1819 Map of Lovell End and Stairs Lane

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The map above is part of a larger map published in 1819 by Benjamin Bevan junior [X1/34/1]. In 1821 William Rose of Leighton Buzzard published a reference booklet to accompany the map [X1/34/2]. This booklet gave the owner and occupier of the various buildings and pieces of land on Bevan's map. Below is a transcript of the reference book corresponding to this section of the map, with additions gleaned from Pigot & Company's New Commercial Dictionary for 1823-1824 and other research. Each entry consists of the number, then the name of the owner, then the name of the occupier or occupiers.

Lovel End [also called Canal Street, later Bridge Street]

North Side

West to East

20: J.Lucas; Joseph Turney [the Shoulder of Mutton public house, later the Bridge Hotel, now part of the Town Bridge Mill development];
21: J.Grant; Mrs.Heighington [site later 7 Bridge Street];
22: J.How; J.Osborn [site later 5 Bridge Street];
23: T.Brown; W.Watts [with 24 site later 7 Bridge Street];
24: T.Brown; T.Brown;
25: J.Warner; J.Warner and E.Dawson [site later 13 Bridge Street];
26: Executors of the late Norman; Widow Shelton [site later 15 Bridge Street];
27: Executors of the late Norman; Richard White [the Ewe Lamb and Shepherd public house, 17 Bridge Street];
28: Executors of the late Norman; J.Vickers and G.Chapman [site later 19 Bridge Street];
29: Executors of the late Norman; T.Fossey [site later 21 Bridge Street]
30: Widow Bedford; Widow Bedford [site later 23 Bridge Street];
31: David Grace; David Grace [site later 25 and 27 Bridge Street; David Grace was a blacksmith].

South Side

East to West

10: James Henry Leigh esquire; T.Adams [site later 20 Bridge Street];
11: Widow Adams; Widow Adams [11 to 13 later the site of 14 to 18 Bridge Street];
12: Widow Adams; J.Kitley senior;
13: G.Eavestaff; Mary Shepherd;
14: W.Reeve; W.Reeve &c.;
15: J.Warner; Mrs.D.Willis [with 16 site later 12 Bridge Street];
16: Benjamin Hopkins; Benjamin Hopkins;
17: T.Whitney; T.Whitney [site later 6 Bridge Street];
18: W.Swinstead senior; J.Webster [site later 4 Bridge Street];
19: James Henry Leigh esquire; J.Grant & Company [Stables; later part of The Cedars School].

Stairs Lane [now Friday Street]

West Side

South to North

32: D.Grace; T.Page [later 1 Friday Street];
33: J.Grant; W.Gardiner [later 3 and 5 Friday Street];
34: G.Richardson; T.Elliott junior [later 13 Friday Street];
35: W.Swinstead junior; Messrs.Swinstead [later 21 and 23 Friday Street, 23 being the Royal Oak public house];
36: W.Swinstead junior; T.Major;
37: W.Swinstead junior; Widow Rogers;
38: F.Cabbin; F.Cabbin;
39: T.Fossey; Joseph George;
40: Widow Forth; E.Swift;
41: W.Buckingham; W.Buckingham;
42: W.Buckingham; W.Buckingham.

East Side

North to South

57: Benjamin Bevan [the map maker]; six tenements
58: W.Exton; R.Buck.

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