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Underground station, existing between 1883 and now.

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Boston Manor is a London Underground station serving the Boston Manor area between Brentford and Hanwell in west London.

Boston Manor station was opened by the District Railway (DR), on 1 May 1883 on a line to Hounslow Town (located on Hounslow High Street but now closed). The station was originally named Boston Road. The signs on the platforms gave the name as Boston Manor for Hanwell.

Electrification of the DR’s tracks took place between 1903 and 1905 with electric trains replacing steam trains on the Hounslow branch from 13 June 1905. The station was given its current name on 11 December 1911.

Between 1932 and 1934 the station was rebuilt to replace the 1883 station building.

The new station was designed by Stanley Heaps in the modern European style used elsewhere on the Piccadilly line by Charles Holden. The design uses brick, reinforced concrete and glass. Occupying a narrow site because of the approach to the adjoining depot, the station was built out over the tracks. The distinctive tower feature, with an illuminated leading edge and roundel rises high above the low structure and helps identify the station from a distance, was strongly influenced by contemporary Dutch and German architecture and was intended to create a landmark building amid an area of low-rise suburban housing.

Piccadilly line services, which had been running as far as Northfields since January 1933 were extended to run to Hounslow West on 13 March 1933 when the partially completed Boston Manor station was opened to passengers. Building works were completed on 25 March 1934.

District line services were withdrawn on 9 October 1964.

On 9 January 2013, the station appeared on a British postage stamp as part of a set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first London underground train journey. The stamp’s caption read "Boston Manor Art Deco Station".


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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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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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Boston Manor Boston Manor is a London Underground station serving the Boston Manor area between Brentford and Hanwell in west London.

NEARBY STREETS
, W13 Fulmer Way is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Boston Gardens, W7 Boston Gardens is a street in Hanwell (Northfields)
Boston Parade, TW8 Boston Parade is a shopping parade along Boston Road (Boston Manor)
Boston Vale, W7 Boston Vale is a street in Hanwell (Boston Manor)
Burnham Way, W13 Burnham Way is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Byron Court, W7 Byron Court can be found on Boston Road (Northfields)
Cardiff Road, W7 Cardiff Road is a road in the W7 postcode area
Cawdor Crescent, TW8 Cawdor Crescent lies behind Boston Manor station (Boston Manor)
Cawdor Walk, TW8 A street within the W7 postcode (Boston Manor)
Chalfont Way, W13 Chalfont Way is a street in Ealing (Northfields)
Clitherow Passage, TW8 Clitherow Passage is a road in the TW8 postcode area (Boston Manor)
Clitherow Road, TW8 Clitherow Road is a road in the TW8 postcode area (Boston Manor)
Jefferson Close, W13 Jefferson Close is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Littlewood Close, W13 Littlewood Close is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Manor Vale, TW8 Manor Vale is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Boston Manor)
Mayo Court, W13 Mayo Court is a road in the W13 postcode area (Northfields)
Southdown Avenue, W7 Southdown Avenue is a street in Hanwell
Swyncombe Avenue, W5 Swyncombe Avenue is a street in Ealing (Boston Manor)
Transport Avenue, TW8 Transport Avenue is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Boston Manor)
Wellmeadow Road, W7 Wellmeadow Road is a road in the W7 postcode area (Boston Manor)
Wyke Gardens, W7 Wyke Gardens is a road in the W7 postcode area
Wyndham Court, W7 Wyndham Court is sited on Boston Manor Road (Boston Manor)

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