Wallgrave Road, SW5

Wallgrave Road was built from 1860 on land owned by Charles Wallgrave.

It connects Redfield Lane with Kenway Road.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Cromwell Curve The Cromwell Curve was a short section of railway line between Gloucester Road and High Street Kensington stations.

Cromwell Curve

Earl’s Court Earls Court is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Earl’s Court

Earl’s Court Farm Earl’s Court Farm is pictured here as it was in 1867, before the opening of the underground station two years later.

Earl’s Court Farm

New Local Government Network Nokes Estate was an agricultural estate in the Earl’s Court area, formerly known as Wattsfield.

New Local Government Network

St Mary Abbots Hospital St Mary Abbot’s Hospital operated from 1871 to 1992. From 1846 to 1869 the site housed the Kensington Parish Workhouse.

St Mary Abbots Hospital

NEARBY STREETS

Allen Street, W8 Allen Street extends south from Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Allen Street, W8

Alma Studios, W8 Alma Studios is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Alma Studios, W8

Ambassador’s Court, SW5 Ambassador’s Court is a block on the corner of Courtfield Gardens and Collingham Road (Earl’s Court)

Ambassador’s Court, SW5

Ashburn Gardens, SW7 Ashburn Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Gloucester Road)

Ashburn Gardens, SW7

Ashburn House, SW5 Ashburn House is a block on Collingham Road (Gloucester Road)

Ashburn House, SW5

Astwood Mews, SW7 Astwood Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Astwood Mews, SW7

Barkston Gardens, SW5 Barkston Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Barkston Gardens, SW5

Beatrice Place, W8 Beatrice Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Beatrice Place, W8

Blithfield Street, W8 Blithfield Street is a quiet cul-de-sac running north from Stratford Road (Kensington)

Blithfield Street, W8

Bolton Gardens, SW5 Bolton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Bolton Gardens, SW5

Boltons Court, SW5 Boltons Court is a block on Old Brompton Road (Earl’s Court)

Boltons Court, SW5

Boltons Place, SW5 Boltons Place is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Brompton)

Boltons Place, SW5

Bramham Gardens, SW5 Bramham Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Bramham Gardens, SW5

BurtonWhite House, SW5 BurtonWhite House can be found on West Cromwell Road (Earl’s Court)

BurtonWhite House, SW5

Chantry Square, W8 Chantry Square is part of the Kensington Green Estate, built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

Chantry Square, W8

Chatsworth Court, W8 Chatsworth Court is a block on Pembroke Road (Kensington)

Chatsworth Court, W8

Childs Place, SW5 Childs Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Childs Place, SW5

Cluney Mews, SW5 Cluny Mews, Philbeach Gardens and Warwick Road was the work of a family of builders - the Mineard family who worked on this area between 1876 and 1891

Cluney Mews, SW5

Colbeck Mews, SW7 Colbeck Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Gloucester Road)

Colbeck Mews, SW7

Collingham Gardens, SW5 Collingham Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Collingham Gardens, SW5

Collingham Place, SW5 Collingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Collingham Place, SW5

Collingham Road, SW5 Collingham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Collingham Road, SW5

Corelli Court, SW5 Corelli Court is a block on West Cromwell Road

Corelli Court, SW5

Cornwall Gardens Walk, SW7 Cornwall Gardens Walk is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Kensington)

Cornwall Gardens Walk, SW7

Cornwall Gardens, SW7 Cornwall Gardens is a long, narrow garden square (Kensington)

Cornwall Gardens, SW7

Courtfield Gardens, SW5 Courtfield Gardens is named after the field beneath it, cultivated until the 19th century (Earl’s Court)

Courtfield Gardens, SW5

Cromwell Crescent, SW5 Cromwell Crescent is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Earl’s Court)

Cromwell Crescent, SW5

Cromwell Road, SW5 The road was named after one of Cromwell’s sons who lived here (Earl’s Court)

Cromwell Road, SW5

Devonshire Place, W8 Devonshire Place lies off St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Devonshire Place, W8

Earls Court Gardens, SW5 Earls Court Gardens runs from Earl’s Court station to Knaresborough Place (Earl’s Court)

Earls Court Gardens, SW5

Earls Court Road, SW5 Earls Court Road is the high street of the Earl’s Court area (Earl’s Court)

Earls Court Road, SW5

Earls Court Road, W8 Earls Court Road runs south from Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Earls Court Road, W8

Earls Court Square, SW5 Earls Court Square is a residential square (Earl’s Court)

Earls Court Square, SW5

Earls Walk, W8 Earls Walk is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Earls Walk, W8

Edwardes Place, W8 Edwardes Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Edwardes Place, W8

Edwardes Square, W8 Edwardes Square is a garden square in Kensington (Kensington)

Edwardes Square, W8

Emperiors Gate, SW7 Emperiors Gate is a location in London (Kensington)

Emperiors Gate, SW7

Emperor’s Gate, SW7 This is a street in the SW7 postcode area (Kensington)

Emperor’s Gate, SW7

Emperors Gate, SW7 Emperors Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Kensington)

Emperors Gate, SW7

Farnell Mews, SW5 Farnell Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Farnell Mews, SW5

Fenelon Road, SW5 Fenelon Road - at first Alma Road - was created in the 1850s but disappeared during the 1960s

Fenelon Road, SW5

Hesper Mews, SW5 Hesper Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Hesper Mews, SW5

Hogarth Place, SW5 Hogarth Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Hogarth Place, SW5

Hogarth Road, SW5 Hogarth Road had been developed as South Row (Earl’s Court)

