhall rd [late Elswick's lane]...
There
is a fire and police station between Coquet st and Stepney st to the South of Coquet then a grocer and shopkeeper.
Crawhall Tce is listed as 'see City rd'.
Looking at the
Elswick's lane reference, Wards 1890 does have an Elswicks lane in the same location [using start and end point] and the reference to Hardy Robson Timber merchants - which in both directories stretches from No 10. So looks like the name changed between 1890 and 1902.
Kelleys Map lists CrAwhall as CrOwhall.
There is a school behind St Dom's to the S in 02, but on the same plot. Quite large, same sort of footprint as the church.
As to the bridge. Stoddart isn t there in 02, the layout is more complex. Clarence St is called Ridley St from New Bridge to Copland Tce/Shieldfield Rd. This 02 map might help with bridges and the lay of the land.