|
)
)
)
) |
| Former Street Names | |||||
| |||||
|
In 1949 when Basildon was designated a new town, the Government appointed a development
corporation. The Basildon Development Corporation was then formed and given the task of
building the new town and its road network. The following years saw much change to the landscape of the area and in particular the majority of populated regions, which were gradually cleared and redeveloped as modern housing estates. During this redevelopment many street names were lost or not used in subsequent naming and have long since disappeared from the map, replaced by new names - although some names were retained (e.g. Dry Street & Church Road) and can still be seen today. Recently in the 1990s Basildon has seen new development take place and some of these former names have reappeared, though sometimes in new locations and with slight changes to the original suffixes. As well as former names reappearing, names introduced during the original development programme have since been replaced with new names. This was seen most notably in Laindon where the former Bluehouse housing estate was demolished to make way for new housing and in Pitsea where the Crudens estate was given a facelift along with new street names. Seen below are links to lists of some of these former names and the area to which they relate. Also included amongst these names are those introduced post 1949 that have since disappeared (e.g. Spurriers in Laindon), or changed (e.g. Curzon Walk in Pitsea) and any that were amended (e.g. Gardiners Lane). A - M N - W Lee Chapel/Barstable/Basildon A - M N - W Pitsea/Nevendon/Vange A - M N - W Note: Street names marked * Local maps may still list names in undeveloped or woodland areas years after the last residential properties were demolished. Text written 2002 with revisions 2002-2007. Copyright © 2002-2007, Basildon History Online. All rights reserved. |
|||||
|
