Belsise Road, NW6

Street/road in London NW6

South Hampstead

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Red Lion

Added: 26 Dec 2022 18:59 GMT

Detailed history of Red Lion
I’m not the author but this blog by Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms has loads of really clear information about the history of the Red Lion which people might appreciate.

Source: ‘Professor Morris’ and the Red Lion, Kilburn

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Parkers Row, SE1 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. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 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. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 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. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 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. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 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. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Kilburn High Road What was Watling Street in earlier times, became Edgware Road and finally Kilburn High Road.

Kilburn High Road

Kilburn Library Kilburn Library on Kilburn High Road is one of two sites called Kilburn Library, the other being in Salusbury Road, NW6.

Kilburn Library

Kilburn Park Farm Kilburn Park Farm was situated almost opposite the Red Lion along the Edgware Road.

Kilburn Park Farm

Kilburn Wells Kilburn Wells, a medicinal spring, existed between 1714 and the 1860s.

Kilburn Wells

Oaklands Hall On the west side of West End Lane, Charles Spain bought 5 acres and between 1829 and 1838 built York Villa.

Oaklands Hall

Red Lion The Red Lion was situated at 34 Kilburn High Road.

Red Lion

The Old Bell The (Old) Bell is a very old Kilburn Pub.

The Old Bell

Unknown as yet The Alexandra Road estate, often referred to as Rowley Way, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden.

Unknown as yet

Westbourne Pond Westbourne Pond is marked on the 1830 Greenwood map as the source of the Westbourne River.

Westbourne Pond

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Lane, NW6 Abbey Lane disappeared from the map as the Kilburn Vale Estate was built (Kilburn)

Abbey Lane, NW6

Abbey Mews, NW6 Abbey Mews ran off Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Abbey Mews, NW6

Abbey Road, NW6 A small section of the north of Abbey Road lies in NW6 (South Hampstead)

Abbey Road, NW6

Abbey Road, NW8 Abbey Road, after which the Beatles album was named, runs from St John’s Wood to West Hampstead (St John’s Wood)

Abbey Road, NW8

Abbot’s Place, NW6 Abbots Place runs from Priory Road to West End Lane and Abbey Road (South Hampstead)

Abbot’s Place, NW6

Aberdare Gardens, NW6 This late Victorian street was probably named in compliment to Henry Bruce, Home Secretary 1868-1873, who was created 1st Baron Aberdare (South Hampstead)

Aberdare Gardens, NW6

Acol Road, NW6 Acol is not an acronym, but a village in Kent that gave its name to Acol Road, NW6 (South Hampstead)

Acol Road, NW6

Addison Court, NW6 Addison Court is sited on Brondesbury Road (Kilburn)

Addison Court, NW6

Ainsworth House, NW8 Ainsworth House can be found on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Ainsworth House, NW8

Ainsworth Way, NW8 Ainsworth Way lies at the heart of the Alexandra Road estate (St John’s Wood)

Ainsworth Way, NW8

Alexandra Mews, NW8 Alexandra Mews existed between the 1850s and the 1960s (St John’s Wood)

Alexandra Mews, NW8

Belgrave Gardens, NW8 Belgrave Gardens was originally the east side of Bolton Road (St John’s Wood)

Belgrave Gardens, NW8

Belsise Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

Belsise Road, NW6

Belsize Road, NW6 Belsize Road is a major road in NW6, parallel to the railway

Belsize Road, NW6

Belvedere House, NW6 Belvedere House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Belvedere House, NW6

Berkley House, NW6 Berkley House is a block on Belsize Road (St John’s Wood)

Berkley House, NW6

Besant House, NW8 Besant House is named after local Sir Walter Besant who wrote extensively about London history (St John’s Wood)

Besant House, NW8

Birchington Road, NW6 Birchington Road runs from the Edgware Road to West End Lane (Kilburn)

Birchington Road, NW6

Bishopsdale House, NW6 Bishopsdale House is a block on West End Lane (Kilburn)

Bishopsdale House, NW6

Bolton Road, NW8 What is now Bolton Road began life as Ordnance Terrace in 1858 (St John’s Wood)

