Archive for the ‘Montagu Street’ Category
Montagu Street was was laid out circa 1906 and named after Montagu Butterworth, a partner in a firm of solicitors in Old Town who financed much of the development in Rodbourne at this time (See also Morrison Street, Rose Street, etc).
Reg Maisey with his sons on Alan Maisey’s Wedding Day

Group Photo Info - L/R – Reg Maisey, Alan Maisey, George Maisey & Dave Maisey
ID Number – 1274
Image No - img641
Subject - Wedding Photo
Date - circa 1963
Donor - WarburtonBeryl
Street - Montagu Street
Location - Outside St Augustine’s Vicarage
Additional Info - Dave is in the uniform of a private in the Royal Lancers. Later he was promoted to Corporal (see ID 1272)
Pauline, & Beryl Maisey with Mum Hilda

ID Number – 1270
Image No - img633
Subject - Pauline Maisey, Hilda Maisey (Mum) & Beryl Maisey
Date - circa 1969
Donor - WarburtonBeryl
House No/Name - 61
Street - Montagu Street
Location -Back Garden
Reg Maisey with Son & Grandson

ID Number – 1265
Image No - img623
Subject - Dave Maisey, Grandson Paul Maisey & Reg Maisey
Date - circa 1962
Donor - WarburtonBeryl
House No/Name - 61
Street - Montagu Street
Location -Back Garden
Reg & Hilda Maisey with Granddaughter

ID Number – 1264
Image No - img621
Subject - Hilda, Reg & Granddaughter Karen
Date - circa 1965
Donor - WarburtonBeryl
House No/Name - 61
Street - Montagu Street
Location -Front Garden
Ruby Hill nee Talbot with her brother Gordon Talbot

Group Photo info – Ruby Hill nee Talbot, Gordon Talbot
ID Number – 254
Image No – img881
Subject – Ruby Hill nee Talbot with her brother Gordon Talbot
Date – circa 1940
Donor – HillChristine
Street – Montagu Street
Location – Montague Street
Group Activity – Family Photo
Workshop

ID Number – 455.8
Image No – imgDSC10002
Subject – Workshop
Date – 2008
Donor – RogersStan
Street – Montagu Street
Location – Backway (Backsie) rear of Montague Street
Additional Info.- The square steel panels were reclaimed from a water tank that was originally on the GWR/ British Rail Works site.
Percy Street Wesleyan Church Band of Hope

Group Photo info – ?,?,?,/,?,?,?,?,?, George Ewart Hobbs holding the Bodhran, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?.
Agnes Ann Thomas, ?,?,?,?, Henry Hobbs, ?, ?,?,?,?.
?,?, John Thomas, ?,?,?,?.ID Number – 025
Image No – img753
Subject – Percy Street Wesleyan Church Band of Hope
Date – circa 1899 – 1905
Donor – FieldPeter
Street – Montagu Street
Location – ? Grounds of Cellular Clothing Factory
Factory – Cellular Clothing
Church/Chapel – Percy Street Wesleyan Chapel
Group Activity – Church Photo
Additional Info – Possibly Field where Cellular Clothing Factory was built with houses in Montague Street under Construction in the background. Henry Hobbs (Engine Fitter? GWR Works) John Thomas (Fireman in GWR Rolling Mills, born Abergavenny) George would later marry Agnes
Tom Wheelers Fire Guard Certification (Certificate)

ID Number – 011.1
Image No – img855
Subject – Tom Wheelers Fire Guard Certification (Certificate)
Date – 1942
Donor – WheelerBetty
Street – Montagu Street
House Number/Name – 43
Location – Montague Street
War – 2nd World War
Tom Wheelers Fire Guard Certification (Cover)

ID Number – 011.1
Image No – img854
Subject – Tom Wheelers Fire Guard Certification (Cover)
Date – 1942
Donor – WheelerBetty
Street – Montagu Street
House Number/Name – 43
Location – Montague Street
War – 2nd World War
Henry Hazel

ID Number – 007.1
Image No – img153
Subject – Henry Hazel
Date – ?
Donor – WheelerBetty
Street – Montagu Street
Location – Back Garden
Group Activity – Family Photo