Hogarth Road, SW5

Inkerman House, SW5 Inkerman House is a block on Nevern Road

Inkerman House, SW5

Juniper Court, W8 Juniper Court is sited on St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Juniper Court, W8

Kenway Road, SW5 Kenway Road was originally called North Row (Earl’s Court)

Kenway Road, SW5

Knaresborough House, SW5 Knaresborough House is located on Knaresborough Place (Earl’s Court)

Knaresborough House, SW5

Knaresborough Place, SW5 Knaresborough Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Knaresborough Place, SW5

Kynance Mews, SW7 Kynance Mews consists of 33 residential properties on a mews road which starts at Gloucester Road and ends in a cul-de-sac (Kensington)

Kynance Mews, SW7

Laverton Place, SW5 Laverton Place is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Earl’s Court)

Laverton Place, SW5

Lexham Gardens Mews, SW7 This mews runs off Lexham Gardens (Kensington)

Lexham Gardens Mews, SW7

Lexham Gardens, W8 Lexham Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Lexham Gardens, W8

Lexham House, W8 Lexham House is a block on Lexham Gardens (Kensington)

Lexham House, W8

Lexham Mews, W8 Lexham Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Lexham Mews, W8

Logan Place, W8 Logan Place is a road in the W8 postcode area (Earl’s Court)

Logan Place, W8

Longridge Road, SW5 Longridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Longridge Road, SW5

Marlborough Court, W8 Marlborough Court is a block on Logan Place (Earl’s Court)

Marlborough Court, W8

Marloes Road, W8 Marloes Road runs north from the Cromwell Road (Kensington)

Marloes Road, W8

Marlogs Road, W8 Marlogs Road is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Marlogs Road, W8

Matthias House, SW5 Matthias House is a building on Philbeach Gardens

Matthias House, SW5

McLeod’s Mews, SW7 McLeod’s Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Kensington)

McLeod’s Mews, SW7

Melbourne House, SW5 Melbourne House is a block on Collingham Road (Earl’s Court)

Melbourne House, SW5

Nevern Place, SW5 Nevern Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Nevern Place, SW5

Nevern Road, SW5 Nevern Road was laid out after 1873

Nevern Road, SW5

Nevern Square, SW5 Nevern Square is a charming garden square situated in the Earl’s Court area

Nevern Square, SW5

Old Manor Yard, SW5 Old Manor Yard runs beside Earl’s Court station (Earl’s Court)

Old Manor Yard, SW5

Osten Mews, SW7 Osten Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Kensington)

Osten Mews, SW7

Pembroke Gardens Close, W8 Pembroke Gardens Close is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Gardens Close, W8

Pembroke Gardens, W8 Pembroke Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Gardens, W8

Pembroke Mews, W8 Pembroke Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pembroke Mews, W8

Pembroke Road, SW5 Pembroke Road is a street in Kensington (Earl’s Court)

Pembroke Road, SW5

Pembroke Square, W8 Pembroke Square was developed by the Hawks family (Kensington)

Pembroke Square, W8

Pembroke Villas, W8 Pembroke Villas is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Villas, W8

Pembroke Walk, W8 Pembroke Walk is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Walk, W8

Pennant Mews, SW5 Pennant Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pennant Mews, SW5

Penywern Road, SW5 Penywern Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Penywern Road, SW5

Philbeach Gardens, SW5 Philbeach Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Philbeach Gardens, SW5

Radley Mews, W8 Radley Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Radley Mews, W8

Redfield Lane, SW5 Redfield Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Redfield Lane, SW5

Rupert House, SW5 Rupert House is a building on Nevern Square

Rupert House, SW5

Scarsdale Villas, W8 Scarsdale Villas was built between 1850 and 1864 (Kensington)

Scarsdale Villas, W8

Sherborne Court, SW5 Sherborne Court is a block on the corner of Cromwell Road and Marloes Road (Earl’s Court)

Sherborne Court, SW5

South Bolton Gardens, SW5 South Bolton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Brompton)

South Bolton Gardens, SW5

South Edwardes Square, W8 South Edwardes Square derives its name from William Edwardes, 2nd Lord Kensington - the square was built on part of his Holland House Estate. (Kensington)

South Edwardes Square, W8

Spear Mews, SW5 Spear Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Spear Mews, SW5

St John’s Villas, W8 St John’s Villas is a 1990s development (Kensington)

St John’s Villas, W8

St Mary’s Gate, W8 St Mary’s Gate was laid out over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

St Mary’s Gate, W8

St Mary’s Place, W8 St Mary’s Place is a road which was built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

St Mary’s Place, W8

Stone Hall Place, W8 Stone Hall Place leads to Stone Hall Gardens (Kensington)

Stone Hall Place, W8

Stratford Road, W8 Stratford Road is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Stratford Road, W8

Sunningdale Gardens, W8 Sunningdale Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Sunningdale Gardens, W8

Templeton Place, SW5 Templeton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Templeton Place, SW5

Thomas Place, W8 Thomas Place leads off St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Thomas Place, W8

Trebouir Road, SW5 Trebouir Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Trebouir Road, SW5

Trebovir Road, SW5 Trebovir Road was begun in 1876

Trebovir Road, SW5

Wallgrave Road, SW5 Wallgrave Road was built from 1860 on land owned by Charles Wallgrave. (Earl’s Court)

Wallgrave Road, SW5

Warwick Road, SW5 Warwick Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

Warwick Road, SW5

West Cromwell Road, SW5 West Cromwell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

West Cromwell Road, SW5

Wetherby Mews, SW5 Wetherby Mews is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Earl’s Court)

Wetherby Mews, SW5

Yale House, SW5 Yale House is a block on Old Brompton Road (Chelsea)

Yale House, SW5

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