Bolton Road, NW8

Boundary Road, NW8 Boundary Road marks the former boundary between the between the Parish of St Marylebone and the Parish of St John Hampstead (St John’s Wood)

Boundary Road, NW8

Bradwell House, NW6 Bradwell House is a block on Mortimer Place (Kilburn)

Bradwell House, NW6

Bransdale Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Bransdale Close, NW6

Bravo House, NW6 Bravo House is a block on Kilburn High Road (Kilburn)

Bravo House, NW6

Broadoak House, NW6 Broadoak House is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)

Broadoak House, NW6

Brooke House, NW6 Brooke House is a block on Belsize Road

Brooke House, NW6

Byron House, NW6 Byron House is a block on Fairfax Road (South Hampstead)

Byron House, NW6

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

Carlton House, NW8

Casterbridge, NW6 Casterbridge is a location in London (South Hampstead)

Casterbridge, NW6

Cecil Court, NW6 Cecil Court is a block on Acol Road (South Hampstead)

Cecil Court, NW6

Cheshunt House, NW6 Cheshunt House is a block on Greville Road (Kilburn)

Cheshunt House, NW6

Clifton Hill, NW8 Clifton Hill began as sections either side of Abbey Road - Clifton Road and Clifton Road East (St John’s Wood)

Clifton Hill, NW8

Clyde House, NW6 Clyde House is a block on Belsize Road

Clyde House, NW6

Colas Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Colas Mews, NW6

Coleridge Gardens, NW8 Street/road in London NW6 (St John’s Wood)

Coleridge Gardens, NW8

Coleridge House, NW6 Coleridge House is located on Coleridge Gardens

Coleridge House, NW6

Conway House, NW6 Conway House is a block on Quex Road (Kilburn)

Conway House, NW6

Cotleigh Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Cotleigh Road, NW6

Coventry Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)

Coventry Close, NW6

Craig House, NW6 Craig House is located on Belsize Road

Craig House, NW6

Dale House, NW8 Dale House can be found on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Dale House, NW8

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

Dinerman Court, NW8

Douglas Court, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

Douglas Court, NW6

Edgeworth House, NW8 Edgeworth House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Edgeworth House, NW8

Fairfax Place, NW6 Fairfax Place has undergone name changes - at first Victoria Mews and then Fairfax Mews

Fairfax Place, NW6

Fairfax Road, NW6 Fairfax Road runs south from the Finchley Road to Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Fairfax Road, NW6

Fairhazel Gardens, NW6 Fairhazel Gardens runs from Broadhurst Gardens to Goldhurst Terrace (South Hampstead)

Fairhazel Gardens, NW6

Falcon House, NW6 Falcon House is a block on Springfield Lane (Kilburn)

Falcon House, NW6

Farndale House, NW6 Farndale House can be found on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)

Farndale House, NW6

Felbridge House, NW6 Felbridge House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Felbridge House, NW6

Fielding House, NW8 Fielding House can be found on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Fielding House, NW8

Glenross House, NW6 Glenross House is sited on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Glenross House, NW6

Goldhurst Terrace, NW6 Goldhurst Terrace was laid out in the late 1870s

Goldhurst Terrace, NW6

Goldsmith Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Goldsmith Place, NW6

Greenaway House, NW8 Greenaway House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Greenaway House, NW8

Greencroft Avenue, NW6 Greencroft Avenue is a location in London (South Hampstead)

Greencroft Avenue, NW6

Greville Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Greville Mews, NW6

Greville Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Greville Road, NW6

Haliwell House, NW6 Haliwell House is sited on Mortimer Place (Kilburn)

Haliwell House, NW6

Hampton House, NW6 Hampton House is located on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Hampton House, NW6

Harcourt House, NW6 Harcourt House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Harcourt House, NW6

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

Havenpool, NW8

Hermit Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Hermit Place, NW6

Hillsborough Court, NW6 Hillsborough Court is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)

Hillsborough Court, NW6

Hinchinbrook House, NW6 Hinchinbrook House is located on Greville Road (Kilburn)

