Devonshire Court, W2

Devonshire Court is a building on Gloucester Terrace.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Admin Paddington Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:44 GMT	The world’s first underground train The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street. Reply
Brenda Jackson Granville Road, NW6 Added: 13 Aug 2017 21:39 GMT	83 Pembroke Road My Gt Gt grandparents lived at 83 Pembroke Road before it became Granville Road, They were married in 1874, John Tarrant and Maryann Tarrant nee Williamson. Her brother George Samuel Williamson lived at 95 Pembroke Road with his wife Emily and children in the 1881 Census Apparently the extended family also lived for many years in Alpha Place, Canterbury Road, Peel Road, Reply
PETER FAIRCLOUGH Brindley Street, W2 Added: 10 May 2021 14:46 GMT	We once lived here My family resided at number 53 Brindley Street Paddington. My grandparents George and Elizabeth Jenkinson (ne Fowler) had four children with my Mother Olive Fairclough (ne Jenkinson) being born in the house on 30/09/1935. She died on 29/04/2021 aged 85 being the last surviving of the four siblings Reply
Robert Burns Abourne Street, W9 Added: 5 Jan 2023 17:46 GMT	1 Abourne Street My mother, and my Aunt and my Aunt’s family lived at number 1 Abourne Street. I remember visitingn my aunt Win Housego, and the Housego family there. If I remember correctly virtually opposite number 1, onthe corner was the Lord Amberley pub. Reply
Albert Mews, SW7 Added: 26 Mar 2023 14:50 GMT	Albert Mews It is not a gargoyle over the entrance arch to Albert Mews, it is a likeness of Prince Albert himself. Reply

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Loraine Brocklehurst Holcombe Road, N17 Added: 24 May 2023 14:00 GMT	Holcombe Road, N17 I lived at 23Holcombe Rd. with my parents, Grandfather , Aunt and Uncle in 1954. My Aunt and Uncle lived there until it was demolished. I’m not sure what year that was as we emigrated to Canada. Reply
Jen Williams Corfield Street, E2 Added: 20 May 2023 17:27 GMT	Corfield Street, E2 My mother was born in 193 Corfield Street in 1920.Her father was a policeman. Reply
sofia East Acton Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT	43 MELLITUS STREET 43 MELLITUS STREET Reply
Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Rendlesham Road, E5 Added: 16 Apr 2023 15:55 GMT	Rendlesham Road, E5 I lived at 14 Rendlesham Road in the 1940s and 50s. The house belonged to my grandfather James Grosvenor who bought it in the 1920s for £200.I had a brother who lived in property until 1956 when he married. Local families were the paisleys, the Jenners and the family of Christopher Gable. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Sue Germain Southwood Road, SE9 Added: 10 Apr 2023 08:35 GMT	Southwood Road, SE9 My great great grandfather lived in Time Villa, Southwood Rd around 1901. He owned several coffee houses in Whitechapel and in South London, including New Time Coffee House so either his house was named after the coffee house or vice versa. Reply
David Gleeson Campbell Road, N4 Added: 7 Apr 2023 22:19 GMT	MBE from Campbell Bunk (1897 - 1971) Walter Smith born at 43 Campbell Bunk was awarded the MBE in january honours list in 1971. A local councillor for services to the public. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Bayard’s Bridge Bayard’s Bridge took the Uxbridge Road over the River Westbourne.

Bayard’s Bridge

Fountains Abbey The Fountains Abbey was opened in 1824 and quickly became a popular meeting place for locals.

Fountains Abbey

Hilton London Hyde Park The Hilton London Hyde Park was formerly the Coburg Hotel.

Hilton London Hyde Park

Paddington The first underground railway station in the world ran from Paddington on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway’s route from Farringdon.

Paddington

Queensway Queensway (formerly Queen’s Road) is a cosmopolitan street in the Bayswater district, containing many restaurants and stores.

Queensway

St Mary’s Hospital, London St Mary’s Hospital is a hospital in Paddington, founded in 1845.

St Mary’s Hospital, London

Upton Farm Upton Farm began in 1725 and was gone by 1839.

Upton Farm

NEARBY STREETS

Alleyn Court, W2 Alleyn Court is a block on Alleyn Court.

Alleyn Court, W2

Barrie House, W2 Barrie House is a building on Lancaster Gate.

Barrie House, W2

Bathurst Mews, W2 Bathurst Mews is a street in Paddington.

Bathurst Mews, W2

Bathurst Street, W2 Bathurst Street is a street in Paddington.

Bathurst Street, W2

Bayswater Road, W2 Bayswater Road is the main road running along the northern edge of Hyde Park.

Bayswater Road, W2

Belvedere Strand, W2 Belvedere Strand is a road in the NW9 postcode area

Belvedere Strand, W2

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2 Bishop’s Bridge Road, now a main thoroughfare, began life as a footpath.

