Hampshire House, W2

Hampshire House is a block on Hyde Park Place Bayswater Road.

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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

Church of the Annunciation The Church of the Annunciation, Marble Arch, is a Church of England parish church designed by Sir Walter Tapper. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Church of the Annunciation

Churchill Hotel The Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill is a five star hotel located on Portman Square.

Churchill Hotel

Home House Home House is a Georgian town house at 20 Portman Square.

Home House

Marble Arch Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble faced triumphal arch.

Marble Arch

Marble Arch Marble Arch station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway.

Marble Arch

Metropolitan Borough of Westminster The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.

Metropolitan Borough of Westminster

Montagu House Montagu House at 22 Portman Square was a historic London house.

Montagu House

Odeon Marble Arch The Odeon Marble Arch (known as the Regal 1928-1945) was a cinema located opposite Marble Arch monument at the top of Park Lane, with its main entrance on Edgware Road.

Odeon Marble Arch

Somerset House, Park Lane Somerset House was an 18th-century town house on the east side of Park Lane, where it meets Oxford Street, in the Mayfair area of London. It was also known as 40 Park Lane, although a renumbering means that the site is now called 140 Park Lane.

Somerset House, Park Lane

Speakers’ Corner Speakers’ Corner is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park.

Speakers’ Corner

St George’s Fields St George’s Fields are a former burial ground of St George’s, Hanover Square, lying between Connaught Street and Bayswater Road.

St George’s Fields

Tyburn Tyburn was a village of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch and the southern end of Edgware Road.

Tyburn

Western Marble Arch Synagogue The Western Marble Arch Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship in central London.

Western Marble Arch Synagogue

NEARBY STREETS

Albion Close, W2 Albion Close dates from around 1830 (Paddington)

Albion Close, W2

Albion Mews, W2 Albion Mews is a cobbled cul-de-sac that is approached through an entrance under a building on Albion Street (Paddington)

Albion Mews, W2

Albion Street, W2 Albion Street was laid out over the Pightle field in the late 1820s (Paddington)

Albion Street, W2

Alexton Yard, W1H In 1886, George Yard, W1 became Alexton Yard, W1 (Marylebone)

Alexton Yard, W1H

Alleyn Court, W2 Alleyn Court is a block on Alleyn Court (Paddington)

Alleyn Court, W2

Archery Close, W2 Archery Close is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Archery Close, W2

Avenfield House, W1K Avenfield House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Avenfield House, W1K

Berkeley Mews, W1H Berkeley Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Berkeley Mews, W1H

Bilton Towers, W1H Bilton Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Bilton Towers, W1H

Brook House, W1K Brook House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Brook House, W1K

Brunswick Mews, W1H Brunswick Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Brunswick Mews, W1H

Bryanston Court, W1H Bryanston Court is a block on George Street (Marylebone)

Bryanston Court, W1H

Bryanston Street, W1C Bryanston Street is a road in the W1C postcode area (Marble Arch)

Bryanston Street, W1C

Bryanston Street, W2 Bryanston Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Marble Arch)

Bryanston Street, W2

Burwood Place, W2 Burwood Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Burwood Place, W2

Cambridge Square, W2 Cambridge Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Cambridge Square, W2

Chelwood House, W2 Chelwood House is a block on Gloucester Square (Paddington)

Chelwood House, W2

Clarendon House, W2 Clarendon House is a block on Strathearn Place (Paddington)

Clarendon House, W2

Clarendon Place, W2 Clarendon Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Clarendon Place, W2

Clenston Mews, W1H Clenston Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Clenston Mews, W1H

Connaught Close, W2 Connaught Close is a cul-de-sac off Connaught Street (Paddington)

Connaught Close, W2

Connaught Place, W2 Connaught Place is a street near to Marble Arch (Marble Arch)

Connaught Place, W2

Connaught Square, W2 Connaught Square was the first square of city houses to be built in the Bayswater area. (Paddington)

Connaught Square, W2

Connaught Street, W2 Connaught Street along with Kendal Street was a shopping area of the Victorian and Edwardian period (Paddington)

Connaught Street, W2

Corporate Communications Macmillan House, W2 Residential block (Bayswater)

Corporate Communications Macmillan House, W2

Cumberland Court, W1H Cumberland Court is a block on Great Cumberland Place (Marble Arch)

