This is a note for genealogists who have encountered references in the censuses and parish records to Griffith's Buildings, Salford. Griffith's Buildings are a series of side streets, which ran off Regent Street. Regent Street ran roughly parallel to Regent Road, and was situated between Oldfield Road and Ordsall Lane.
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| Manchester and Salford Map 1857 |
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| Ordnance Survey map of Manchester and Salford 1850 |
Griffith's buildings are numbered sequentially No.1 to No. 5.
The buildings had been erected sometime before 1828, and are mentioned in Pigot & Son's Directory (p.15). They were occupied at least as late as the First World War.
Wilkinson's Buildings are also located off Regent Street, forming two blocks adjacent to Edinburgh Place, next to St. Bartholomew's Church School.
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| Wilkinson's Buildings |
Thanks a lot for this. I've also googled Howarth's Buildings and Wilkinson's Buildings and got nowhere. Do you know anything about them?
ReplyDeleteFor Wilkinson's Buildings, see above.
DeleteHowarth's Buildings is trickier. There is a Howarth's Buildings located off Regent St. in the same area as above (references indicate circa 1876-1917). There is also a Howarth's Buildings off Crooked Lane (presumably somewhere in Greengate) in 1828.
Ah yes, I was so interested in Griffith's Building I didn't notice you'd also mentioned Wilkinson's. As for Howarth's, I'd be surprised if it weren't the Regent Rd ones I'm after. Thanks again for this useful information.
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DeleteI'm trying to find the Oldfield Buildings which I presume are around this location? Any help would be appreciated!
I have answered your question regarding Oldfield Buildings on a new page, which you can see here: http://salfordhistory.blogspot.com/2020/12/
DeleteMany Thanks for this post about the Griffith Buildings. My ancestors lived there in 1841. I live in Sunny Queensland Australia. It was good to see these maps.
ReplyDeleteJust found my ancestors living there at no:4 1841. The Woodall family.
ReplyDeletemy hughes family were living here..thankyou
ReplyDeleteThank you for the post on the Griffiths buildings. My great great grandparents and their family live in #3. They moved to 123 Oldfield Rd. They had a shop called, The Old Mug Shop in that area.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, Thank you so much!
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