Canal Close, W10

Road in/near Kensal Town

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Canal Close was built over the former gas works site at the top of Ladbroke Grove.






NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
29 Rackham Street, W10 29 Rackham Street lay about halfway along on the north side of the street.
Adair Road before redevelopment (1964) A photo showing Adair Road’s junction with Golborne Gardens in March 1964.
Admiral Blake (The Cowshed) The Admiral Blake was situated at the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Barlby Road.
Barlby Primary School Barlby Road Primary School has long served the children of North Kensington.
Clayton Arms A pub which was situated halfway down West Row in Kensal Town.
Corner of Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove (1950) The bombing of the Second World War meant that some whole streets were wiped off the future map. Rackham Street, in London W10, was one of them.
Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance is the traditional starting point for the Notting Hill Carnival.
Gas Light and Coke Company The gasometers of the Gas Light and Coke company dominated North Kensington until demolition in the late 20th century.
Jack of Newbury The Jack of Newbury stood at the corner of East Row and Kensal Road until it was bombed on 2 October 1940.
Kensal House There are two Kensal Houses in London W10 - this was the original
Ladbroke Grove (1950) Ladbroke Grove on the corner of St Charles Sqaure taken outside the Eagle public house, looking north, just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Ladbroke Grove looking north (1900) This early 1900s image was taken just south of the junction of Ladbroke Grove and Treverton Street.
Ladbroke Grove railway bridge Looking north over Bartle Bridge in the 1950s
Lads of the Village One of the signature public houses along Kensal Road.
Lothrop Street (1907) Postcard of a "street on the Queen’s Park Estate".
Middle Row School Middle Row School was established in the late 19th century to provide education to the children of Kensal New Town.
Portobello Arms The Portobello Arms was a former pub in Kensal Town, established in 1842.
Queen’s Park Library Queen’s Park Library was built to improve the minds of the new Queen’s Park Estate residents.
Rackham Street, eastern end (1950) The bombing of the Second World War meant that some whole streets were wiped off the future map. Rackham Street, in London W10, was one of them.
St Charles Square ready for redevelopment (1951) Photographed in 1951, the corner of St Charles Square and Ladbroke Grove looking northwest just after the Second World War.
St Martins Mission Saint Martin's Mission was originally known as Rackham Hall as it was situated on Rackham Street.
St Quintin Park Cricket Ground (1890s) Before the turn of the 20th century, west of present day North Kensington lay fields - the future Barlby Road was the site of the St Quintin Park Cricket Ground.
The Eagle The Eagle is on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Telford Road.
The Flora The Flora is situated on Harrow Road, W10.
The Foresters The Foresters - a lost pub of London W10
The Mitre The Mitre was situated at 62 Golborne Road on the corner with Wornington Road.
The Plough From the sixteenth century onwards, the Plough stood beside the Harrow Road.
The Victoria (Narrow Boat) The Victoria later became the Narrow Boat before it burned down.
Western Arms The Western Arms was a pub situated on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Road.
William Miller’s Yard William Miller's Yard stood in Chapel Place, West Row.

