Here's a sunny spot - Coney Court, Brigg, which takes its name from the fact that the rabbit fur trade was carried out here in centuries past.
Brigg people, and visitors, are going to be seeing more of this cul-de-sac. For once North Lincolnshire Council proceeds with knocking down the old market stall storage building on nearby Cary Lane, it will open up more of Coney Court to full public view.
Brigg and District Servicemen's Club (left of picture) is not far short of its 100th anniversary.
There's been a chip shop/restaurant (right of picture) in Coney Court for decades.
At the far end, through the archway, the old courtyard opens onto the Market Place.
However, there's no vehicular exit at the other (northern) end of Coney Court - just the side of Wilko's store.
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Nah! There is no evidence to associate Coney Ct. to the rabbit fur trade, apart from its name.
It's name change, like other thoroughfares in Brigg, circa 1870. Quipp's Lane changed to Market Lane; The Butchery to Elwes St, while Nicholson Court became Coney Ct.
Over the centuries, various censuses and trade directories indicate the a number of people were occasionally employed in the fur trade. Morley, as in Morley Yard (notice no 's) was a fur trader, but there is no evidence whatsoever that the fur trade was concentrated in Coney Ct. Indeed, by 1870, there were more clock makers in Brigg than the number of people occupied in the fur trade.
I believe Nick Lyons, a retired history teacher at SJN and author of Brigg's Passageways and Alleys, also suggests there is no proof to relate Coney Ct to the rabbit fur industry....and, similarly, there is little evidence to indicate that Brigg's fur trade was a significant industry about the town.
Nah! There is no evidence to associate Coney Ct. to the rabbit fur trade, apart from its name.
It's name change, like other thoroughfares in Brigg, circa 1870. Quipp's Lane changed to Market Lane; The Butchery to Elwes St, while Nicholson Court became Coney Ct.
Over the centuries, various censuses and trade directories indicate the a number of people were occasionally employed in the fur trade. Morley, as in Morley Yard (notice no 's) was a fur trader, but there is no evidence whatsoever that the fur trade was concentrated in Coney Ct. Indeed, by 1870, there were more clock makers in Brigg than the number of people occupied in the fur trade.
I believe Nick Lyons, a retired history teacher at SJN and author of Brigg's Passageways and Alleys, also suggests there is no proof to relate Coney Ct to the rabbit fur industry....and, similarly, there is little evidence to indicate that Brigg's fur trade was a significant industry about the town.
Brigg does have a wide and colourful history...from the Bronze Age to a Civil War skirmish in the Market Place to the Dutch influence on architecture about the town..
Refer to Brigg Wikipedia for a good accurate account of Brigg.
While most folks casually say that Brigg's fairs and markets originate from King John's Charter, primary evidence indicates the fairs/markets were already thriving in Brigg some 20 years earlier.
There is some fur trade associated evidence relating to human urine being transported from Hull. This naturally occurring chemical commodity was used extensive in, for example, felt making..and Humber urine was regarded as a fine vintage and was in great demand.
It would be interesting to establish whether any of the Brigg stuff was shipped to Hull for the coastal traffic of the sailing ships.
As an aside, many felt makers and hatters did go mad....hence, as mad as a hatter.
One so-called cure for STD's was direct injections of mercury, which, in-turn contaminated the barrels of urine...and if it gets into the human system adversely affects the brain...
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