Cumberland Court, W1H

Cumberland Mansions, W1H Cumberland Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Cumberland Mansions, W1H

Dudley Court, W1H Dudley Court is a block on Upper Berkeley Street (Edgware Road)

Dudley Court, W1H

Dudley House, W1K Dudley House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Dudley House, W1K

Dunraven Street, W1K Dunraven Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)

Dunraven Street, W1K

Entrance Macmillan House, W2 Residential block (Bayswater)

Entrance Macmillan House, W2

Evelyn Court, W1H Evelyn Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Evelyn Court, W1H

Falmouth House, W2 Falmouth House is a block on Clarendon Place (Bayswater)

Falmouth House, W2

Forset Court, W2 Forset Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Forset Court, W2

Forset Street, W1H Forset Street was named after Edward Forset (or Forsett), surveyor (Edgware Road)

Forset Street, W1H

Frederick Close, W2 Frederick Close is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Frederick Close, W2

Fursecroft, W1H Fursecroft is a block on George Street (Marylebone)

Fursecroft, W1H

George Street, W1H George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

George Street, W1H

George Street, W2 George Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Edgware Road)

George Street, W2

Gloucester Square, W2 Gloucester Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Square, W2

Great Cumberland Place, W1H Great Cumberland Place was built as an axis with Bryanston Square to connect the later to Marble Arch (Marylebone)

Great Cumberland Place, W1H

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H Hampden Gurney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H

Hampshire House, W2 Hampshire House is a block on Hyde Park Place Bayswater Road (Marble Arch)

Hampshire House, W2

Home House, W1H Home House is located on Portman Square (Marylebone)

Home House, W1H

Hyde Park Crescent, W2 Hyde Park Crescent was rebuilt in the 1960s around the parish church of St John the Evangelist, designed by Charles Fowler in 1832. (Paddington)

Hyde Park Crescent, W2

Hyde Park Gardens Mews, W2 Hyde Park Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Hyde Park Gardens Mews, W2

Hyde Park Gardens, W2 Hyde Park Gardens - also known as Hyde Park Terrace - consists of two roads running adjacent to the north western corner of Hyde Park (Paddington)

Hyde Park Gardens, W2

Hyde Park Place, W2 Hyde Park Place is part of the Bayswater Road (Marble Arch)

Hyde Park Place, W2

Hyde Park Square, W2 Hyde Park Square was part of ’Tyburnia’ - planned in 1827 by Samuel Pepys Cockerell for the Bishop of London’s Estate (Paddington)

Hyde Park Square, W2

Hyde Park Street, W2 Hyde Park Street leads north from the Bayswater Road (Paddington)

Hyde Park Street, W2

Kendal Street, W2 Kendal Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Kendal Street, W2

Marble Arch, W1H Marble Arch is a major road junction in the West End, surrounding the monument of the same name (Marble Arch)

Marble Arch, W1H

Meridien House, W1H Meridien House can be found on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Meridien House, W1H

Montagu Street, W1H This is a street in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Montagu Street, W1H

New Quebec Street, W1H New Quebec Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

New Quebec Street, W1H

Norfolk Crescent, W2 Norfolk Crescent is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Norfolk Crescent, W2

Norfolk Place, W2 Norfolk Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Norfolk Place, W2

North Carriage Drive, W2 North Carriage Drive is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

North Carriage Drive, W2

Nutford Place, W1H Nutford Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Nutford Place, W1H

Old Quebec Street, W1 Old Quebec Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Old Quebec Street, W1

Oxford Square, W2 Oxford Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Oxford Square, W2

Park Lane, W1C A very small section of Park Lane next to Marble Arch, lies within the W1 postcode (Marble Arch)

Park Lane, W1C

Park Steps, W2 Park Steps is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Park Steps, W2

Park West Place, W2 Park West Place is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Park West Place, W2

Park West, W2 Park West is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Park West, W2

Policeman’s Walk, W2 Policeman’s Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area (Mayfair)

Policeman’s Walk, W2

Porchester Place, W2 Porchester Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Porchester Place, W2

Portsea Mews, W2 Portsea Mews is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Portsea Mews, W2

Portsea Place, W2 Portsea Place is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Portsea Place, W2

Quadrangle, W2 Quadrangle is a block on Sussex Gardens (Paddington)

Quadrangle, W2

Quebec Court, W1H Quebec Court is a block on Seymour Street (Marble Arch)

