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Ellis Street, 28 Burnt Tree Lane, White's 1837 (no mention of Port Mahon but directory entries kept very short.)

The view from 1845 says its one of these :

Ellis Street

all are Port Mahon.

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Port Mahon, Netherthorpe, White's 1837 (though known back as far as 1787).

The view from 1845 says its one of these :

Port Mahon

all are Port Mahon.

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St Philips Road, Netherthorpe and St Philips Terrace, Watery Street as listed in White's 1837.

The view from 1845 says its one of these :

St Philips Road (low numbers)

all are Port Mahon.

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Watery Lane, Netherthorpe and Watery Street, Infirmary Road, White's 1837

The view from 1845 says its one of these :

Watery Street

all are Port Mahon.

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Wentworth Place, Portmahon

and Wentworth Street and Terrace, Upperthorpe Road, White's 1837.

The view from 1845 says its one of these :

Wentworth Place

all are Port Mahon.

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Where does this name come from, and how do I pronounce it please ? "Port Mawn" ??

In my family it was always referred to as " Put Me On ".

The only aspect of Put Me On I can remember was the open green painted iron gent's urinal that stood in the middle of the street.

Just like the one in "Ello Ello" that was demolished by Gruubers little tank.

HD

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I did think that Port Mahon may have named after a Napoleonic event, but looking at Portobello Street may have been out by a mere 100 yrs ish,

here,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mahon

and here,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_Porto_Bello

might still be wrong.

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In my family it was always referred to as " Put Me On ".

The only aspect of Put Me On I can remember was the open green painted iron gent's urinal that stood in the middle of the street.

Just like the one in "Ello Ello" that was demolished by Gruubers little tank.

HD

There were also a horse trough and a telephone box at the side of the " iron duke "

The girls used to dare one another to run through the urinal and out the other end.

Some of them did it but I can't put my hand up to being one of them. :o

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