"That the application of Mr James Thompson Secretary to the Sorella Trust, the street leading from Grosvenor Street to Dunville Street be named Sorella Street". (28th December 1887).
Sorella Street named after the “Sorella Trust“ set up which was set up by William Dunville in memory of his unmarried sister Sarah (1817-1863). The word “sorella” is the Italian word for “sister”. “The initial aim of the trust was to improve the houses of the working classes and this was achieved by building better houses in the Grosvenor Road area.” (Murphy, 2012).