Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham: A History and Guide, Arranged AlphabeticallyHarman, Thomas T.
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Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham: A History and Guide, Arranged Alphabetically
Harman, Thomas T.
Birmingham (England) -- History -- Dictionaries
Broad-street--Dale End was so called in the 15th century.
Buckle-row. Between Silver-street and Thomas-street.
Button Alley--Bishop-street, Masshouse-lane.
Butts-lane--Tanter-street; The Butts being Stafford-street.
Catherine-street--Whittal-street.
Cawsey (The Causeway)--Lower part of Digbeth.
Chapel-street--Bull-street was so called in the 14th century.
Chappel-row--Jennens'-row and Buck-street.
Charles or Little Charles-street--Now part of New Edmund-street.
Cock-street--Upper part of Digbeth; also called Well-street.
Colmore-street--From Worcester-street to Peck-lane.
Cony Greve street is now Congreve-street.
Cooper's Mill-lane is Heathmill-lane.
Corbett's Alley--Union-street.
Corn Cheaping or Corn Market was part of the Bull Ring.
Court-lane--Moat-lane.
Cottage-lane--Sheepcote-lane.
Crescent-street--Part of King Edward's Road.
Cross-street--Vauxhall-street.
Crown-street, afterwards Nelson-street is now Sheepcote-street.
Deadman's Lane--Warstone-lane.
Ditch--The Gullet was The Ditch.
Dock Alley--New Inkleys.
Dudwall-lane--Dudley-street
Farmer-street--Sand-street.
Ferney Fields--Great Hampton-street
Feck-lane or Peck-lane--Covered by New-street Station.
God's Cart-lane--Carrs-lane.
Grindstone-lane--Westfield-road.
Hangman's-lane, or Hay Barns-lane--Great Hampton-row.
Harlow-street--Edmund-street.
Haymarket--one of the names given to Ann-street.
High Town--Upper part of Bull Ring.
Hill-street--Little Charles-street.
Jennings-street--Fox-street.
King-street and Queen-street, as well as Great Queen-street, have made
way for New-street Station.
Lake Meadow-hill--Bordesley-street and Fazeley-street.
Lamb-yard--Crooked-lane.
Long-lane--Harborne-road.
Ludgate-hill was part of Church-street.
Martin-street--Victoria-street.
Mercer-street, or Spicer-street--Spiceal-street.
Mount Pleasant--Ann-street.
New road--Summer-row.
Old Meeting-street has at various periods been known as Grub-street,
Littleworth street, New-row, and Phillips-street.
Pemberton's-yard, Lower Minories, or Coach-yard--Dalton-street.
Pitt-street and Porter-street were portions of Old Cross-street.
Priors Conigree-lane, or Whitealls-lane is now Steelhouse-lane.
Priory-lane--Monmouth-street.
Rother Market--New-street next to High-street and High-street next to
New-street was once so called.
Sandy-lane--Snow Hill in the 16th century. Lee Bank-road has also been
called Sandy-lane.
Shambles--Part of Bull Ring.
Swan Alley--Worcester-street.
Swinford-street--Upper end of New-street.
Temple Alley, also called Tory-row--Temple-row.
Walmer-lane (in the 15th century Wold Moors)--Lancaster-street.
Water-street--Floodgate-street.
Welch End or Welch Market--Junction of Bull-street, High-street, and
Dale End.
Westley's-row, Westley-street, or London 'Prentice-street forms part of
Dalton-street.
Withering-street--Union-street.
Wyllattes Green--Prospect Row.
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