Lincoln Streets

[ajmac]

Some useless info that is in fact a little sad, as it is the only hint in the City, of the link to the invention and manufacture of the original 'tanks' during the 1st World War.

Lincoln has the following streets all off the main trunk road named after the designer of the tank: Sir William Tritton (who worked for Fosters)

 

Tritton Road. (passes the site of the Fosters Factory - now a retail park:(

Valentine Rd.

Centaur Rd.

Crusader Rd.

Matilda Rd.

Chieftain Way.

 

One wall remains of the Fosters factory, just behind the StarBucks, no sign, nothing at all! Can you imagine the situation if the Tank had been invented in the US, I doubt there would just be a few street names.

 

We do have a tank though, a Female MkII (I think), in the City Museum.

[antarmike]

It is also closely associated with Aviation, Street names include Hampden Close, Lancaster Way, Halifax Close, Stirling Way, Whitley Close, Sunderland Close, Mitchell Avenue, Tudor Road, Vulcan Crescent.

 

Also represented are Airfields, Luton Close, Prestwick Close, Chivenor Close, Staverton Crescent, Kemble Close, Bawtry Close Lyneham Close Elvington Road, Waltham Road, Finningley Road , Benson Crescent, Abingdon Ave, Binbrook Close, Goxhill Close, Winthorpe Close, Metheringham Close, Cosford Close, Mildenhall Drive, Blyton Grove, Silverstone Road, Leconfield Road, Sturgate Close, Brough Close, Blyton Close, Hibaldstow Close, Digby Close, Brooklands Close, Faldingworth Close, Snetterton Close, Kelstern Road, Harlaxton Close, Kirmington Close, Kinloss Close, Boscombe Close, Shawbury Close, Sywell Close, Sandtoft Close, Graveley Close, Langar Close, Wyton Close, Halton Close, Henlow Close, Marham Close.

 

This list is not complete, but gives the idea!

Edited February 7, 2009 by antarmike