Agamemnon Road, NW6

Road in/near Fortune Green, existing between 1886 and now

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Agamemnon Road runs from Ajax Road to Hillfield Road.

Agamemnon was one of the four heroes of the Trojan War. Ajax Road, Achilles Road and Ulysses Road are similarly named.
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Jean Deane   
Added: 2 Oct 2023 16:43 GMT   

Advertisement for a laundry in Mill Lane, Brixton Hill, SW2 from early 1900’s
The New Imperial Laundry

Source: From a Ladies glance guide for Mistress and Maid

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Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT   

Parkers Row, SE1
My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor.

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Lindsay Trott   
Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT   

Lockside not on 1939 Register
I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register.

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Janelle Robbins   
Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT   

Harriet Robbins
Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins


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Dave Hinves   
Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT   

he was a School Teacher
Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT   

St Georges Square
This is rather lovely and well worth a visit!

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Simon Chapman   
Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT   

Blossom Place
My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square.

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Mark G   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT   

Skidmore Street, E1
Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street.

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Alan Russell   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT   

Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969
Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Beckford’s Estate Beckfords, belonging to the family of the same name, consisted of 15 acres north of Mill Lane and west of Fortune Green Lane.
Cedars A local West Hampstead builder, Thomas Potter, constructed Cedars in 1878.
Cholmley Lodge Cholmley Lodge, a two storeyed stuccoed house, was built in 1813.
Cock and Hoop The Cock and Hoop Inn was standing on the corner of West End Lane and Fortune Green Road by 1723.
Earlsfields Between Thorplands on the east and Shoot Up Hill on the west lay several fields called Earlsfields.
Flitcroft Flitcroft was a 50 acre estate at Fortune Green and West End, named after its owner in the 18th century.
Fortune Green Fortune Green lies to the north of the ancient village of West End.
Fortune Green Fortune Green was originally part of the district of Hampstead but became physically separated from it by the building of the new turnpike road (now Finchley Road) in the 1830s.
Hackney College The Village Itinerancy Society, a Congregationalist college, was transformed into Hackney Theological Seminary.
Hillfield By 1644 Hillfield was already mentioned in parish records.
Lauriston Lodge Lauriston Lodge, now the site of Dene Mansions, was a large house in West Hampstead.
Mill Lane, looking east (1900s) Mill Lane is one of the major thoroughfares of West Hampstead.
National School A National School was established in West End during 1844.
New West End New West End was created in the 1840s on the Finchley Road.
Poplar House Poplar House was occupied by one of the first developers of West Hampstead, Thomas Potter.
Potter’s Iron Foundry In the nineteenth century, many West Hampstead people had jobs in Potter’s Iron Foundry.
Ripley House Jeremy Jepson Ripley built a house and coach house after 1814, with a large garden north of Lauriston Lodge.
The Black Lion The Old Black Lion was established in 1751 as a beer house.
Thorplands Thorplands was an estate south of Mill Lane.
West End Green West End Green is situated on a corner of West End Lane, formerly the location of West End Fair.
Woodbine Cottage Woodbine Cottage was situated at the south-eastern corner of the Flitcroft estate.