Hinchinbrook House, NW6

Holmesdale House, NW6 Holmesdale House is a building on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)

Holmesdale House, NW6

Holtham Road, NW8 Holtham Road disappeared when replaced by the Abbey Road Estate development (St John’s Wood)

Holtham Road, NW8

Jackson House, NW6 Jackson House can be found on Cleve Road (West Hampstead)

Jackson House, NW6

Jade Terrace, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

Jade Terrace, NW6

Kenmore Court, NW6 Kenmore Court is a block on Acol Road (South Hampstead)

Kenmore Court, NW6

Kilburn High Road, NW6 Part of Watling Street/Edgware Road, Kilburn High Road is the main road through Kilburn (Kilburn)

Kilburn High Road, NW6

Kilburn Place, NW6 Kilburn Place was originally Providence Place (Kilburn)

Kilburn Place, NW6

Kilburn Priory, NW6 Kilburn Priory is now a road - - it was once the site of a real priory (Kilburn)

Kilburn Priory, NW6

Kilburn Priory, NW8 Kilburn Priory is a road in the NW8 postcode area (Kilburn)

Kilburn Priory, NW8

Kilburn Vale, NW6 Kilburn Vale leads to the Kilburn Vale estate (Kilburn)

Kilburn Vale, NW6

Kings Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

Kings Gardens, NW6

Langtry Road, NW8 Langtry Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (South Hampstead)

Langtry Road, NW8

Langtry Walk, NW8 Langtry Walk was named for Lily Langtry (South Hampstead)

Langtry Walk, NW8

Linnel House, NW8 Linnel House is sited on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Linnel House, NW8

Lorton House, NW6 Lorton House dates from the first development of the Kilburn Vale Estate (Kilburn)

Lorton House, NW6

Lynne Court, NW3 Lynne Court can be found on Goldhurst Terrace (South Hampstead)

Lynne Court, NW3

Mallard Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)

Mallard Close, NW6

Manor Mews, NW6 Manor Mews is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn Park)

Manor Mews, NW6

Marrick House, NW6 Marrick House is a block on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)

Marrick House, NW6

Marshwood House, NW6 Marshwood House is a block on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)

Marshwood House, NW6

Maryon House, NW3 Maryon House is sited on Goldhurst Terrace

Maryon House, NW3

Maryon House, NW6 Maryon House is a block on Goldhurst Terrace

Maryon House, NW6

Mazenod Avenue, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Mazenod Avenue, NW6

Mortimer Crescent, NW6 Mortimer Crescent is a notable street in Kilburn, full of literary connections. (Kilburn)

Mortimer Crescent, NW6

Mortimer Place, NW6 Mortimer Place runs east from Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)

Mortimer Place, NW6

Mutrix Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Mutrix Road, NW6

New Priory Court, NW6 New Priory Court is a block on Mazenod Avenue (Kilburn)

New Priory Court, NW6

Newton House, NW8 Newton House is a block on Abbey Road (South Hampstead)

Newton House, NW8

Oakley House, NW6 Oakley House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Oakley House, NW6

Priory Road, NW6 Priory Road crosses Abbey Road to the former site of Kilburn Priory (South Hampstead)

Priory Road, NW6

Priory Terrace, NW6 Priory Terrace runs between Abbey Road and Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Priory Terrace, NW6

Prospect Place, NW6 Prospect Place was a group of houses built fronting Edgware Road south of the junction with West End Lane (Kilburn)

Prospect Place, NW6

Quex Road, NW6 Quex Road is an important road in NW6 linking the Edgware Road and West End Lane (Kilburn)

Quex Road, NW6

Regents Plaza, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Regents Plaza, NW6

Remsted House, NW6 Remsted House is a block on Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)

Remsted House, NW6

Ribblesdale House, NW6 Ribblesdale House is a block on Kilburn Vale (Kilburn)

Ribblesdale House, NW6

Robert Moreton House, NW8 Robert Moreton House is a block on Rowley Way (St John’s Wood)