NEARBY STREETS
Absalom Road, W10 Absalom Road was the former name for the western section of Golborne Gardens (Kensal Town)
Adair Road, W10 Adair Road is a street on the Kensal Town/North Kensington borders (Kensal Town)
Adair Tower, W10 Adair Tower is a post-war tower block on the corner of Adair Road and Appleford Road, W10 (Kensal Town)
Adela Street, W10 Adela Street is a small cul-de-sac in Kensal Town (Kensal Town)
Admiral Mews, W10 Admiral Mews is a small road off Barlby Road, W10 (North Kensington)
Alderson Street, W10 Alderson Street is a side street north of Kensal Road (Kensal Town)
Appleford House, W10 Appleford House is a residential block along Appleford Road (Kensal Town)
Appleford Road, W10 Appleford Road was transformed post-war from a Victorian street to one dominated by housing blocks (Kensal Town)
Ash House, W10 Ash House is a block on Heather Walk (Kensal Town)
Athlone Place, W10 Athlone Place runs between Faraday Road and Bonchurch Road (North Kensington)
Barlby Gardens, W10 Barlby Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)
Barlby Road, W10 Barlby Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)
Bayford Road, NW10 Bayford Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Berens Road, NW10 Berens Road is a location in London (Kensal Green)
Birch House, W10 Birch House is a block on Droop Street (Queens Park Estate)
Bosworth Road, W10 Bosworth Road was the first street built as Kensal New Town started to expand to the east (Kensal Town)
Bransford Street, W10 Bransford Street became Porlock Street before vanishing altogether (North Kensington)
Branstone Street, W10 Branstone Street, originally Bramston Street, disappeared in 1960s developments (North Kensington)
Briar Walk, W10 Briar Walk lies on the Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)
Bruce Close, W10 Bruce Close replaced the earlier Rackham Street in this part of W10 (North Kensington)
Buller Road, W10 Buller Road is a small residential road on the west side of Kilburn Lane (Queens Park Estate)
Canal Close, W10 Canal Close was built over the former gas works site at the top of Ladbroke Grove (Kensal Town)
Canal Way, W10 Canal Way was built on the site of the Kensal Gas Works (North Kensington)
Cherry Tree House, W10 Cherry Tree House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)
Clayton Yard, Clayton Yard ran off the west side of West Row (Kensal Town)
Clifford House, W10 Clifford House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)
Conlan Street, W10 Conlan Street is one of the newer roads of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)
Droop House, W10 Droop House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)
Droop Street, W10 Droop Street is one of the main east-west streets of the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)
East Row, W10 East Row is a road with a long history within Kensal Town (Kensal Town)
Elm House, W10 Elm House can be found on Briar Walk (Kensal Town)
Enbrook Street, W10 Enbrook Street is another street north of Harrow Road, W10 without a pub (Queens Park Estate)
Exmoor Street, W10 Exmoor Street runs from Barlby Road to St Charles Square, W10 (North Kensington)
Farrant Street, W10 Farrant Street is the missing link in the alphabetti spaghetti of the streetnames of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Fifth Avenue, W10 Fifth Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Fir House, W10 Fir House can be found on Droop Street (Kensal Town)
Fourth Avenue, W10 Fourth Avenue runs south from Ilbert Street (Queens Park Estate)
Galton Street, W10 Galton Street lies within the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Harrow Road, NW10 Harrow Road is a location in London (Queens Park Estate)
Harrow Road, W10 Harrow Road is a main road through London W10 (Kensal Town)
Hawthorn Walk, W10 Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)
Heather Walk, W10 Heather Walk lies in the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)
Hewer Street, W10 Built as part of the St Charles’ estate in the 1870s, it originally between Exmoor Street to a former street called Raymede Street (North Kensington)
Holly House, W10 Holly House is a block on Hawthorn Walk (Kensal Town)
Humber Drive, W10 Humber Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)
Huxley Street, W10 Huxley Street is the only street beginning with an H on the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Ilbert Street, W10 Ilbert Street is the ’I’ street on the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)
James House, W10 James House is a residential block in Appleford Road (Kensal Town)
Kensal House, W10 Kensal House was designed in 1936 to show off the power of gas and originally had no electricity at all (North Kensington)
Kensal Road, W10 Kensal Road, originally called Albert Road, is the heart of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)
Kilravock Street, W10 Kilravock Street is a street on the Queen’s Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Kingisholt Court, NW10 Kingisholt Court is sited on Harrow Road (North Kensington)
Larch House, W10 Larch House is a block on Rowan Walk (Kensal Town)
Lavie Mews, W10 Lavie Mews, W10 was a mews connecting Portobello Road and Murchison Road (North Kensington)
Lionel Mews, W10 Lionel Mews was built around 1882 and probably disappeared in the 1970s (North Kensington)
Lothrop Street, W10 Lothrop Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Manchester Drive, W10 Manchester Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)
Maple Walk, W10 Post war development on the Queen’s Park Estate created some plant-based street names (Kensal Town)
Matthew Close, W10 Matthew Close is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)
Maxilla Walk, W10 Maxilla Walk is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)
Methwold Road, W10 Methwold Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)
Middle Row, W10 Middle Row is one of the original streets laid out as Kensal New Town (Kensal Town)
Murchison Road, W10 Murchison Road existed for just under 100 years (North Kensington)
Nautilus House, W10 Nautilus House is a block on West Row (Kensal Town)
Oak House, W10 Oak House is sited on Sycamore Walk (Kensal Town)
Octavia House, W10 Octavia House on Southern Row was built in the late 1930s (North Kensington)
Peach Road, W10 Peach Road is one of the newer streets of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Pember House, NW10 Pember House is a block on Pember Road (Queens Park Estate)
Pember Road, NW10 Pember Road is one of the side streets to the west of Kilburn Lane, NW10 (Kensal Green)
Pine House, W10 Pine House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)
Queen’s Park Court, W10 Queen’s Park Court is a block on Ilbert Street (Queens Park Estate)
Rackham Street, W10 Rackham Street is a road that disappeared from the streetscape of London W10 in 1951 (North Kensington)
Rainham Road, NW10 Rainham Road, in Kensal Green, was laid out in 1895 (Kensal Green)
Raymede Street, W10 Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared after 1950 (North Kensington)
Regent Street, NW10 Regent Street, otherwise an obscure side street is one of the oldest roads in Kensal Green (Queens Park Estate)
Rendle Street, W10 Rendle Street ran from Murchison Road to Telford Road (North Kensington)
Rhapsody Court, NW10 Rhapsody Court is a block on Harrow Road (Kensal Green)
Ronan Walk, W10 Ronan Walk was one of the streets constructed in a 1970s build parallel to the Harrow Road (Kensal Town)
Rootes Drive, W10 Rootes Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)
Salters Road, W10 Salters Road lies on the site of an old playground (North Kensington)
Shrewsbury Street, W10 Shrewsbury Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)
Sixth Avenue, W10 Sixth Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Southam House, W10 Southam House is situated on Adair Road (Kensal Town)
Southern Row, W10 Southern Row was originally South Row to match the other streets in the neighbourhood (North Kensington)
St Johns Terrace, W10 St Johns Terrace is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Kensal Town)
Steve Biko Court, W10 Steve Biko Court is a block on St John’s Terrace (North Kensington)
Sunbeam Crescent, W10 Sunbeam Crescent is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)
Sycamore Walk, W10 Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)
Telford Road, W10 Telford Road is one of the local streets named after prominent nineteenth century scientists (North Kensington)
The Quadrant, W10 The Quadrant is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)
Treverton Street, W10 Treverton Street, a street which survived post war redevelopment (North Kensington)
Warfield Road, NW10 Warfield Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Wellington Road, NW10 Wellington Road commemorates the Duke of Wellington (North Kensington)
West Row, W10 West Row, W10 began its life in the early 1840s (Kensal Town)
Western Dwellings Western Dwellings were a row of houses, opposite the Western Gas Works, housing some of the workers (Kensal Town)
Westgate Mews, W10 Westgate Mews ran west from West Row to the Deco Works (Kensal Town)
Willow House, W10 Willow House can be found on Maple Walk (Kensal Town)
Wornington Road, W10 Wornington Road connected Golborne Road with Ladbroke Grove, though the Ladbroke end is now closed to through traffic (North Kensington)
Zahra House, NW10 Zahra House can be found on Harrow Road (Kensal Green)


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