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St. John's - Old Street and Property Guide

"St. John's Old Street and Property Guide" is transcribed with permission from Paul O'Neill's book, "The Oldest City The Story of St. John's Newfoundland" by Paul O'Neill ISBN# 0-88878-070-2. Author's Note: This list has been carefully checked against maps, deeds, and other available sources, but errors are possible in locating old places. Paul has given permission to transcribe and post this to the NFGenWebsite. If you find any errors or have any additions to add then please you the form at the bottom of the page.

This document was transcribed by SUE O'NEILL, June, 2001. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

STREET OR PROPERTY	PRESENT NAME OR LOCATION
Adams Plantation	New Gower St. (Vicinity City Hall)
Albion St.	Vic. junct. Monkstown and Rennie's Mill Rds.
Alfred St.	Vic. Penitentiary
Allan's Lane	Off S. side Duckworth St.
Allandale Rd (South)	Bonaventure Ave (Empire to Ft. Townshend)
Amherst Heights Ext	Colville St.
Apple Tree Well	S.E. Corner Pleasant St. at New Gower
Archibald's Meadow	Forest Rd.
Arundel Cottage Rd.	From Ft. Townshend to Long Pond (via Newtown, Mayor, and Bonaventure)
Avalon Terrace (Bee Orchis)	Queen's Rd. E. of Victoria St.
Baird's Cove	Clift's-Baird's Cove
Bake House (Lion) Sq.	Off New Gower St. E. of Barters' Hill
Ball Park (St. Pat's)	N.E. corner Carpasian at Empire Ave.
Barking Kettle	Vic. junct. New Gower and Duckworth Sts.
Barrens, The	Military Rd. (Vic. Bannerman Park)
Barnes Lane	Barnes Rd.
Beaver Pond Rd	Part of Portugal Cove Rd.
Beech St.	Monchy St.
Bell's Shute	Bell St.
Belvedere Place	Bonanenture Ave (opp. Hayward Ave)
Bennett's Cove	S. side Water St. (W. of Steer's Cove)
Best's Farm	Off LeMarchant Rd. (Vic. Barter's Hill)
Biskin Hill	Possibly Hill o' Chips (or E of there)
Bishop's Farm, The	Vic. Patrick St. and Plank Rd.
Blockmaker's Hall Rd	Waterford Bridge Rd
Blockmaker's Lane	Mahon's Lane
Boat House Lane (Clare St)	Lakeview Ave
Bolland's Meadow	Vic. Ft. William
Brookfield Rd. (Old)	Topsail Rd. W. from Crossroads
Branscomb's Hill	Springdale St.
Branscomb's Ridge Rd	Pennywell Rd
Branscomb's St	Central St.
Brazil's Field	Beaumont St. W.
Brewery (Collier's) Lane	Factory Lane
Brine's Farm	Between Patrick and Brine Sts.
Break Heart Hill	Carter's Hill
Broom's (John) Estate	Rennie's Mill Rd.
Buckley's Lane	George St.
Buckley's Range	Ft. William N. side Plymouth Rd.
Buckmaster's Field	Between Golf Ave. and Prince of Wales St.
Bulley's Lane	Bulley St. to Duckworth, W. of Bell St.
Burke's Sq.	On Pope St.
Burst Heart Hill	Carter's Hill
Busset St. Firebreak	Off Duckworth St. (nr. Prescott St.)
Butler Place	Hamilton St. (lower part)
Cameron St.	Richmond St.
Cantfield's Lane	From Duckworth St. to Military Rd.
Carew Ave	Barnes Place
Caul's Lane	Off Cathedral St.
Carpasian Ave	Empire Ave (Carpasian Rd. to Allandale Rd.)
Carter's Meadow	W. Side Carter's hill
Casey's Rd	Mundy Pond Rd.
Castle Rennie	Signal Hill Rd. (opp. Walsh's Sq.)
Cathedral hill	Church Hill
Chancey's Lane	Off Prescott St.
Chapel Lane	Off Duckworth St. (nr. Prescott)
Clapp's Plantation	Water St. (area W. of Prescott St.)
Clare St. (Boat House Lane)	Lakeview Ave
Cliff Hill Farm	Glenbrook (W. side of Torbay Rd., N. of Mt. Cashel Rd.)
