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COMPLETED - Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:43 pm
by gandalf458x
Does anyone have a talent for deciphering writing? I've been trying to make out the road name on the attached for ages.
It at first looked like Tillner but looking at the a and e in Plumstead it looks more like Tillae. Then again is the initial letter T? It could be J...
Thanks G
Re: Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:35 am
by SRD
I've found reference (on a very poorly OCR transcribed page) to a Tillae Road in the Blackheath Gazette in 1894.
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34370024/ if that helps.
Re: Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:16 am
by gandalf458x
Many thanks SRD. I will sign up for a trial. Didn't find the name at all on Google which seems unusual.
Re: Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:09 pm
by gardener
The only Road that I can find (using the street index for 1891 census) is Villas Road. RG 12/537
I know that you are not looking for quite that early, but it is the double ll at least. Otherwise, I wondered if it could be Kilne Road, but I can't see that anywhere.
There is another road, crossed out, on the left of the image. What does that say?
Re: Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:12 pm
by gardener
Yeh! Tiliæ Road it is!!!
http://www.plumstead-stories.com/map%20 ... 201914.htm left bottom corner, by the school.
Re: Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:15 am
by SRD
After gardener's excellent work google presented
this site which looks useful.
Re: Road name, Plumstead Common
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:02 am
by gandalf458x
Thanks guys. A brilliant piece of detective work. It's an odd name. It still looks as though the writing says Tillae although it's Tiliae.
Many thanks G