Cicely Davies House, NW8

Cicely Davies House is one of five blocks of flats built for the St Marylebone Housing Association.

St Johns Wood
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The block was constructed between 1945 and 1950, designed by the architect Louis de Soissons (1890–1962).

At Cicely Davies House there is a plaque commemorating its opening by the Association’s Patron, Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother).

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

St John’s Wood St John’s Wood is an affluent district, north west of Regent’s Park.

St John’s Wood

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey House, NW8 Abbey House is a block adjacent to Abbey Road studios (St John’s Wood)

Abbey House, NW8

Acacia Gardens, NW8 Acacia Gardens began as an estate of 14 prefabs, just east of St John’s Wood station (St John’s Wood)

Acacia Gardens, NW8

Acacia Place, NW8 Acacia Place is a short cul-de-sac off Acacia Road (St John’s Wood)

Acacia Place, NW8

Acacia Road, NW8 Acacia Road dates from the 1830s (St John’s Wood)

Acacia Road, NW8

Addison House, NW8 Addison House is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Addison House, NW8

Adelaide Court, NW8 Adelaide Court is sited on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)

Adelaide Court, NW8

Albany Court, NW8 Albany Court is a block on Garden Road (St John’s Wood)

Albany Court, NW8

Allitsen Road, NW8 Allitsen Road is a road in St John’s Wood, dating from the 1820s (St John’s Wood)

Allitsen Road, NW8

Ambassador House, NW8 Ambassador House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Ambassador House, NW8

Apsley House, NW8 Apsley House is a building on Marlborough Place (St John’s Wood)

Apsley House, NW8

Aquila Street, NW8 Aquila Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Aquila Street, NW8

Avenue Close, NW8 Avenue Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Avenue Close, NW8

Barbara Brosnan Court, NW8 Barbara Brosnan Court is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Barbara Brosnan Court, NW8

Barrow Hill Road, NW8 Barrow Hill Road marks the location of Barrow Hill (St John’s Wood)

Barrow Hill Road, NW8

Benjamin House, NW8 Benjamin House is sited on Cecil Grove (St John’s Wood)

Benjamin House, NW8

Bentinck Close, NW8 Bentinck Close is possibly named after Lord George Bentinck (1802-1848), Conservative politician and racehorse owner (Regent’s Park)

Bentinck Close, NW8

Brampton House, NW8 Brampton House can be found on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Brampton House, NW8

Bridgeman Street, NW8 Bridgeman Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Bridgeman Street, NW8

Broxwood Way, NW8 Broxwood Way is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Broxwood Way, NW8

Brunswick House, NW8 Brunswick House is a block on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)

Brunswick House, NW8

Cavendish Avenue, NW8 Cavendish Avenue was built on land owned by Cavendish family (St John’s Wood)

Cavendish Avenue, NW8

Cavendish Close, NW8 Cavendish Close leads off Cavendish Avenue (St John’s Wood)

Cavendish Close, NW8

Cavendish House, NW8 Cavendish House is a block on Wellington Road (St John’s Wood)

Cavendish House, NW8

Cecil Grove, NW8 Cecil Grove is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Cecil Grove, NW8

Charlbert Court, NW8 Charlbert Court is a block on Charlbert Street (St John’s Wood)

Charlbert Court, NW8

Charlbert Street, NW8 Charlbert Street was formerly Charles Street (St John’s Wood)

Charlbert Street, NW8

Charles Lane, NW8 Charles Lane is probably named after Charles Watkins, a property developer who was working locally in the 1820s (St John’s Wood)

Charles Lane, NW8

Cicely Davies House, NW8 Cicely Davies House is one of five blocks of flats built for the St Marylebone Housing Association (St John’s Wood)

Cicely Davies House, NW8

Circus Road, NW8 Circus Road reflects the circular shape of the original Eyre Estate building plan (St John’s Wood)

Circus Road, NW8

Cochrane Mews, NW8 Cochrane Mews runs off Circus Road and Cochrane Street (St John’s Wood)

Cochrane Mews, NW8

Cochrane Street, NW8 Cochrane Street runs between Circus Road and Wellington Place (St John’s Wood)

Cochrane Street, NW8

Culworth Street, NW8 Culworth Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (Regent’s Park)

Culworth Street, NW8

Denning Close, NW8 Denning Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Denning Close, NW8

Eamont Court, NW8 Eamont Court is located on Eamont Street (St John’s Wood)

Eamont Court, NW8

Eamont Street, NW8 Eamont Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Eamont Street, NW8

Elm Tree Court, NW8 Elm Tree Court is a building on Elm Tree Road (St John’s Wood)

Elm Tree Court, NW8

Elm Tree Road, NW8 Elm Tree Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Elm Tree Road, NW8

Eyre Court, NW8 Eyre Court can be found on Eyre Court (St John’s Wood)

Eyre Court, NW8

Eyre Road, NW8 Eyre Road is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Eyre Road, NW8

Garden Court, NW8 Garden Court is a block on Garden Road (St John’s Wood)

Garden Court, NW8

Garden House, NW8 Garden House is a block on Hamilton Gardens (St John’s Wood)

Garden House, NW8

Garden Road, NW8 Garden Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Garden Road, NW8

George Eyre House, NW8 George Eyre House was designed by architect Louis de Soissons (St John’s Wood)

