1865-66 Directory of Belfast and Province of Ulster lists Marsden Villa – “Antrim Road” with one address: “Ross Salter, linen merchant, Donegall Square West”. The minutes of the Town Improvement Committee of Belfast Corporation on 23 May 1894 indicate the naming of Marsden Street and Willowbank Street off the Cavehill Road. “On application of the owners, your Committee have changed the name ‘Flinders street’ to St. Kilda street’ and Marsden street to ‘Marsden gardens’ Marsden Gardens [“That Mr George Alexander of 6 Hopefield Avenue be informed the Committee will have the name Marsden Street changed to Marsden Gardens if he will prepay 5 shillings per sign for changing the name, the street being 55 feet wide between the building points.” Minutes, TIC, 17th November 1897] ” Minutes, Town Improvement Committee, 29 November 1897.