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White City was the place which defined the modern Marathon.

The area now called White City was level arable farmfields until 1908, when it was used as the site of the Franco-British Exhibition and the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1909 the exhibition site hosted the Imperial International Exhibition and in 1910, the Japan-British Exhibition. The final two exhibitions to be held there were the Latin-British (1912) and the Anglo-American (1914), which was brought to a premature end by the outbreak of the First World War.

During this period it was known as the Great White City due to the white marble cladding used on the exhibition pavilions, and hence gave its name to this part of Shepherd’s Bush.

The White City Stadium was demolished in 1985 to make way for the BBC White City building. Today, the 1908 Olympics are commemorated with a list of athletes inscribed on the side of the BBC Broadcast Centre Building, and the athletics finish line is marked in the paving outside the building.

The Marathon from these London Olympics played an important part in the development of the modern marathon race. In the early years of competitive international sport, the long distance marathon race did not have a standard set distance. The distance run at the first seven Olympics from 1896 to 1920 varied between 40km and 42.75 km. The starting point of the race at the 1908 Olympics was at Windsor Castle creating a distance of 26 miles 385 yards to the finishing line at White City stadium. In 1921 this was adopted as the standard distance.

To house the growing population of Shepherd’s Bush, a five-storey housing estate was built in the late 1930s, which also took the name of the White City. Streets were named after countries that had featured in the exhibitions.

White City tube station was opened on 23 November 1947, replacing the earlier Wood Lane station. Its construction started after 1938 and had been scheduled for completion by 1940, but the Second World War delayed its opening for another seven years.

The architectural design of the station won an award at the Festival of Britain and a commemorative plaque recording this is attached to the building to the left of the main entrance.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Born here
Susan Wright   
Added: 16 Sep 2017 22:42 GMT   

Ada Crowe, 9 Bramley Mews
My Great Grandmother Ada Crowe was born in 9 Bramley Mews in 1876.

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Lived here
Norman Norrington   
Added: 28 Dec 2020 08:31 GMT   

Blechynden Street, W10
I was born in Hammersmith Hospital (Ducane Rd) I lived at 40 Blecynden Street from birth in 1942 to 1967 when I moved due to oncoming demolition for the West way flyover.
A bomb fell locally during the war and cracked one of our windows, that crack was still there the day I left.
It was a great street to have grown up in I have very fond memories of living there.



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john ormandy   
Added: 20 Mar 2021 17:30 GMT   

Blechynden Street, W10
Went to school St Johns with someone named Barry Green who lived in that St. Use to wait for him on the corner take a slow walk an end up being late most days.

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Lived here
Norman Norrington   
Added: 8 Jun 2021 08:08 GMT   

Blechynden Street, W10
Lived here #40 1942-1967

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Lived here
David James Bloomfield   
Added: 13 Jul 2021 11:54 GMT   

Hurstway Street, W10
Jimmy Bloomfield who played for Arsenal in the 1950s was brought up on this street. He was a QPR supporter as a child, as many locals would be at the time, as a teen he was rejected by them as being too small. They’d made a mistake

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Blue Peter Garden The original garden, adjacent to Television Centre, was designed by Percy Thrower in 1974.
Dimco Buildings The Dimco Buildings housed the earliest (extant) example of an electricity generating station built for the London Underground.
Franco-British Exhibition In 1908, the Franco-British Exhibition was constructed over a 140-acre site at White City in London.
Kenilworth Castle The Kenilworth Castle was a post-war pub in Notting Dale.
Postcode This is a postcode centred at latitude 51.513, longitude -0.217
Ridler’s Tyre Yard Ridler’s Tyres was situated in a part of Blechynden Street which no longer exists
Television Centre Television Centre is a complex in White City that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013.
White City bus station White City bus station serves the Westfield London shopping centre.
White City Place White City Place is the name given to the collection of buildings formerly known as BBC Media Village.
White City Place White City Place is a collection of buildings previously known as BBC Media Village.
White City Stadium White City Stadium was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, and hosted the finish of the first modern marathon.
Wood Lane (1914) Wood Lane - apparently London’s "go-to" station.

