Manchester Drive, W10

Manchester Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

22 Maxilla Gardens, W10 22 Maxilla Gardens is a now-demolished property.

22 Maxilla Gardens, W10

24 Maxilla Gardens, W10 24 Maxilla Gardens was an address along Maxilla Gardens.

24 Maxilla Gardens, W10

29 Rackham Street, W10 29 Rackham Street lay about halfway along on the north side of the street.

29 Rackham Street, W10

3 Acklam Road From the 19th century up until 1965, number 3 Acklam Road, near the Portobello Road junction, was occupied by the Bedford family.

3 Acklam Road

Acklam Road protests Acklam Road was the centre of much action during the building of the Westway.

Acklam Road protests

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

Adair Road before redevelopment (1964)

Adair Road junction with Southam Street (1932) A wet day in London W10.

Adair Road junction with Southam Street (1932)

Admiral Blake (The Cowshed) The Admiral Blake was situated at the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Barlby Road.

Admiral Blake (The Cowshed)

Albert Hotel The Albert Hotel stood on the corner of All Saints Road and Westbourne Park Road.

Albert Hotel

All Saints Notting Hill All Saints church was designed by the Victorian Gothic revival pioneer William White, who was also a mountaineer, Swedish gymnastics enthusiast and anti-shaving campaigner.

All Saints Notting Hill

Barlby Primary School Barlby Road Primary School has long served the children of North Kensington.

Barlby Primary School

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

Carmelite Monastery of The Most Holy Trinity Convent in North Kensington

Carmelite Monastery of The Most Holy Trinity

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)

Corner of Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove (1950) The bombing of the Second World War meant that some whole streets were wiped off the future map. Rackham Street, in London W10, was one of them.

Corner of Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove (1950)

Duke of Cornwall The Duke of Cornwall pub morphed into the uber-trendy "The Ledbury" restaurant.

Duke of Cornwall

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

Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance

Exmoor Street (1950) Photographed just after the Second World War, looking north along Exmoor Street.

Exmoor Street (1950)

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

Kensington Park Hotel The KPH is a landmark pub on Ladbroke Grove.

Kensington Park Hotel

Ladbroke Grove Ladbroke Grove is named after James Weller Ladbroke, who developed the Ladbroke Estate in the mid nineteenth century, until then a largely rural area on the western edges of London.

Ladbroke Grove

Ladbroke Grove (1950) Ladbroke Grove on the corner of St Charles Sqaure taken outside the Eagle public house, looking north, just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Ladbroke Grove (1950)

Ladbroke Grove looking north (1900) This early 1900s image was taken just south of the junction of Ladbroke Grove and Treverton Street.

Ladbroke Grove looking north (1900)

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

North Kensington Library North Kensington Library opened in 1891 and was described as one of London’s finest public libraries.

North Kensington Library

Notting Hill Barn Farm Notting Barns Farm was one of two farms in the North Kensington area.

Notting Hill Barn Farm

Notting Hill in Bygone Days: St Charles’s Ward Chapter 10 of the book "Notting Hill in Bygone Days" by Florence Gladstone (1924)

Notting Hill in Bygone Days: St Charles’s Ward

Political meeting (1920s) Meeting in front of the Junction Arms situated where Tavistock Road, Crescent and Basing Road met.

Political meeting (1920s)

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

Portobello Arms

Portobello Farm Portobello Farm House was approached along Turnpike Lane, sometimes referred to as Green’s Lane, a track leading from Kensington Gravel Pits towards a wooden bridge over the canal.

Portobello Farm

Portobello Green Portobello Green features a shopping arcade under the Westway along Thorpe Close, an open-air market under the canopy, and community gardens.

Portobello Green

Princess Louise Hospital The Princess Louise Hospital for Children was opened by King George V and Queen Mary in 1928. It had 42 beds, an Out-Patients Department and Dispensary for Sick Women.

Princess Louise Hospital

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

Rackham Street, eastern end (1950) The bombing of the Second World War meant that some whole streets were wiped off the future map. Rackham Street, in London W10, was one of them.

Rackham Street, eastern end (1950)

Rackham Street, western end (1950) A bombed-out Rackham Street, looking down from the junction with Exmoor Street.

