Farrant Street, W10

Farrant Street is the missing link in the alphabetti spaghetti of the streetnames of the Queen’s Park Estate

While there was never a street beginning with the letter J, the original streets of the Queen’s Park Estate began with the letters A through to P.

Farrant Street and Peach Street no longer exist (though there is a new Peach Road nearby). Peach Street was demolished by a 500 pound German bomb dropped by parachute. It left a big crater and the whole street was demolished. Debris from the blast was blown into the air and landed as far away as Willesden where "it fell among people coming out of a cinema."

Farrant Street went a different way. One amenity not provided, although mentioned in the initial Queen’s Park Estate prospectus, had been an open space for recreation. When Farrant Street was demolished in the 1970s, residents finally got their little oasis of greenery - a century after it was promised.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Adair Road before redevelopment (1964) A photo showing Adair Road’s junction with Golborne Gardens in March 1964.

Adair Road before redevelopment (1964)

Beethoven Street School Beethoven Street School was opened in 1881 to serve the community of the newly-built Queen's Park Estate.

Beethoven Street School

Chamberlayne Farm Chamberlain (Wood) Farm developed out of the manor of Chambers, named after Richard de Camera, an early 13th century cleric.

Chamberlayne Farm

Clayton Arms A pub which was situated halfway down West Row in Kensal Town.

Clayton Arms

Corner of Caird Street and Lancefield Street (1910) The corner of Caird Street with Lancefield Street.

Corner of Caird Street and Lancefield Street (1910)

Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance is the traditional starting point for the Notting Hill Carnival.

Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance

Gas Light and Coke Company The gasometers of the Gas Light and Coke company dominated North Kensington until demolition in the late 20th century.

Gas Light and Coke Company

Harrow Road (1920s) Harrow Road in the 1920s, looking south east towards the Prince of Wales pub and the Emmanuel Church spire.

Harrow Road (1920s)

Hudson’s the chemist (1906) Hudson’s, a chemist shop, stood on the corner of Ilbert Street and Third Avenue in the Queen’s Park estate.

Hudson’s the chemist (1906)

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.

Jack of Newbury

Kensal House There are two Kensal Houses in London W10 - this was the original

Kensal House

Ladbroke Grove railway bridge Looking north over Bartle Bridge in the 1950s

Ladbroke Grove railway bridge

Lads of the Village One of the signature public houses along Kensal Road.

Lads of the Village

Lancefield Coachworks Lancefield Coachworks was a builder of bespoke bodies for expensive car chassis always introducing sporting elements into designs.

Lancefield Coachworks

Lothrop Street (1907) Postcard of a "street on the Queen’s Park Estate".

Lothrop Street (1907)

Middle Row School Middle Row School was established in the late 19th century to provide education to the children of Kensal New Town.

Middle Row School

Portobello Arms The Portobello Arms was a former pub in Kensal Town, established in 1842.

Portobello Arms

Queen’s Park Library Queen’s Park Library was built to improve the minds of the new Queen’s Park Estate residents.

Queen’s Park Library

The Flora The Flora is situated on Harrow Road, W10.

The Flora

The Foresters The Foresters - a lost pub of London W10

The Foresters

The Plough From the sixteenth century onwards, the Plough stood beside the Harrow Road.

The Plough

The Victoria (Narrow Boat) The Victoria later became the Narrow Boat before it burned down.

The Victoria (Narrow Boat)

Wedlake Street Baths In a time when most had somewhere to live but few had somewhere to wash at home, public baths were the place to go...

Wedlake Street Baths

Western Arms The Western Arms was a pub situated on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Road.

Western Arms

William Miller’s Yard William Miller's Yard stood in Chapel Place, West Row.