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2

Brecon House, W2 Brecon House is a block on Cleveland Terrace.

Brecon House, W2

Brewers Court, W2 Brewers’ Court was finished in 1976.

Brewers Court, W2

Bridgewater House, W2 Bridgewater House is a building on Cleveland Terrace.

Bridgewater House, W2

Brook Mews North, W2 Brook Mews North is a through road between Craven Terrace and Craven Hill.

Brook Mews North, W2

Brook Mews, W2 A street within the W2 postcode

Brook Mews, W2

Brunel House, W2 Brunel House is a block on Westbourne Terrace.

Brunel House, W2

Caernarvon House, W2 The 1955-built Caernarvon House is on the Hallfield Estate.

Caernarvon House, W2

Capital House, W2 Capital House is located on Craven Road.

Capital House, W2

Carroll House, W2 Carroll House is a block on Elms Mews.

Carroll House, W2

Cervantes Court, W2 Cervantes Court is sited on Inverness Terrace.

Cervantes Court, W2

Chilworth Court, W2 Chilworth Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

Chilworth Court, W2

Chilworth Mews, W2 Chilworth Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Chilworth Mews, W2

Chilworth Street, W2 Chilworth Street, originally called Charles Street, is an east-west street in W2.

Chilworth Street, W2

Cleveland Court, W2 Cleveland Court is a block on Leinster Gardens.

Cleveland Court, W2

Cleveland Gardens, W2 Cleveland Gardens is a short stretch of road behind Cleveland Square.

Cleveland Gardens, W2

Cleveland Square, W2 Cleveland Square is a notable square in Paddington.

Cleveland Square, W2

Cleveland Terrace, W2 Cleveland Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Cleveland Terrace, W2

Clifton Place, W2 Clifton Place is a road in the W2 postcode area

Clifton Place, W2

Cloucester Mews West, W2 Cloucester Mews West is a road in the W2 postcode area

Cloucester Mews West, W2

Conduit Mews, W2 Conduit Mews is a street in Paddington.

Conduit Mews, W2

Conduit Passage, W2 Conduit Passage is a street in Paddington.

Conduit Passage, W2

Conduit Place, W2 Conduit Place is a street in Paddington.

Conduit Place, W2

Consort House, W2 Residential block

Consort House, W2

Craven Court, W2 Craven Court is a block on Craven Road.

Craven Court, W2

Craven Hill Gardens, W2 Craven Hill Gardens is a residential garden estate which has two small garden squares.

Craven Hill Gardens, W2

Craven Hill, W2 Craven Hill is a street in Paddington.

Craven Hill, W2

Craven Road, W2 The Earl of Craven owned the land on which the road was later built.

Craven Road, W2

Craven Terrace, W2 Craven Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Craven Terrace, W2

Devonshire Terrace, W2 Devonshire Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Devonshire Terrace, W2

Diamond House, W2 Diamond House is a block on Praed Street.

Diamond House, W2

Eastbourne Mews, W2 Eastbourne Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Eastbourne Mews, W2

Eastbourne Terrace, W2 Eastbourne Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Eastbourne Terrace, W2

Edna House, W2 Edna House is a building on Norfolk Square.

Edna House, W2

Elms Lane, W2 Elms Lane in Bayswater was situated on the west bank of the Westbourne stream.

Elms Lane, W2

Elms Mews, W2 Elms Mews is a street in Paddington.

Elms Mews, W2

Enterprise House, W2 Enterprise House is located on Westbourne Terrace.

Enterprise House, W2

Fosbury Mews, W2 Fosbury Mews is a street in Paddington.

Fosbury Mews, W2

Garson House, W2 Garson House is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

Garson House, W2

Gilray House, W2 Gilray House is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

Gilray House, W2

Gloucester Gardens, W2 Gloucester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area

Gloucester Gardens, W2

Gloucester Mews, W2 Gloucester Mews is a street in Paddington.

Gloucester Mews, W2

Gloucester Terrace, W2 Gloucester Terrace is an 1850s development.

Gloucester Terrace, W2

Holy Trinity House, W2 Holy Trinity House is a building on Orsett Terrace.

Holy Trinity House, W2

Horse Ride, W2 Horse Ride is a road in the E11 postcode area

Horse Ride, W2

Inver Court, W2 Inver Court can be found on Inver Court.

Inver Court, W2

Inverness Mews, W2 Inverness Mews is a street in Paddington.

Inverness Mews, W2

Inverness Place, W2 Inverness Place is a street in Paddington.

Inverness Place, W2

Inverness Terrace, W2 Inverness Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Inverness Terrace, W2

Joanne House, W2 Joanne House is a building on Queensborough Mews.

Joanne House, W2

Lancaster Court, W2 Lancaster Court is a block on Lancaster Gate.

