Edgestones

[Ponytail]

Are these Kerb Edges being placed? Edgestones to prevent damage to buildings? Or am I up the wrong path? 

Sections of Division Street and Balm Green, 1826. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04095&pos=118&action=zoom&id=34426

Refers to Division Street, Chumleys Corner, Burgess Street, fish shop Woodland Corner, Spurles Corner and Wakefields Corner.

[Ponytail]

Is this the same sort of thing as previous post or are they just measuring the road out?

Section of land near Broad Lane. Not dated.

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04051&pos=128&action=zoom&id=57011

 

St George’s Square. Section near Broad Lane, for St George’s Church, 1806. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04054&pos=129&action=zoom&id=61724

 

St George’s Square. Section across the lower street in Broad Lane for St George’s Churchyard, 1806. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04053&pos=130&action=zoom&id=62214

 

[Ponytail]

Shows Edgestones Jessop Street & South Street. 

Improvements in South Street, Coalpit Lane, Balm Green and Hereford Street, with a selection of part of South Street and Jessop Street, 1825. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc04251&pos=2&action=zoom&id=105413

Marked: South Street [The Moor], road from Manchester, Younge Street [Young Street], Bennets Lane [Bennett Lane], Hereford Street, [Jail, Fail, Tail Street?], Bright Street, Cumberland [Street], Jessop Street, T. Holy's garden [Holy Green], Earl Street, Rockingham Street, Landers Lane, Duke Street, Carver Street, Ward Street, Porter Lane, Union Street, Sugar House, Furnival Street, Coalpit Lane, Burgess Street, Cross Street, Pinston Street [Pinstone Street], St Paul's, Charles Street, Norfolk Street, Balm Green, Far Gate, an Division Street.