Guest Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Bit of a Bump, I know..maybe I'm nuts but when we used Mount St.bus station; my late Mother always told me of some relations of hers- a big family..lived at or on Star Court?? a tiny house with no water!! Any ideas,certainly wasn't there when I lived in the City. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Off St James' Street, now buried under Maid Marian Way (Granby Street extended). It was also just up the road from the Roebuck, which at that time was still a warehouse. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Thank you Cliff,going by the map; access looks tight. Maybe my Mum was right..a communal tap in the yard..cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 #2 The public house shown just to the rear of the red arrow Would have been The Hearty Good Fellow 43 Mount Street landlord Bruce C Fish in 1950 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 And the Public house on Beastmarket Hill was The Angel (number 7) owned by Trueman's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 And the "Burial Ground" top left is approximately the site of the Mount Street bus station. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 My goodness didn't they knock down some fine buildings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Including this one 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I knew I'd seen it somewhere. This book has been around for years. And in it is a photo of Star Court on St James' Street. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Yes I have one in my collection Blore's 203 Mansfield Road will certainly have a copy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks again Cliff,it looks a bit bleak.someone is on the mangle, with that channel running down the centre of the yard..could have been a pump at top of the yard? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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