Abingdon Gardens, W8

Abingdon Gardens is a block on Abingdon Villas.

Abingdon Villas - the street - was developed in stages from 1852 to 1864. Originally only houses, two blocks of flats were built later - Abingdon Court (1901–1903) and Abingdon Gardens (1904). The freeholder was the politician Henry Labouchère.

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Tom Hughes

Earl’s Terrace, W8

Added: 5 Jan 2024 14:11 GMT

4 Edwardes Terrace
In 1871, Mrs. Blake, widow of Gen. Blake, died in her home at 4 Edwardes Terrace, leaving a fortune of 140,000 pounds, something like 20 million quid today. She left no will. The exact fortune may have been exaggerated but for years claimants sought their share of the "Blake millions" which eventually went to "the Crown."

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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
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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
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Phillimore Walk, W8

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Scarsdale Villas, W8

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Sherborne Court, SW5

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South Edwardes Square, W8

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South End Row, W8

South End, W8 South End is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

South End, W8

St Albans Grove, W8 St Albans Grove is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

St Albans Grove, W8

St James House, W8 Residential block (Kensington)

St James House, W8

St John’s Villas, W8 St John’s Villas is a 1990s development (Kensington)

St John’s Villas, W8

St Margarets Lane, W8 St Margarets Lane runs along the northern boundary of the Kensington Green Estate (Kensington)

St Margarets Lane, W8

St Mary’s Gate, W8 St Mary’s Gate was laid out over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

St Mary’s Gate, W8

St Mary’s Place, W8 St Mary’s Place is a road which was built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

St Mary’s Place, W8

Stafford Court, W8 Stafford Court can be found on Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Stafford Court, W8

Stafford Terrace, W8 Stafford Terrace was built between 1868 and 1874 by builder Joseph Gordon Davis (Kensington)

Stafford Terrace, W8

Stanford Road, W8 Stanford Road is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Stanford Road, W8

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Stone Hall Place, W8

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Stratford Road, W8

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Sunningdale Gardens, W8

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Sutherland House, W8

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Thackeray Street, W8

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The Barkers Building, W8

Thomas Place, W8 Thomas Place leads off St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Thomas Place, W8

Warwick Chambers, W8 Warwick Chambers is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Warwick Chambers, W8

Wright’s Lane, W8 Wright’s Lane is a old lane of Kensington (Kensington)

Wright’s Lane, W8

Wynnstay Gardens, W8 Wynnstay Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Wynnstay Gardens, W8

Young Street, W8 Young Street, named after the developer of Kensington Square, was in use as a road by 1685 (High Street Kensington)

Young Street, W8

Zetland House, W8 Zetland House can be found on Marloes Road (Kensington)

Zetland House, W8

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1829 map of Kensington Palace TUM image id: 1557149096 Licence:	St Mary Abbot’s Hospital operated from 1871 to 1992. From 1846 to 1869 the site housed the Kensington Parish Workhouse Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1672307411 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Great Wheel of Earl’s Court (1895-1906) TUM image id: 1711882262 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Earls Court. It was built between 1884 and 1887, designed by the architect Hugh Roumieu Gough (1843–1904) and hailed as a jewel of the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Credit: Wiki Commons/Trearddur72 TUM image id: 1631012517 Licence:	The Churchill Arms, Kensington Credit: IG/lililondoner TUM image id: 1653837477 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Holland Arms on Kensington High Street, drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. The writer Joseph Addison was a frequent customer. Credit: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TUM image id: 1623770043 Licence:	Abingdon Arms Pub, Abingdon Road. TUM image id: 1489943648 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Allen Street Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593784668 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Pump attendant at a Lex Garage in Campden Hill Road, Kensington fills up for a customer (1952) In the 1950s, petrol pumps were still largely attached to garage workshops. People didn’t yet use the term “petrol station“ but instead “garage”. Credit: Kurt Hutton/Picture Post TUM image id: 1707482121 Licence:	Springtime, Earl’s Court Credit: IG/MrLondon TUM image id: 1679253309 Licence:
Kenway Road (1970) Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1678986487 Licence:	Possibly the most Instagramable mews in London, leafy Kynance Mews is hidden away in South Kensington, not so far from Gloucester Road station. Credit: IG/withinlondon TUM image id: 1691581234 Licence:	Marloes Road, W8 TUM image id: 1530121229 Licence:	Tower House, Melbury Road, Kensington Constructed between 1876 and 1881, Tower House has an unique medieval design by fantasist and architect William Burges. Every room was decorated in accordance with a unique theme drawn from nature with rooms dedicated to themes such as the Sea, Animals, astronomy and astrology. In 1969, Richard Harris acquired the house and then in 1973 Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin outbid David Bowie and purchased it for £350 000. Page welcomed the cult filmmaker Kenneth Anger to move into his basement and complete the post-production of his movie Lucifer Rising. However, Anger soon grew weary of living in what he described as Page’s "evil fantasy house". Credit: Geograph/Jim Osley TUM image id: 1677337202 Licence:	St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Allen Street (2008) Seen from the northwest at the junction with Scarsdale Villas Credit: Wiki Commons/R Sones TUM image id: 1704325330 Licence: