Ravenscourt Park

Ravenscourt Park is served by the District line and is located between Hammersmith and Stamford Brook stations.

The station shares its name with an open space to its north.

The line through the station was opened on 1 January 1869 by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) on a new branch line to Richmond. Ravenscourt Park station was opened as Shaftesbury Road by the L&SWR on 1 April 1873.

On 1 June 1877, the District Railway opened a short extension from its terminus at Hammersmith to connect to the L&SWR tracks east of Ravenscourt Park station. The District then began running trains over the L&SWR tracks to Richmond.

The Richmond branch was a major stimulus to residential development along the route and traffic on the line was high. On 1 March 1888, the station was given its present name in advance of the nearby park being opened to the public. Following the electrification of its tracks north of Acton Town in 1903, the District funded the electrification of the tracks through Ravenscourt Park in July 1905.

Services on the Piccadilly line began running through Ravenscourt Park without stopping there on 4 July 1932.

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Tony Whipple Frank Whipple Place, E14 Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT	Frank Whipple Place, E14 Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind. Reply
Theresa Penney Whites Row, E1 Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT	1 Whites Row My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields. Reply
Wendy The Polygon Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT	Polygon Buildings Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings. Reply
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Aiten Place, W6 Aiten Place is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Aiten Place, W6

Albion Gardens, W6 Albion Gardens ran off Dalling Road (Ravenscourt Park)

Albion Gardens, W6

Albion Mews, W6 Albion Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Albion Mews, W6

Albion Place, W6 Albion Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Albion Place, W6

Aldensley Road, W6 Aldensley Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Aldensley Road, W6

Angel Walk, W6 Angel Walk was previously Angel Road before 1938 (Hammersmith)

Angel Walk, W6

Argyle Place, W6 Argyle Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Argyle Place, W6

Ashlar Court, W6 Ashlar Court is sited on Ravenscourt Gardens (Ravenscourt Park)

Ashlar Court, W6

Aspen Gardens, W6 Aspen Gardens serves the blocks of the Aspen Gardens Estate (Hammersmith)

Aspen Gardens, W6

Aspen Place, W6 In a complicated set of renamings, both Providence Yard and Henrietta Place became Aspen Place in 1891 (Hammersmith)

Aspen Place, W6

Atwood Road, W6 Atwood Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Atwood Road, W6

Banim Street, W6 Banim Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Banim Street, W6

Beavor Lane, W6 Beavor Lane is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Beavor Lane, W6

Black Lion Lane, W6 Black Lion Lane is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Black Lion Lane, W6

Black Lion Mews, W6 Black Lion Mews is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Black Lion Mews, W6

Brading Terrace, W6 Brading Terrace is a road in the W12 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)

Brading Terrace, W6

Bradmore Park Road, W6 Bradmore Park Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Bradmore Park Road, W6

Bridge Avenue, W6 Bridge Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Bridge Avenue, W6

Bridge View, W6 Bridge View is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Bridge View, W6

Cambridge Grove, W6 Cambridge Grove was previously called Cambridge Road (Hammersmith)

Cambridge Grove, W6

Cambridge House, W6 Residential block (Hammersmith)

Cambridge House, W6

Chambon Place, W6 Chambon Place is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Chambon Place, W6

Charlotte Court, W6 Charlotte Court is located on Invermead Close (Stamford Brook)

Charlotte Court, W6

Cressy Court, W6 Cressy Court is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)

Cressy Court, W6

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Cromwell Avenue, W6

Dalling Road, W6 Dalling Road runs north from King Street (Ravenscourt Park)

Dalling Road, W6

Dimes Place, W6 Dimes Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Dimes Place, W6

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Down Place, W6

Felgate Mews, W6 Felgate Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Felgate Mews, W6

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Galena Road, W6 Galena Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Galena Road, W6

Glenthorne Mews, W6 Glenthorne Mews is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Glenthorne Mews, W6

Glenthorne Road, W6 Glenthorne Road is a major thoroughfare in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Glenthorne Road, W6

