Terrace Names by Street
in Alphabetical Order

1898

Rather than numbers in a street, houses were often addressed just by their terrace name.

This plaque is Bedford Terrace in Bolton Road.

In Victorian times addresses often comprised just an individual's name, the terrace in which the house was situated or the house name itself and town name. For example, Mrs Painter could have her mail addressed to Mrs Painter, Adelaide Cottages, Windsor, Berkshire. There might be a street name too, but this was not always the case.

This of course was difficult for the postman who would have no clue as to the whereabouts of the house in a particular road, but with few letters to deliver and a degree of local knowledge, he managed to get everything delivered to the right individual on most occasions.

With the advent of house numbers, the names of small groups of houses such as cottages and terraces fell out of use such that it is now difficult to find Adelaide Cottages especially if a road name is not provided, as is often the case with old censuses, registers and directories.

This list is intended to help with this problem by noting where terraces, cottages, lodges and house names from the Victorian era are (or were) to be found. Whilst a good number have since been demolished, the streets usually have survived, apart from the area of Ward Royal, built in 1969 and those roads that have changed name. These roads are noted here.

Cottage, House and Terrace Names by Street

Terraces Sorted by Name

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