Alexander Street, W2

Alexander Street was built in 1853 by Alexander Hall of Watergate House, Sussex.

Westbourne Green in 2013
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Alexander Hall owned several acres of land around this site, largely occupied by the principal London depot of his family’s quarry-owning interests, conveniently situated beside the main railway line into Paddington.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Desborough Lodge Desborough Lodge was a house which was one of five grand houses in the village of Westbourne Green.

Desborough Lodge

Duke of Cornwall The Duke of Cornwall pub morphed into the uber-trendy "The Ledbury" restaurant.

Duke of Cornwall

Harrow Road bridge Harrow Road once spanned the River Westbourne at this point.

Harrow Road bridge

Queen’s Cinema This cinema was situated at the top of Queensway, on the corner of Bishop’s Bridge Road.

Queen’s Cinema

River Westbourne The Westbourne is one of the lost rivers of London.

River Westbourne

Royal Oak Royal Oak is a station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Westbourne Park and Paddington stations, and is the least used station on the Hammersmith and City line.

Royal Oak

Westbourne Green The story of the building of a suburb.

Westbourne Green

Westbourne House Two hundred years ago, the biggest house hereabouts...

Westbourne House

Westbourne Lodge Westbourne Lodge appeared in one of the earliest photographs in London.

Westbourne Lodge

Whiteley’s Whiteley’s, pictured here in the 1920s, was designated a Grade II Listed Building in 1970.

Whiteley’s

NEARBY STREETS

Africa House, W2 Africa House is a block on Blomfield Villas (Paddington)

Africa House, W2

Agauana House, W11 Agauana House is located on Westbourne Grove (Notting Hill)

Agauana House, W11

Aldridge Court, W11 Aldridge Court is in Aldridge Road Villas (Westbourne Park)

Aldridge Court, W11

Aldridge Road Villas, W11 Aldridge Road Villas is a surviving fragment of mid-Victorian residential development (Westbourne Park)

Aldridge Road Villas, W11

Alexander Mews, W2 Alexander Mews is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Alexander Mews, W2

Alexander Street, W2 Alexander Street was built in 1853 by Alexander Hall of Watergate House, Sussex. (Westbourne Green)

Alexander Street, W2

Alfred Road, W2 Alfred Road is the last survivor of a set of Victorian streets (Westbourne Green)

Alfred Road, W2

Artesian House, W2 Artesian House is a block on Artesian Road (Notting Hill)

Artesian House, W2

Artesian Road, W2 Artesian Road lies just over the boundary into Paddington from Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Artesian Road, W2

Arthur Court, W2 Arthur Court is at the north-west end of Queensway (Westbourne Green)

Arthur Court, W2

Blomfield Villas, W2 Blomfield Villas is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Blomfield Villas, W2

Bourne Terrace, W2 Bourne Terrace is part of the Warwick Estate in Paddington and has 38 properties. (Westbourne Green)

Bourne Terrace, W2

Bridstow Place, W2 Bridstow Place is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Bridstow Place, W2

Brinklow House, W2 Brinklow House is a block on Torquay Street (Westbourne Green)

Brinklow House, W2

Buckshead House, W2 Buckshead House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Buckshead House, W2

Burdett Mews, W2 Burdett Mews is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Burdett Mews, W2

Caradoc Close, W2 Caradoc Close is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Caradoc Close, W2

Celbridge Mews, W2 Celbridge Mews is a street in Paddington (Royal Oak)

Celbridge Mews, W2

Cervantes Court, W2 Cervantes Court is sited on Inverness Terrace (Bayswater)

Cervantes Court, W2

Chepstow Corner, W2 Chepstow Corner is a street in Paddington

Chepstow Corner, W2

Chepstow Court, W11 Chepstow Court is a block on Chepstow Villas (Notting Hill)

Chepstow Court, W11

Chepstow Place, W2 Chepstow Place runs from the junction of Westbourne Grove and Pembridge Villas in the north to Pembridge Square in the south.

