Norman Road

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A void under the road led to a large portion of the roadway collapsing, fortunately just after a horse-drawn carriage had passed over the stretch in November 1866. A great cloud of vapour was seen behind the carriage and upon examination, the sink-hole had been caused by a failed public drain washing away a large amount of soil infill^[1].

Renumbering[edit]

This road was renumbered .^[2] at least twice between 1861 and 1881. Prior to 1871, the road was numbered consecutively. By 1871, this had changed to odds on the north side and evens on the south (possibly coincidentally with the incorporation of Lavatoria). By 1881, Norman Road West and East had been merged - the houses on the former north side of the 'West' portion being numbered starting at 33. As a result, what was Number 1 Norman Road West prior to 1861 remained as number 1 in 1871, number 2 moved to the opposite side of the road. By 1881, this had changed as per the following table:

North Side

pre 1871	1871-1881	post 1881
1	1	33
2	3	35
3	5	37
. . .
17		69^[3]

South Side:

pre 1871	1871-1881	post 1881
??	2	32
??	4	34
??	6	36

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