Battersea Park Road, SW11

Battersea Park Road is one of the main roads of the area, connecting Battersea and the suburbs to its east.

Battersea Park Road (1900)
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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 STREETS

Abercrombie Street, SW11 The origin of the name Abercrombie Street is unknown (Battersea)

Abercrombie Street, SW11

Albert Bridge Road, SW11 Albert Bridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea Park)

Albert Bridge Road, SW11

Alexandra Avenue, SW11 Alexandra Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Alexandra Avenue, SW11

Ambrose Mews, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Ambrose Mews, SW11

Anerley Street, SW11 Anerley Street has taken two forms over its history - recently running north-south but previously east-west (Battersea)

Anerley Street, SW11

Astle Street, SW11 Astle Street was formerly Kennard Street until 1937 (Battersea)

Astle Street, SW11

Atherton Street, SW11 Atherton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Atherton Street, SW11

Banbury Street, SW11 Banbury Street runs west from Battersea Bridge Road (Battersea)

Banbury Street, SW11

Battersea Park Road, SW11 Battersea Park Road is one of the main roads of the area, connecting Battersea and the suburbs to its east (Battersea)

Battersea Park Road, SW11

Beechmore Road, SW11 Beechmore Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Beechmore Road, SW11

Berry House, SW11 Berry House is a block on Anerley Street (Battersea)

Berry House, SW11

Blondel Street, SW11 Blondel Street was redeveloped in 1958 as part of the Battersea Park Estate (Battersea)

Blondel Street, SW11

Blondel Street, SW11 Weybridge Point is a block in Battersea (Battersea)

Blondel Street, SW11

Bridge Lane, SW11 Bridge Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Bridge Lane, SW11

Brougham Street, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Brougham Street, SW11

Brynmaer Road, SW11 Brynmaer Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Brynmaer Road, SW11

Burns Road, SW11 Burns Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Burns Road, SW11

Cambridge Mansions, SW11 Cambridge Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Cambridge Mansions, SW11

Cambridge Road, SW11 Cambridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Cambridge Road, SW11

Cantate Centre, SW8 The Cantate Centre is a block on the Parkfield Industrial Estate (Battersea)

Cantate Centre, SW8

Caroline Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)

Caroline Place, SW11

Carriage Drive South, SW11 Carriage Drive South is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea Park)

Carriage Drive South, SW11

Carriage Drive West, SW11 Carriage Drive West is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea Park)

Carriage Drive West, SW11

Castlemaine Tower, SW11 Castlemaine Tower is a block on Culvert Road (Battersea)

Castlemaine Tower, SW11

Charlotte Despard Avenue, SW11 Charlotte Despard Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Charlotte Despard Avenue, SW11

Chatham Street, SW11 Like the surrounding roads, Chatham Street was built in 1863 (Battersea)

Chatham Street, SW11

Chesney Street, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Chesney Street, SW11

Colestown Street, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Colestown Street, SW11

Crombie Mews, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Crombie Mews, SW11

Culvert House, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Culvert House, SW11

Culvert Place, SW11 Culvert Place is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Culvert Place, SW11

Culvert Road, SW11 Culvert Road dates from the 1860s (Battersea)

Culvert Road, SW11

Dagnall Street, SW11 Dagnall Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Dagnall Street, SW11

Doddington Road, SW11 Doddington Grove was renamed as Doddington Road in 1937 (Battersea)

Doddington Road, SW11

Dovedale Studios, SW11 Dovedale Studios is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Dovedale Studios, SW11

Drca Business Centre, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Drca Business Centre, SW11

Forfar Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Forfar Road, SW11

Foxmore Street, SW11 Foxmore Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Foxmore Street, SW11

Francis Chichester Way, SW11 Francis Chichester Way is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Francis Chichester Way, SW11

Freedom Street, SW11 Freedom Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Freedom Street, SW11

Frere Street, SW11 Frere Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Frere Street, SW11

Golding Terrace, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Golding Terrace, SW11

Harpsden Street, SW11 Harpsden Street is a 1960s renaming of the northern section of Henley Street when that street was split in two (Battersea)

Harpsden Street, SW11

Henley Street, SW11 Henley Street dates from 1862 (Battersea)

Henley Street, SW11

Joubert Street, SW11 Joubert Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Joubert Street, SW11

Kassala Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Kassala Road, SW11

Kennard Street, SW11 Kennard Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Kennard Street, SW11

Kersley Mews, SW11 Kersley Mews is a rare survival of a local mews and built to serve the residents of Foxmore Street and Kersley Street (Battersea)

Kersley Mews, SW11

Kersley Street, SW11 Kersley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Kersley Street, SW11

Knowsley Road, SW11 Knowsley Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Knowsley Road, SW11

Landseer Street, SW11 Landseer Street was a former street of Battersea (Battersea)

Landseer Street, SW11

Latchmere Street, SW11 Latchmere Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Latchmere Street, SW11

Leitrim Grove, SW11 Carlton Grove was given the name Leitrim Grove in 1908 (Battersea)

Leitrim Grove, SW11

Leitrim Passage, SW11 Crown Place was renamed Leitrim Passage after 1937 (Battersea)

Leitrim Passage, SW11

Longhedge Street, SW11 Longhedge Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Longhedge Street, SW11

Lucas Court, SW11 Lucas Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Lucas Court, SW11

Macduff Road, SW11 Macduff Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Macduff Road, SW11