George Eyre House, NW8

Greenberry Street, NW8 Greenberry Street has a name which is possibly a corruption of Green Barrow Hill (St John’s Wood)

Greenberry Street, NW8

Grove End Road, NW8 Grove End Road has a name reflecting the end of Lisson Grove (St John’s Wood)

Grove End Road, NW8

Grove Hall Court, NW8 Grove Hall Court is on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

Grove Hall Court, NW8

Hall Road, NW8 Hall Road is named after the builder William Hall who died in either 1832 or 1833. (St John’s Wood)

Hall Road, NW8

Hamilton Gardens, NW8 Hamilton Gardens is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton Gardens, NW8

Hamilton House, NW8 Hamilton House is a block on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton House, NW8

Hanover House, NW8 Hanover House is located on St Johns Wood High Street (St John’s Wood)

Hanover House, NW8

Henstridge Place, NW8 Henstridge Place (rather obscurely) refers to a ridge where stallions are kept (St John’s Wood)

Henstridge Place, NW8

Heron House, NW8 Heron House is a block on Barrow Hill Road (St John’s Wood)

Heron House, NW8

Hill Road, NW8 Hill Road runs west from Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Hill Road, NW8

Imperial Court, NW8 Imperial Court can be found on Prince Albert Road (St John’s Wood)

Imperial Court, NW8

Kingsmill Terrace, NW8 Kingsmill Terrace is named after a member of the Eyre family (St John’s Wood)

Kingsmill Terrace, NW8

Langford Court, NW8 Langford Court is a building on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Langford Court, NW8

Langford House, NW8 Langford House is a block on Langford Place (St John’s Wood)

Langford House, NW8

Langford Place, NW8 Langford Place is called after the owner of Lileston manor (Lisson Grove) in the 14th century (St John’s Wood)

Langford Place, NW8

London House, NW8 London House is a block on Avenue Road (St John’s Wood)

London House, NW8

Mackennal Street, NW8 Mackennal Street received its name since Bertram Mackennal, a sculptor, lived nearby (St John’s Wood)

Mackennal Street, NW8

Marlborough Place, NW8 Marlborough Place was previously split into two sections named Marlborough Place and Marlborough Road (St John’s Wood)

Marlborough Place, NW8

Neville Court, NW8 Neville Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Neville Court, NW8

Newcourt Street, NW8 Newcourt Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Newcourt Street, NW8

Noura House, NW8 Noura House is a block on Eamont Street (St John’s Wood)

Noura House, NW8

Ordnance Hill, NW8 Ordnance Hill is so-named because the Board of Ordnance was the original lessee of St John’s Wood Barracks (St John’s Wood)

Ordnance Hill, NW8

Oslo Court, NW8 Oslo Court was built between 1936 and 1938 by architect Robert Atkinson (St John’s Wood)

Oslo Court, NW8

O’ Neill House, NW8 O’Neill House is a block along Cochrane Street (St John’s Wood)

O’ Neill House, NW8

Prince Regent Court, NW8 Prince Regent Court is a building on Avenue Road (St John’s Wood)

Prince Regent Court, NW8

Queen’s Terrace, NW8 Queen’s Terrace is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Queen’s Terrace, NW8

Regents Mews, NW8 Regents Mews is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Regents Mews, NW8

Rossetti Mews, NW8 Rossetti Mews is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Rossetti Mews, NW8

Russell House, NW8 Russell House is located on Eamont Street (St John’s Wood)

Russell House, NW8

Searle House, NW8 Searle House is a block on Cecil Grove (St John’s Wood)

Searle House, NW8

Shannon Place, NW8 Shannon Place is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Shannon Place, NW8

St John’s Wood Terrace, NW8 St John’s Wood Terrace is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

St John’s Wood Terrace, NW8

St John’s Wood High Street, NW8 St John’s Wood High Street is a shopping street of St John’s Wood (St John’s Wood)

St John’s Wood High Street, NW8

St Mark’s Court, NW8 St Mark’s Court is a block on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

St Mark’s Court, NW8

St. Edmunds Terrace, NW8 St. Edmunds Terrace is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

St. Edmunds Terrace, NW8

Tatham Place, NW8 Tatham Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Tatham Place, NW8

Tower Court, NW8 Tower Court is a block on Mackennal Street (St John’s Wood)

Tower Court, NW8

Townshend Court, NW8 Townshend Court can be found on Shannon Place (St John’s Wood)

Townshend Court, NW8

Townshend Road, NW8 Townshend Road was named after the commander who received the French surrender of Quebec in 1759 (St John’s Wood)

Townshend Road, NW8

Viceroy Court, NW8 Viceroy Court is a block on Prince Albert Road (St John’s Wood)

Viceroy Court, NW8

Waverley Place, NW8 Waverley Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Waverley Place, NW8

Wellington Place, NW8 Wellington Place, like Wellington Road, is named for the Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 (St John’s Wood)

Wellington Place, NW8

Wellington Road, NW8 Wellington Road was named for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (St John’s Wood)

Wellington Road, NW8

William Court, NW8 William Court is a block on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

William Court, NW8

Winfield House, NW1 Winfield House is located on Outer Circle (Regent’s Park)

Winfield House, NW1

Woronzow Road, NW8 Woronzow Road was named after Count Woronzow, Russian ambassador from 1785-1806 (St John’s Wood)

Woronzow Road, NW8

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