Quebec Court, W1H

Quebec Mews, W1H Quebec Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Quebec Mews, W1H

Radnor Mews, W2 Radnor Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Radnor Mews, W2

Radnor Place, W2 Radnor Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Radnor Place, W2

Seymour Street, W1H Seymour Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Seymour Street, W1H

Southwick Mews, W2 Southwick Mews leads off Southwick Street (Paddington)

Southwick Mews, W2

Southwick Place, W2 Southwick Place leads southwest from Hyde Park Crescent (Paddington)

Southwick Place, W2

Southwick Street, W2 Southwick Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Southwick Street, W2

Stanhope House, W2 Stanhope House is a block on Stanhope Place (Marble Arch)

Stanhope House, W2

Stanhope Place, W2 Stanhope Place is a street in Paddington (Marble Arch)

Stanhope Place, W2

Stourcliffe Street, W1H Stourcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)

Stourcliffe Street, W1H

Strathearn Place, W2 Strathearn Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Strathearn Place, W2

The Quadrangle Tower, W2 The Quadrangle Tower can be found on Cambridge Square (Paddington)

The Quadrangle Tower, W2

The Water Gardens, W2 The Water Gardens is a block in front of an open space of the same name (Paddington)

The Water Gardens, W2

Upper Berkeley Street, W1H Upper Berkeley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Upper Berkeley Street, W1H

Vincent Court, W1H Vincent Court is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Vincent Court, W1H

West Carriage Drive, W2 West Carriage Drive is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

West Carriage Drive, W2

West Carriage Drive, W2 West Carriage Drive is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Bayswater)

West Carriage Drive, W2

Westchester House, W2 Westchester House is a building on Seymour Street (Edgware Road)

Westchester House, W2

York House, W1H York House is located on Bryanston Street (Marble Arch)

York House, W1H

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Marble Arch, 2016 Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=352348 TUM image id: 1510054281 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Somerset House, Park Lane: house (right) and stables (centre) in 1912, from junction of Park Lane and Oxford Street. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1510057932 Licence:	Speaker’s Corner, April 1987 Speakers here at this corner of Hyde Park nearest of Marble Arch may talk on any subject, as long as the police consider their speeches lawful. Contrary to popular belief, there is no immunity from the law, nor are any subjects proscribed, but in practice the police intervene only when they receive a complaint. Credit: Wiki Commons/Michael E. Cumpston TUM image id: 1607876169 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Montagu House, Portman Square TUM image id: 1510140427 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A view of Tyburn (1750) Credit: Old and New London: Volume 5. Edward Walford (1878) TUM image id: 1510156812 Licence:
Baker Street station (1890) This viewpoint shows a busy yet narrow Marylebone Road. We are looking east along the road. Chiltern Court is not yet built which will come to dominate the left of the view. The spire of Marylebone church can be seen in the distance on the right. Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1557150556 Licence:	The 1807 Hyatt map William Hyett produced an amazingly accurate map of the London countryside in 1807, using just pen and paper. An interior decorator with royal patronage, Frederick Crace amassed some 1200 printed and hand-drawn maps charting the development of the city and its immediate vicinity from around 1570 to 1860. A couple of these maps date from 1807 as William Hyett put pen and ink to paper and drew a remarkable accurate view of the then countryside around north and west London. Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1485272957 Licence:	Going Greek, Colindale Credit: IG/@going.greek TUM image id: 1583775118 Licence:	Illustration of the ’Yorkshire Stingo’ Inn, Marylebone (1770) This pub was notable for being the starting point for the first omnibus in London. TUM image id: 1661766476 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The former Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone Town Hall on Marylebone Road (2007) Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1661781886 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The location of Allsop(s) Farm, Marylebone (1799) The farm, commemorated by local street names, would have been location on a modern map between Baker Street station and the former planetarium Credit: Horwood TUM image id: 1682176109 Licence:	The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, in Hyde Park, London (2006). Although described as an oval stone fountain, it has the form of a large, oval stream bed of about 50 by 80 metres. The 545 individual pieces of Cornish granite were cut by S. McConnell & Sons, in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Credit: Wiki Commons/CGP Grey TUM image id: 1607944697 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bryanston Square (2007) Credit: Wiki Commons/Herry Lawford TUM image id: 1724928289 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Connaught Square, 2004 Credit: Andrew Dunn, TUM image id: 1510185099 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Edgware Road TUM image id: 1683195989 Licence: