MARCIA ROAD
Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 8:52 am
Why ‘Marcia’? it was named after the mother of Charles Rolls, founder of the Rolls-Royce cars company, and a pioneering aviator until he was killed in his plane in 1909.The Rolls family owned extensive lands in the area, nearby Hendre Road was named after the Rolls’ family’s home just outside of Monmouth, Wales.
Penry Street, that links Marcia Road and Old Kent Road (used to be called Northampton Street) but, at some point, was named after “an important religious dissident in the time of Elizabeth I who was taken to the gallows – opposite Tesco – where there was also a gibbet to hang up dead people as an example to potential sinners and heretics
Penry Street, that links Marcia Road and Old Kent Road (used to be called Northampton Street) but, at some point, was named after “an important religious dissident in the time of Elizabeth I who was taken to the gallows – opposite Tesco – where there was also a gibbet to hang up dead people as an example to potential sinners and heretics