Cochrane's (Patrick's) Pinch	Hill on Monkstown Rd. leading to Carpasian Rd. (W. of Circular Rd.)
Cochrane's Pinch (Road to)	Monkstown Rd.
Cochrane Place	S. side Military Rd. (bet. Gower and Cochrane Sts.)
Cockpit Rd.	Craigmillar Ave.
Codner's Cove	Bishop's Cove
Codner's Lane	Off W. side Adelaide St. (N. of New Gower St.)
Cody's Lane	N. Linscott St. (Freshwater Rd. to Merrymeeting Rd.)
Coefield's Lane	W. from James St.
Collier's (Brewery) Lane	Factory Lane
Commercial Building (Old)	S. side Duckworth St. (E. of McBride's Hill)
Conduit Lane	Parallel bet. Duckworth and Water Sts. (orig. from McBride's Hill to War Memorial)
Congregational St.	Chapel St.
Cook's Hill (Hunt's Lane)	Water St. W. of Temperance St.
Cookstown	Area at top of Long's Hill
Cottage Farm	N. side Quidi Vidi Lake
Courting Lane (St.)	Wickford St.
Covel's Lane	Off Duckworth St. (Vic. War Memorial)
Cress St.	Off N. side of Duckworth St.
Crop Rd.	Off Newtown Rd. (Vic. Goodridge St.)
Cuddihy's Lane (River)	Off N. side New Gower ST. (E. of Barter's Hill)
Cumming St.	King's Rd. To Colonial St. (N. of Gower St.)
Dammerill's Lane	Off S.E. side Adelaide St. (N. of New Gower. Site of City Hall)
Darby's-O'Gallivan's	Vic. Brazil Sq. and Casey St.
Darkuse's (Roopes) Rooms	General area of Waldegrave St. to E. of Bishop's Cove
Darling St. (Old)	Bond St. (King's Rd. to Cochrane St.)
Deady's Lane	E. of Brazil's Sq. (Leading from N. Side New Gower St. to Casey St.)
Diamond March Rd.	Vic Brookfield and Heavy Tree Rds.
Dogstown	Off Duckworth St. E.
Doolan's Rd.	Freshwater Rd. E. (to Harvey Rd.)
Dowling's Pond	Vic. Blackmarsh Rd.
Dover's Hill	Robinson's Hill
Dreeland's Well Rd.	Brazil Sq. and Casey St.
Duggan St.	Off S.E. Side Flower Hill (Nr. New Gower)
Duggin's Gully	Bonaventure Ave. at Mayor Ave.
Duke of York St.	Duckworth St. 120 ft E. of Cochrane (N. to corner of Cochrane & Gower)
Dunscomb's (Pour's) Bridge	Between Duckworth St. E. and Signal Hill Rd. (nr. Top Temperance St.)
Dunscomb's Rd	Vicinity of Old Placentia Rd.
East St.	Bond St. (E. of Bannerman St)
Edgell's (Capt) Farm	Top Gooseberry Lane. Vic Confederation Building
Electric Ave (St. )	Flavin St.
Elford's (Colonel) Plantation	Vic Quidi Vidi and Signal Hill Rds.
The Exchange	S. side Duckworth St. (opp Victoria St.)
Father Walsh's Hill	From Queen's Rd to Military Rd. E. of top of Victoria St. (now a park)
Fergus Place	Duggan St.
Finn's Lane	Off W. side Adelaide St. (N. of New Gower)
Flower Hill Firebreak	Springdale St. (Water to LeMarchant)
Flowerhill St.	Flower Hill
Foote's Lane	Alexander St.
Fortune's (Webber's) Field	Off Hamilton Ave.
Fort Waldegrave (Old)	S. side Duckworth St. at Devon Row
Fowler's Rd	Off Empire Ave.
Freshwater	Rennie's River
Friendly Hall	Portugal Cove Rd. (nr. Gooseberry Lane)
Frog Marsh	Water St. E. of Prescott St.
Funny Lane	Scanlan's Lane (E. of Nfld. Museum)
Gallagher's (Galgay's) Range	Water St. (Alexander St. to Victoria Pk)
Gallow's Hill	Junct. Queen's Rd. and Duckworth St.
Gambier St. (Old)	Duckworth to Water (E. of Holloway St.)
Gas Works Firebreak	Lower Patrick St.
