Just to say that my Great Great Grandfather Edwin Stunell lived in Islingword Street from 1887 -1904 with Ellen Harriett Stunell nee Jefferies. They had all their 8 children here including Lilian Frances Stunell later Dennis. Her eldest sister Ellen Stunell later Rovery was living in Southampton Street at the time of the street party pictured.

My dad Dennis Clarkson converted 8A from a disused laundry to a four storey family house in about 1968/9.
We lived there for a few years before moving to Upper Lewes Road. I remember the Cosham family at number 7, particularly Elaine and Julie.

Does anyone know when the houses were built in this street?

The first significant development in Islingword Street was between 1870 - 1874. Edwin's parents, Henry Stunell and Mary Yeates, were living at 40 Islingword Street at the time of the 1881 census. Maybe one of the first families to live in Islingword Streeet.

The first significant development in Southampton Street was between 1865 - 69. Henry and Mary were living at 1 Southampton Street in the 1871 census. Therefore probably the Stunells were one of the first residents to Southampton Street.

Thank you Mary for making me look at my notes otherwise I would not have come across these facts.

I can now imagine the Stunells living in Southamton Street whilst the work was going on in Islingword Street.

I know Islingword Street and Islingword Road were named after Islingword Furlong in Hilly Laine and there was an Islingword Cottage before that - but who, or what was Islingword?

Islingword Street. My dad lived there in the 30s. The Phillips family, he was the youngest in a large family, times were hard in them days. He was left to get on with it. They called his mum the oxo queen because that was all they got to eat or drink on some days. The hard times have left their mark on him today.  He told me that one day he and his brother went down to Queens Park where the Canadians were prepareing for D-Day and they nicked a couple of 303 rifles. Their dad found them under their bed the next day, my dad told me he and his brother got the hardest belting of their lives.  The rifles - they disappeared, only to resurface in the 70s in the Evening Argus. Some chap was digging in his garden in Islingworth Street and had found them. Old grandad had driven them into the ground with a hammer, barrel first and the rusted relics had finally turned up to reveal grandad's hiding place.

My Great Grandfather is living in 59 Southampton Street according to 1901 census - his occupation Caretaker, Board School - does anyone have any idea if this school still exists or what it's name might have been and the exact location?