Queenstown Road, SW8

Queenstown Road, formerly Queen’s Road, is a major road of eastern Battersea.

Queenstown Road looking north towards Battersea Power Station (2012)

With the reconstruction of the power station and the demolition of the gasholder, this view has changed dramatically since.

Credit: Historic England

The road leads to Chelsea Bridge after first crossing Prince of Wales Drive at Queen’s Circus and Battersea Park Road. The original name of Queen’s Road referred to Queen Victoria. Most of the area had previously been the fields of Longhedge Farm.

The road was developed by members of a committee of Clapham residents who had successfully lobbied for a new road link from Clapham to Battersea Park and Chelsea Bridge which had been built in 1858. Work on laying out roads in the vicinity began started in August 1863, directly after the passing of an Act to allow the construction.

The road was financed by the development of the land for housing.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Queenstown Road Queenstown Road is a station in Battersea between Vauxhall and Clapham Junction.

Queenstown Road

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Business Centre, SW8 Abbey Business Centre is in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Abbey Business Centre, SW8

Albert Palace Mansions, SW11 Albert Palace Mansions was built on the site of Albert Palace, a splendid glass pavilion reminiscent of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park. (Battersea)

Albert Palace Mansions, SW11

Alfreda Street, SW11 Alfreda Street was originally Alfred Street - renamed in 1937 to avoid duplication of local street names (Battersea)

Alfreda Street, SW11

All Saints Court, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea Park)

All Saints Court, SW11

Amesbury Tower, SW8 Amesbury Tower is a block on the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Amesbury Tower, SW8

Aragon Court, SW8 Aragon Court is a modern block along Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)

Aragon Court, SW8

Arches, SW8 Arches is a zone of businesses under railway arches at Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Arches, SW8

Arthur Street, SW11 Prince Arthur was the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (Battersea)

Arthur Street, SW11

Ascalon Street, SW8 Ascalon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Ascalon Street, SW8

Ashcroft House, SW8 Ashcroft House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Ashcroft House, SW8

Astle Street, SW11 Astle Street was formerly Kennard Street until 1937 (Battersea)

Astle Street, SW11

Avery Walk, SW11 Avery Walk is a location in London (Battersea)

Avery Walk, SW11

Avro House, SW8 Avro House is a block on Havelock Terrace (Nine Elms)

Avro House, SW8

Bannister House, SW8 Bannister House is sited on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Bannister House, SW8

Beattie House, SW8 Beattie House is a block on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Beattie House, SW8

Belgrave Court, SW8 Belgrave Court is a block on Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)

Belgrave Court, SW8

Bewick Street, SW8 This is a street in the SW8 postcode area (Queenstown Road)

Bewick Street, SW8

Bonsor House, SW8 Bonsor House is a building on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Bonsor House, SW8

Bradmead, SW8 Bradmead is a modern road near to the Battersea Power Station development (Battersea Power Station)

Bradmead, SW8

Broughton Street, SW8 Broughton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Lavender Hill)

Broughton Street, SW8

Cantate Centre, SW8 The Cantate Centre is a block on the Parkfield Industrial Estate (Battersea)

Cantate Centre, SW8

Caroline Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)

Caroline Place, SW11

Chalmers Street, SW8 In 1900, Motley Place, SW8 became Chalmers Street (Wandsworth Road)

Chalmers Street, SW8

Charlotte Despard Avenue, SW11 Charlotte Despard Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Charlotte Despard Avenue, SW11

Cloisters Business Centre, SW8 Cloisters Business Centre (Cloisters House) is a business centre in the Battersea area (Battersea Park)

Cloisters Business Centre, SW8

Corunna Terrace, SW8 Elizabeth Terrace became Corunna Terrace in 1892 (Nine Elms)

Corunna Terrace, SW8

Crichton Street, SW8 Crichton Street is the main road in the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Crichton Street, SW8

Cudworth House, SW8 Cudworth House is sited on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Cudworth House, SW8

Cupar Road, SW11 Cupar Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Cupar Road, SW11

Dickens Street, SW8 Dickens Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Dickens Street, SW8

Doddington Road, SW11 Doddington Grove was renamed as Doddington Road in 1937 (Battersea)