Rackham Street, western end (1950)

St Charles Hospital The St Marylebone workhouse infirmary was opened in 1881 on Rackham Street, North Kensington and received a congratulatory letter from Florence Nightingale.

St Charles Hospital

St Charles Square after bombing (1950) A corner of St Charles Square looking north, just after the Second World War

St Charles Square after bombing (1950)

St Charles Square ready for redevelopment (1951) Photographed in 1951, the corner of St Charles Square and Ladbroke Grove looking northwest just after the Second World War.

St Charles Square ready for redevelopment (1951)

St Charles’ Square Training College (1908) St Charles’ Square Training College/Carmelite Convent.

St Charles’ Square Training College (1908)

St Martins Mission Saint Martin's Mission was originally known as Rackham Hall as it was situated on Rackham Street.

St Martins Mission

St Quintin Park Cricket Ground (1890s) Before the turn of the 20th century, west of present day North Kensington lay fields - the future Barlby Road was the site of the St Quintin Park Cricket Ground.

St Quintin Park Cricket Ground (1890s)

St. Joseph’s Home St Joseph's dominated a part of Portobello Road up until the 1980s.

St. Joseph’s Home

The Apollo The Apollo pub was located at 18 All Saints Road, on the southeast corner of the Lancaster Road junction.

The Apollo

The Crown Acklam Road was the centre of much action during the building of the Westway

The Crown

The Eagle The Eagle is on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Telford Road.

The Eagle

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 Mitre The Mitre was situated at 62 Golborne Road on the corner with Wornington Road.

The Mitre

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

The Plough

The Prince of Wales Cinema The Prince of Wales Cinema was located at 331 Harrow Road.

The Prince of Wales Cinema

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

Weston’s Cider House In 1930 Weston’s opened their first and only cider mill on the Harrow Road.

Weston’s Cider House

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

Acklam Road, W10 Acklam Road was the centre of much action during the building of the Westway (Notting Hill)

Acklam Road, W10

Adair Road, W10 Adair Road is a street on the Kensal Town/North Kensington borders (Kensal Town)

Adair 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

Alba Place, W11 Alba Place is part of the Colville Conservation Area (Notting Hill)

Alba Place, W11

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

Alderson Street, W10

Aldridge Court, W11 Aldridge Court is in Aldridge Road Villas (Westbourne Park)

Aldridge Court, W11

Aldridge Road Villas, W11 Aldridge Road Villas is a surviving fragment of mid-Victorian residential development (Westbourne Park)

Aldridge Road Villas, W11

All Saints Road, W11 Built between 1852-61, All Saints Road is named after All Saints Church on Talbot Road (Notting Hill)

All Saints Road, W11

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

Alperton Street, W10

Angola Mews, W10 Angola Mews, one of the lost mews of North Kensington, was demolished to make way for the Bevington Road School (North Kensington)

Angola Mews, W10

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

Appleford House, W10

Appleford Road, W10 Appleford Road was transformed post-war from a Victorian street to one dominated by housing blocks (Kensal Town)

Appleford Road, W10

Archway Close, W10 Archway Close is a cul-de-sac off of St Mark’s Road, W10 (North Kensington)

Archway Close, 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

Athlone Place, W10 Athlone Place runs between Faraday Road and Bonchurch Road (North Kensington)

Athlone Place, W10

Balliol Road, W10 Balliol Road leads from Kelfield Gardens to Oxford Gardens (North Kensington)

Balliol Road, W10

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

Barlby Gardens, W10 Barlby Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Barlby Gardens, W10

Barlby Road, W10 Barlby Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Barlby Road, W10

Barnsdale Road, W9 Barnsdale Road runs between Fernhead Road and Walterton Road (West Kilburn)

Barnsdale Road, W9

Basing Street, W11 Basing Street was originally Basing Road between 1867 and 1939 (Notting Hill)

Basing Street, W11

Bassett Road, W10 Bassett Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Bassett Road, W10

Bayford Road, NW10 Bayford Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Bayford Road, NW10

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

Berens Road, NW10 Berens Road is a location in London (Kensal Green)

Berens Road, NW10

Bevington Road, W10 Bevington Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Bevington Road, W10

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

Birch House, W10

Blagrove Road, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode (Notting Hill)

Blagrove Road, W10

Bonchurch Road, W10 Bonchurch Road was first laid out in the 1870s (North Kensington)

