Mayo Road Quiz

Read the article on Mayo Road. Then do the following quiz.

1. In which year were properties 1‑6 Mayo Road built?

2. Who built the houses numbered 1‑6 Mayo Road?

3. On what side of Mayo Road is the short terrace of two‑storey houses with canted bays located?

4. What are the house numbers of the terrace of three‑storey houses on the east side of Mayo Road?

5. Which architects or designers are credited with nos. 7‑13 Mayo Road?

6. In what year were nos. 14 & 15 Mayo Road built?

7. What large business was located at no. 6 Mayo Road?

8. The 1891 census for Mayo Road shows how many laundresses living in the street?

9. Which number on Mayo Road is listed in the 1891 census as the address of the rural postman whose daughters were laundresses?

10. What is the modern development that replaced the laundry at no. 6 Mayo Road in the mid‑1980s?

11. What unusual paving material is noted as surviving in Mayo Road (and the street’s kerbs) in the article?

12. The street connects which two roads?

13. What community activities have taken place in Mayo Road since the closure of the junction with Richmond Road in 2003?

14. Which junction’s ivy overgrowth is specifically cited as a challenge for community clean‑ups in Mayo Road?

15. What distinguishes the houses on the terrace 1‑5 Mayo Road, in terms of date and builder?

16. What did the Victoria Inn at Mayo Road later become, and when did that closure occur?

17. How many flats are now in the Mayo  Court development?

1. Properties 1‑6 Mayo Road were built in 1879.

2. The houses numbered 1‑6 were built by Scrace and German.

3. The short terrace of two‑storey houses with canted bays is on the west side of Mayo Road.

4. The terrace of three‑storey houses on the east side of Mayo Road are nos. 7‑13.

5. Nos. 7-13 were designed by Stenning and Denman date from 1880.

6. Nos. 14 & 15 Mayo Road were built in 1881 by Stenning and Denman.

7. The Mayo Laundry.

8. The 1891 census shows five laundresses living in the street.

9. Number 5 Mayo Road is listed as the address of the rural postman whose daughters were laundresses.

10. The modern development replacing the laundry at no. 6 Mayo Road in the mid‑1980s is Mayo Court.

11. Surviving unusual paving material includes original granite setts and kerbs.

12. Mayo Road connects Richmond Road with Princes Road.

13. Street play and social gatherings such as street parties have taken place on Mayo Road, especially during festivals such as halloween.

14. The junction with Princes Road is cited as having ivy overgrowth challenging community clean-ups.

15. Houses 1‑5 Mayo Road are distinguished by being early two‑storey terraces built by Scrace and German in 1879.

16. The Victoria Inn later became a residential property, closing as a pub in 2010.

17. There are 32 flats in the Mayo Court development.

This page was last updated by Ted on 10-Nov-2025