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Queen Street in Salisbury runs along the Eastern edge of the Market Square. Queen Street 1950. Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. Click on the photo to buy In 1348, it was part of the original High Street, which comprised Endless Street, Queen Street, Catherine Street and Exeter Street 1. The current High Street was . . . → Read More: Queen Street, Salisbury and Queen Street, Wilton Queensberry Ward, Salisbury Infirmary The derivation of ‘Queensberry Road’ is relatively clear – it is named after ‘Queensberry Ward’, which was a male surgical ward at the old Infirmary in Fisherton Street ‘Celebrating Salisbury nurses : a series of personal reflections and stories’ p54 ; edited by M Stride Published Salisbury Nurses League, 1999 ISBN/RCN . . . → Read More: Queensberry Road, Salisbury There are two derivations that I can see for the name of Radcliffe Road, although neither may be correct. As discussed in the entry for Romer Road, the theme for the road names on this estate could be: military figures who have been awarded the Order of the Bath, or people with some connection with . . . → Read More: Radcliffe Road, Salisbury Radnor Road would be named, firstly, after ‘Radnor Ward’ at Salisbury District Hospital 1, and, secondly, after the Earls of Radnor who have lived at Longford House. Radnor Ward I am fairly confident that the derivation of Radnor Road is from Radnor Ward at Salisbury District Hospital (Odstock Hospital). Many of the other roads in . . . → Read More: Radnor Road, Salisbury |
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