Doddington Road, SW11

Drca Business Centre, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Drca Business Centre, SW11

Driver Street, SW8 In 1937, Seymour Street became Driver Street (Nine Elms)

Driver Street, SW8

Drury House, SW8 Drury House is located on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Drury House, SW8

Durrington Tower, SW8 Durrington Tower is a block on the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Durrington Tower, SW8

Ebson Street, SW8 After 1929, the new name for Porson Street was Ebson Street (Nine Elms)

Ebson Street, SW8

Edward Foster Court, SW8 Edward Foster Court is a block on Stewarts Road (Battersea Power Station)

Edward Foster Court, SW8

Forfar Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Forfar Road, SW11

Francis Chichester Way, SW11 Francis Chichester Way is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Francis Chichester Way, SW11

Gladstone Court Business Centre, SW8 Gladstone Court Business Centre is near Battersea (Nine Elms)

Gladstone Court Business Centre, SW8

Gladstone Terrace, SW8 Park Place was called Gladstone Terrace after 1892 (Queenstown Road)

Gladstone Terrace, SW8

Golding Terrace, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Golding Terrace, SW11

Havelock Terrace, SW8 Havelock Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Havelock Terrace, SW8

Henley Street, SW11 Henley Street dates from 1862 (Battersea)

Henley Street, SW11

Hewlett House, SW8 Hewlett House is a block on Havelock Terrace (Nine Elms)

Hewlett House, SW8

Ingate Place, SW8 Ingate Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Ingate Place, SW8

Ingelow Road, SW8 Ingelow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Ingelow Road, SW8

Landseer Street, SW11 Landseer Street was a former street of Battersea (Battersea)

Landseer Street, SW11

Landseer Terrace, SW11 Landseer Terrace was absorbed into Landseer Street in 1900 (Battersea)

Landseer Terrace, SW11

Linford House, SW8 Linford House is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Linford House, SW8

Linford Street, SW8 Linford Street is the westernmost street of a part of SW8 (Nine Elms)

Linford Street, SW8

Locke House, SW8 Locke House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Locke House, SW8

Lockington Road, SW8 Lockington Road runs south from Battersea Park Road (Queenstown Road)

Lockington Road, SW8

London Stone Business Estate, SW8 London Stone Business Estate is contiguous with the Parkfield Industrial Estate (Lavender Hill)

London Stone Business Estate, SW8

Longhedge Street, SW11 Longhedge Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Longhedge Street, SW11

Lucas Court, SW11 Lucas Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Lucas Court, SW11

Lurline Gardens, SW11 Lurline Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Lurline Gardens, SW11

Macduff Road, SW11 Macduff Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Macduff Road, SW11

Meath Street, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea Park)

Meath Street, SW11

Morgan House, SW8 Morgan House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Morgan House, SW8

Motley Street, SW8 Motley Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Queenstown Road)

Motley Street, SW8

Newtown Court, SW11 Newtown Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Newtown Court, SW11

Newtown Street, SW8 Formerly Palmerston Street until 1937 (Queenstown Road)

Newtown Street, SW8

Pagden Street, SW8 Pagden Street was part of Battersea New Town (Nine Elms)

Pagden Street, SW8

Palmer Road, SW11 Palmer Road is a location in London (Battersea)

Palmer Road, SW11

Palmerston Court, SW8 Palmerston Court is a block on Palmerston Way (Battersea Power Station)

Palmerston Court, SW8

Palmerston House, SW11 Residential block (Battersea)

Palmerston House, SW11

Palmerston Street, SW11 Palmerston Street - built in 1862 - became Newtown Street in 1937 but largely disappeared (Battersea)

Palmerston Street, SW11

Palmerston Terrace, SW8 Palmerston Terrace was abolished in 1898, becoming part of Palmerston Street (Queenstown Road)

Palmerston Terrace, SW8

Palmerston Way, SW8 Palmerston Way is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Palmerston Way, SW8

Parkfield Industrial Estate, SW8 Parkfield Industrial Estate and the London Stone Business Estate refer to the same commercial area (Battersea)

Parkfield Industrial Estate, SW8

Patcham Terrace, SW8 Patcham Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Patcham Terrace, SW8

