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This certainly fits into the "pre-50s" Nottingham.

My grandmother migrated to Australia alone in 1923 aged 17. Her departure address is given as "191 Norton Road, Radford, Notts."

Does anyone have a corporate memory or old map of Radford that would identify whether this address was a private address or a hotel or something else.

Many thanks in advance.

stevehyland

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Good morning,

And welcome,Ive just had a glance at on of my directories & to begin with it.s Norton Street & it would have been a terraced house.

Living there in 1950 was a William Hobkinson.

Link below is a picture of the area

http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM008791&pos=8&action=zoom&id=60236

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Welclome Steve ,

in the news archives 28.06 1921 there is an obituary :

"On the 27th inst at 191 Norton Street ,Elizabeth Ann , beloved wife of William Pick , mother of Lucy and Lottie Horne , after much suffering ."

Indicates it was a private address .

In 1926 there is a letter to a kids club from an Ida Walker at that address

Later, right into the 30s and 40s are adverts for joiners and bricklayers at a firm called Griffin at 191a Norton St , which may help locate it .

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Welcome Stevehyland :)

1964-1968 I lived at 86a Norton Street.

That was the part of Norton Street north of Hartley Road.

I have a feeling there was an 86 towards Denman Street.

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Byfield Street was between 149 & 151 Norton Street.

Hartley Road was between 151 & 153 Norton street.

I notice too that there was a 191a Norton Street occupied by a Nathan Lucas Griffin "joiner"

That implies tat number 191 was a split property in 1950.

Mr Griffin was also listed as a Carpenter in the trades section of the same directory so I would assume that number 191a could have been a workshop.

And number 191 was living space above the shop ?

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