Robert Moreton House, NW8

Rowley Way, NW8 Rowley Way was named after Llewellyn Rowley, Camden’s Director of Housing (St John’s Wood)

Rowley Way, NW8

Rutherglen House, NW6 Rutherglen House is a building on Belsize Road (St John’s Wood)

Rutherglen House, NW6

Sandbourne, NW8 Sandbourne is a location in London (South Hampstead)

Sandbourne, NW8

Sandown House, NW6 Sandown House can be found on Belsize Road (St John’s Wood)

Sandown House, NW6

Selby House, NW6 Selby House is located on Belsize Road (St John’s Wood)

Selby House, NW6

Sidney Boyd Court, NW6 Sidney Boyd Court is a block on West End Lane (South Hampstead)

Sidney Boyd Court, NW6

Smyma Road, NW6 Smyma Road is a location in London (West Hampstead)

Smyma Road, NW6

Snowman House, NW6 Snowman House is a location in London (South Hampstead)

Snowman House, NW6

Springfield Lane, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn)

Springfield Lane, NW6

Springfield Road, NW8 Springfield Road dates from the late 1850s (St John’s Wood)

Springfield Road, NW8

Springfield Walk, NW6 Springfield Walk has a set of very old steps that give access to Kilburn Priory (Kilburn)

Springfield Walk, NW6

St Marys Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

St Marys Mews, NW6

Stanley House, NW6 Stanley House is a block on Belsize Road (South Hampstead)

Stanley House, NW6

Stevenson House, NW8 Stevenson House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Stevenson House, NW8

Syndon Court, NW6 Syndon Court is a block on Abbey Road (South Hampstead)

Syndon Court, NW6

Waites Court, NW6 Waites Court is a building on Priory Road (South Hampstead)

Waites Court, NW6

Waltham House, NW8 Waltham House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Waltham House, NW8

Wavel Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

Wavel Mews, NW6

West Court, NW6 West Court is a block on Woodchurch Road (South Hampstead)

West Court, NW6

West End Court, NW6 West End Court is a block on Priory Road (South Hampstead)

West End Court, NW6

Westend Lane, NW6 Westend Lane is a location in London (West Hampstead)

Westend Lane, NW6

Wharfedale House, NW6 Wharfedale House is a block on Kilburn Vale (South Hampstead)

Wharfedale House, NW6

Woodchurch Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (South Hampstead)

Woodchurch Road, NW6

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Extract from the London Gazette Credit: The London Gazette TUM image id: 1556827514 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Meadowland with buttercups and daisies TUM image id: 1483540144 Licence:	Aerial view of Goldhurst Open Space Credit: Google Maps TUM image id: 1557150945 Licence:	Victorian art work TUM image id: 1557403841 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Emminster (corner of Abbey Road and Belsize Road) prior to demolition Credit: https://manchesterhistory.net/ TUM image id: 1601635906 Licence:
Concrete walkway in the Alexandra Road Estate Credit: Stephen Richards/Wikimedia TUM image id: 1589290216 Licence:	Kilburn House Credit: Brent Archives TUM image id: 1602685827 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Kilburn Park Farm TUM image id: 1490745540 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Kilburn tollgate in 1860 Credit: Brent Archives TUM image id: 1602600864 Licence:	Kilburn Wells TUM image id: 1481201889 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Bell, Kilburn Wells (around 1800) TUM image id: 1602693126 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Broadhurst Gardens in West Hampstead, photographed here in 2009, was home to Decca Studios. From the late 1870s building had spread on Spencer Maryon Wilson’s lands. Near the Metropolitan railway line was Broadhurst Gardens, where 116 houses were built between 1882 and 1894. The last ever Beatles single (’Now And Then’) was issued on 2 November 2023. Decca Studios on Broadhurst Garden famously turned down the Fab Four. Credit: Geograph/Christine Matthews TUM image id: 1615377577 Licence:	Houses in Dennington Park Road Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605007232 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Brownie - a bargain at 5/- Credit: Kodak TUM image id: 1647343031 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mortimer Place, NW6 TUM image id: 1492961898 Licence: CC BY 2.0