Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 23:48:17
on Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Alasdair remarked:
I have come across several cases where roads have been named by
developers. There is a street in Grimsby called Thorgam Court named
after the builders Thornber and Gammon.

There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station.

And Docwra's Buildings in N1.

There are two streets in Ballachulish called Elizabeth Terrace and
Angus Terrace called after the developer's parents.

If you are allowing that kind of "naming after", then many of the
Victorian roads in West Bridgford are apparently named after the
developer's relatives... Albert, Florence, Mabel, Violet, Edward,
George, Henry, Millicent etc.

The ladder between Elsiemaud Rd and Phoebeth Rd are all portmanteaux of two
names - it hadn't occurred to me that they might be real people.