South Kensington

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South Kensington is a London Underground station in Kensington, west London. It is served by the District, Circle and Piccadilly Lines.

It is hard to define boundaries for South Kensington, but it is generally talking about the commercial area around the tube station. The smaller centre around Gloucester Road station can also be considered part of South Kensington, as well as the institution area around Exhibition Road, which includes such famous names as the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Imperial College, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Royal College of Music.

Large numbers of French, Spanish and Italian citizens live in the area. A significant French presence is evidenced by the location of the consulate, the Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle - a large French secondary school opposite the Natural History Museum - and the French Institute, home to a French cinema. There are also several French bookshops in the area.


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Wendy    
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.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Glendower Preparatory School Glendower Prep School is an independent preparatory school for girls aged 4 to 11.
Michelin House Michelin House was opened in 1911 as the first permanent UK headquarters for the Michelin Tyre Company Ltd.
Queen’s Gate School Queen’s Gate School is an independent day school for girls.
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school.

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, SW7 Queens Gate Place Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Albert Court East Block, SW7 Albert Court East Block is a location in London (South Kensington)
Albert Court, SW7 Albert Court, a residential block for the "upper classes", was constructed in 1890 (South Kensington)
Albert Hall Mansions, SW7 Albert Hall Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Aldbury House, SW3 Aldbury House is a block on Marlborough Street (Chelsea)
Alexander Place, SW7 Alexander Place was originally called Alfred Place East (South Kensington)
Alexander Square, SW3 Alexander Square is a garden square in Chelsea (Chelsea)
Alfred Place, SW7 Alfred Place, just north of South Kensington station (South Kensington)
Armstrong Road, SW7 Armstrong Road is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Arundel Court, SW3 Arundel Court is a building on Markham Street (Chelsea)
Atherstone Mews, SW7 Atherstone Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Ayrton Road, SW7 Ayrton Road is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Barnaby Place, SW7 Barnaby Place is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Bedmond House, SW3 Bedmond House is a block on Ixworth Place (Chelsea)
Bessemer Building, SW7 Bessemer Building is a block on Ayrton Road (South Kensington)
Bolney Gate, SW7 Bolney Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Bone Building, SW7 Bone Building is a block on Prince Consort Road (South Kensington)
Brechin Place, SW7 Brechin Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Bremner Road, SW7 Bremner Road is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Brompton Road, SW3 Brompton Road begins at Knightsbridge Underground station and runs south-west until it reaches Egerton Gardens (Chelsea)
Bull’s Gardens, SW3 Bull’s Gardens was built as Bull’s Buildings at the beginning of the 19th century (Chelsea)
Bury Walk, SW3 Bury Walk was possibly named because it led to the burial ground laid out in 1812, where St Luke’s Church now stands (Chelsea)
Bute Street, SW7 Bute Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Cale Street, SW3 Cale Street was Bond Street until 1871 (Chelsea)
Chelsea Cloisters, SW3 On the west side of Sloane Avenue, a vast ten-storeyed block was built 1937-8 called Chelsea Cloisters (Chelsea)
Chemistry Building, SW7 Chemistry Building is a block on Imperial College Road (South Kensington)
Chemistry RCS Building, SW7 Chemistry RCS Building is located on Exhibition Road (South Kensington)
Chipperfield House, SW3 Chipperfield House is a block on Ixworth Place (Chelsea)
City & Guilds Building, SW7 City & Guilds Building is a block on Exhibition Road (South Kensington)
Clareville Court, SW7 Clareville Court is sited on Clareville Grove (Brompton)
Clareville Grove, SW7 Clareville Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Clareville Street, SW7 Clareville Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Claylands Road, SW7 Claylands Road is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Colebrook Court, SW3 Colebrook Court is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Cottage Place, SW3 Cottage Place was the location of Brompton Road station on the Piccadilly Line before its closure (Knightsbridge)
Cranley Gardens, SW7 Cranley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Cranley Place, SW7 Cranley Place is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Crescent Place, SW3 Crescent Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Cromwell Gardens, SW7 Cromwell Gardens is a short but major road in South Kensington. It joins the Cromwell Road at the junction with Exhibition Road to the west with the Brompton Road to the east (South Kensington)
Cromwell Mews, SW7 A street within the SW7 postcode (South Kensington)
Cromwell Place, SW7 Cromwell Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Cromwell Road, SW7 Cromwell Road is a major London road, designated as part of the A4 (South Kensington)
Cromwell Street, SW7 Cromwell Street is a location in London (South Kensington)
Curran House, SW3 Curran House is a block on Elystan Street (Chelsea)
Danube Street, E14 Danube Street was renamed in 1937 (Chelsea)
Delmerend House, SW3 Delmerend House is a block on Ixworth Place (Chelsea)
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, SW7 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is a location in London (South Kensington)
Donne Place, SW3 Donne Place is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)
