From the Tewkesbury Yearly Magazine. 1848
Tewkesbury’s Alleys in 1848.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Tewkesbury streets held on the 25th of February,1848, H.E.Strickland, Esq. the mayor, in the chair; Messrs. Lewis and Bennett, the committee appointed to ascertain the customary names of the Streets, Lanes, Ways, Passages and Places,within the borough,many of which have been from various causes subject to change and uncertainty, reported the same to be as follows:-
High Street.
West side.
Wilke's Alley.
Smith's Lane.
Sweet's Court. Entrance from the Quay Road.
Bird's Court. Entrance from the Quay Road.
Kedward's Court.
Machine Court.
Quay Street.
South Quay Road. From Quay Bridge to Nailor's Square.
North Quay Road. From Quay Bridge to Red Lane.
Care's Alley.
Bray's Court.
Clark's Court.
Red Lane.
Hammerton's Court.
Lock Court.
Mann's Court.
East Side.
Stephen's Alley.
Well Alley.
Summer's Court.
Townsend's Alley.
Bishop's Alley.
Unicorn Alley.
Steel's Court.
Double Alley.
Glover's Alley.
Waldron's Court.
Sun Alley.
Eagle's Alley.
Warder's Alley.
Codrington's Alley.
Trinity Street.
Scott's Alley.
Malvern's Court.
Post Office Alley.
Merrett's Yard. Entrance from the Oldbury.
Bleach Yard. Entrance from the Oldbury.
Wall's Court.
Barton Street.
North side.
Millard's Court.
Fryzer's Court.
Andrew's Court.
Crooked Alley.
Nelson Alley.
Nailor's Alley.
Thomas's Alley.
Charlwood's Alley.
Long's Alley.
Davis's Alley.
Haye's Court.
Wood's Court.
Wilson's Court.
Providence Place
Ashchurch Road. From Providence Place to Oldfield cottage.
Mount Pleasant.
Folly Cottages.
Pearce's Folly.
Newland Cottages.
South side.
Orchard Court.
Freeman's Court.
Parker's Court.
Fincher's Court.
Whitehead's Court.
Burrow's Court.
Potter's Court.
Evans's Alley.
Yarnall's Alley.
Fish Alley East.
Fish Alley West.
Saffron Road. From Swilgate iron bridge to the north east end of Saffron Garden.
Workhouse Alley.
Hughes's Alley.
Fletcher's Alley.
Compton's Alley.
Chapel Court.
Mason's Court.
Church Street.
East side.
Harris's Alley.
Ancill's Alley.
Lilly's Alley.
Packer's Court. Entrance from the Swilgate Road.
Nichol's Court.
Gander Lane.
Swilgate Road. From Gander Lane to Saffron Road.
Gloucester Road.
West side.
Mill Street.
Mill Bank.
Mill Bank Court.
Old Chapel Court.
St.Mary's Lane. Lower entrance.
Smith's Court.
Mayall's Court.
Turner's Court.
Lait's Court.
Butcher's Court.
St.Mary's Lane. Upper entrance.
Bull Court.
Bank Lane.
Bank Alley.
Tolzey Lane.
Prior's Alley.
Rice's Court.
Nailor's Square.
Catherine Court.
Oldbury.
North Street. From Nelson Alley to the Gaol.
Jeynes's Row.
Tracy's Row.
Parson's Row.
Gravel Walk.
Spring Gardens.
School Court.
East Street. From Merrett's Yard to Chance Street.
Factory Buildings.
Middle Road. From Providence Place to Carron Brook Meadows.
Chance Street.
Wellington Court.
Union Place.
Speculation Place.
Mount Pleasant Road.
Station Street. From the Railway Station to the Middle Road.
Resolved unanimously,that the foregoing list of Streets, Lanes, Ways, Passages and Places, be printed, for the guidance and convenience of present and future parish officers and others; and as the names of the principal Streets are already conspicuously exhibited, that those of the smaller Streets, Lanes, Alleys, &c. be forthwith lettered on strong zinc plates,in plain Roman characters, and securely fastened over or on the side of one at least of the respective entrances to the same.
By order of the Commissioners,
THOMAS BROOKES, Clerk.
Tewkesbury, Feb 25th, 1848.