Chepstow Place, W2

Chepstow Road, W2 Chepstow Road is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Chepstow Road, W2

Combe House, W2 Combe House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Combe House, W2

Compass House, W2 Compass House is a block on Redan Place (Bayswater)

Compass House, W2

Courtnell Street, W2 Courtnell Street is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Courtnell Street, W2

Culham House, W2 Culham House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Culham House, W2

Dainton House, W2 Dainton House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Dainton House, W2

Dartmouth Close, W11 Dartmouth Close is a street in Notting Hill (Westbourne Green)

Dartmouth Close, W11

Derrycombe House, W2 Derrycombe House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Derrycombe House, W2

Devonport House, W2 Devonport House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Devonport House, W2

Elsie Lane Court, W2 Elsie Lane Court is a block on Elsie Lane Court (Westbourne Green)

Elsie Lane Court, W2

Garway Road, W2 Garway Road is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Garway Road, W2

Gaydon House, W2 Gaydon House is a 21-storey block containing 125 dwellings (Royal Oak)

Gaydon House, W2

George Lowe Court, W2 George Lowe Court is a block on George Lowe Court (Westbourne Green)

George Lowe Court, W2

Gloucester Gardens, W2 Gloucester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Gardens, W2

Great Western Road, W11 The name of the Great Western Road dates from the 1850s (Westbourne Park)

Great Western Road, W11

Hampden Street, W2 Hampden Street is a now demolished street (Westbourne Green)

Hampden Street, W2

Hanwell House, W2 Hanwell House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Hanwell House, W2

Hatherley Court, W2 Hatherley Court is a 1930s block (Westbourne Green)

Hatherley Court, W2

Hatherley Grove, W2 Hatherley Grove is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Hatherley Grove, W2

Hereford Road, W2 Hereford Road was planned as a road of detached villas (Bayswater)

Hereford Road, W2

Hurlingham House, W2 Hurlingham House is sited on Westbourne Terrace Road (Paddington)

Hurlingham House, W2

Inver Court, W2 Inver Court can be found on Inver Court (Bayswater)

Inver Court, W2

Kensington Gardens Square, W2 Kensington Gardens Square is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Kensington Gardens Square, W2

Keyham House, W2 The twenty-storey Keyham House is on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Keyham House, W2

Kildare Terrace, W2 Kildare Terrace is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Kildare Terrace, W2

Lambton Place, W11 Lambton Place is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Lambton Place, W11

Landor House, W2 Landor House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Landor House, W2

Ledbury Mews North, W11 Ledbury Mews North is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Ledbury Mews North, W11

Ledbury Mews West, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)

Ledbury Mews West, W11

Ledbury Road, W11 Ledbury Road is split between W2 and W11, the postal line intersecting the street (Notting Hill)

Ledbury Road, W11

Ledbury Road, W2 Ledbury Road is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Ledbury Road, W2

Leinster Square, W2 Leinster Square, along with Prince’s Square, was begun in 1856 and finished in 1864 (Bayswater)

Leinster Square, W2

Mickletone House, W2 Mickletone House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Mickletone House, W2

Monmouth Road, W2 Monmouth Road contained cottages and semi-detached villas by 1846 (Bayswater)

Monmouth Road, W2

Moorhouse Road, W2 Moorhouse Road is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Moorhouse Road, W2

Moulsford House, W2 Moulsford House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Moulsford House, W2

Needham Road, W11 Needham Road was formerly Norfolk Road (Notting Hill)

Needham Road, W11

Newton Mews, W2 Newton Mews is shown on the 1900 map (Bayswater)

Newton Mews, W2

Newton Road, W2 William Kinnaird Jenkins laid out Newton Road in 1846 (Westbourne Green)

Newton Road, W2

Northumberland Place, W2 Northumberland Place is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Northumberland Place, W2

Oldbury House, W2 Oldbury House is a shopping parade along the Harrow Road with accommodation above, part of the Warwick Estate development (Westbourne Green)

Oldbury House, W2

Orsett Mews, W2 Orsett Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Orsett Mews, W2

Pembridge Place, W2 Pembridge Place is a street in Notting Hill

Pembridge Place, W2

Pembridge Villas, W11 Pembridge Villas is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Pembridge Villas, W11

Pembroke House, W2 Pembroke House can be found on Hallfield Estate (Paddington)

Pembroke House, W2

Pencombe Mews, W11 Pencombe Mews is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Pencombe Mews, W11

Pickering House, W2 Pickering House is a block on Hallfield Estate (Paddington)

Pickering House, W2

Pickering Mews, W2 Pickering Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Pickering Mews, W2

Pickering Place, W2 Pickering Place eventually became the northern section of Queensway (Bayswater)

Pickering Place, W2

Pickering Terrace, W2 Pickering Terrace was later part of Porchester Road (Bayswater)

Pickering Terrace, W2

Polperro House, W2 Polperro House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Polperro House, W2

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2 Porchester Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2

