Lanrick Road is named after an estate in Doune, Perthshire.
The top section was at first called Parian Street. Lanrick Road is mentioned in 1936. Both sections appear on the 1913-surveyed Ordnance Survey map.
It was the site of Commercial Wharf - owned by W.W. Howard Brothers & Company, timber merchants in the early 20th century.
The Blackwall Trading Estate is now situated in the street.
The Underground Map project is creating street histories for the areas of London and surrounding counties lying within the M25.
The aim of the project is to find the location every street in London, whether past or present, and tell its story. This project aims to be a service to historians, genealogists and those with an interest in urban design.
The website features a series of maps from the 1750s until the 1950s. You can see how London grows over the decades. |
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Lanrick Road is named after an estate in Doune, Perthshire.
