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. Pronounce that!

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.
--
Roland Perry

In article , (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. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

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.

Ah! The Street family! Like Albert, George and Herbert in Chesterton, for
example.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article , (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. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

Well, exactly.

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.

Ah! The Street family! Like Albert, George and Herbert in Chesterton,
for example.

All cousins of Miss Elizabeth Way, i believe.

Speaking of Chesterton, why is there a cluster of caledonian streets
there? There's Scotland Road, Edinburgh Road, Kinross Road, Inverness
Close, Stirling Close. The road layout makes me think that Scotland Road
is quite old, but that the other ones, which are branches off it, are
newer; the houses on them are certainly all brand spanking new. My guess
would be that Scotland Road was built many years ago, and named that for
some reason, and then the new estate was built recently, and the names
chosen as a riff on the parent road.

tom

--
MADSKILLZ!

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

Speaking of Chesterton, why is there a cluster of caledonian
streets there? There's Scotland Road, Edinburgh Road, Kinross Road,
Inverness Close, Stirling Close. The road layout makes me think
that Scotland Road is quite old, but that the other ones, which are
branches off it, are newer; the houses on them are certainly all
brand spanking new. My guess would be that Scotland Road was built
many years ago, and named that for some reason, and then the new
estate was built recently, and the names chosen as a riff on the
parent road.

It's known as the Scotland Farm estate, after what was there before the
houses.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

Speaking of Chesterton, why is there a cluster of caledonian
streets there? There's Scotland Road, Edinburgh Road, Kinross Road,
Inverness Close, Stirling Close. The road layout makes me think
that Scotland Road is quite old, but that the other ones, which are
branches off it, are newer; the houses on them are certainly all
brand spanking new. My guess would be that Scotland Road was built
many years ago, and named that for some reason, and then the new
estate was built recently, and the names chosen as a riff on the
parent road.

It's known as the Scotland Farm estate, after what was there before the
houses.

That would certainly explain it. Thanks!

tom

--
First man to add a mixer get a shoeing! -- The Laird

In message , at
11:59:31 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tom Anderson
remarked:
There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

Well, exactly.

Care to enlighten us on your preferred pronunciations?
--
Roland Perry

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 11:59:31
on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tom Anderson remarked:
There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

Well, exactly.

Care to enlighten us on your preferred pronunciations?

I've no idea how to pronounce either of them!

tom

--
First man to add a mixer get a shoeing! -- The Laird

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Roland Perry wrote:

In message ,
at 11:59:31 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tom Anderson
remarked:
There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

Well, exactly.

Care to enlighten us on your preferred pronunciations?

I've no idea how to pronounce either of them!

We know the standard Cambridge pronunciation of Gwydir to be Gwyder
because of the replacement street sign made by the Council for "Upper
Gwyder Street" once.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message . uk, at
09:30:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel
remarked:
There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

I can have a stab at "Gwydir" (perhaps to rhyme with "why-dear", or is
it "wider"), but "Docwra" seems superficially unpronounceable as there's
a middle vowel missing; "Doc-wer-ah" maybe, or is it "doe-cur-uh"
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message . uk,
at 09:30:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel
remarked:
There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!

No harder than "Gwydir".

I can have a stab at "Gwydir" (perhaps to rhyme with "why-dear", or
is it "wider"),

In Cambridge it rhymes with "wider".

but "Docwra" seems superficially unpronounceable as
there's a middle vowel missing; "Doc-wer-ah" maybe, or is it
"doe-cur-uh"

You amaze me. I've know that name since I were a lad in London
(builders'?) and I've always thought of it as "DockWRa" or "DockRa".

--
Colin Rosenstiel