Napoleon Street

I have lived in Clayton for 35+ years and I have never heard of it, but I will ask around and get back to you. Would it be nosy of me to ask why you want to know????
 
I`m doing the family tree and was chatting to a chap in Rawtenstall library who said he had relations living on Napoleon St in Clayton. I said I`d never heard of it, low and behold the next day searching the1871 census I found I had relations living on the same street. So i`m intrigued......
 
Going back to that 1871 census, you don't happen to remember any other streets that were listed either before or after Napoleon Street do you?
 
I'm looking at an old map and Napoleon Street looks like it was either Atlas Street or part of Whalley Road, it's very hard to tell which though but I'II keep at it.
 
From what I can make out it's the section of Whalley Rd between Church Lane and the turn off to Rishton is it called Blackburn Rd?
 
I'm a bit confused now. Was it a separate street or just part of Whalley Road that had that name? Do you mean that Whalley Road was widened at some time? I'm only really familiar with what's there now and what was there before the motorway.
 
I've looked at the map again and it's before Atlas St. was built or so it seems. Napoleon Street was a part of Whalley Rd not a separate street.
 
None of the folks I have talked to can recall Napoleon St.......they are all in their late 80's so maybe it is even before their time. Could you get a squizz at the old street maps......maybe Accy Library could help.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
How old is that map of yours Bagpuss?
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I found it on a site recommended by our friend A Bob, it says:
Two scales of historic mapping are available:

The 1:10,560 (6-inch) first edition surveyed 1844-1850 (published 1847-1853) is available for those pre-1974 Lancashire areas within the current county.

The 1:2500 (25-inch) first edition surveyed 1884-92 (published 1891-1894) is available for several urban areas.

It looks like the one I was looking at is the 1884-92 edition. For your interest the website is http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/
 
I've just had a look at the maps on the website and noticed that there was a racecourse where Atlas Street now is. I never knew that.
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
I've just had a look at the maps on the website and noticed that there was a racecourse where Atlas Street now is. I never knew that.
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I hadn't seen that and thought you must mean the cricket club but no it says race course, I wonder what type it was?
 
I have just looked at the site with the maps on.....it is fascinating.......even managed to get the ol feller to come and have a look!
When I first moved to Clayton in 1966 I lived in Henry St (long row), but moved into Maple St in 1968. Clayton has changed so much in the time that I have been here.
 
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