William Miller’s Yard

NEARBY STREETS

Absalom Road, W10 Absalom Road was the former name for the western section of Golborne Gardens (Kensal Town)

Absalom Road, W10

Adair Tower, W10 Adair Tower is a post-war tower block on the corner of Adair Road and Appleford Road, W10 (Kensal Town)

Adair Tower, W10

Adela Street, W10 Adela Street is a small cul-de-sac in Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

Adela Street, W10

Admiral Mews, W10 Admiral Mews is a small road off Barlby Road, W10 (North Kensington)

Admiral Mews, W10

Alderson Street, W10 Alderson Street is a side street north of Kensal Road (Kensal Town)

Alderson Street, W10

Alperton Street, W10 Alperton Street is the first alphabetically named street in the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Kensal Town)

Alperton Street, W10

Appleford House, W10 Appleford House is a residential block along Appleford Road (Kensal Town)

Appleford House, W10

Ash House, W10 Ash House is a block on Heather Walk (Kensal Town)

Ash House, W10

Ashmore Road, W9 Ashmore Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Ashmore Road, W9

Banister House, W10 Banister House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Banister House, W10

Banister Road, W10 Banister Road just scrapes being classed as belonging to the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Banister Road, W10

Bantock House, W10 Bantock House is located on Third Avenue (Queens Park Estate)

Bantock House, W10

Barfett Street, W10 Barfett Street is a street on the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Barfett Street, W10

Beaumonth House, W9 Beaumonth House is a block on Fernhead Road (West Kilburn)

Beaumonth House, W9

Beethoven Street, W10 Beethoven Street is a street in the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Beethoven Street, W10

Birch House, W10 Birch House is a block on Droop Street (Queens Park Estate)

Birch House, W10

Bosworth Road, W10 Bosworth Road was the first street built as Kensal New Town started to expand to the east (Kensal Town)

Bosworth Road, W10

Boyce House, W10 Boyce House is located on Bruckner Street (West Kilburn)

Boyce House, W10

Bradiston Road, W9 Bradiston Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Bradiston Road, W9

Bravington Road, W9 Bravington Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Bravington Road, W9

Briar Walk, W10 Briar Walk lies on the Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Briar Walk, W10

Bruckner Street, W10 Bruckner Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Bruckner Street, W10

Brunel Mews, W10 Brunel Mews, a tiny cul-de-sac, is the northern extension of Sixth Avenue (Queens Park Estate)

Brunel Mews, W10

Buller Road, W10 Buller Road is a small residential road on the west side of Kilburn Lane (Queens Park Estate)

Buller Road, W10

Caird Street, W10 Caird Street is the ’C’ street on the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Caird Street, W10

Canal Close, W10 Canal Close was built over the former gas works site at the top of Ladbroke Grove (Kensal Town)

Canal Close, W10

Cherry Tree House, W10 Cherry Tree House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Cherry Tree House, W10

Clayton Yard, Clayton Yard ran off the west side of West Row (Kensal Town)

Clayton Yard,

Clifford House, W10 Clifford House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Clifford House, W10

Conlan Street, W10 Conlan Street is one of the newer roads of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

Conlan Street, W10

Coomassie Road, W9 Coomassie Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Coomassie Road, W9

Courtville House, W10 Courtville House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)

Courtville House, W10

Croft House, W10 Croft House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)

Croft House, W10

Danby House, W10 Danby House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Danby House, W10

Dart Street, W10 Dart Street runs eastwards from Third Avenue and becomes Marban Road (West Kilburn)

Dart Street, W10

Dowland Street, W10 Dowland Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Dowland Street, W10

Drakeland House, W9 Drakeland House is a block on Fernhead Road (West Kilburn)

Drakeland House, W9

Drayford Close, W9 Drayford Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Drayford Close, W9

Droop House, W10 Droop House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Droop House, W10

Droop Street, W10 Droop Street is one of the main east-west streets of the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Droop Street, W10

East Row, W10 East Row is a road with a long history within Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

East Row, W10

Elm House, W10 Elm House can be found on Briar Walk (Kensal Town)

Elm House, W10

Enbrook Street, W10 Enbrook Street is another street north of Harrow Road, W10 without a pub (Queens Park Estate)

