Alma Street, NW5

Alma Street, like most ’Alma’ roads in London, marks the first battle of the Crimean War.

Kentish Town station in the 1950s
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Alma Street commemorates the Battle of the River Alma on 20 September 1854. It was the first engagement in the Crimean War. Alma Street is part of Kentish Town’s ‘Crimean’ area, developed in the mid 1850s.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Kentish Town Kentish Town is first recorded during the reign of King John (1208) as Kentisston.

Kentish Town

Kentish Town West Kentish Town West station opened on 1 April 1867 as ’Kentish Town’ and was renamed ’Kentish Town West’ on 2 June 1924.

Kentish Town West

River Fleet The River Fleet is the most famous and largest of London’s subterranean rivers.

River Fleet

NEARBY STREETS

Aland Road, NW5 Aland Road was named after the Åland archipelago in the Baltic (Kentish Town West)

Aland Road, NW5

Allcroft Road, NW5 Allcroft Road was built between 1862 and 1870 to links Queen’s Crescent with roads to the south.

Allcroft Road, NW5

Alma Street, NW5 Alma Street, like most ’Alma’ roads in London, marks the first battle of the Crimean War (Kentish Town)

Alma Street, NW5

Alpha Court, NW5 Alpha Court is a block on Raglan Street (Kentish Town)

Alpha Court, NW5

Alpha House, NW5 Alpha House is a block on Holmes Road (Kentish Town)

Alpha House, NW5

Anglers Lane, NW5 Anglers Lane once ran down to a small bridge across the River Fleet at a spot that was popular with fishermen (Kentish Town)

Anglers Lane, NW5

Arctic Street, NW5 Arctic Street was Franklin Street until 1937

Arctic Street, NW5

Athlone Street, NW5 Athlone Street is named for Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (Kentish Town West)

Athlone Street, NW5

Augusta Street, NW1 Augusta Street was located off of Harmood Street (Chalk Farm)

Augusta Street, NW1

Azania Mews, NW5 Azania Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Azania Mews, NW5

Bartholomew Villas, NW5 Bartholomew Villas is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Bartholomew Villas, NW5

Belmont Street, NW1 Belmont Street leads north from Chalk Farm Road (Chalk Farm)

Belmont Street, NW1

Candela Court, NW1 Candela Court can be found on Lewis Street (Kentish Town)

Candela Court, NW1

Castle Court, NW1 Castle Court can be found on Castlehaven Road (Kentish Town)

Castle Court, NW1

Castle Mews, NW1 Castle Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Castle Mews, NW1

Castle Road, NW1 Castle Road is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)

Castle Road, NW1

Cathcart Hill, NW5 Cathcart Hill is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Cathcart Hill, NW5

Cathcart Street, NW5 Cathcart Street dates from 1856 (Kentish Town)

Cathcart Street, NW5

Caversham Road, NW5 Caversham Road was named for 18th century landowner, Rev Robert South of Caversham, Cannon of Chris College, Oxford (Kentish Town)

Caversham Road, NW5

Caversham Road, NW9 Caversham Road is a location in London (Kentish Town)

Caversham Road, NW9

Church Avenue, NW1 Church Avenue is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Church Avenue, NW1

Clarence Way, NW1 Clarence Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

Clarence Way, NW1

Coity Road, NW5 This is a street in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town West)

Coity Road, NW5

Dalby Street, NW5 Dalby Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Dalby Street, NW5

Dowdney Close, NW5 Dowdney Close is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Dowdney Close, NW5

Falkland Place, NW5 Falkland Place once led to the Assembly House pub (Kentish Town)

Falkland Place, NW5

Ferdinand House, NW1 Ferdinand House is a block on Collard Place (Chalk Farm)

Ferdinand House, NW1

Frideswide Place, NW5 Frideswide Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Frideswide Place, NW5

Gaisford Street, NW5 Gaisford Street is the southernmost street of the former Christ Church Estate (Kentish Town)

Gaisford Street, NW5

Grafton Road, NW5 Grafton Road leaves Prince of Wales Road and takes a northwesterly trajectory to Kentish Town West and beyond

Grafton Road, NW5

Grafton Yard, NW1 Grafton Yard is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Grafton Yard, NW1

Hadley Street, NW1 Hadley Street is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)

Hadley Street, NW1

Harmood House, NW1 Harmood House is a block on Harmood Street (Chalk Farm)

Harmood House, NW1

Harmood Street, NW1 Harmood Street was named for Harry and Mary Harmood (Chalk Farm)

