Norland Place, W11

Norland Place began its life as Norland Stables.

Lord Holland Monument in Holland Park
Credit: Piotr Zarobkiewicz

It was a mews built behind the large houses of Holland Park. It is not to be confused with Norland Place School which is situated to the west along Holland Park Avenue.

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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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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
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Aubrey House Aubrey House is a large 18th-century detached house with two acres of gardens in the Campden Hill area of Holland Park.

Aubrey House

Bangor Street (1911) Bangor Street was a street in Notting Dale which disappeared after the Second World War.

Bangor Street (1911)

Bangor Street (turn of 20th century) The St Agnes soup kitchen was situated on the corner of Bangor Street that this photo was taken from.

Bangor Street (turn of 20th century)

Corner of Bangor Street and Sirdar Road The location became the Dolphin Pub.

Corner of Bangor Street and Sirdar Road

Counters Creek sewer The effluent society

Counters Creek sewer

Earl of Zetland The Earl of Zetland - a pub in the Potteries

Earl of Zetland

St John’s Notting Hill St John’s Notting Hill is a Victorian Anglican church built in 1845 in Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill.

St John’s Notting Hill

St John’s Hill St John’s Hill is the highest point in the area.

St John’s Hill

The Crown The Crown was situated at 57 Princedale Road.

The Crown

NEARBY STREETS

Addison Avenue, W11 Addison Avenue runs north from Holland Park Avenue and was originally called Addison Road North (Holland Park)

Addison Avenue, W11

Addison Place, W11 In the nineteenth century, Addison Place was known by two names - Crescent Mews East and Phoenix Place (Holland Park)

Addison Place, W11

Addison Road, W14 Addison Road stretches from Holland Park Avenue to Kensington High Street. (Holland Park)

Addison Road, W14

Aubrey Road, W8 Aubrey Road leads into Aubrey Walk, which runs west of Campden Hill Road at the top of Campden Hill. It was named in the 1840s (Kensington)

Aubrey Road, W8

Bangor Street, W11 Bangor Street was situated on the site of the modern Henry Dickens Court (Notting Hill)

Bangor Street, W11

Boxmoor House, W11 Boxmoor House is a block on Queensdale Crescent (Notting Hill)

Boxmoor House, W11

Boxmoor Street, W11 Boxmoor Street was also known as Henry Place and Beaumont Street during its brief life (Holland Park)

Boxmoor Street, W11

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11 Boyne Terrace Mews is a mews in Notting Hill, London W11 (Holland Park)

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11

Campden Hill Square, W8 Campden Hill Square is a residential square consisting of large family houses. (Kensington)

Campden Hill Square, W8

Carlton Mansions, W14 Carlton Mansions is a street in West Kensington (Holland Park)

Carlton Mansions, W14

Clarendon Cross, W11 Clarendon Cross is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Clarendon Cross, W11

Darnley Terrace, W11 Darnley Terrace is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Darnley Terrace, W11

Frederick Dobson House, W11 Frederick Dobson House is a block on Cowling Close (Notting Hill)

Frederick Dobson House, W11

Hansard Mews, W14 Hansard Mews is a street in West Kensington (Holland Park)

Hansard Mews, W14

Hippodrome Place, W11 Hippodrome Place was named after a lost racecourse of London (Notting Dale)

Hippodrome Place, W11

Holland Park Avenue, W11 Holland Park Avenue is one of London’s most ancient thoroughfares (Holland Park)

Holland Park Avenue, W11

Holland Park Gardens, W14 Holland Park Gardens is a street in West Kensington (Holland Park)

Holland Park Gardens, W14

Holland Park Mews, W11 Holland Park Mews runs between the two branches of the road known as Holland Park. (Holland Park)

Holland Park Mews, W11

Holland Park Terrace, W11 Holland Park Terrace is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Holland Park Terrace, W11

Holland Park, W11 The roads known as Holland Park consist of three main branches. (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W11

Holland Park, W11 Holland Park is a road in the W14 postcode area (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W11

Holland Park, W8 Holland Park is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W8

Holland Road, W11 Holland Road is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Holland Road, W11

Holland Walk, W8 Holland Walk is a street in Notting Hill (Kensington)

