First Avenue, W12

First Avenue is a road on a 1905-built estate.

East Acton
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The developers of the Acton Park Estate truly had no gift for names.

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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

Wormholt Farm Wormholt Farm existed until the First World War.

Wormholt Farm

NEARBY STREETS

Agnes Road, W3 Agnes Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Agnes Road, W3

Albert Place, W12 Albert Place - also known as Albert Cottages - was renamed Becklow Place after 1914 (Shepherds Bush)

Albert Place, W12

Aldbourne Road, W12 Aldbourne Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Aldbourne Road, W12

Allied Way, W3 Allied Way is a street in Acton (Bedford Park)

Allied Way, W3

Armstrong Road, W3 Armstrong Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Armstrong Road, W3

Ashfield Road, W3 Ashfield Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Ashfield Road, W3

Askew Crescent, W12 Askew Crescent is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Askew Crescent, W12

Askham Court, W12 Askham Court is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Askham Court, W12

Askham Road, W12 Askham Road runs north off of the Uxbridge Road (Shepherds Bush)

Askham Road, W12

Aycliffe Road, W12 Aycliffe Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Aycliffe Road, W12

Becklow Place, W12 Becklow Place was renamed to Becklow Gardens in 1938 (Shepherds Bush)

Becklow Place, W12

Becklow Road, W12 Becklow Road connects Askew Road and Uxbridge Road (Shepherds Bush)

Becklow Road, W12

Beech Avenue, W3 Beech Avenue is a post war road (East Acton)

Beech Avenue, W3

Bramble Gardens, W12 Bramble Gardens is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Bramble Gardens, W12

Broad Passage, W3 Broad Passage is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Broad Passage, W3

Bromyard Avenue, W3 Bromyard Avenue is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Bromyard Avenue, W3

Bromyard House, W3 Bromyard House is a block on Bromyard Avenue (East Acton)

Bromyard House, W3

Canterbury Court, W3 Canterbury Court is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Canterbury Court, W3

Cedar Way, W3 Cedar Way was a short-lived road of prefabs (East Acton)

Cedar Way, W3

Cleverley Cottages, W12 Cleverley Cottages are various blocks on the Cleverley Estate (White City)

Cleverley Cottages, W12

Clifton Avenue, W12 Clifton Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Clifton Avenue, W12

Cobbold Mews, W12 Cobbold Mews is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Cobbold Mews, W12

Colonnade Gardens, W3 Colonnade Gardens is a location in London (East Acton)

Colonnade Gardens, W3

Cowley Road, W3 Cowley Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Cowley Road, W3

Curricle Street, W3 Curricle Street is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Curricle Street, W3

Daffodil Street, W12 Daffodil Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Daffodil Street, W12

Davis Road, W12 Davis Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Davis Road, W12

Dordrecht Road, W3 Dordrecht Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Dordrecht Road, W3

East Vale, W3 East Vale is a street in Acton (East Acton)

East Vale, W3

Elizabeth Gardens, W3 Elizabeth Gardens is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Elizabeth Gardens, W3

Essex Park Mews, W3 Essex Park Mews is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Essex Park Mews, W3

First Avenue, W12 First Avenue is a road on a 1905-built estate (East Acton)

First Avenue, W12

Galloway Road, W12 Galloway Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Galloway Road, W12

Hadyn Park Road, W12 Hadyn Park Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Hadyn Park Road, W12

Jeddo Road, W12 Jeddo Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Jeddo Road, W12

Keith Grove, W12 Keith Grove is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Keith Grove, W12

Labrum Way, W3 Labrum Way was a short-lived road of post-war prefabs (East Acton)

Labrum Way, W3

Larden Hall Apartments, W3 Larden Hall Apartments is a block on Essex Park Mews (East Acton)

Larden Hall Apartments, W3

Larden Road, W3 Larden Road is a street in Acton (Shepherds Bush)

Larden Road, W3

Lycett Place, W12 Lycett Place is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)

Lycett Place, W12

Manet Gardens, W3 Manet Gardens is a location in London (East Acton)

Manet Gardens, W3

Maple Avenue, W3 Maple Avenue is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Maple Avenue, W3

Minchenden Court, W3 Minchenden Court is a location in London (East Acton)