Harmood Street, NW1

Healey Street, NW1 Healey Street runs from Prince of Wales Road to Castle Road (Kentish Town)

Healey Street, NW1

Holmes Road, NW5 Holmes Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Holmes Road, NW5

Inkerman Road, NW5 Inkerman Road is one of the ’Crimean’ streets of Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Inkerman Road, NW5

Islip Street, NW5 Islip Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Islip Street, NW5

Kelly Street, NW1 Kelly Street was built under the grounds of an inn (Kentish Town)

Kelly Street, NW1

Kennistoun House, NW5 Kennistoun House is sited on Lady Margaret Road (Kentish Town)

Kennistoun House, NW5

Kentish Town Road, NW5 Kentish Town Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Kentish Town Road, NW5

Lawford Road, NW5 Lawford Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Lawford Road, NW5

Leighton Place, NW5 Leighton Place is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Leighton Place, NW5

Leighton Road, NW5 The route of Leighton Road followed an original path from the Assembly House Inn on Kentish Town Road to Maiden Lane (Kentish Town)

Leighton Road, NW5

Lewis Street, NW1 Lewis Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Lewis Street, NW1

Lorraine Court, NW1 Lorraine Court is a block on Lewis Street (Kentish Town)

Lorraine Court, NW1

Malden Crescent, NW1 Malden Crescent is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Belsize Park)

Malden Crescent, NW1

Mary Brancker House, NW5 Mary Brancker House is sited on Holmes Road (Kentish Town)

Mary Brancker House, NW5

Mead Close, NW1 Mead Close is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Chalk Farm)

Mead Close, NW1

Patshull Place, NW5 Patshull Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Patshull Place, NW5

Patshull Road, NW5 Patshull Road is part of the Dartsmouth Estate (Kentish Town)

Patshull Road, NW5

Peckwater Street, NW5 Peckwater Street was built in the late 1850s (Kentish Town)

Peckwater Street, NW5

Perren Street, NW5 Perren Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Perren Street, NW5

Powlett Place, NW1 Powlett Place is a street in Camden Town (Chalk Farm)

Powlett Place, NW1

Prince of Wales Road, NW1 Prince of Wales Road is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town West)

Prince of Wales Road, NW1

Raglan Street, NW5 Raglan Street is part of the Kentish Town ’Crimea’ estate (Kentish Town)

Raglan Street, NW5

Regis Road, NW5 Regis Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Regis Road, NW5

Rhyl Street, NW5 Rhyl Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Rhyl Street, NW5

Rochester Mews, NW1 Rochester Mews is a cobbled through road with a cul-de-sac section off Rochester Road (Camden Road)

Rochester Mews, NW1

Rochester Place, NW1 Rochester Place is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)

Rochester Place, NW1

Rochester Road, NW1 Rochester Road is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)

Rochester Road, NW1

Rochester Terrace, NW1 Rochester Terrace is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Rochester Terrace, NW1

Ryland Road, NW5 Ryland Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Ryland Road, NW5

Spring House, NW5 Spring House is a block on Spring Place

Spring House, NW5

Spring Place, NW5 Spring Place is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Spring Place, NW5

Talacre Road, NW5 Talacre Road was formerly Weedington Street (Kentish Town West)

Talacre Road, NW5

Una House, NW5 Una House is a block on Anglers Lane (Kentish Town)

Una House, NW5

Veil House, NW1 Veil House is located on Rochester Road (Kentish Town)

Veil House, NW1

Warden Road, NW5 Warden Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Warden Road, NW5

Weedington Road, NW5 Weedington Road is a street in Kentish Town

Weedington Road, NW5

Whitcher Place, NW1 Whitcher Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Road)

Whitcher Place, NW1

Wilkin St Mews, NW5 Wilkin St Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Wilkin St Mews, NW5

Wilkin Street Mews, NW5 Wilkin Street Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Wilkin Street Mews, NW5

Wilkin Street, NW5 Wilkin Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)

Wilkin Street, NW5

Willes Road, NW5 Willes Road honours Lieutenant-General James Willes, Commander of the Royal Marines during the Crimean War. (Kentish Town)

Willes Road, NW5

Willingham Terrace, NW5 Willingham Terrace is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)

Willingham Terrace, NW5

Wolsey Mews, NW5 Wolsey Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

Wolsey Mews, NW5

Woodyard Close, NW5 Woodyard Close is a road in the NW5 postcode area

Woodyard Close, NW5

York Mews, NW5 York Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

York Mews, NW5

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