Bonchurch Road, 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

Bransford Street, W10 Bransford Street became Porlock Street before vanishing altogether (North Kensington)

Bransford Street, W10

Branstone Street, W10 Branstone Street, originally Bramston Street, disappeared in 1960s developments (North Kensington)

Branstone Street, W10

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

Bruce Close, W10 Bruce Close replaced the earlier Rackham Street in this part of W10 (North Kensington)

Bruce Close, W10

Bruce House, W10 Bruce House is a block on Bruce Close (North Kensington)

Bruce House, 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

Buckshead House, W2 Buckshead House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Buckshead House, W2

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

Buller Road, W10

Burlington Close, W9 Burlington Close is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Burlington Close, W9

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

Caird Street, W10

Cambridge Gardens, W10 Cambridge Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Cambridge Gardens, 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

Canal Way, W10 Canal Way was built on the site of the Kensal Gas Works (North Kensington)

Canal Way, W10

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

Cherry Tree House, W10

Chesterton Road, W10 Chesterton Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Chesterton Road, W10

Claridge House, NW10 Claridge House is a block on Mortimer Road (Kensal Green)

Claridge House, NW10

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

Clydesdale Road, W11 Clydesdale Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Clydesdale Road, W11

Combe House, W2 Combe House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Combe House, W2

Compton Road, NW10 Compton Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Compton Road, NW10

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

Crosfield Court, W10 Crosfield Court is a block on Crosfield Court (North Kensington)

Crosfield Court, W10

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

Croxley Road, W9

Culham House, W2 Culham House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Culham House, W2

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

Dartmouth Close, W11 Dartmouth Close is a street in Notting Hill (Westbourne Green)

Dartmouth Close, W11

Denholme Road, W9 Denholme Road connects Fernhead Road with Saltram Crescent (West Kilburn)

Denholme Road, W9

Derrycombe House, W2 Derrycombe House is a block on Great Western Road (Westbourne Green)

Derrycombe House, W2

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

Dunworth Mews, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)

Dunworth Mews, W11

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

East Row, W10

Edenham Mews, W10 Edenham Mews was the site of a youth club and day nursery after the Second World War until demolition (Kensal Town)

Edenham Mews, W10

Edenham Street, W10 Edenham Street was swept away in 1969 (Kensal Town)

Edenham Street, W10

Edenham Way, W10 Edenham Way is a 1970s street (North Kensington)

Edenham Way, W10

Elgin Mews, W11 Elgin Mews lies in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Elgin Mews, W11

Elkstone Road, W10 Elkstone Road replaced Southam Street around 1970 (North Kensington)

Elkstone Road, 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

Exmoor Street, W10 Exmoor Street runs from Barlby Road to St Charles Square, W10 (North Kensington)

Exmoor Street, W10

Fallodon House, W11 Fallodon House was planned in 1973 to replace housing between Tavistock Crescent, Tavistock Road, and St Luke’s Road (Westbourne Park)

Fallodon House, W11

Faraday Road, W10 Faraday Road is one of the ’scientist’ roadnames of North Kensington (North Kensington)

Faraday Road, 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 House, W9 Fermoy House can be found on Fermoy Road (West Kilburn)

Fermoy House, W9

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

Finstock Road, W10 Finstock Road is a turning out of Oxford Gardens (North Kensington)

Finstock Road, 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

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

Fordingley Road, W9

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

Golborne Gardens, W10 Golborne Gardens may date from the 1880s (Kensal Town)

Golborne Gardens, W10

Golborne Mews, W10 Golborne Mews lies off of the Portobello Road, W10 (North Kensington)

Golborne Mews, W10

Golborne Road, W10 Golborne Road, heart of North Kensington, was named after Dean Golbourne, at one time vicar of St John’s Church in Paddington (North Kensington)

Golborne Road, W10

Golden Mews, W11 Golden Mews was a tiny mews off of Basing Street, W11 (Notting Hill)

Golden Mews, W11

Great Western Road, W11 The name of the Great Western Road dates from the 1850s (Westbourne Park)

Great Western Road, W11

Great Western Road, W9 Great Western Road’s northernmost section was created after a bridge was constructed over the canal (Maida Hill)

Great Western Road, W9

Halstow Road, NW10 Halstow Road was laid out in the 1890s (Kensal Green)