Georgetown Rd.	Hayward Ave
Gill's Field	Monkstown Rd. at Fleming St.
Gilmour St.	Off new Gower, E. of Flower Hill (area of City Hall development)
Gorman's Lane	Off Barnes Rd. (opp. Barnes Pl.)
Government House Sq.	King's Bridge Rd. (Lane to Gov. House)
Governor's Wharf	Clift's-Baird's Cove
Grace's Rd.	Off Freshwater Rd.
Granny Bate's Hill	Bates Hill
Greenlaw's Plantation	Vic. Portugal Cove Rd. (sometimes spelled Greenland's)
Gregory Lane	S. side Duckworth St. to Water St. (opp. Victoria St.)
Grove Farm (Golden Grove)	John Williams - N. Side of Boulevard (Vic. Pleasantville Ave.)
Haggerty's Lane	Haggerty St.
Hawthorn Cottage	E. side of Carter's Hill
Hill (Samuel Plantation)	S. side Water St. (opp. Hill o' Chips)
Hogan's Farm	Newtown Rd. (vic. Belvedere Cemetery)
Hog Island Room	N.E. side Quidi Vidi Gut
Horse Gully Farm	On Winter Ave.
Horton's Plantation	S. side Water St. (opp. McMurdo's Lane)
Hospital Lane	N. from Water St. (W. side Victoria Park)
Hospital Park	Victoria Park
Hospital Road	Bannerman Rd.
Hudson's (Ships' Room) Cove	Opp. Prescott St.
Hunt's Lane (Cook's Hill)	Duckworth to Water St. (W. of Temperance St.)
Hutching's Plantation	Vic. Waldegrave St.
Irwin Rd.	Prince Philip Parkway (Allandale Rd. to Westerland Rd.)
James St.	Mullock St.
James St.	Off S. side Carter's Hill (site of City Hall garage)
James St.	Carew St.
Jersey Cottage (Pinkham's Farm)	Near Waterford Bridge
Job's Bridge	Long Bridge
Job's Cove	Hunter's Cove
Job's Lane	Job St.
Johny's Hill	N. end Monkstown Rd. (leading from Circular Rd. To Carpasian Rd.)
Keen's hill	Prescott St.
Kennedy's Lane	Off Freshwater Rd.
Kenny's Lane	Same as Duke of York St.
Kent St.	Sailsbury St.
Kerry Lane	S. side Water St. (opp. West End Post Office)
Kickham's Lane	Holloway St.
Kimberley Row	Junct. Henry St. and Dick's Sqr.
King's Bridge Hill	King's Bridge Rd. (S. of Empire Ave)
King's Wharf	Gill's Cove (opp. War Memorial)
Kitchin Place	S.W. side Job St. (Bet. Water St. & Plank Rd.)
Lady's Ship Room	E. side Queen St.
Lang's Lane	Off Queen's Rd. W.
Lamb's Lane	Off Freshwater Rd. W.
Larkin's Sq.	Off Hamilton Ave (below Carnell St.)
Law's Lane	Vic. Signal Hill
Lazy Bank	Pleasant St.
Lime Kiln Hill	Lime St.
Lindbergh Castle	Mt. Scio Rd. (later moved to Castle Rennie)
Lion's Hill	Possibly Southside and Blackhead Rds.
Lion (Bake House) Sq.	Off N. side New Gower on Cuddihy's Lane (E. of Barter's Hill ) City Hall Site
Livinston's Farm	N. end Monkstown Rd.
Llewelly Grounds	On Forest Rd. (nr. Anglican Cemetery)
Long Pond Rd. (old)	From Carpasian Rd. up E. side Smithville Cres. To Long Pond Bridge on Parkway
Love Lane	From Rennie's Bridge W. along riverbank into Pine Bud Ave. to Allandale
Low Back Car Rd	City Terrace - open to traffic on Duckworth St.
Lower Path	Water St.
MacKie St.	Monroe St
Maddock's (Maddox) Lane	Ayre's Cove and McBride's Hill
Maggotty Cove	E. end of Water St. area
Marine Parade (Promenade)	S. side Water St. (Long Bridge to op. Alexander St.)
Market House Hill	Court House Steps
Marsh Hill	King's Rd.