Eagle Place, SW7 This is a street in the SW7 postcode area (Brompton)
Egerton Crescent, SW3 Egerton Crescent was described in 2013 as "the most expensive street in Britain" (Chelsea)
Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3 Egerton Gardens Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)
Egerton Gardens, SW3 Egerton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Egerton Terrace, SW3 Egerton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Elavaston Place, SW7 Elavaston Place is a location in London (South Kensington)
Elbourn House, SW3 Elbourn House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Elvaston Mews, SW7 Elvaston Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Elvaston Place, SW7 Elvaston Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Elystan Street, SW3 Elystan Street - from Elystan Glodrydd, founder of the fourth Royal Tribe of Wales, - said to be an early ancestor of Lord Cadogan (Chelsea)
Ennismore Garden Mews, SW7 Ennismore Garden Mews is a location in London (South Kensington)
Ennismore Gardens Mews, SW7 Ennismore Gardens Mews is part of the Kingston House Estate (South Kensington)
Exhibition Road, SW7 Exhibition Road is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Flamstead House, SW3 Flamstead House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Flower Walk, SW7 Flower Walk is a named pathway within Kensington Gardens (South Kensington)
Flowers Building, SW7 Flowers Building is a block on Armstrong Road (South Kensington)
Foulis Terrace, SW3 Foulis Terrace is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)
Frankland Road, SW7 Frankland Road is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Fulham Road, SW3 Fulham Road - a major road on London - runs from Putney Bridge through Fulham and Chelsea to Brompton Road (Chelsea)
Gadebridge House, SW3 Gadebridge House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Glendower Place, SW7 Glendower Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Gloucester Terrace, SW7 Gloucester Terrace was the name for a terrace of houses along Old Brompton Road (Brompton)
Goldsmiths Building, SW7 Goldsmiths Building is a block on Prince Consort Road (South Kensington)
Gore Street, SW7 Gore Street is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Green Lettuce Lane, SW3 Green Lettuce Lane was a country lane in Chelsea (Chelsea)
Guthrie Street, SW3 Guthrie Street is a cul-de-sac leasing off Cale Street (Chelsea)
Guy Scadding Building, SW3 Guy Scadding Building is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Hammerfield House, SW3 Hammerfield House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Harrington Road, SW7 Harrington Road is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Hereford Square, SW7 Hereford Square is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Brompton)
Huxley Building, SW7 Huxley Building is a building on Queen’s Gate (South Kensington)
Hyde Park Gate Mews, SW7 Hyde Park Gate Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Hyde Park Gate, SW7 Hyde Park Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Icknield House, SW3 Icknield House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Imperial College Road, SW7 Imperial College Road runs east–west with Queen’s Gate to the west and Exhibition Road to the east (South Kensington)
Imperial College, SW7 Imperial College is a location in London (South Kensington)
Ives Street, SW3 Ives Street dates from the 1820s (Chelsea)
Ixworth Place, SW3 Ixworth Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Jay Mews, SW7 Jay Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Jenningsbury House, SW3 Jenningsbury House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Kendrick Mews, SW7 Kendrick Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Kensington Road, SW7 Kensington Road is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Keppel House, SW3 Keppel House is a block on Fulham Road (South Kensington)
Kimbolton Row, SW3 Kimbolton Row is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)
Kingsmill House, SW3 Kingsmill House can be found on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Lantern House, SW7 Lantern House is a block on Elvaston Mews (South Kensington)
Lewis Estate, SW3 Commercial area (Chelsea)
Lucan Place, SW3 Lucan Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Malvern Court, SW7 Malvern Court is a block on Old Brompton Road (South Kensington)
Manson Mews, SW7 Manson Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Manson Place, SW7 Manson Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Marlborough Street, SW3 Marlborough Street is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)
Maylands House, SW3 Maylands House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)
Melton Court, SW7 Melton Court is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Moncorvo Close, SW7 Moncorvo Close is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Montrose Court, SW7 Montrose Court is a block on Montrose Court (South Kensington)
Museum Lane, SW7 Museum Lane is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Nettleden House, SW3 Nettleden House stands on Marlborough Road (Chelsea)
Neville Street, SW7 Neville Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Chelsea)
North House, SW7 North House is sited on Clareville Grove (Brompton)
North Terrace, SW3 North Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Oatwell House, SW3 Oatwell House is sited on Marlborough Street (Chelsea)
Old Brompton Road, SW7 Old Brompton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Onslow Crescent, SW7 Onslow Crescent is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Onslow Gardens, SW7 Onslow Gardens was named after Viscount Cranley, the eldest son of the Earl of Onslow (Brompton)
Onslow Mews East, SW7 Onslow Mews East is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Onslow Square, SW7 Onslow Square, a garden square, was started by Charles James Freake, to designs by architect George Basevi (South Kensington)