Mandeville Courtyard, SW11 Mandeville Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Mandeville Courtyard, SW11

Maskelyne Close, SW11 Maskelyne Close is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Maskelyne Close, SW11

Matthews Street, SW11 Matthews Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Matthews Street, SW11

Merryfield Court, SW11 Merryfield Court is located on Battersea Park Road (Battersea)

Merryfield Court, SW11

Millgrove Street, SW11 Millgrove Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Millgrove Street, SW11

Odger Street, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Odger Street, SW11

Orkney Street, SW11 Orkney Street was built by Edward Pain in 1863 (Battersea)

Orkney Street, SW11

Palmer Road, SW11 Palmer Road is a location in London (Battersea)

Palmer Road, SW11

Palmerston House, SW11 Residential block (Battersea)

Palmerston House, SW11

Parkfield Industrial Estate, SW8 Parkfield Industrial Estate and the London Stone Business Estate refer to the same commercial area (Battersea)

Parkfield Industrial Estate, SW8

Parkside Street, SW11 Parkside Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Parkside Street, SW11

Petworth Street, SW11 Petworth Street was laid out in the late nineteenth century linking two bridge approaches - Albert Bridge Road and Battersea Bridge Road (Battersea)

Petworth Street, SW11

Primrose Mansions, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Primrose Mansions, SW11

Prince Of Wales Drive, SW11 Prince Of Wales Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Prince Of Wales Drive, SW11

Reform Street, SW11 Reform Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Reform Street, SW11

Rollo Street, SW11 Rollo was the first Duke of Normandy from 911AD (Battersea)

Rollo Street, SW11

Rosenau Crescent, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Rosenau Crescent, SW11

Rosenau Road, SW11 Rosenau Road was named after Schloss Rosenau, the birthplace and boyhood home of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became the consort of Queen Victoria (Battersea)

Rosenau Road, SW11

Rowditch Lane, SW11 Rowditch Lane is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Rowditch Lane, SW11

Roydon Close, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Roydon Close, SW11

rr, SW11 Austin Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

rr, SW11

Rutherford House, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Rutherford House, SW11

Sheepcote Lane, SW11 Sheepcote Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Sheepcote Lane, SW11

Soudan Road, SW11 Soudan Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Soudan Road, SW11

St James Court, SW11 St James Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

St James Court, SW11

Stanmer Street, SW11 Stanmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Stanmer Street, SW11

The Lanterns, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

The Lanterns, SW11

Walden House, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Walden House, SW11

Warriner Gardens, SW11 Warriner Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Warriner Gardens, SW11

Watford Close, SW11 Watford Close is a small street on the Ethelburga Estate (Battersea)

Watford Close, SW11

Wendle Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Wendle Square, SW11

Weybridge Street, SW11 Weybridge Street - Carpenter Street before 1912 - was badly damaged in the Blitz (Battersea)

Weybridge Street, SW11

Wilditch Street, SW11 Berkley Street was renamed as Wilditch Street in 1937 (Lavender Hill)

Wilditch Street, SW11

Wycliffe Road, SW11 Wycliffe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)

Wycliffe Road, SW11

York Mansions, SW11 York Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

York Mansions, SW11

Zulu Mews, SW11 Zulu Mews lies within the curve of a Battersea railway (Battersea)

Zulu Mews, SW11

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Albert Bridge opened in 1873 and was immediately designated as a dangerous structure. It was noticed early on that vibrations could threaten the structural integrity of the bridge. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621594659 Licence:	The Fascination of Chelsea TUM image id: 1524258115 Licence:	Cheyne Walk in Chelsea (1950) The house depicted in the middle distance of with large gate piers was the former home of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Cheyne Walk was a popular area for artists from the mid 19th century onwards. The street’s popularity with artists continued well into the 20th century with two pivotal leaders of British Impressionism, Phillip Wilson Steer and Whistler living nearby. Credit: Edward Seago TUM image id: 1721510134 Licence:	Rowena Crescent Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593782651 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Rosenau Road, SW11 Schloss Rosenau is a castle, formerly in Saxe-Coburg, now lying in Bavaria. Schloss Rosenau was the boyhood home of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became the husband of Queen Victoria. Due to the name of nearby Albert Bridge, builders rook the opportunity to call many of the roads of this area of Battersea after connections with the Prince Consort. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1603378785 Licence:
Petworth Street sign TUM image id: 1493989872 Licence:	Albert Bridge Road at the former end of Ethelburga Street (1958) Credit: Gwyneth Wexler TUM image id: 1551822708 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Albert Bridge connects Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south bank. It opened in 1873. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621593860 Licence:	Zulu Mews - glimpsed through a gate This mews is the last street alphabetically in London Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593786766 Licence:	Shops on Falcon Road, Battersea (1928) "The streets were always so clean in the old days". Most likely this is a Sunday after mid day. The shops are closed but, the pub is open with a seafood stall outside. The debris is from a morning market and will be cleaned up early Monday morning - no street cleaning on a Sunday in those days.. Credit: Rex Features TUM image id: 1695899712 Licence:

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Rosenau Road, SW11 Schloss Rosenau is a castle, formerly in Saxe-Coburg, now lying in Bavaria. Schloss Rosenau was the boyhood home of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became the husband of Queen Victoria. Due to the name of nearby Albert Bridge, builders rook the opportunity to call many of the roads of this area of Battersea after connections with the Prince Consort.
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