Buckingham Mansions, NW6

Buckingham Mansions is a residential block in Fortune Green, NW6

West End Lane, West Hampstead
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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
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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.

Beckford’s Estate

Canterbury House In the last half of the nineteenth century, a white house called Canterbury was built on the then southern fringes of West End.

Canterbury House

Cedars A local West Hampstead builder, Thomas Potter, constructed Cedars in 1878.

Cedars

Cholmley Lodge Cholmley Lodge, a two storeyed stuccoed house, was built in 1813.

Cholmley Lodge

Cock and Hoop The Cock and Hoop Inn was standing on the corner of West End Lane and Fortune Green Road by 1723.

Cock and Hoop

Flitcroft Flitcroft was a 50 acre estate at Fortune Green and West End, named after its owner in the 18th century.

Flitcroft

Fortune Green Fortune Green lies to the north of the ancient village of West End.

Fortune Green

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.

Fortune Green

Hackney College The Village Itinerancy Society, a Congregationalist college, was transformed into Hackney Theological Seminary.

Hackney College

Hampstead Cricket Club Hampstead Cricket Club moved to its Lymington Road site in 1877.

Hampstead Cricket Club

Hillfield By 1644 Hillfield was already mentioned in parish records.

Hillfield

Lauriston Lodge Lauriston Lodge, now the site of Dene Mansions, was a large house in West Hampstead.

Lauriston Lodge

National School A National School was established in West End during 1844.

National School

New West End New West End was created in the 1840s on the Finchley Road.

New West End

Poplar House Poplar House was occupied by one of the first developers of West Hampstead, Thomas Potter.

Poplar House

Potter’s Iron Foundry In the nineteenth century, many West Hampstead people had jobs in Potter’s Iron Foundry.

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.

Ripley House

Sandwell House Sandwell House was owned by three generations of the Wachter family.

Sandwell House

The Black Lion The Old Black Lion was established in 1751 as a beer house.

The Black Lion

Thorplands Thorplands was an estate south of Mill Lane.

Thorplands

Treherne House Treherne House was built in the mid eighteenth century,

Treherne House

West End Green West End Green is situated on a corner of West End Lane, formerly the location of West End Fair.

West End Green

West End Hall West End Hall (once called New West End Hall) was one of the mansions of West End (West Hampstead).

West End Hall

Woodbine Cottage Woodbine Cottage was situated at the south-eastern corner of the Flitcroft estate.

Woodbine Cottage

NEARBY STREETS

Achilles Road, NW6 Achilles Road is a road in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Achilles Road, NW6

Aldred Road, NW6 Aldred Road was named after Aldred, Archbishop of York (Fortune Green)

Aldred Road, NW6

Alfred Court, NW6 Alfred Court can be found on Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)

Alfred Court, NW6

Alvanley Court, NW3 Alvanley Court is a block on Finchley Road (Hampstead)

Alvanley Court, NW3

Alvanley Gardens, NW6 Alvanley Gardens was named after a resident of Frognal Hall (West Hampstead)

Alvanley Gardens, NW6

Arkwright Mansions, NW3 Arkwright Mansions is a location in London (Finchley Road And Frognal)

Arkwright Mansions, NW3

Ashley Court, NW3 Ashley Court is a block on Frognal Lane (Hampstead)

Ashley Court, NW3

Avenue Mansions, NW3 Avenue Mansions is a street in Hampstead (Fortune Green)

Avenue Mansions, NW3

Berridge Mews, NW6 Berridge Mews is in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Berridge Mews, NW6

Beswick Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Finchley Road)

Beswick Mews, NW6

Billy Fury Way, NW3 Billy Fury Way is a road in the NW3 postcode area (Finchley Road)

Billy Fury Way, NW3

Brabourne House, NW3 Brabourne House is sited on Frognal (Hampstead)

Brabourne House, NW3

Bracknell Gardens, NW3 Bracknell Gardens is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Bracknell Gardens, NW3

Bracknell Way, NW3 Bracknell Way is a small alleyway, usable only by pedestrians (Hampstead)

Bracknell Way, NW3

Buckingham Mansions, NW6 Buckingham Mansions is a residential block in Fortune Green, NW6 (West Hampstead)

Buckingham Mansions, NW6

Burrard Road, NW6 Burrard Road runs north from Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)

Burrard Road, NW6

Cannon Hill, NW6 Cannon Hill is a road in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Cannon Hill, NW6

