Australian Inn - Page 4

MargaretR · 23-11-2011, 14:05

Gerry Moores was my next door neighbour in Church - PM sent to Mog

Retlaw · 23-11-2011, 15:05

I wonder if he subsequently went into further property development and built Melbourne St, Sydney St and Adelaide St? There's definatly a surplus of Aussie linked names around central Accy.[/quote]
Adeliade St, off Abbey St, Accrington was originally called Swan St, its supposed to have been renamed Adelaide St, for Princess Adelaide, a member of the Royal family.
Retlaw.

Eric · 23-11-2011, 16:34

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

I wonder if he subsequently went into further property development and built Melbourne St, Sydney St and Adelaide St? There's definatly a surplus of Aussie linked names around central Accy.

Adeliade St, off Abbey St, Accrington was originally called Swan St, its supposed to have been renamed Adelaide St, for Princess Adelaide, a member of the Royal family.
Retlaw.[/quote]

More likely Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of William lV ... there are likely Adelaide Streets all over the old Empah ... We have one in Kingston, and one of the student residences at Queen's University is named after her.

susie123 · 23-11-2011, 17:38

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Originally Posted by Eric

More likely Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of William lV ... there are likely Adelaide Streets all over the old Empah ... We have one in Kingston, and one of the student residences at Queen's University is named after her.

Beat me to it Eric. And wouldn't the Aussie city be named after her as well?

cashman · 08-06-2012, 07:40

Wonder when the houses @ The grain merchants on jeffs photo were demolished? I can't remember em standing.