Place Names of Calne: Luckett Way

Luckett Way
Luckett's portrait hangs with his follow
mayors in the Calne Town Hall.Luckett Way, built in the 1960s, honours Henry Augustus Luckett, the Mayor of Calne for 1875[1].

He is listed as a draper on Calne's Church Street, in the 1855 and 1875 Post Office Directory. He's also listed as a draper in the 1867 and 1889 editions of Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire.

In his will of 1897, Luckett gave an income of £100 for the benefit of the women living in the almshouse at Christmas, in 1904 £2 4s was spent on coal for them[2].


References:
[1] Marsh, A., 1903. A HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH AND TOWN OF CALNE. 1st ed. London: HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LTD.
[2] Calne: Charities for the poor | British History Online. 2019. Calne: Charities for the poor | British History Online. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol17/pp114-116#anchorn2 . [Accessed 04 February 2019].