McBride's Cove	Ayre's Cove and McBride's Hill
McCalman's (McCallum's) Lane	McMurdo's Lane
McCarthy's (McLarty's) Lane	Lower Prescott St. (or St. John's Lane)
McCowan St.	Quidi Vidi Rd. to lake
Meeting House Lane	Victoria St.
Merchant's Block	Water St. E. of McMurdo's Lane
Mill Bridge	Ft. Mill Lane (over Waterford River)
Mill Dam Lane	Mill Lane
Monday's Pond Rd.	Mundy Pond Rd. and St Clare Ave.
Moore St.	Off S.W. side Carter's Hill (site of City Hall parking garage)
Moreton's (Moultan's) Lane	Same as Duke of York St.
Morley's Marsh Rd.	Shaw St.
Mount Cochrane	Mount Pearl Agricultural Station
Mount Ken	S. side Kenmount Rd. W.
Murphy Ave	Anthony Avenue
Murphy's Field	Off Gower St. E (behind Military Rd.)
Murphy's Range	S. side LeMarchant Rd. (W. Cookstown Rd.)
Musgrave Terrace	N. side Gower St. (E. of Cochrane St.)
Norrice Rd.	Vic. New Gower St.
North River	Waterford River (also Big Castor)
North Street	Bannerman St. N. of Bond St.
Northwest St.	Colonial St. N. of Bond St.
Notre Dame St.	Off N. side New Gower - W. of upper Adelaide St. (city Hall area)
Nunnery Lane	Holloway St. (N. of Duckworth St.)
Oak St.	Hammel St.
Old-chapel Lane	From Henry St. To City Terrace
Old Topsail Rd.	Kenmount Road
O'Neill's Lane	Linscott St.
Ordnance Wharf	Opp. Hill o' Chips
Ordnance Yard	Duckworth St. (Bet Ordnance and Wood Sts.)
Oxenham Rd.	Vic Aldershot St.
Palk's Hill	Old Topsail Rd. from Crossroads
Pancake (Pankham) Lane	Possibly Catherdral St. and/or Market House Hill
Parsley Bed	Water St. W. opp. Alexander St.
Parsons Lane	Water St. (Between Telegram steps and Scanlan's Lane)
Patrick's Pinch	Probably Cochrane's pinch
Penny's Lane	From Prescott St. to King's Rd.
Plank Rd.	Deanery Ave. (from Patrick to Job Sts.)
Playhouse Hill	Queen's Rd. from Long's Hill to New Gower St.
Pleasant St. North	Campbell Ave
Plum St.	Aldershot St.
Pokeham Path	Hamilton Ave
Poor House Lane	Sudbury St.
Pope St.	Off S.W. side Barter's Hill, N. of New Gower St. (area W. of City Hall)
Pour's (Dunscomb's) Bridge	Between Duckworth St. and Signal Hill Rd. (nr. Top Temperance St.)
Pour's Hill	Charter Ave.
Portugal Cove Rd. (Old)	Winter Ave. to Portugal Cove Rd.
Powers Court (11 houses)	Off N. side Signal Hill Rd. (opp. Walsh's Sq.)
Powder House Field	Junct. Monkstown and Rennie's Mill Rds.
Princess Cove	Water St. E. (Vic. Temperance St.)
Pringles Bridge	From Rennie's Mill Rd. to Robinson's Hill over Rennie's River
Pringlesdale	Pringle Place
Promenade (Marine Parade)	Water St. W. from Job's Bridge to opp. Alexander St.
Public Wharf, The	Clift's-Baird's Cove
Quan's (Quin's) Rd.	Off Old Topsail Rd. (W. of cemetery)
Queen's Bridge	N. end King's Bridge Rd. (opp. Foot of Kenna's Hill)
Rankin's Lane	Cairo St.
Rennie's Cove	Steer's Cove
Ridge Rd.	Included London Rd.
Riverside	McGrath property s. side Elizabeth Ave. (bet Long Pond Rd. and Rennie's River)
Riverside Drive	Empire Ave.
Rd. Across Barrens to Freshwater	Renie's Mill Rd.
Rd. to Allandale	Bonaventure Ave
Rd. to Wakeham's Farm	Pennywell Rd.
Rd. to Quidi Vidi	Plymouth Rd.
Robinson's Farm	Virginia Water(s)
Rocky Lane	Power St. (N. end above Patrick St.)
Rocky Rd.	Prince of Wales St.
Rogerson's Meadow	Nr. Casey St.