Minchenden Court, W3

Multi Way, W3 Multi Way is a road in the W3 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Multi Way, W3

Old Oak Road, W12 Old Oak Road followed the line of an older path, made up into a road after 1870 (White City)

Old Oak Road, W12

Ollgar Close, W12 Ollgar Close lies off of Askham Road (Shepherds Bush)

Ollgar Close, W12

Percy Road, W12 Percy Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Percy Road, W12

Perrin House, W3 Perrin House seems to have been a post-war development (East Acton)

Perrin House, W3

Roxwell Road, W12 This is a street in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Roxwell Road, W12

Sawley Road, W12 Sawley Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Sawley Road, W12

Second Avenue, W3 Second Avenue had some building take place c. 1905, part of the Acton Park estate development (East Acton)

Second Avenue, W3

Sedgeford Road, W12 Sedgeford Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Sedgeford Road, W12

Sir Alexander Close, W3 Sir Alexander Close is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Sir Alexander Close, W3

St Elmo Road, W12 St Elmo Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

St Elmo Road, W12

Steventon Road, W12 Steventon Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Steventon Road, W12

Swainson Road, W3 Swainson Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Swainson Road, W3

Sycamore Close, W3 Sycamore Close is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Sycamore Close, W3

The Vale, W3 The Vale is a street in Acton (East Acton)

The Vale, W3

Third Avenue, W3 Third Avenue was the unimaginatively named third road of the Acton Park estate (East Acton)

Third Avenue, W3

Trinity Way, W3 Trinity Way was first developed as a road of post-war prefabs, erected in a section of a sports ground (East Acton)

Trinity Way, W3

Valetta Road, W12 Valetta Road is a street in Acton (Shepherds Bush)

Valetta Road, W12

Vespan Road, W12 Vespan Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Vespan Road, W12

Wallflower Street, W12 Wallflower Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Wallflower Street, W12

Warple Way, W3 Warple Way is a street in Acton (Shepherds Bush)

Warple Way, W3

Wormholt Road, W12 Wormholt Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Wormholt Road, W12

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View of East Acton Central line station in 1920, the year in which it opened, showing the wooden platforms. Beyond the platforms, even as late as the 1920s, the surrounding area is countryside. Work has just started on the Wormholt estate. Credit: Topical Press/London Transport Collection TUM image id: 1556876324 Licence:	Wormholt Wood notice TUM image id: 1570540541 Licence: CC BY 2.0	East Acton Lane (1948) The photo was taken from a point along the road from the Goldsmith’s Arms and facing east. TUM image id: 1633094832 Licence:	Savoy Circus, East Acton The photo was taken sometime after the Savoy Cinema became a bowling alley and before the roundabout caused congestion which meant its replacement by lights. TUM image id: 1660572289 Licence:	Foliot Street on the Old Oak Estate, East Acton soon after construction c.1913 TUM image id: 1623748147 Licence:
Fitzneal Street, W12 (1913) The street is part of the Wormholt and Old Oak Estates which were constructed in 1912-1928 and represented part of a movement towards higher standards in public housing. TUM image id: 1623748299 Licence:	Construction work on the Wormholt Estate (1920) The East Acton area lay in a ’railway desert’ until the arrival of the Central Line. While areas to the north and south urbanised, a pocket of countryside survived very close to Shepherds Bush until after the First World War. This continuing bad connection with the rest of the area, before the First World War, allowed White City stadium to be developed as a green field site. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1586274051 Licence:	Houses of East Acton Housing Estate fronting Western Avenue (1920) Credit: London Borough of Ealing TUM image id: 1660573389 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Savoy Circus, East Acton from above (1922) Credit: London Borough of Ealing TUM image id: 1660572709 Licence:	Make West-Way Safe! A road traffic safety campaign about traffic levels between Savoy Circus, East Acton and Wood Lane. This is the original section of the Westway before the elevated 1969 extension was built. These are residents of the White City Estate. TUM image id: 1669212071 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Wormholt Wood notice
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Savoy Circus, East Acton The photo was taken sometime after the Savoy Cinema became a bowling alley and before the roundabout caused congestion which meant its replacement by lights.
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Houses of East Acton Housing Estate fronting Western Avenue (1920)
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Savoy Circus, East Acton from above (1922)
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