Holland Walk, W8

Holland Walk, W8 Holland Walk is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Holland Walk, W8

Hume Road, W11 Hume Road ran from Norland Gardens to Norland Road (Notting Hill)

Hume Road, W11

Kenilworth Street, W11 Kenilworth Street was demolished just after the Second World War (Notting Dale)

Kenilworth Street, W11

Kenley Street, W11 Kenley Street, W11 was originally William Street before it disappeared (Notting Hill)

Kenley Street, W11

Kenley Walk, W11 Kenley Walk is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Kenley Walk, W11

Kingsdale Gardens, W11 Kingsdale Gardens is a street in Notting Hill (Shepherds Bush)

Kingsdale Gardens, W11

Ladbroke Mews, W11 Ladbroke Mews runs off Ladbroke Road (Holland Park)

Ladbroke Mews, W11

Ladbroke Road, W11 Ladbroke Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Road, W11

Ladbroke Square, W11 The huge Ladbroke Square communal garden is part communal garden accessed from the backs of the houses lining it and part traditional London Square with roads between the houses and the square. (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Square, W11

Ladbroke Terrace, W11 Ladbroke Terrace was one of the first streets to be created on the Ladbroke estate (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Terrace, W11

Ladbroke Walk, W11 Ladbroke Walk, W11 is part of the Ladbroke Conversation Area (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Walk, W11

Lansdowne Mews, W11 Lansdowne Mews is a cul-de-sac in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Lansdowne Mews, W11

Lansdowne Road, W11 Lansdowne Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Lansdowne Road, W11

Lansdowne Walk, W11 Lansdowne Walk was named after the Lansdowne area of Cheltenham (Notting Hill)

Lansdowne Walk, W11

Lorne Gardens, W11 Lorne Gardens is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Lorne Gardens, W11

Lower Addison Gardens, W14 Lower Addison Gardens runs between Holland Road and Holland Villas Road. (Holland Park)

Lower Addison Gardens, W14

Mortimer House, W11 Mortimer House is located on Rifle Place (Notting Hill)

Mortimer House, W11

Mortimer Square, W11 Mortimer Square is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Mortimer Square, W11

Norland Place, W11 Norland Place began its life as Norland Stables (Holland Park)

Norland Place, W11

Norland Road, W11 Norland Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Norland Road, W11

Norland Square, W11 Norland Square is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Norland Square, W11

Penzance Place, W11 Penzance Place is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Penzance Place, W11

Pickwick House, W11 Pickwick House can be found on St Anns Road (Notting Hill)

Pickwick House, W11

Portland Road, W11 Portland Road is a street in Notting Hill, rich at one end and poor at the other (Notting Hill)

Portland Road, W11

Pottery Lane, W11 Pottery Lane takes its name from the brickfields which were situated at the northern end of the street (Notting Hill)

Pottery Lane, W11

Poynter House, W11 Poynter House is sited on Swanscombe Road (Notting Hill)

Poynter House, W11

Prince’s Yard, W11 This is a small cul-de-sac off of Princes Road (Holland Park)

Prince’s Yard, W11

Princedale Road, W11 Princedale Road was formerly Princes Road (Notting Hill)

Princedale Road, W11

Princes Place, W11 Princes Place is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Princes Place, W11

Queensdale Crescent, W11 Queensdale Crescent is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Queensdale Crescent, W11

Queensdale Place, W11 Queensdale Place is a cul-de-sac which runs just off Queensdale Road (Notting Hill)

Queensdale Place, W11

Queensdale Road, W11 Queensdale Road is a long road stretching from west to east, containing terraces of Victorian houses (Holland Park)

Queensdale Road, W11

Queensdale Walk, W11 Queensdale Walk is a small cul-de-sac with 2-storey cottages running south off Queensdale Road (Holland Park)

Queensdale Walk, W11

Rifle Place, W11 Rifle Place is a road in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)

Rifle Place, W11

Romilly House, W11 Romilly House is located on Wilsham Street (Notting Hill)

Romilly House, W11

Royal Crescent Mews, W11 Royal Crescent Mews is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Royal Crescent Mews, W11

Royal Crescent, W11 The Royal Crescent is a Grade II* listed street in Holland Park (Holland Park)

Royal Crescent, W11

Saunders Grove, W11 Saunders Grove ran east from Norland Gardens (Notting Hill)

Saunders Grove, W11

Sirdar Road, W11 Sirdar Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Sirdar Road, W11

St Ann’s Road, W11 St Ann’s Road, along with St Ann’s Villas, runs north from Royal Crescent (Notting Hill)

St Ann’s Road, W11

St Ann’s Villas, W11 St Ann’s Villas, a tree-lined if busy road, leads into Royal Crescent from St Ann’s Road (Notting Hill)

St Ann’s Villas, W11

St James’s Gardens, W11 St James’s Gardens is an attractive garden square with St James Church in the middle of the communal garden (Notting Hill)

St James’s Gardens, W11

St John’s Gardens, W11 St John’s Gardens runs around St John’s church (Notting Hill)

St John’s Gardens, W11

Swanscombe House, W11 Residential block (Notting Hill)

Swanscombe House, W11

Swanscombe Road, W11 Swanscombe Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Swanscombe Road, W11

The Little House, W11 The Little House is a block on Holland Park (Holland Park)

The Little House, W11

Upper Addison Gardens, W14 Upper Addison Gardens runs between Holland Road and Holland Villas Road (Holland Park)

Upper Addison Gardens, W14

Waterden Court, W11 Waterden Court is located on Waterden Court (Notting Hill)

Waterden Court, W11

Wilby Mews, W11 Wilby Mews was maybe named after Benjamin Wilby who was involved in several 19th century development schemes (Notting Hill)

Wilby Mews, W11

Wilsham Street, W11 Wilsham Street was formerly known as St Katherine’s Road (Notting Hill)

Wilsham Street, W11

Woodsford Square, W14 Woodsford Square is a 1970s development consisting of a series of interconnecting squares hidden away on the eastern side of Addison Road (Holland Park)

Woodsford Square, W14

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

Woodstock Grove, W12

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Children of Ruston Close This road was the renaming of Rillington Place. Even after renaming, this street, where notorious murders had taken place, proved too much to avoid subsequent demolition. TUM image id: 1545251090 Licence:	Corner of Bangor Street and Sirdar Road, W11 (1911) This became the Dolphin Pub. The location was demolished to make way for the Henry Dickens Estate. Credit: London City Mission magazine TUM image id: 1456741533 Licence:	This photo pf Bangor Street was featured in the London City Mission magazine from 1911 TUM image id: 1456741847 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The St Agnes soup kitchen was situated on the corner of Bangor Street, W11 that this photo was taken from. Bangor Street disappeared from the streetscene of Notting Dale after the Second World War. Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1456741743 Licence:	HM Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother, with Lady Petrie, opening Henry Dickens Court, W11 (1953) The Queen Mother is greeted by large crowds and is accompanied by Lady Petrie, Mayor of Kensington. Henry Dickens Court was built by the Council on a bomb site as part of the borough’s post war redevelopment plan. It was named after Henry Dickens, grandson of Charles Dickens, an Alderman on the Council and an active advocate of municipal housing. Credit: Kensington Libraries TUM image id: 1627908621 Licence:
The Tile Kiln, Notting Dale (1824) Credit: Florence Gladstone TUM image id: 1563720078 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Warwick Castle (1906) Credit: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TUM image id: 1599489927 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Duke of Cornwall, Ledbury Road W11, around 1990. Later the Ledbury restaurant, holder of two Michelin Stars TUM image id: 1453282426 Licence:	St Peter's Notting Hill Credit: Asteuartw TUM image id: 1530106709 Licence: CC BY 2.0	North Kensington Library Under threat of closure in the 2010s, this wonderful library was saved by a community effort from locals TUM image id: 1453895300 Licence:
Kensington Hippodrome, about 1840, showing St John’s Hill in the background. TUM image id: 1455369279 Licence:	The Brittania TUM image id: 1453031208 Licence:	Ladbroke Square Garden TUM image id: 1452321202 Licence:	Kenilworth Castle TUM image id: 1453901412 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The central tower and spire of St John's parish church, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London W11, seen from the southeast. Credit: Cmglee TUM image id: 1455367833 Licence: CC BY 2.0