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Post by crisashy on Feb 14, 2007 0:54:39 GMT 1
Does anyone know if Mary Street is till there. Also was there a place on Mary Street called Queen Court at some point.
Chris A
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Post by tricia1309 on Feb 15, 2007 0:20:57 GMT 1
I don't really know the area, but I looked on www.Streetmap.co.uk and found a Mary Street in Merthyr Tydfil. |
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Post by crisashy on Feb 15, 2007 15:36:25 GMT 1
Hi Tricia, thanks for the link. I'm not sure if Dowlais is actually just an area of Merthyr Tydfil or if its a village so I was unsure whether Mary Street, Merthyr is the same as Mary Street, Dowlais. If anyone can enlighten me I'd be really grateful.
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Post by kenkitty on Feb 15, 2007 22:59:55 GMT 1
THERE WAS A MARYANN ST IN DOWLAIS
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Post by Alan on Feb 16, 2007 8:59:54 GMT 1
Hi,
Mary Street Merthyr Tydfil is not the same as Mary Street in Dowlais, as Kenkitty says there was a Mary Ann Street in Dowlais but it was demolished in the 1960s.
I cannot see a Mary Street on my map, but I will investigate and come back to you, unless anyone else knows.
Alan
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Post by crisashy on Feb 17, 2007 17:35:26 GMT 1
Thank you Alan thats really helpful. I've double checked on the census form and it says:
76 Mary Street - Merthyr Tydfil is down as the Civil Parish, Urban District and Parliamentary borough, Dowlais is down as the town and Penydarren is the Ward of the Urban district.
I do hope its still there as my sister and I are coming to Merthyr Tydfil in April to do some family research and hopefully find the place our grandfather was born and brought up.
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Post by Alan on Feb 18, 2007 9:00:36 GMT 1
I can say definately that it's not still there.
Alan
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Post by crisashy on Feb 25, 2007 0:03:58 GMT 1
Oh dear, never mind. Thank you for your help.
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Post by Malcolm on Feb 26, 2007 15:12:48 GMT 1
If you mean Mary Ann Street, Dowlais I do recall the was a "square" with some houses tucked between that street and Walter Street which was the street below. I lived in Walter Street in the late 50s/early 60s and my sister lived in Mary Ann Street in the late 60s early 70s . Mary Ann Street and most of Walter Street were pulled down in the mid -70s.
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Post by Malcolm on Feb 26, 2007 15:23:04 GMT 1
Further to my earlier post, if you're coming to visit MT go to Berry Square in Dowlais. The new houses in Berry Square are built on what was the north side of Walter Street and the south side of Mary Ann Street and the square would have been appropx there. Just stand by the Carmarthen Arms pub and look north west!!Enjoy your trip.
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Post by ginlynne on Feb 26, 2007 20:07:26 GMT 1
There was definately a Mary Street in Dowlais, but it was demolished many, many years ago.
Mary Street was included within the area that became the now demolished Dowlais Flats.
The site is now developed by the housing association.
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Post by Malcolm on Mar 1, 2007 15:10:39 GMT 1
Further to my earlier posts, it looks as if there was both a Mary and Mary Ann Street in Dowlais. Look at this site's street index at the Dowlais page 3 and you'll see a picture of Mary Street in the 60s. If you look at all the other pics on Dowlais page 3 it will give you an idea of how bustling and contained the 'town' Dowlais was in up until the ealy 70s when a lot of it was demolished.
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Post by crisashy on Mar 6, 2007 9:34:34 GMT 1
Thank you all so much for your help. I'm really looking forward to my visit in April.
Chris A
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