Following from my earlier post, I think this is the URL:
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
Quote from BBC web site. I haven't taken it any further, but it might be of use to
somebody:
"Amateur historians can now trawl through information dating back to 1750 as local
directories from England and Wales go online. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3740732.stm
Cheers,
Malcolm