Oriel House, SW7 Oriel House is a block on Kensington Gore (South Kensington)
Ovington Gardens, SW3 Ovington Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Pelham Court, SW3 Pelham Court is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Pelham Crescent, SW7 Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester was a former trustee of the Smith’s Charity Estate, upon which the road was built (South Kensington)
Pelham Crescent, SW7 Pelham Crescent is a road in the SW3 postcode area (South Kensington)
Pelham Place, SW7 Pelham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Pelham Street, SW3 Pelham Street - as Pelham Road - originated in the 1830s (South Kensington)
Petersham Lane, SW7 Petersham Lane runs between Queen’s Gate Terrace and Elvaston Place (South Kensington)
Petersham Mews, SW7 Petersham Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Petersham Place, SW7 Petersham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Petyward, SW3 Petyward is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)
Pond House, SW3 Residential block (Chelsea)
Pond Place, SW3 A large pond once existed on the site now occupied by Onslow Dwellings (Chelsea)
Prince Consort Road, SW7 Prince Consort Road is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Princes Gardens, SW7 Princes Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Princes Gate Court, SW7 Princes Gate Court is a block on Prince’s Gardens (South Kensington)
Princes Gate Mews, SW7 Princes Gate Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Queen Alexandra’s House, SW7 Queen Alexandra’s House is a block on Kensington Gore (South Kensington)
Queen’s Gate Gardens, SW7 Queen’s Gate Gardens is a location in London (South Kensington)
Queen’s Gate Mews, SW7 This is a street in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Queen’s Gate Terrace, SW7 This is a street in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Queen’s Gate, SW7 This is a street in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Queens Gate Gardens, SW7 Queens Gate Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Queens Gate Place, SW7 Queens Gate Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Queens Gate Terrace, SW7 Queens Gate Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Queensberry Mews West, SW7 Queensberry Mews West is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Queensberry Place, SW7 Queensberry Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Queensberry Way, SW7 Queensberry Way is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Queensgate Gardens, SW7 Queensgate Gardens is a location in London (South Kensington)
Queensgate, SW7 Queensgate is a location in London (South Kensington)
Queensrberry Place, SW7 Queensrberry Place is a location in London (South Kensington)
Queen’s Gate Place Mews, SW7 Queen’s Gate Place Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Reece Mews, SW7 Reece Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Reston Place, SW7 Reston Place is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Richards Place, SW3 Richards Place is a location in London (Chelsea)
Roderic Hill Building, SW7 Roderic Hill Building is a block on Prince Consort Road (South Kensington)
Rose Square, SW3 Rose Square is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Samuel Lewis Trust Dwellings, SW3 Samuel Lewis Trust Dwellings is a location in London (Chelsea)
Selwood Terrace, SW7 Selwood Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Selwood Terrace; Neville Terrace, SW7 Neville Terrace is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Brompton)
Sherfield Building, SW7 Sherfield Building is a building on Ayrton Road (South Kensington)
Sir Alexander Fleming Building, SW7 Sir Alexander Fleming Building is a block on Frankland Road (South Kensington)
Skempton Building, SW7 Skempton Building is a block on Imperial College Road (South Kensington)
South Kensington Station Arcade, SW7 South Kensington Station Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
South Terrace, SW7 South Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Stanhope Gardens, SW7 Stanhope Gardens was built in the 1860s in developments following the Great Exhibition of 1851. (South Kensington)
Stanhope Mews East, SW7 Stanhope Mews East is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Stanhope Mews South, SW7 Stanhope Mews South is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)
Stanhope Mews West, SW7 Stanhope Mews West is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Stewart’s Grove, SW3 Named after William Stewart, an auctioneer of Piccadilly, who began to build here on land leased from Lord Cadogan. (Chelsea)
Sumner Place, SW7 Sumner Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)
Sydney Close, SW7 Sydney Close is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)
Sydney Mews, SW3 Sydney Mews lies in an area to the north of the Brompton Road (Chelsea)
Sydney Place, SW7 Sydney Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
The Arcade, SW7 The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)
Thistle Grove, SW7 Thistle Grove was a rural track before the area was urbanised in the 1860s (Brompton)
Thurloe Close, SW3 John Thurloe owned the land on which the mews was later built, and was said to have been given it by Oliver Cromwell for services during the Commonwealth (South Kensington)
Thurloe Place Mews, SW7 Thurloe Place Mews leads off Thurloe Place itself (South Kensington)
Thurloe Place, SW7 Thurloe Place is named after John Thurloe, a secretary to the council of state during the Oliver Cromwell Commonwealth. (South Kensington)
Thurloe Square, SW7 Thurloe Square is a traditional garden square in South Kensington (South Kensington)
Thurloe Street, SW7 Thurloe Street is named for John Thurloe, said to have been given this land by Oliver Cromwell for services during the Commonwealth (South Kensington)
William Penney Building, SW7 William Penney Building is a block on Ayrton Road (South Kensington)
Yeoman’s Row, SW3 Yeomans Row is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

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