Porchester Gardens, W2 Porchester Gardens is a street in Paddington

Porchester Gardens, W2

Porchester Road, W2 Porchester Road has existed under a series of names since at least the 1750s (Royal Oak)

Porchester Road, W2

Porchester Square, W2 Begun in 1850 and completed between 1855 and 1858, Porchester Square was one of the last areas of Bayswater to be built. (Royal Oak)

Porchester Square, W2

Porchester Terrace North, W2 Porchester Terrace North is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Porchester Terrace North, W2

Portishead House, W2 Portishead House is part of the Brunel Estate (Westbourne Green)

Portishead House, W2

Princes Square, W2 Princes Square is a street in Paddington

Princes Square, W2

Queens Mews, W2 Queens Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Queens Mews, W2

Ralph Court, W2 Ralph Court backed Peter’s Court in Porchester Road (Bayswater)

Ralph Court, W2

Ranelagh Bridge, W2 Ranelagh Bridge is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Ranelagh Bridge, W2

Reading House, W2 Reading House is a building on Hallfield Estate (Bayswater)

Reading House, W2

Redan House, W2 Residential block (Bayswater)

Redan House, W2

Redan Place, W2 Redan Place is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Redan Place, W2

Rede Place, W2 Rede Place is a street in Paddington

Rede Place, W2

Riverford House, W2 Riverford House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Riverford House, W2

Rosehart Mews, W11 Rosehart Mews is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Rosehart Mews, W11

Sappertone House, W2 Sappertone House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Sappertone House, W2

Shottsford, W2 Shottsford is one of the buildings of the Wessex Gardens Estate (Westbourne Green)

Shottsford, W2

Shrewsbury Road, W2 Shrewsbury Road is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Shrewsbury Road, W2

St John’s Mews, W11 St John’s Mews is a redeveloped mews off of Ledbury Road (Notting Hill)

St John’s Mews, W11

St Stephens Mews, W2 St Stephens Mews is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

St Stephens Mews, W2

St Stephen’s Gardens, W2 St Stephen’s Gardens is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

St Stephen’s Gardens, W2

Stonehouse House, W2 Stonehouse House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Stonehouse House, W2

Sunderland House, W2 Sunderland House is sited on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Sunderland House, W2

Sutherland Place, W2 Sutherland Place is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Sutherland Place, W2

Swanleys, W2 Swanleys was built east of St Stephen’s Church in 1978 (Westbourne Green)

Swanleys, W2

Talbot Road, W2 Talbot Road straddles the W2/W11 postcodes (Westbourne Green)

Talbot Road, W2

The Colonnades, W2 The Colonnades is in Porchester Square (Royal Oak)

The Colonnades, W2

The Whiteleys Centre, W2 The Whiteleys Centre is the former site of the Whiteleys department store (Bayswater)

The Whiteleys Centre, W2

Torquay Street, W2 Torquay Street underwent name changes and building changes (Westbourne Green)

Torquay Street, W2

Truro House, W2 Truro House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Truro House, W2

Viscount Court, W11 Viscount Court is a block on Pembridge Villas

Viscount Court, W11

Waverley Road, W2 Waverley Road, now gone, lasted just over a hundred years (Westbourne Green)

Waverley Road, W2

Wellington Close, W11 Wellington Close is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Wellington Close, W11

Westbourne Gardens, W2 Westbourne Gardens is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Gardens, W2

Westbourne Grove Mews, W11 Westbourne Grove Mews is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Westbourne Grove Mews, W11

Westbourne Grove Terrace, W2 Runs north from Westbourne Grove (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Grove Terrace, W2

Westbourne Grove, W11 Westbourne Grove is one of the main roads of Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Westbourne Grove, W11

Westbourne Grove, W2 Westbourne Grove began its existence as a footpath (Bayswater)

Westbourne Grove, W2

Westbourne Park Road, W11 Westbourne Park Road runs between Notting Hill and the Paddington area (Westbourne Park)

Westbourne Park Road, W11

Westbourne Park Road, W2 Houses at the Paddington end of Westbourne Park Road date from the 1850s (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Park Road, W2

Westbourne Park Villas, W2 Westbourne Park Villas is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Park Villas, W2

Westbury House, W11 Westbury House was built on the corner of Westbourne Park Road and Aldridge Road Villas in 1965 (Westbourne Park)

Westbury House, W11

Westmont Court, W2 Westmont Court is located on Monmouth Road (Bayswater)

Westmont Court, W2

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