Pitt Street

[WillowTheWhisp]

I don't think the flags were as easy come by in those days wwere they Tealeaf?

I wonwder if it could have been named Pitt Street due to there being several pits in this area?

[Tealeaf]

You're quite right, Whispy...English flags were relatively difficult to obtain in 1966; but Union flags were aplenty. Have a look at the pictures of the Wembley Crowd at the final..it's practically all Union flags flying.

I don't think Pitt Street is named after it's proximity to various pits; as Kipax would no doubt notice, one has one "p", the other has 2 "p"s.

My own theory is that Pitt street runs further on from Melbourne Street...and William Pitt & Lord Melbourne were both Whig Prime Ministers of the late 18th/early 19th century......

[WillowTheWhisp]

That sounds logical. Funnily enough I had always thought of Melbourne St in connection with Australia.

[Darby]

Sound logic there Tealeaf.....Many streets were named after great politicians in those days. Funny how you don't find a street named after Tony Blair, although I've heard of a proposed Billy Liar Street somewhere in Wakefield!!

[Atarah]

Pitt - prime minister??????

[WillowTheWhisp]

1757-61, 1766-68

[Tealeaf]

That was just Pitt the Elder; I was referring to Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister in 1793 at the ripe old age of 24.

[K.S.H]

map attached of Pitt St and Elephant St

[Doug]

K.S.H

Thank you very much this is great, Cheers to everyone else for the help, good stuff. thank you

[WillowTheWhisp]

Looking at that map reminded me that my mother used to work at "Park Shed" as she called it. I wonder why they called it that?

[Doug]

Hi,

Thanks again K.S.H.

Willow you were right with your first shot. Looking a moden AtoZ Pitt Street Lies directly under Eastgate. But, just take a look and see how thing have change since 1901....

Job done.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I love looking at these old maps where you can pick out the individual buildings etc. Just look at the little trees in Avenue Parade.

[Doug]

Have you spotted the tram tacks down Abbey street.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Oh yes and off up Burnley Rd and down Peel St and Little Blackburn Rd.

[WillowTheWhisp]

If I've got this right - this should be a modern map of roughly the same area.