carni 10,094 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Talking old times with a relation today, the address 'Ossington Villas'? came up and also 'Sherwood Street'. Does anyone have a map showing either of these addresses. I remembered the name of the villas as soon as my cousin said it, but can't remember where it was. Most of my aunts lived in St Annes area or very close, so i'm just interested as to where it was. I am presuming it came down with the demolitions, as I have typed it into street maps and had no luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Know it very well carnie..it was a cobbled dead end. On the left going up.past peel st. A boxing mate lived there.Facing it was an offy and a shop specialising in disability stuff. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 I knew there was a good chance you might know it Ian being in your old neck of the woods. Thank you Miduck. It is where I suspected it was. So many years ago, I had forgotten it until my cousin mentioned the place. I'm hoping someone might have a map or Ariel photo of it, to bring it back for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 I couldn't resist. Slightly unusual because it was T-shaped. If you look on a present-day map, Ossington Close has replaced it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 And I didn't expect even PTP to have this...it's obviously the top end of the T-shape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nice one CliffTon. We visited someone at that address quite often in the 50s and I had completely forgotten the place, until this morning. That's another piece of the Jigsaw of my childhood put together. Thank you for finding the picture, the houses look in a very sad state it looks as if they are empty ready for demolition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 A shame. They could have been refurbished. Better built and more eyeable than today's thrown up in 10 minutes rubbish! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 I agree, there are some very nice features to the brickwork, along the walls, around the windows and the edging on the roofs. They may have only been houses but far more attractive than most buildings today. I wouldn't mind a few of those chimneys around my garden . They would look very nice with a few colourful plants and ivy added. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 This very brave chaplain lived on Ossington Villas and sadly perished in 1918.He was a VC. DSO.MC. I will look further as there was a small chapel carnie..just down from 'Osso'. I am wondering if he was attatched to that. It became a methodist or pentecostal church in my go.. '61-'73. Theodore Bailey Hardy.RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Always like to see where street names originate from but my personal interest in Ossington Villas was because visiting there was part of my past and I was shocked when my relation mentioned it and I realised I had completely forgotten that time of my life, and I know I would never have remembered again without our conversation today. I find it shocking and a bit frightening when i realise important times in my memory might have dissapeared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Digs Student 3 Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 In 1963/4 I was in "digs" in Ossington Villas, probably no. 10 or 11. The landlady was Mrs. Winifred Loverseed. I remember she had a photograph of a son who was killed in the war. Years later when we had computers and the internet, I discovered that he was killed on 13 May 1943 aged 22, and buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery in the Netherlands. That may have been one contributing reason why she decided to take in students. I wish now that I had asked more about her son, but that's students for you. It's nice to see the photo in this topic, even though the demolition had been started. I remember this as being a quiet, peaceful cul-de-sac! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbob 0 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hi folks, A Google search for Ossington Villas led me to this page. I was following up hints on Ancestry for my family history and distant cousins were recorded as living at 21 Ossington Villas in the 1891 census. The comments here, particularly the map, give an interesting historic detail. Many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 It still surprises me how something as obscure as this thread can resurface after several years because someone has been searching a particular subject. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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