Lynne About the Streets of Loughborough

Layout of the streets There is a very short street called New Street , which is just off Ward’s End, and which forms a fitting entrance to Loughborough’s Queen’s Park, with a marvellous view towards the Carillon Tower, which is a war memorial. New Street has been in existence since pre-1809, while many of the surrounding streets have been re-named – for example, Warwick Row (now Ward’s End), Welsh Hill (now Bedford Square), and Fishpool Head (now Cattle Market). In 1837, other streets close to New Street, in addition to those mentioned above, included Dye House Lane (now Devonshire Lane), Devonshire Square, South Street, Wood Gate, Southfield Lane, and a short road whose name is unclear – it could be Pulton, or Palton, or Pation, or Palion Lane – none of which ring true. In his book of 1934, [1] Percy Russell notes that the main road from Market Harborough, through Leicester and on to Loughborough changed its route around 1802-1809. The proposal was reported in the 1802 minutes of ...