Carlton Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Carlton Mews, NW6

Cavendish Mansions, NW6 Cavendish Mansions lie along Mill Lane (West Hampstead)

Cavendish Mansions, NW6

Chesterford Gardens, NW3 Chesterford Gardens is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Chesterford Gardens, NW3

Cholmley Gardens, NW6 Cholmley Gardens is an unofficial road off of Mill Lane, Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Cholmley Gardens, NW6

Crediton Hill, NW6 Crediton Hill was at first called Crediton Road (West Hampstead)

Crediton Hill, NW6

Croftway, NW3 Croftway is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Croftway, NW3

Crown Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Crown Close, NW6

Dennington House, NW6 Dennington House is a block on Dennington Park Road (West Hampstead)

Dennington House, NW6

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)

Dennington Park Road, NW6

Doulton Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Doulton Mews, NW6

Dresden Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Finchley Road And Frognal)

Dresden Close, NW6

Dunrobin Court, NW3 Dunrobin Court is a block on Finchley Road (West Hampstead)

Dunrobin Court, NW3

Falcon Lodge, NW3 Falcon Lodge is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Falcon Lodge, NW3

Fawley Road, NW6 Fawley Road connects West End Lane with Crediton Hill (West Hampstead)

Fawley Road, NW6

Fortune Green Road, NW6 Fortune Green Road is the main road running through Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Fortune Green Road, NW6

Frognal Close, NW3 Frognal Close is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Frognal Close, NW3

Frognal Lane, NW3 Frognal Lane is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Frognal Lane, NW3

Frognal Parade, NW3 Frognal Parade is a parade of shops lying beyond Finchley Road and Frognal station (Finchley Road And Frognal)

Frognal Parade, NW3

Glenbrook Road, NW6 Glenbrook Road lies to the west of West Hampstead (West Hampstead)

Glenbrook Road, NW6

Greenaway Gardens, NW3 Greenaway Gardens is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Greenaway Gardens, NW3

Harvard Court, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Harvard Court, NW6

Heath Drive, NW3 Heath Drive, one of the roads connecting Hampstead with the Finchley Road was originally West Hampstead Avenue (Hampstead)

Heath Drive, NW3

Hillfield Road, NW6 Hillfield Road is named for an old West Hampstead agricultural estate (Fortune Green)

Hillfield Road, NW6

Hillside Court, NW3 Hillside Court is sited on Finchley Road (Hampstead)

Hillside Court, NW3

Holmdale Road, NW6 Holmdale Road runs from Mill Lane to Dennington Park Road in West Hampstead (West Hampstead)

Holmdale Road, NW6

Honeybourne Road, NW6 Honeybourne Road runs between West End Lane and Fawley Road (West Hampstead)

Honeybourne Road, NW6

Ingham Road, NW6 Ingham Road is a street in Hampstead (Fortune Green)

Ingham Road, NW6

Inglewood House, NW6 Inglewood House is on the corner of West End Lane and Inglewood Road (West Hampstead)

Inglewood House, NW6

Inglewood Road, NW6 Inglewood Road, NW6 was one of the last roads to be built in West End, West Hampstead (West Hampstead)

Inglewood Road, NW6

Joan Court, NW6 Joan Court is a block on Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)

Joan Court, NW6

Kingdon Road, NW6 Kingdon Road connects Sumatra Road and Dennington Park Road (West Hampstead)

Kingdon Road, NW6

Langland Crescent, HA7 Langland Crescent is a location in London (Hampstead)

Langland Crescent, HA7

Langland Gardens, NW3 Langland Gardens is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Langland Gardens, NW3

Lindfield Gardens, NW3 Lindfield Gardens connects Langland Gardens with Arkwright Road (Hampstead)

Lindfield Gardens, NW3

Lithos Road, NW3 Lithos Road is a part of the NW3 postal area which lies west of the Finchley Road (Finchley Road)

Lithos Road, NW3

Lymington Road, NW6 Lymington Road was laid out over the grounds of the former Canterbury House (West Hampstead)

Lymington Road, NW6

Lyncroft Gardens, NW6 Lyncroft Gardens is a street in Fortune Green, NW6 (Hampstead)

Lyncroft Gardens, NW6

Mandeville Court, NW3 Mandeville Court is a block on Finchley Road (Finchley Road And Frognal)