Halstow Road, NW10

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

Harrow Road, W9 Harrow Road is a main road running through Paddington, Willesden and beyond (Maida Hill)

Harrow Road, W9

Harvist Road, NW10 Harvist Road is a street in Willesden (Queen’s Park)

Harvist Road, NW10

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

Hawthorn Walk, W10

Hayden’s Place, W11 Haydens Place is a small cul-de-sac off of the Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Hayden’s Place, W11

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

Hedgegate Court, W11 Hedgegate Court is a block on Powis Terrace (Notting Hill)

Hedgegate Court, W11

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

Herries Street, W10

Hewer Street, W10 Built as part of the St Charles’ estate in the 1870s, it originally between Exmoor Street to a former street called Raymede Street (North Kensington)

Hewer Street, W10

Hill Farm Road, W10 Hill Farm Road is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Hill Farm Road, W10

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

Holly House, W10

Hormead Road, W9 Hormead Road was named in 1885 although its site was still a nursery ground until 1891 (Kensal Town)

Hormead Road, W9

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

Humber Drive, 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

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

James House, W10

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

John Fearon Walk, W10

Kelfield Gardens, W10 Kelfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Kelfield Gardens, W10

Kelfield Mews, W10 Kelfield Mews is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Kelfield Mews, 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 Place, W10 Kensal Place ran from Southam Street to Kensal Road (Kensal Town)

Kensal Place, 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

Kingisholt Court, NW10 Kingisholt Court is sited on Harrow Road (North Kensington)

Kingisholt Court, NW10

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

Kings Holt Mews, W10

Kingsbridge Road, W10 Kingsbridge Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Kingsbridge Road, W10

Ladbroke Grove, W10 Ladbroke Grove runs from Notting Hill to Kensal Green, and straddles the W10 and W11 postal districts (North Kensington)

Ladbroke Grove, W10

Lancaster Road, W11 Lancaster Road has been called London’s most Instagrammable street (Notting Hill)

Lancaster Road, W11

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

Lancefield Street, W10

Langler Road, NW10 Langler Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Langler Road, NW10

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

Larch House, W10

Lavie Mews, W10 Lavie Mews, W10 was a mews connecting Portobello Road and Murchison Road (North Kensington)

Lavie Mews, W10

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

Lawes House, W10

Leamington House, W11 Leamington House was built by 1962 (Westbourne Park)

Leamington House, W11

Leamington Road Villas, W11 Leamington Road Villas is a street in Notting Hill (Westbourne Park)

Leamington Road Villas, W11

Ledbury Road, W2 Ledbury Road is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Ledbury Road, W2

Lionel Mews, W10 Lionel Mews was built around 1882 and probably disappeared in the 1970s (North Kensington)

Lionel Mews, W10

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

Lothrop Street, W10

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

Lydford Road, W9

Macroom House, W9 Macroom House can be found on Macroom Road (West Kilburn)

Macroom House, W9

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

Macroom Road, W9

Malton Mews, W10 Malton Mews, formerly Oxford Mews, runs south off of Cambridge Gardens (Notting Dale)

Malton Mews, W10

Malton Road, W11 Malton Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Malton Road, W11

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

Mary Seacole House, W9 Mary Seacole House is a block on Warlock Road (Maida Hill)

Mary Seacole House, W9

Matthew Close, W10 Matthew Close is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Matthew Close, W10

Maxilla Walk, W10 Maxilla Walk is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Maxilla Walk, W10

McGregor Road, W11 McGregor Road runs between St Luke’s Road and All Saints Road (Notting Hill)

McGregor Road, W11

Methwold Road, W10 Methwold Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Methwold Road, W10

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

Middle Row, W10

Millwood Street, W10 Millwood Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Millwood Street, W10

Modena Street, W9 Modena Street was swept away in the late 1960s (North Kensington)

Modena Street, W9

Morgan Road, W10 Morgan Road connects Wornington Road and St Ervans Road (North Kensington)

Morgan Road, W10

Mortimer Road, NW10 Mortimer Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Mortimer Road, NW10

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

Munro Mews, W10 Munro Mews is a part cobbled through road that connects Wornington Road and Wheatstone Road (North Kensington)

Munro Mews, W10

Murchison Road, W10 Murchison Road existed for just under 100 years (North Kensington)

Murchison Road, W10

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

Nautilus House, W10

Norburn Street, W10 Norburn Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Norburn Street, 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

Oakworth Road, W10 Oakworth Road dates from the 1920s when a cottage estate was built by the council (North Kensington)

Oakworth Road, 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

Orchard Close, W10 Orchard Close is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Orchard Close, W10

Oxford Gardens, W10 Oxford Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Oxford Gardens, W10

Pangbourne Avenue, W10 Pangbourne Avenue is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Pangbourne Avenue, W10

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

Park Mews, 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

Pember Road, NW10 Pember Road is one of the side streets to the west of Kilburn Lane, NW10 (Kensal Green)

Pember Road, 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

Portobello Road, W10 Portobello Road is split into two sections by the Westway/Hammersmith and City line (North Kensington)

Portobello Road, W10

Portobello Road, W11 Portobello Road is internationally famous for its market (Notting Hill)

Portobello Road, W11

Powis Gardens, W11 Powis Gardens is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Powis Gardens, W11

Powis Mews, W11 Powis Mews is a street in Notting Hill (Westbourne Green)

Powis Mews, W11

Powis Terrace, W11 Powis Terrace is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Powis Terrace, W11

Pressland Street, W10 Pressland Street ran from Kensal Road to the canal (North Kensington)

Pressland Street, W10

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

Rackham Street, W10 Rackham Street is a road that disappeared from the streetscape of London W10 in 1951 (North Kensington)

Rackham Street, W10

Raddington Road, W10 Raddington Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Hill)

Raddington Road, W10

Rainham Road, NW10 Rainham Road, in Kensal Green, was laid out in 1895 (Kensal Green)

Rainham Road, NW10

Raymede Street, W10 Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared after 1950 (North Kensington)

Raymede Street, 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

Rendle Street, W10 Rendle Street ran from Murchison Road to Telford Road (North Kensington)

Rendle Street, W10

Rhapsody Court, NW10 Rhapsody Court is a block on Harrow Road (Kensal Green)

Rhapsody Court, 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

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

Rootes Drive, W10

Roseland Place, W11 Roseland Place was a short mews located at what is now 224/226 Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Roseland Place, W11

Ruston Mews, W11 Ruston Mews, W11 was originally Crayford Mews (Notting Dale)

Ruston Mews, W11

Salters Road, W10 Salters Road lies on the site of an old playground (North Kensington)

Salters Road, W10

Saltram Crescent, W9 Saltram Crescent is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Saltram Crescent, W9

Scampston Mews, W10 Scampston Mews is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Scampston Mews, 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

Shirland Mews, W9 Shirland Mews is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Shirland Mews, W9

Shottsford, W2 Shottsford is one of the buildings of the Wessex Gardens Estate (Westbourne Green)

Shottsford, W2

Shrewsbury Street, W10 Shrewsbury Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Shrewsbury Street, W10

Silvester Mews, W11 Silvester Mews was a mews off of Basing Street, W11 (Notting Hill)

Silvester Mews, W11

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

Sixth Avenue, W10

Southam House, W10 Southam House is situated on Adair Road (Kensal Town)

Southam House, W10

Southam Street, W10 Southam Street was made world-famous in the photographs of Roger Mayne (Kensal Town)

Southam Street, W10

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

Southern Row, W10

St Charles Place, W10 St Charles Place is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

St Charles Place, W10

St Charles Square, W10 St Charles Square is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

St Charles Square, W10

St Columbs House, W10 St Columbs House is situated at 9-39 Blagrove Road (North Kensington)

St Columbs House, W10

St Ervans Road, W10 St Ervans Road is named after the home town of the Rev. Samuel Walker (North Kensington)

St Ervans Road, W10

St Helens Gardens, W10 St Helens Gardens seems to date from the 1860s (North Kensington)

St Helens Gardens, W10

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

St Johns Terrace, W10

St Joseph’s Close, W10 St Joseph’s Close is a cul-de-sac off of Bevington Road (North Kensington)

St Joseph’s Close, W10

St Lawrence Terrace, W10 St Lawrence Terrace runs parallel with Ladbroke Grove, one block east (North Kensington)

St Lawrence Terrace, W10

St Lukes Mews, W11 St Lukes Mews is a mews off of All Saints Road, W11 (Notting Hill)

St Lukes Mews, W11

St Luke’s Road, W11 St Luke’s Road is a street in Notting Hill (Westbourne Park)

St Luke’s Road, W11

St Mark’s Road, W10 St Mark’s Road extends beyond the Westway into the W10 area (North Kensington)

St Mark’s Road, W10

St Michael’s Gardens, W10 St Michael’s Gardens lies to the south of St Michael’s Church (North Kensington)

St Michael’s Gardens, W10

St Quintin Avenue, W10 St Quintin Avenue connects North Pole Road with the roundabout at the top of St Mark’s Road (North Kensington)

St Quintin Avenue, 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

Sunbeam Crescent, W10 Sunbeam Crescent is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Sunbeam Crescent, 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

Talbot Road, W11 The oldest part of Talbot Road lies in London, W11 (Notting Hill)

Talbot Road, W11

Tavistock Crescent, W11 Tavistock Crescent was where the first Notting Hill Carnival procession began on 18 September 1966. (Notting Hill)

Tavistock Crescent, W11

Tavistock Mews, W11 Tavistock Mews, W11 lies off of the Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Tavistock Mews, W11

Tavistock Road, W11 Tavistock Road was developed in the late 1860s alongside the Hammersmith and City railway line from Westbourne Park station (Notting Hill)

Tavistock Road, W11

Telford Road, W10 Telford Road is one of the local streets named after prominent nineteenth century scientists (North Kensington)

Telford Road, 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

Thorpe Close, W10 Thorpe Close is a redevelopment of the former Thorpe Mews, laid waste by the building of the Westway (North Kensington)

Thorpe Close, 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

Trellick Tower, W10 Trellick Tower is a 31-storey block of flats designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger, completed in 1972 (Kensal Town)

Trellick Tower, W10

Treverton Street, W10 Treverton Street, a street which survived post war redevelopment (North Kensington)

Treverton Street, W10

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

Trinity Court, W9

Trinity Mews, W10 Trinity Mews lies off of Cambridge Gardens (Notting Dale)

Trinity Mews, W10

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

Tropical Court, W10

Verdi Crescent, W10 Verdi Crescent is a post-war development, lying off of Herries Street (Queens Park Estate)

Verdi Crescent, W10

Wakeman House, NW10 Wakeman House is a block on Wakeman Road (Kensal Green)

Wakeman House, NW10

Wakeman Road, NW10 Wakeman Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Wakeman Road, NW10

Wallingford Avenue, W10 Wallingford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Wallingford Avenue, W10

Walterton Road, W9 Walterton Road was the central road of a suburb which was originally proposed to called St. Peter’s Park (Maida Hill)

Walterton Road, W9

Warfield Road, NW10 Warfield Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Warfield Road, NW10

Warlock Road, W9 Warlock Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Warlock Road, W9

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

Wedlake Street, W10

Wellington Road, NW10 Wellington Road commemorates the Duke of Wellington (North Kensington)

Wellington Road, NW10

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

West Row, W10

Westbourne Park Road, W11 Westbourne Park Road runs between Notting Hill and the Paddington area (Westbourne Park)

Westbourne Park Road, W11

Westbury House, W11 Westbury House was built on the corner of Westbourne Park Road and Aldridge Road Villas in 1965 (Westbourne Park)

Westbury House, W11

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

Western Dwellings

Western Mews, W9 Western Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Western Mews, W9

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

Westway, W10 Westway is the A40(M) motorway which runs on an elevated section along the W10/W11 border (Notting Hill)

Westway, W10

Wheatstone Road, W10 Wheatstone Road was the former name of the eastern section of Bonchurch Road (North Kensington)

Wheatstone Road, W10

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

Willow House, W10

Woodfield Place, W9 Woodfield Place is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Woodfield Place, W9

Woodfield Road, W9 The first section of Woodfield Road seems to date from the 1830s (Maida Hill)

Woodfield Road, W9

Wornington Road, W10 Wornington Road connected Golborne Road with Ladbroke Grove, though the Ladbroke end is now closed to through traffic (North Kensington)

Wornington Road, W10

Zahra House, NW10 Zahra House can be found on Harrow Road (Kensal Green)

Zahra House, NW10

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