Redan - Place Names

Place Names

At the time of the Crimean War, several public houses in Britain adopted the name. The Redan Inn (now The Quarterdeck) in North Berwick shared its name with the famous hole on the golf course, while there is also a Redan Inn in Chilcompton, Somerset. A street in Shepherd's Bush, London is named Redan Street, and the pub on the corner of Queensway and Westbourne Grove, London W2, is named The Redan. Its sign carries an illustration from a Napoleonic era battle. I think this is mistaken. I have looked at this sign carefully and I think it is a Crimean War scene. the flag is British but the defenders appear to be wearing Russian uniform of the mid 19th century. Any engagement between Russians and Napoleonic armies would not have featured a British flag. Pub names like this and the Alma came into prominence after the Crimean War. An area of Maryhill, Glasgow was known as 'The Redan' for many years and there is a closed down pub called 'The Redan' close to this area on Maryhill Road, Glasgow.

The census-designated place of Redan, Georgia was likely named for the redans built in the area during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.

Redan is also a southern suburb of the regional city of Ballarat in central western Victoria, Australia. It was named for the fortifications used during the battle at Sevastopol in the Ukraine during the Crimean War.