NEARBY STREETS
Achilles Road, NW6 Achilles Road is a road in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Agamemnon Road, NW6 Agamemnon Road runs from Ajax Road to Hillfield Road (Fortune Green)
Ajax Road, NW6 Ajax Road was first developed in 1886 (Fortune Green)
Aldred Road, NW6 Aldred Road was named after Aldred, Archbishop of York (Fortune Green)
Alfred Court, NW6 Alfred Court can be found on Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)
Asmara Road, NW2 Asmara Road is a named after the capital city of Eritrea (Cricklewood)
Berridge Mews, NW6 Berridge Mews is in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Broomsleigh Street, NW6 Broomsleigh Street dates from the 1880s (West Hampstead)
Burrard Road, NW6 Burrard Road runs north from Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)
Canberra Court, NW6 Canberra Court is a block on Mill Lane (Mapesbury)
Cannon Hill, NW6 Cannon Hill is a road in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Carlton Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Caulfield House, NW3 Caulfield House is a block on Kidderpore Avenue (Hampstead)
Cavendish Mansions, NW6 Cavendish Mansions lie along Mill Lane (West Hampstead)
Cholmley Gardens, NW6 Cholmley Gardens is an unofficial road off of Mill Lane, Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Clark House, NW3 Clark House is a block on Finchley Road (Hampstead)
Croft Way, NW3 Croft Way is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)
Croftway, NW3 Croftway is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)
Davina House, NW2 Davina House is a block on Fordwych Road (West Hampstead)
Dennington House, NW6 Dennington House is a block on Dennington Park Road (West Hampstead)
Dennington Park Road, NW6 About 1881 Dennington Park Road was constructed on the line of Sweetbriar Walk, the old path to Lauriston Lodge (West Hampstead)
Dornfell Street, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Fordwych Court, NW2 Fordwych Court is a block on Shoot-up Hill (Mapesbury)
Fordwych Road, NW2 Fordwych Road is a street in Cricklewood (Kilburn)
Fortune Green Road, NW6 Fortune Green Road is the main road running through Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Glastonbury Street, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Glenbrook Road, NW6 Glenbrook Road lies to the west of West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Gondar Gardens, NW6 Gondar Gardens is the westernmost street in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Hillcrest Court, NW2 Hillcrest Court is a building on Shoot-up Hill (Mapesbury)
Hillfield Road, NW6 Hillfield Road is named for an old West Hampstead agricultural estate (Fortune Green)
Holmdale Road, NW6 Holmdale Road runs from Mill Lane to Dennington Park Road in West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Ingham Road, NW6 Ingham Road is a street in Hampstead (Fortune Green)
Inglewood House, NW6 Inglewood House is on the corner of West End Lane and Inglewood Road (West Hampstead)
Inglewood Road, NW6 Inglewood Road, NW6 was one of the last roads to be built in West End, West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Joan Court, NW6 Joan Court is a block on Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)
Kidderpore Avenue, NW3 Kidderpore Avenue is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)
Kingdon Road, NW6 Kingdon Road connects Sumatra Road and Dennington Park Road (West Hampstead)
Kingscroft Road, NW2 Kingscroft Road is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Lyncroft Gardens, NW6 Lyncroft Gardens is a street in Fortune Green, NW6 (Hampstead)
Marlborough Mansions, NW6 Marlborough Mansions is a residential block in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Menelik Road, NW2 Menelik Road runs from Westbere Road to Minster Road (Cricklewood)
Mill Apartments, NW6 Mill Apartments can be found on Mill Lane (Kilburn)
Mill Court, NW6 Mill Court is a block on Mill Lane (Mapesbury)
Mill Lane, NW2 West of the bridge over the railway, Mill Lane enters the NW2 postcode (Mapesbury)
Mill Lane, NW6 Mill Lane forms the boundary between Fortune Green and West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Minster Road, NW2 Minster Road is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)
Narcissus Road, NW6 Narcissus Road connects Pandora Road with Mill Lane (West Hampstead)
Nicholson House, NW3 Nicholson House is a block on Finchley Road (Hampstead)
Norman Terrace, NW6 Norman Terrace is a street in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Onslow Court, NW6 Onslow Court is a block on Mill Lane (Mapesbury)
Orestes Mews, NW6 Orestes Mews is a small cul-de-sac in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Pandora Road, NW6 Pandora Road was one of many new West Hampstead roads constructed in the late 1870s (West Hampstead)
Parsifal Road, NW6 Parsifal Road runs from Finchley Road to Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)
Penrose Gardens, NW3 Penrose Gardens is a location in London (Hampstead)
Potter’s Buildings, NW6 Potter’s Buildings or West Cottages were established by Thomas Potter for his workers (West Hampstead)
Ravenshaw Street, NW6 Ravenshaw Street runs parallel to the Midland Main Line (West Hampstead)
Rose Joan Mews, NW6 Rose Joan Mews is a small cul-de-sac in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Salmon Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Sandwell Crescent, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)
Sarre Road, NW2 Sarre Road is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)
Shoot Up Hill, NW2 Shoot Up Hill is a street in Cricklewood (Mapesbury)
Solent Road, NW6 Solent Road is a street in West Hampstead (West Hampstead)
Somali Road, NW2 Somali Road is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)
Studholme Court, NW3 Studholme Court is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)
The Mansions, NW6 The Mansions is a residential block on the north side of Mill Lane (West Hampstead)
The Octagon 527a, NW3 The Octagon 527a is a location in London (Fortune Green)
Ulysses Road, NW6 Ulysses Road is one of a series of streets named after the Trojan War (Fortune Green)
Wayne Kirkum Way, NW2 Wayne Kirkum Way is a road in the NW6 postcode area (West Hampstead)
Weech Road, NW6 Weech Road is a street in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)
Welbeck Mansions, NW6 Welbeck Mansions, flats notable for their ironwork balconies, were built north of Inglewood Road in 1897 (West Hampstead)
Westbere Road, NW2 Westbere Road has been the location for a series of notable schools over the years (Cricklewood)


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The Alice House
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Fortune Green
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Parsifal Road, NW6 was approved in 1883. Between 1890 and 1897, thirteen large detached and semi-detached houses were built in the road in a distinctive Hampstead fin-de-siècle style.
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Houses in Dennington Park Road
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Narcissus Road, an album by The Hours.
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Sumatra Road, West Hampstead. Houses opposite Kingdon Road.
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