Laverstock Park, Laverstock

By mattypenny, on August 18th, 2010%

Laverstock Park is an estate in the centre of Laverstock – it’s divided into Laverstock Park and Laverstock Park West. Laverstock Park is off from The Avenue, where as Laverstock Park West is entered from Riverside Road

Laverstock Park is built on the grounds of Laverstock House, which was best known as an asylum for . . . → Read More: Laverstock Park, Laverstock

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Queensberry Road, Salisbury

By mattypenny, on January 7th, 2009%

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

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Senior Drive SP2

By mattypenny, on July 13th, 2008%

I think this is called Senior Drive because it is built on the site of Newbridge Old People’s Hospital.

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