Lancaster Court, W2

Lancaster Gate, W2 Lancaster Gate is a street in Paddington.

Lancaster Gate, W2

Lancaster Mews, W2 Lancaster Mews is a street in Paddington.

Lancaster Mews, W2

Lancaster Terrace, W2 Lancaster Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Lancaster Terrace, W2

Lancaster Walk, W2 Lancaster Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area

Lancaster Walk, W2

Lanchester Mews, W2 Lanchester Mews is a road in the SE14 postcode area

Lanchester Mews, W2

Leinster Gardens, W2 Leinster Gardens began its life in the early 1840s.

Leinster Gardens, W2

Leinster Mews, W2 Leinster Mews is a street in Paddington.

Leinster Mews, W2

Leinster Terrace, W2 Leinster Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Leinster Terrace, W2

London Mews, W2 London Mews is a street in Paddington.

London Mews, W2

London Street, W2 London Street is a street in Paddington.

London Street, W2

Macmillan House, W2 Residential block

Macmillan House, W2

Maitland Court, W2 Maitland Court is a block on Lancaster Terrace.

Maitland Court, W2

Mara House, W2 Mara House is located on Sussex Gardens.

Mara House, W2

Marlborough Gate House, W2 Marlborough Gate House can be found on Bayswater Road.

Marlborough Gate House, W2

Norfolk Place, W2 Norfolk Place is a street in Paddington.

Norfolk Place, W2

Norfolk Square, W2 Norfolk Square is a street in Paddington.

Norfolk Square, W2

Olympia Mews, W2 Olympia Mews is a street in Paddington.

Olympia Mews, W2

Orsett Mews, W2 Orsett Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Orsett Mews, W2

Orsett Terrace, W2 Orsett Terrace combined with Orsett Place to form one street in Paddington.

Orsett Terrace, W2

Pembroke House, W2 Pembroke House can be found on Hallfield Estate.

Pembroke House, W2

Pickering House, W2 Pickering House is a block on Hallfield Estate.

Pickering House, W2

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2 Porchester Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2

Porchester Gardens, W2 Porchester Gardens is a street in Paddington.

Porchester Gardens, W2

Porchester Gate, W2 Porchester Gate is a street in Paddington.

Porchester Gate, W2

Porchester Square, W2 Begun in 1850 and completed between 1855 and 1858, Porchester Square was one of the last areas of Bayswater to be built.

Porchester Square, W2

Porchester Terrace North, W2 Porchester Terrace North is a road in the W2 postcode area

Porchester Terrace North, W2

Porchester Terrace, W2 Porchester Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Porchester Terrace, W2

Praed Mews, W2 Praed Mews is a street in Paddington.

Praed Mews, W2

Praed Street, W2 Praed Street was named after William Praed, chairman of the company which built the canal basin which lies just to its north.

Praed Street, W2

Princess Court, W2 Princess Court is a street in Paddington.

Princess Court, W2

Queen’s Gardens, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area

Queen’s Gardens, W2

Queens Gardens, W2 Queens Gardens is a street in Paddington.

Queens Gardens, W2

Queensborough Passage, W2 Queensborough Passage is a road in the W2 postcode area

Queensborough Passage, W2

Queensborough Terrace, W2 Queensborough Terrace was built by the grandson of John Aldridge in the 1860s on part of the Aldridge lands.

Queensborough Terrace, W2

Queensway, W2 Queensway was home to the first department store in London, opened by William Whiteley in 1867.

Queensway, W2

Radnor Lodge, W2 Radnor Lodge is a street in Paddington.

Radnor Lodge, W2

Radnor Mews, W2 Radnor Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Radnor Mews, W2

Reading House, W2 Reading House is a building on Hallfield Estate.

Reading House, W2

Robert Crosbie House, W2 Robert Crosbie House is sited on Queen’s Gardens.

Robert Crosbie House, W2

Sitia House, W2 Sitia House is a block on Devonshire Terrace.

Sitia House, W2

Smallbrook Mews, W2 Smallbrook Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Smallbrook Mews, W2

South Wharf Road, W2 South Wharf Road is a street in Paddington.

South Wharf Road, W2

Spire House, W2 Spire House is a block on Lancaster Gate.

Spire House, W2

Spring Street, W2 Spring Street is a street in Paddington.

Spring Street, W2

St James’s Court, W2 St James’s Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

St James’s Court, W2

St Mellons House, W2 St Mellons House is a building on Sussex Place.

St Mellons House, W2

Stanhope Terrace, W2 Stanhope Terrace is a road in the W2 postcode area

Stanhope Terrace, W2

Sussex Court, W2 Sussex Court is a building on Spring Street.

Sussex Court, W2

Sussex Gardens, W2 Sussex Gardens is a street in Paddington.

Sussex Gardens, W2

Sussex Place, W2 Sussex Place is a street in Paddington.