Enbrook Street, W10

Farnaby House, W10 Farnaby House is a block on Lancefield Street (Queens Park Estate)

Farnaby House, W10

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)

Farrant Street, W10

Fermoy Road, W9 Fermoy Road was named in 1883 and partly built up by 1884 (West Kilburn)

Fermoy Road, W9

Fern House, W9 Fern House is a block on Fernhead Road (West Kilburn)

Fern House, W9

Fernhead Road, W9 Fernhead Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Fernhead Road, W9

Fifth Avenue, W10 Fifth Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Fifth Avenue, W10

Fir House, W10 Fir House can be found on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Fir House, W10

First Avenue, W10 First Avenue is street number one in the Queen's Park Estate (West Kilburn)

First Avenue, W10

Fourth Avenue, W10 Fourth Avenue runs south from Ilbert Street (Queens Park Estate)

Fourth Avenue, W10

Galton Street, W10 Galton Street lies within the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Galton Street, W10

Harrington Court, W10 Harrington Court can be found on Dart Street (West Kilburn)

Harrington Court, W10

Harrow Road, NW10 Harrow Road is a location in London (Queens Park Estate)

Harrow Road, NW10

Harrow Road, W10 Harrow Road is a main road through London W10 (Kensal Town)

Harrow Road, W10

Hawthorn Walk, W10 Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Hawthorn Walk, W10

Hazlewood Crescent, W10 Hazlewood Crescent, much altered by 1970s redevelopment, is an original road of the area (Kensal Town)

Hazlewood Crescent, W10

Hazlewood Tower, W10 Hazlewood Tower is a skyscraper in North Kensington, London W10 (Kensal Town)

Hazlewood Tower, W10

Heather Walk, W10 Heather Walk lies in the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Heather Walk, W10

Herries Street, W10 Herries Street is a street in the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Herries Street, W10

Holly House, W10 Holly House is a block on Hawthorn Walk (Kensal Town)

Holly House, W10

Huxley Street, W10 Huxley Street is the only street beginning with an H on the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Huxley Street, W10

Ilbert Street, W10 Ilbert Street is the ’I’ street on the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Ilbert Street, W10

James Collins Close, W9 James Collins Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

James Collins Close, W9

John Fearon Walk, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Queens Park Estate)

John Fearon Walk, W10

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 House, W10

Kensal Road, W10 Kensal Road, originally called Albert Road, is the heart of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

Kensal Road, W10

Kilburn Lane, W10 Kilburn Lane runs around the edge of the Queen’s Park Estate in London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Kilburn Lane, W10

Kilravock Street, W10 Kilravock Street is a street on the Queen’s Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Kilravock Street, W10

Kings Holt Mews, W10 Kings Holt Mews runs behind Kilburn Lane (Queens Park Estate)

Kings Holt Mews, W10

Lancefield Street, W10 Lancefield Street runs from Caird Street to Bruckner Street (West Kilburn)

Lancefield Street, W10

Larch House, W10 Larch House is a block on Rowan Walk (Kensal Town)

Larch House, W10

Lawes House, W10 Lawes House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Lawes House, W10

Lothrop Street, W10 Lothrop Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Lothrop Street, W10

Malvern Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Kilburn)

Malvern Place, NW6

Manchester Drive, W10 Manchester Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Manchester Drive, W10

Maple Walk, W10 Post war development on the Queen’s Park Estate created some plant-based street names (Kensal Town)

Maple Walk, W10

Marban Road, W9 Marban Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Marban Road, W9

Marne Street, W10 Marne Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Marne Street, W10

Middle Row, W10 Middle Row is one of the original streets laid out as Kensal New Town (Kensal Town)

Middle Row, W10

Mounsey House, W10 Mounsey House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)

Mounsey House, W10

Mozart Street, W10 Mozart Street was part of the second wave of development of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Mozart Street, W10

Nautilus House, W10 Nautilus House is a block on West Row (Kensal Town)

Nautilus House, W10

Nutbourne Street, W10 Nutbourne Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Nutbourne Street, W10

