"The Lagan Vale Estate Brick and Terracotta Works Limited, of which Colonel the Right Hon. R.D.G. Sharman-Crawford, D.L. is chairman, has just paid an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum" in the Northern Whig - Friday 21 January 1921.
A reasonable surmise would suggest these streets which were built on the site or close to Lagan Vale Estate Brick and Terracotta Works take their name from the first part of the Sharman-Crawford surname. Colonel Robert Sharman-Crawford (1853-1934) was the grandson of Mabel Crawford of Crawfordsburn and William Sharman of Moira, who adopted the surname Sharman Crawford by royal licence. Robert served in the 16th Lancers. He inherited interests in the Beamish & Crawford Brewery in Cork from his mother Alicia in 1889. Two years later, on the death of his father, he inherited the Crawfordsburn estate. He become a Unionist politician after retiring from the Army in 1898. He was elected Member of Parliament for East Belfast, 1914-18, and for Mid-Down 1921-22. He was an associate of Lord Edward Carson and played a major role in the Ulster Volunteer Force. He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland, 1921-34.
"Read letter, dated 15th inst., from the Lagan Vale Estate Brick & Terra Cotta Works, Ltd., renewing their application for the approval of proposed names of new streets on their property situate off Stranmillis Road. The Committee having re-considered the matter, it was resolved – That the names submitted be approved, viz., Sharman Road, Lucerne Parade, Prince Edward Park, Geneva Gardens, and Penge Gardens". (16th June 1925)
The Sharman Crawfords of Crawfordsburn at Bangor Historical Society