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Post by philuttley on Jul 7, 2010 9:13:44 GMT
There's a plaque bearing this 'device' on the house at 44 Victoria Streeet, Dukinfield. Does anyone know why? Does the year 1877 have any significance in Dukinfield's (or the surrounding area's) history?
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Post by Gay J Oliver on Jul 7, 2010 13:42:51 GMT
Hello again Phil,
Someone else may correct me, but I always thought that these plaques indicated the day the row of terraces was built and that the name was that of the property developer. This could be either the name of an employer who had the cottages built for his workers, or the name of the builder.
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Post by philuttley on Jul 14, 2010 9:38:34 GMT
Thanks, Gay. I'll check that out.
I know that my only 'Uttley' around that time was an 18 year old coalminer but he did live in Newton Wood, which is what I believe the area around Victoria Road where the plaques are suituated is, or was, known as.
His father, who was dead by 1877, owned property but that was in Brierley Street which is just off Park Road, below Dukinfield cemetry.
Interestingly, the next row of houses along in Victoria Road bears the plaque "Wharncliffe Terrace 1889" and they look substantially bigger and sturdier houses which might support your idea that the date on the plaque represents when they were built
Back to the drawing board!!
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