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Old Cheese Lane, Where About's Was It??

Looking to find Old Cheese Lane Bristol, it's down as the place off birth of one of my relatives in 1886, but can't seem to find it anywhere. I think it may of been in the St Phillips part of Bristol.
Can anyone help with this, old maps or even a picture would be fantastic.
Thankyou and keep up the good work on this fantastic site.
Regards Mark
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Re: Old Cheese Lane, Where About's Was It??

Not OLD Cheese Lane but part of Cheese Lane, St Phillips still exists. It is the cul de sac that runs from Narrow Plain (opp, Pip 'n' Jay) to the abuttment of the Temple Way bridge. It's most obvious feature is the redundant shot tower. Older readers may remember the awful smell of the old soap works as they crossed the Temple Way Bridge.

The part of the original Cheese Lane east of Temple Way is now called Avon Street. Cheese Lane was that part of Avon Street from New Kingsley Road to Temple Way.

Upper Cheese Lane was originally that part of New Kingsley Road and Horton Street up to Jubilee Street.