Mandeville Court, NW3

Marlborough Mansions, NW6 Marlborough Mansions is a residential block in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Marlborough Mansions, NW6

Mill Lane, NW6 Mill Lane forms the boundary between Fortune Green and West Hampstead (West Hampstead)

Mill Lane, NW6

Minton Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Finchley Road)

Minton Mews, NW6

Narcissus Road, NW6 Narcissus Road connects Pandora Road with Mill Lane (West Hampstead)

Narcissus Road, NW6

Oakhill Avenue, NW3 Oakhill Avenue is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Oakhill Avenue, NW3

Orestes Mews, NW6 Orestes Mews is a small cul-de-sac in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Orestes Mews, NW6

Osprey Court, NW6 Osprey Court lies on the Finchley Road (Hampstead)

Osprey Court, NW6

Palace Court, NW3 Palace Court is a block on Finchley Road (West Hampstead)

Palace Court, NW3

Pandora Road, NW6 Pandora Road was one of many new West Hampstead roads constructed in the late 1870s (West Hampstead)

Pandora Road, NW6

Parsifal Road, NW6 Parsifal Road runs from Finchley Road to Fortune Green Road (Fortune Green)

Parsifal Road, NW6

Petros Gardens, NW3 Petros Gardens is a location in London (Finchley Road)

Petros Gardens, NW3

Potter’s Buildings, NW6 Potter’s Buildings or West Cottages were established by Thomas Potter for his workers (West Hampstead)

Potter’s Buildings, NW6

Rose Joan Mews, NW6 Rose Joan Mews is a small cul-de-sac in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Rose Joan Mews, NW6

Rosemont Road, NW3 Rosemont Road is a street in Hampstead (Finchley Road)

Rosemont Road, NW3

Salmon Mews, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Salmon Mews, NW6

Sandwell Crescent, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Sandwell Crescent, NW6

Solent Road, NW6 Solent Road is a street in West Hampstead (West Hampstead)

Solent Road, NW6

Spode Walk, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (West Hampstead)

Spode Walk, NW6

Studholme Court, NW3 Studholme Court is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Studholme Court, NW3

Sumatra Road, NW6 Sumatra Road, NW6 dates from the 1870s (West Hampstead)

Sumatra Road, NW6

The Octagon 527a, NW3 The Octagon 527a is a location in London (Fortune Green)

The Octagon 527a, NW3

Weech Road, NW6 Weech Road is a street in Fortune Green, NW6 (Fortune Green)

Weech Road, NW6

Welbeck Mansions, NW6 Welbeck Mansions, flats notable for their ironwork balconies, were built north of Inglewood Road in 1897 (West Hampstead)

Welbeck Mansions, NW6

Worcester Mews, NW3 Street/road in London NW6 (Finchley Road)

Worcester Mews, NW3

Worcester Mews, NW6 Worcester Mews is a location in London (Finchley Road)

Worcester Mews, NW6

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The Gaumont State Cinema on Kilburn High Road (2007) Designed by George Coles and commissioned and built by Phillip and Sid Hyams, the cinema opened in 1937. The Gaumont State was one of the biggest auditoria in Europe, with seating for 4004 people. The suffix ’State’ is said to come from the huge 120 feet tower, inspired by the Empire State Building in New York City. Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1630398244 Licence:	Extract from the London Gazette Credit: The London Gazette TUM image id: 1556827514 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Victorian house under construction TUM image id: 1483541885 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wet Fish Cafe Credit: Wet Fish Cafe TUM image id: 1556889785 Licence:	Meadowland with buttercups and daisies TUM image id: 1483540144 Licence:
The Alice House TUM image id: 1557142437 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Aerial view of Goldhurst Open Space Credit: Google Maps TUM image id: 1557150945 Licence:	At Hampstead Heath station, a Stratford bound Overground train emerges from Hampstead Tunnel - the other end of the tunnel can be seen behind the oncoming train. Credit: nick86235 TUM image id: 1483542559 Licence:	The Black Lion (early 1900s) TUM image id: 1557151939 Licence:	Victorian art work TUM image id: 1557403841 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Fortune Green TUM image id: 1557159356 Licence:	Eustace Hamilton Miles TUM image id: 1557162230 Licence:	Branch Hill Pond Credit: John Constable (1776-1837) TUM image id: 1484760836 Licence:	Kilburn Grange Park TUM image id: 1453363351 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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. Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1610037059 Licence: