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257)	Ian Murton
Location: Suffolk

Sunday, 17 July 2022 07:03

Can anyone enlighten me as to where Fenchurch Street was in Folkestone, as my Grand mother Esther Hannah Standing according to the 1901 census lived at No 51, I have goggle mapped it but nothing comes up. grateful for any help.

Christine - site owner Wednesday, 20 July 2022 08:04
Hi Ian,
This is the way I understand it.
There were Great Fancy Street and Little Fancy Street, both streets names changed to Great Fenchurch Street and Little Fenchurch Street. In 1937 there was a clearance order by the Folkestone Borough Council to demolish some of the properties in Great and Little Fenchurch Streets, but due to WW11 all the properties were not demolished. Then due to enemy action during the war, many more properties were damaged. The whole of Little Fenchurch Street, Great Fenchurch Street and part of Dover Street were demolished in the early 1950's and redeveloped. Dover Street was widened and renamed Harbour Way, Little Fenchurch Street became an extension to St. Michael's Street and Great Fenchurch Street was extinguished and houses in Harbour Way now stand on the site. So I am afraid your relative's house is long gone.

Ian murton Thursday, 21 July 2022 01:48
Hi Christine many thanks for the reply, you have managed to place together a lot of facts for me to add to my family tree now so you have been a great help. Ian Murton

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