Roman Catholic Cemetery (Old)	S.E. side foot of Long's Hill
Rostellan Rd.	Originally from junct. Long Pond and Rennie's Mill Rds. (along E. bank of river)
Rotten Row (Pye Corner)	Prince's St. to Waldegrave St.
Roupes Plantation	Waldegrave St. to Queen St. area
St. Bon's College Farm	Area of Maple and Stoneyhouse Sts.
St. Patrick St.	S. part Patrick St.
Sclater's Corner	Water St. opp. Queen St. (W. side of Stewart's Cove)
Scanlan's Lane	Duckworth St. to Water St. (opp. Cathedral St.)
Scotland Row	W. side Church Hill
Sebastian St.	Off W. side Barter's Hill N. of New Gower St.
Shamrock Field	N.E. corner Newtown and Merrymeeting Rds.
Sheenan's (Sheehan's) Shute	Factory Lane
Sheenan (Sheehan) St.	Forest Ave
Simms Lane	Portugal Cove Rd. (nr. Junct. New Cove)
Simms St.	Off W. side Adelaide St. N. of New Gower St. (City Hall area)
Skerrett's (Gen.) Plantation	S. side Military Rd. to Gower St.
Slinking Path	S. end Quidi Vidi Rd. (behind Ft. William)
Soldier's path	S. Freshwater and E. LeMarchant Rds
Solomon's Lane	Same as Gregory Lane
South St.	Bannerman St. S. of Bond St.
Southwest St.	Colonial St. S. of Bond St.
Spruce St.	Cairo St.
Stephen St.	Off New Gower St. W. of Barter's Hill
Stewart's Cove	S. side Water St. (opp Queen St.)
Stone Cutter's yard	Water St. W. of Cochrane St. (site of Sir Humphrey Gilbert Bldg)
Strawberry Marsh Rd. (Old)	Long Pond Rd.
Stream Ken	Leary's Brook
Street's Farm	Newtown Rd. (Vic. Belvedere)
Studdy's Lane	Henry St.
Talbot's Farm	Portugal Cove Rd.
Tank Lane	See Cuddihy's Lane
Tarahan's (Tarahin's ) Town	Area bounded by Queen's Rd., Prescott St., Gower St. and Cathedral St.
Tasker Terrace	Duckworth St. (poss. City Terrace)
Tessier Place	Off Carter's Hill
Theatre Hill	Queen's Rd. from foot of Long's Hill to junct. New Gower St.
Thomas St.	N. side Water St. (E. of Springdale St.)
Thompson's Field	Thompson Place
Thompson St.	Brazil St. (S. of LeMarchant Rd.)
Thorburn Lane	Bennett's Lane
Tubrid's Town	Area of Barnes Rd.
Twysden St.	Off W. side Adelaide St. N. of New Gower St. (City Hall area)
Union Terrace	Barnes Rd.
Upper Long Pond Rd.	Bonaventure Ave. (Fleming St. to Elizabeth Ave)
Upper Path	Duckworth St.
Vinnicomb's Hill	Signal Hill Rd.
Voy's Lane (15 families)	George St. to New Gower St. in middle of block between Queen and Waldegrave Sts.
Wakeham's Hill	Area Queen's Rd. W. (poss. Theatre Hill)
Walnut St.	Winchester St.
Walsh's Town	S. side Signal Hill Rd. (area Walsh's Sq.)
Watering Cove	Hunter's Cove
Waterford Place	Off Waterford Bridge Rd.
Webber's (Fortune's) Field	Vic. Hamilton Ave.
West St.	Bond St. from Bannerman to Colonial Sts.
Western Ave.	Warbury St.
Weston St.	Vic. Carter's Hill
Whiteway's Ave	Riverview Ave
Widow Bevil's Bridge	Poss. Junct. Duckworth and Prescott Sts.
Wigmore Gully Rd	Oxen Pond Rd.
Wilcott's Lane	S. side Gower St. (just E. of Cathedral St.)
Wildcat Hill	Area Ft. William (poss. Ordnance St.)
William St.	Cabot St.
William's Lane	Ran from Wickford St. to Water St. (present lane is only south end)
Willow St.	Malta St.
Woods Range	Water St. (E. of Temperance St.)
Yellow Marsh Rd.	Freshwater Rd. (N. of Merrymeeting Rd.)

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