Sussex Place, W2

Sussex Square, W2 Sussex Square is a road in the W2 postcode area

Sussex Square, W2

Swinton House, W2 Swinton House is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

Swinton House, W2

Talbot Square, W2 Talbot Square was laid out in 1842 on the site of the former Lower Reservoir of the Grand Junction Canal Company.

Talbot Square, W2

Tenby House, W2 Tenby House is a block on Cleveland Gardens.

Tenby House, W2

The Corner House, W2 The Corner House is a block on Porchester Terrace.

The Corner House, W2

Thyateira House, W2 Thyateira House is a block on Craven Hill.

Thyateira House, W2

Tournament House, W2 Tournament House is a block on Praed Street.

Tournament House, W2

Trinity Court, W2 Trinity Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

Trinity Court, W2

Upbrook Mews, W2 Upbrook Mews is built on top of the former Westbourne River.

Upbrook Mews, W2

Westbourne Court, W2 Westbourne Court stood at the corner of Orsett Terrace and Westbourne Terrace by 1938.

Westbourne Court, W2

Westbourne Street, W2 Westbourne Street is a street in Paddington.

Westbourne Street, W2

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2 Westbourne Terrace Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2

Westbourne Terrace, W2 Westbourne Terrace was an idea of George Gutch the builder.

Westbourne Terrace, W2

Winsland Street, W2 Winsland Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Winsland Street, W2

Worcester House, W2 Worcester House is a block on Unnamed Road.

Worcester House, W2

NEARBY PUBS

Fountains Abbey The Fountains Abbey was opened in 1824 and quickly became a popular meeting place for locals.

Fountains Abbey

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Paddington

The first underground railway station in the world ran from Paddington on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway’s route from Farringdon.

The first Metropolitan station opened as Paddington (Bishop’s Road) but Paddington station, designed by the celebrated engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel had long been the London end of the Great Western Railway.

Paddington had been an important town west of London before it was engulfed by the metropolis. It was first a medieval parish, then a metropolitan borough and finally integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Also found in Paddington are St Mary’s Hospital (where penicillin was first discovered) and the former Paddington Green Police Station - once the most important high-security police station in the United Kingdom.

Alan Turing, the pioneer mathematician was born in Warrington Crescent.

Fictionally, Paddington Station has a display case showing Paddington Bear, a character of children’s fiction who, in the book, is first discovered at this station and hence named after it.

Paddington mainline railway station has a commuter service serving stations west of London, a mainline service to Oxford, Bristol, Bath, Taunton, Devon, Cornwall and South Wales. The Elizabeth Line now runs through, inheriting the express rail line to Heathrow Airport.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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This photo from 6 August 1857 shows guests at the wedding at Westbourne Lodge, Paddington (Royal Oak) The wedding was of Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway, with the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amongst the guests. During the wedding, both Brunel and Saunders were able to experience trains running beside the wedding party along the railway which they had built. TUM image id: 1556886976 Licence:	1829 map of Kensington Palace TUM image id: 1557149096 Licence:	The 1807 Hyatt map Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1485272957 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Bayswater Conduit in 1798. TUM image id: 1490459429 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Going Greek, Colindale Credit: IG/@going.greek TUM image id: 1583775118 Licence:
The Serpentine Gallery with the 2008 Pavilion. Every year since 2000 the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect. The series presents the work of an international architect or design team who has not completed a building in England at the time of the Gallery’s invitation. Each Pavilion is completed within six months and is situated on the Gallery’s lawn for three months for the public to explore. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1607872711 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:	Bayswater Road sign TUM image id: 1682605971 Licence:	The picture painted to show the opening of canal in 1801 clearly shows the embankment over the Westbourne valley TUM image id: 1483566096 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, in Hyde Park, London (2006). Although described as an oval stone fountain, it has the form of a large, oval stream bed of about 50 by 80 metres. The 545 individual pieces of Cornish granite were cut by S. McConnell & Sons, in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Credit: Wiki Commons/CGP Grey TUM image id: 1607944697 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station TUM image id: 1621895594 Licence:	Paddington Fire Station (c.1900) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1590751430 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bayswater Road TUM image id: 1552860722 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bourne Terrace - taken from Torquay Street. On the corner of Bourne Terrace is Saws Ltd at number 264 along with various blocks which no longer exist. Credit: Bernard Selwwyn TUM image id: 1483796732 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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The Bayswater Conduit in 1798.
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Going Greek, Colindale
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A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962.
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Bayswater Road sign
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Bayswater Road
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Chilworth Street, W2
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Westbourne Terrace Road bridge - the northern end of Westbourne Terrace Road Through the bridge, and some 13 miles (but no locks) later, you will arrive at Bulls Bridge Junction on the Grand Union main line.
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Westway construction making its way along the Harrow Road (1960s)
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