Wellington Lane
Wellington Lane
Here was a varied collection of old cottages when I photographed its east side in 1936. One of these had two storeys and a crow-stepped gable; another had two gables immediately above its ground floor, giving additional accommodation in the roof space. None of these survived the terrible raids of the 27th and 29th April 1942, and since the war the site between here and Ten Bell Lane has been redeveloped with a pleasant housing complex. Text and photographs Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2004 |
Wellington Lane is so-called from the
sign of a beer-house once trading there. The lower part
of the lane, until recently known as Duck Lane, extends
from Pottergate to St Benedict’s Gate and was
originally part of the Regia via sub muros or Way
under the Walls, mentioned in records from the early part
of the fourteenth century.