How Does On Find A Street?

[captainandy]

Have recently come across a letter written 70 years ago by a relative I've never met. The address on it's Station Houses, Ynyddu (in South Wales). Can't find any reference to Station Houses when I Google, so I guess the street's been renamed or demolished. Anyone know?

Tks in advance,


CaptainAndy.

[sandyRoe]

YNYSDDU is a hamlet of this parish, having a station on the Sirhowy section, London and North Western railway, 10¼ miles north-west from Newport.
Could Station House have been the Station masters address?

[jackthehat]

Hopefully this will work....

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.6255&lon=-3.1885&layers=171

If not, find Cardiff and keep proceeding north until you reach Ynys-ddu.

[Marshwarble]

Station Houses doesn't sound like a street. Sounds like a group of terraces built at the same time in a street (or alleyway). Maybe they were so well known they didn't bother naming the street in question?

[Buenchico]

The station buildings at Ynysddu are shown here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ynysddu-Railway-Station-Photo-Pont-Lawrence-to-Pontllanfraith-and-Hengoed-Lines-/261742855667
Maybe that's the address referred to?

[Buenchico]

Sorry, I should have linked to the larger image:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAxOVgxNTYw/z/M7UAAOSwzrxUv4lG/$_57.JPG

[Jackdaw33]

Ynys Ddu means Black island, not that it is much help.

[atalanta]

Try ringing the local public library, or PL in the nearest big town, where you may find a librarian specialising in local history. They will also have maps, and copies of Kelly's Directory.