Oak House, W10 Oak House is sited on Sycamore Walk (Kensal Town)

Oak House, W10

Octavia House, W10 Octavia House on Southern Row was built in the late 1930s (North Kensington)

Octavia House, W10

Oliphant Street, W10 Oliphant Street was the final alphabetical street on the original Queen’s Park Estate naming scheme (Queens Park Estate)

Oliphant Street, W10

Onslow Close, W10 Onslow Close is in the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Onslow Close, W10

Parry Road, W10 Parry Road is on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Parry Road, W10

Peach Road, W10 Peach Road is one of the newer streets of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Peach Road, W10

Pember House, NW10 Pember House is a block on Pember Road (Queens Park Estate)

Pember House, NW10

Pennymore Walk, W9 Pennymore Walk is a close which lies off of Ashmore Road (West Kilburn)

Pennymore Walk, W9

Pine House, W10 Pine House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Pine House, W10

Portnall House, W9 Portnall House is located on Portnall Road (West Kilburn)

Portnall House, W9

Portnall Road, W9 Portnall Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Portnall Road, W9

Purday House, W10 Purday House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Purday House, W10

Queen’s Park Court, W10 Queen’s Park Court is a block on Ilbert Street (Queens Park Estate)

Queen’s Park Court, W10

Regent Street, NW10 Regent Street, otherwise an obscure side street is one of the oldest roads in Kensal Green (Queens Park Estate)

Regent Street, NW10

Riverton Close, W9 Riverton Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Riverton Close, W9

Ronan Walk, W10 Ronan Walk was one of the streets constructed in a 1970s build parallel to the Harrow Road (Kensal Town)

Ronan Walk, W10

Second Avenue, W10 Second Avenue is one of the streets of the Queen's Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Second Avenue, W10

Selby Square, W10 Selby Square is a walkway in the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Selby Square, W10

Severn Avenue, W10 Severn Avenue is a newer thoroughfare in the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Severn Avenue, W10

Sixth Avenue, W10 Sixth Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Sixth Avenue, W10

Southern Row, W10 Southern Row was originally South Row to match the other streets in the neighbourhood (North Kensington)

Southern Row, W10

St Johns Terrace, W10 St Johns Terrace is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Kensal Town)

St Johns Terrace, W10

Stansbury Square, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Queens Park Estate)

Stansbury Square, W10

Steve Biko Court, W10 Steve Biko Court is a block on St John’s Terrace (North Kensington)

Steve Biko Court, W10

Sycamore Walk, W10 Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Sycamore Walk, W10

Symphony Mews, W10 Symphony Mews is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (Queens Park Estate)

Symphony Mews, W10

The Quadrant, W10 The Quadrant is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

The Quadrant, W10

Third Avenue, W10 Third Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Third Avenue, W10

Tolhurst Drive, W10 Tolhurst Drive is a street in the Queen's Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Tolhurst Drive, W10

Tollbridge Close, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Kensal Town)

Tollbridge Close, W10

Trinity Court, W9 Trinity Court is a block on Croxley Road (West Kilburn)

Trinity Court, W9

Tropical Court, W10 Tropical Court is a block on Kilburn Lane (Queens Park Estate)

Tropical Court, W10

Wedlake Street, W10 Wedlake Street arrived as the second wave of building in Kensal Town was completed (Kensal Town)

Wedlake Street, W10

West Row, W10 West Row, W10 began its life in the early 1840s (Kensal Town)

West Row, W10

Western Dwellings Western Dwellings were a row of houses, opposite the Western Gas Works, housing some of the workers (Kensal Town)

Western Dwellings

Westfield Court, NW10 Westfield Court is a block on Chamberlayne Road (Queens Park Estate)

Westfield Court, NW10

Westgate Mews, W10 Westgate Mews ran west from West Row to the Deco Works (Kensal Town)

Westgate Mews, W10

Willow House, W10 Willow House can be found on Maple Walk (Kensal Town)

Willow House, W10

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