NEARBY STREETS
Abercrombie House, W12 Abercrombie House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)
Adelaide Grove, W12 Adelaide Grove is named after a local pub (White City)
Aldbourne Road, W12 Aldbourne Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Ansleigh Place, W11 Ansleigh Place is an ex mews to the west of Notting Dale (Notting Dale)
Ariel Way, W12 Ariel Way connects White City bus station with Shephard’s Bush (Shepherds Bush)
Arthur Court, W10 Arthur Court is a block on Silchester Road (Notting Dale)
Auckland House, W12 Auckland House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)
Australia Road, W12 Australia Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Aycliffe Road, W12 Aycliffe Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Baird House, W12 Baird House is located on South Africa Road (White City)
Banstead Court, W12 Banstead Court is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Barandon Street, W11 Barandon Street connected Lancaster Road with Latimer Road station (Notting Dale)
Bard Road, W10 Bard Road lies in the area of London W10 near to Latimer Road station (Notting Dale)
Bathurst House, W12 Bathurst House is a block on Australia Road (White City)
Batman Close, W12 Batman Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Bentinck House, W12 Bentinck House is sited on Lawrence Close (White City)
Blaxland House, W12 Blaxland House is a building on India Way (White City)
Blechynden Street, W10 Blechynden Street is now a tiny street in the vicinity of Latimer Road station, W10 (Notting Dale)
Bloemfontein Road, W12 Bloemfontein Road is one of the main roads of the White City Estate (White City)
Bramble Gardens, W12 Bramble Gardens is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Bramley Mews, W10 Bramley Mews become part of a redelevopment of the area north of Latimer Road station in the 1960s (Notting Dale)
Bramley Road, W11 Bramley Road is the street in which Latimer Road station is situated (Notting Dale)
Bramley Road, W11 Bramley Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)
Bronze Walk, W12 Bronze Walk is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)
Bryony Road, W12 Bryony Road was one of the main roads of the 1920s Wormholt Estate (White City)
Calverley Street, W10 Calverley Street, one of the lost streets of W10 is now underneath a motorway slip road (Notting Dale)
Calvert House, W12 Calvert House is sited on Bennelong Close (White City)
Campbell House, W12 Campbell House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)
Canada Way, W12 Canada Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Carteret House, W12 Carteret House is a building on MacKenzie Close (White City)
Centre House, W12 Centre House is a block on Wood Lane (White City)
Champlain House, W12 Champlain House is located on Canada Way (White City)
Charlotte Mews, W10 Charlotte Mews is one of London W10's newer thoroughfares. (Notting Dale)
Charnock House, W12 Charnock House is located on Bloemfontein Road (White City)
Clematis Street, W12 Clematis Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Collingbourne Road, W12 Collingbourne Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Commonwealth Avenue, W12 Commonwealth Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Cornwallis House, W12 Cornwallis House is a building on India Way (White City)
Cumming House, W12 Cumming House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)
Daffodil Street, W12 Daffodil Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Darfield Way, W10 Darfield Way, in the Latimer Road area, was built over a number of older streets as the Westway was built (Notting Dale)
Denham House, W12 Denham House is a block on South Africa Road (White City)
Depot Road, W12 Depot Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Dixon House, W10 Dixon House is a block on Darfield Way (Notting Dale)
Dorando Close, W12 Dorando Close commemorates Dorando Pietri who finished first in the marathon of the 1908 London Olympics but was disqualified for receiving assistance (White City)
Dunraven Road, W12 This is a street in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Durban House, W12 Durban House is a block on Australia Road (White City)
East Mews, W10 East Mews was lost when the Westway was built. It lies partially under the modern Darfield Way (Notting Dale)
Ellerslie Road, W12 Ellerslie Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Erica Street, W12 Erica Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Evesham Street, W11 Evesham Street now runs west from Freston Road (Notting Hill)
Fountain Park Way, W12 Fountain Park Way is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)
Foxglove Path, W12 Foxglove Path is a road in the SE28 postcode area (White City)
Foxglove Street, W12 Foxglove Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Freston Road, W10 Freston Road is a street with quite a history (Notting Dale)
Freston Road, W11 The southern end of Freston Road stretches over into the W11 postcode (Notting Hill)
Frey House, W12 Frey House is sited on Australia Road (White City)
Frinstead House, W10 Frinstead House is a block on Freston Road (Notting Dale)
Galloway Road, W12 Galloway Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Garden House, W12 Garden House is a block on Dorando Close (White City)
Hastings House, W12 Hastings House is a block on Australia Road (White City)
Havelock Close, W12 Havelock Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Hemlock Road, W12 Hemlock Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Hemlock Road, W3 Hemlock Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (White City)
Hilary Road, W12 Hilary Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Hudson Close, W12 Hudson Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Hunt Close, W11 Hunt Close is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)
Hurstway Street, W10 Hurstway Street ran from Barandon Street to Blechynden Street (Notting Dale)
Hurstway Walk, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Dale)
India Way, W12 India Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
India Way, W12 A street within the W12 postcode (White City)
