Hi Folks,
I am researching a fellow botanist called John Clarence JINKS, who was born in 1890 in Ironbridge, Madeley.
I have tracked down his addresses through census returns, but have been unable to pinpoint these on historical maps.
In the 1891 census the family is given as being resident at "5 Bridge End", Madeley, Shropshire. Checking the Ordnance Survey 1883, 1889-1890 and 1902 maps reveals that there is no Bridge End in Madeley but that there is a Bridge Street.
Late they moved to "100 Bridge End"
Do you know where Bridge End is? Is it in Madeley or Ironbridge.
I have checked old maps for Ironbridge but cannot see a "Bridge End".
I am considering that the address could refer to Bridge Street in Madeley. In which case it would be at the eastern end of the High Street crossing the London & North Western Railway line. The site of this house is now presumably buried under the Madeley Roundabout.
By the 1911 census, they have again moved to The Orchard, 27 Church Road, Ironbridge. I believe this was the original parsonage for the nearby church
I would be grateful for any information you may know about the area or on John Jinks.
Thank you in advance
Mark
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your comments and your help. Off now to delve into some more maps...
Best wishes
Mark
Hello Mark
At some stage after the bridge was erected a number of properties were built on the northern abutment so Bridge End may have been the local name for properties on the south side of Tontine Hill. (Tontine Hill is the short piece of road that links The Wharfage to High Street.) They were demolished in the late 1940s or early 1950s. They are clearly visible on some of the photographs at www.francisfrith.com/ironbridge/photos dated 1896, 1904 and 1925, but have gone by the one dated 1955. Note - if comparing with modern views, the War Memorial was subsequently moved to the opposite side of High Street when part of The Square was cut away to create a bus pull-in.
John
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Hello Mark
There has been a Bridge End in Ironbridge at some time in the past and I can only guess that it was at the northern or southern end of the Iron Bridge. The reason you have found it difficult to understand is because the town of Ironbridge was in the Madeley Registration District and historically in the parish of Madeley until it became a separate parish in 1845.
The real answer to your problem is answered by looking at the original page (not a transcript) in the census enumerators book for the 1891 census (RG12; Piece: 2099; Folio: 61; Page: 1) where you will find that Bridge End is entered between Tontine Hill and High Street both of which are situated on the northern end of the Iron Bridge.
Mike