Portslade Road, SW8 Portslade Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Portslade Road, SW8

Prairie Street, SW8 Prairie Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Prairie Street, SW8

Prince Of Wales Mansions, SW11 Prince of Wales Mansions was the last block to be built on Prince of Wales Drive in 1902 by Gill Knight (Battersea)

Prince Of Wales Mansions, SW11

Priory House, SW8 Priory House is a location in London (Battersea Park)

Priory House, SW8

Queens Circus, SW8 Queens Circus is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Battersea Park)

Queens Circus, SW8

Queenstown Mews, SW8 Queenstown Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Queenstown Mews, SW8

Queenstown Road, SW8 Queenstown Road, formerly Queen’s Road, is a major road of eastern Battersea (Queenstown Road)

Queenstown Road, SW8

Radcliffe Path, SW8 Radcliffe Path is a location in London (Queenstown Road)

Radcliffe Path, SW8

Ravenet Street, SW8 Ravenet Street was formerly Russell Street (Battersea)

Ravenet Street, SW8

Rawson Street, SW11 Rawson Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Battersea)

Rawson Street, SW11

Rollo Street, SW11 Rollo was the first Duke of Normandy from 911AD (Battersea)

Rollo Street, SW11

Roydon Street, SW11 Roydon Street is a disappeared street of Battersea (Queenstown Road)

Roydon Street, SW11

rr, SW11 Austin Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

rr, SW11

Russell Street, SW8 Russell Street was renamed as Ravenet Street in 1937 (Battersea)

Russell Street, SW8

Seymour Street, SW8 Seymour Place was given the name Seymour Street in 1892 (Nine Elms)

Seymour Street, SW8

Silverthorne Road, SW8 Silverthorne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Silverthorne Road, SW8

South Street, SW11 South Street was a name used from 1863 to 1894 (Queenstown Road)

South Street, SW11

Southolm Street, SW8 Southolm Street was formerly both South Street and West Street (Queenstown Road)

Southolm Street, SW8

Spaces Business Centre, SW8 Spaces Business Centre is a location in London (Queenstown Road)

Spaces Business Centre, SW8

St George’s Street, SW11 St George’s Street became Roydon Street (Queenstown Road)

St George’s Street, SW11

St Josephs Street, SW8 St Joseph’s Street runs alongside St Mary’s Primary School (Queenstown Road)

St Josephs Street, SW8

St Philip Square, SW8 St Philip Square is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

St Philip Square, SW8

St Rule Street, SW8 St Rule Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

St Rule Street, SW8

Statham House, SW8 Statham House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Statham House, SW8

Stewart’s Lane West, SW8 Stewart’s Lane West was absorbed into Stewart’s Lane in 1925 (Nine Elms)

Stewart’s Lane West, SW8

Stewarts Road, SW8 Stewarts Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Stewarts Road, SW8

Strasburg Road, SW11 Strasburg Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Strasburg Road, SW11

Stroudley House, SW8 Stroudley House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

Stroudley House, SW8

Stuarts Lane, SW8 Stuarts Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Stuarts Lane, SW8

Sutherland House, SW8 Residential block (Queenstown Road)

Sutherland House, SW8

Tidbury Street, SW8 Tidbury Street once ran north from Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)

Tidbury Street, SW8

Tidemore Street, SW8 Sheldrake Street was renamed Tidemore Street in 1891 (Battersea Power Station)

Tidemore Street, SW8

Turpin House, SW11 Residential block (Queenstown Road)

Turpin House, SW11

Victoria Circus, SW11 Victoria Circus, which seems to have originated in the 1860s, became part of Queen’s Road in 1902 (Battersea Park)

Victoria Circus, SW11

Wadhurst Road, SW8 Wadhurst Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Wadhurst Road, SW8

Wenham House, SW8 Wenham House - built in 1938 - was formerly known as Tideway House (Battersea Power Station)

Wenham House, SW8

West Street, SW11 West Street became part of Southolm Street in 1894 (Queenstown Road)

West Street, SW11

Woods House, SW8 Woods House can be found on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Woods House, SW8

York Mansions, SW11 York Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

York Mansions, SW11

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