Joslings Close, W12 Joslings Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Kingsnorth House, W10 Kingsnorth House is a block on Silchester Road (Notting Dale)
Latimer Mews, W10 (Notting Dale)
Latimer Road, W10 Latimer Road was named after Edward Latymer who endowed land for the funding of Hammersmith’s Latymer school in the early 17th century (Notting Dale)
Lawrence Close, W12 Lawrence Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Light House, W12 Light House is sited on Wood Lane (White City)
Lilac Street, W12 Lilac Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Lockton Street, W11 Lockton Street, just south of Latimer Road station is so insignificant that nary a soul know’s it’s there (Notting Dale)
Lugard House, W12 Lugard House is a block on Batman Close (Shepherds Bush)
Macfarlane Place, W12 Macfarlane Place - a road with two lifetimes (Wood Lane)
Mackay House, W12 Mackay House is a block on South Africa Road (White City)
Mackenzie Close, W12 Mackenzie Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Malabar Court, W12 Malabar Court is a block on Commonwealth Avenue (White City)
Manchester Road, W10 Manchester Road is one of the lost streets of North Kensington, now buried beneath a roundabout (Notting Dale)
Markland House, W10 Markland House can be found on Darfield Way (Notting Dale)
Martin Street, W10 Martin Street disappeared as the Latimer Road area was redeveloped (Notting Dale)
Mersey Street, W10 Mersey Street - now demolished - was once Manchester Street (Notting Dale)
Milfoil Street, W12 Milfoil Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Mortimer House, W11 Mortimer House is located on Rifle Place (Notting Hill)
Mortimer Square, W11 Mortimer Square is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)
Nicholas Road, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)
Olaf Street, W11 Olaf Street was once part of ’Frestonia’ (Notting Hill)
Old Oak Road, W3 Old Oak Road is a street in Acton (White City)
Orchid Street, W12 Orchid Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Ormiston Grove, W12 Ormiston Grove dates from the Edwardian era (White City)
Phipps House, W12 Phipps House is a block on Canada Way (White City)
Poynter House, W11 Poynter House is sited on Swanscombe Road (Notting Hill)
Pring Street, W10 The unusually-named Pring Street was situated between Bard Road and Latimer Road (Notting Dale)
Relay Road, W12 Relay Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Rifle Place, W11 Rifle Place is a road in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)
Sawley Road, W12 Sawley Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Sedgeford Road, W12 Sedgeford Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Shalfleet Drive, W10 Shalfleet Drive is a newer road in the Latimer Road area of W10 (Notting Dale)
Shinfield Street, W12 Shinfield Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Silchester Mews, W10 Silchester Mews, shaped like an H, disappeared in 1969 under the Westway (Notting Dale)
Silchester Terrace, W10 Silchester Terrace was lost to W10 in the 1960s (Notting Dale)
Silver Road, W12 Silver Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
Soane House, W10 Soane House is a block on Latimer Road (Notting Dale)
South Africa Road, W12 South Africa Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Stable Way, W10 Stable Way is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)
Stadium House, W12 Stadium House is located on Wood Lane (White City)
Station Walk, W10 Station Walk is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (Notting Dale)
Steventon Road, W12 Steventon Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Stoneleigh Street, W11 Stoneleigh Street runs between Treadgold Street and Stoneleigh Place (Notting Dale)
Sundew Avenue, W12 Sundew Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Tamarisk Square, W12 Tamarisk Square is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Television Centre, W12 Television Centre is a location in London (White City)
Televison Centre, W12 Televison Centre is a location in London (White City)
Testerton Street, W11 Testerton Street did not survive the bulldozer in the late 1960s (Notting Dale)
The Curve, W12 The Curve is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
The Network, W12 The Network is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)
The White Building, W11 The White Building is sited on Evesham Street (Notting Hill)
The Yellow Building, W11 The Yellow Building is sited on Nicholas Road (Notting Hill)
Wallflower Street, W12 Wallflower Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Walmer Road, W10 Walmer Road is the great lost road of North Kensington, obliterated under Westway (Notting Dale)
Waynflete Square, W10 Waynflete Square is one of the newer roads in the vicinity of Latimer Road station (Notting Dale)
Westfield London Shopping Centre, W12 Westfield London Shopping Centre is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)
Westfield Way, W12 Westfield Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (Notting Hill)
Whitchurch Road, W11 Whitchurch Road connects Bramley Road with Treadgold Street (Notting Dale)
White City Close, W12 White City Close was designed as a compact series of two- to four-storey brown-brick terraces enclosing landscaped footways and courts (White City)
White City Road, W12 White City Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Whitstable House, W10 Whitstable House is a block on Silchester Road (Notting Dale)
Willow Mews, W12 Willow Mews is a location in London (White City)
Willow Vale, W12 Willow Vale is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Wilton Yard, W11 Wilton Yard once ran off Latimer Road (Notting Hill)
Winthrop House, W12 Winthrop House can be found on Australia Road (White City)
Wolfe House, W12 Wolfe House is a building on Dorando Close (White City)
Wood Crescent, W12 Wood Crescent is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)
Wood Lane, W12 Wood Lane runs from Shepherd’s Bush to Wormwood Scrubs and lies wholly in London W12 (White City)
Wormholt Road, W12 Wormholt Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Yew Tree Road, W12 Yew Tree Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Yonex House, W12 Yonex House is a block on Wood Lane (White City)

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