Great West Road, W6 Great West Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Great West Road, W6

Hamlet Gardens, W6 Hamlet Gardens is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)

Hamlet Gardens, W6

Holcombe Street, W6 Holcombe Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Holcombe Street, W6

Iffley Road, W6 Iffley Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Iffley Road, W6

Inver Court, W6 Inver Court is a block on Invermead Close (Stamford Brook)

Inver Court, W6

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Invermead Close, W6

Kilmarsh Road, W6 Kilmarsh Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Kilmarsh Road, W6

King Street Cloisters, W6 King Street Cloisters is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

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King Street, W6 King Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

King Street, W6

Kings Court, W6 Kings Court is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Kings Court, W6

Lamington Street, W6 Lamington Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Lamington Street, W6

Linden House, W6 Linden House is a block on Upper Mall (Hammersmith)

Linden House, W6

Longthorpe Court, W6 Longthorpe Court is located on Invermead Close (Stamford Brook)

Longthorpe Court, W6

Lord Napier Place, W6 Lord Napier Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Lord Napier Place, W6

Macbeth Street, W6 Macbeth Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Macbeth Street, W6

Mall Road, W6 Mall Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Mall Road, W6

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Nasmyth Street, W6

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North Verbena Gardens, W6

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Parkside, W6 Parkside is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Parkside, W6

Perrers Road, W6 Perrers Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Perrers Road, W6

Ravenscourt Avenue, W6 Ravenscourt Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Ravenscourt Avenue, W6

Ravenscourt Gardens, W6 Ravenscourt Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Ravenscourt Gardens, W6

Ravenscourt Hospital, W6 Ravenscourt Hospital is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Ravenscourt Hospital, W6

Ravenscourt House, W6 Ravenscourt House is a block on Paddenswick Road (Ravenscourt Park)

Ravenscourt House, W6

Ravenscourt Park, W6 Ravenscourt Park is a street with the same name as its adjacent park and also its railway station (Ravenscourt Park)

Ravenscourt Park, W6

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Ravenscourt Place, W6

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Ravenscourt Road, W6

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Ravenscourt Square, W6

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Raynham Road, W6

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Redmore Road, W6

Rivercourt Road, W6 Rivercourt Road is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Rivercourt Road, W6

Riverside Gardens, W6 Riverside Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Riverside Gardens, W6

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Rosedale Terrace, W6

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rr, W6

Rutland Grove, W6 Rutland Grove is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Rutland Grove, W6

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Seven Stars Corner, W12

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South Black Lion Lane, W6

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Southerton Road, W6

St Peters Road, W6 St Peters Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

St Peters Road, W6

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St Peter’s Grove, W6

Stamford Brook Arches, W6 Stamford Brook Arches is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Stamford Brook Arches, W6

Stamford Court, W6 Stamford Court is a building on Stamford Court (Ravenscourt Park)

Stamford Court, W6

Studland Street, W6 Studland Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Studland Street, W6

Tabor Road, W6 Tabor Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Tabor Road, W6

The Arches, W6 The Arches is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

The Arches, W6

The Wakefield Centre, W6 The Wakefield Centre is a road in the W6 postcode area (Ravenscourt Park)

The Wakefield Centre, W6

Theresa Road, W6 Theresa Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Theresa Road, W6

Trafalgar Street, W6 Trafalgar Street was a small street in Hammersmith, off Aspen Place (Hammersmith)

Trafalgar Street, W6

Upper Mall, W6 Upper Mall is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Upper Mall, W6

Vencourt Place, W6 Vencourt Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Vencourt Place, W6

Wellesley Avenue, W6 Wellesley Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Wellesley Avenue, W6

Weltje Road, W6 Weltje Road was named for the Prince Regent’s chef (Hammersmith)

Weltje Road, W6

Westcroft Square, W6 Westcroft Square is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

Westcroft Square, W6

Westside, W6 Westside is a block on the corner of Ravenscourt Gardens (Ravenscourt Park)

Westside, W6

Wingate Road, W6 Wingate Road is a street in Hammersmith (Ravenscourt Park)

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