Harpurhey, Manchester (Belper/Belker Street)

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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 83 Send Message	Eleanor	Report	11 Oct 2007 15:17
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 83 Send Message	Hi. I am currently researching my Grandfather (b.1918) and have obtained his birth certificate. The place given for where he was born is 'Belper/Belker(?) Street, Harpurhey'. I've tried to find this on the maps but it doesn't show up. Does this street name ring a bell with anyone?
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 852 Send Message	Diane	Report	11 Oct 2007 15:33
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 852 Send Message	There is a Belper St in Ashton Under Lyne which falls in Greater Manchester... Manchester library or museum could probably tell you if the road has subsequently been renamed or changed.
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 1,478 Send Message	Pete	Report	11 Oct 2007 19:09
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 1,478 Send Message	The location of Belper St in Harpurhey is listed in the 1911 Slater's directory on the Historical Directories website The location is decsribed as "84 Conran Street to Sunderland Street." Many of the occupants are listed by house number. (too many to type here!) The street description as mentions that the following roads intersect Belper St. Durham Street, South Side and Llandaff Street. Of course none of may help locate the street! Pete