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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

Blue Peter Garden The original garden, adjacent to Television Centre, was designed by Percy Thrower in 1974.

Blue Peter Garden

Franco-British Exhibition In 1908, the Franco-British Exhibition was constructed over a 140-acre site at White City in London.

Franco-British Exhibition

Loftus Road stadium Loftus Road Stadium is a football stadium in Shepherd’s Bush and home to Queens Park Rangers.

Loftus Road stadium

Old Oak Farm Old Oak Farm, by the end of its existence, was a notable stud farm and also housed kennels.

Old Oak Farm

Television Centre Television Centre is a complex in White City that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013.

Television Centre

White City Estate The 50-acre White City Estate was built in 1938-1939 on the former White City Exhibition Grounds.

White City Estate

White City Place White City Place is the name given to the collection of buildings formerly known as BBC Media Village.

White City Place

White City Place White City Place is a collection of buildings previously known as BBC Media Village.

White City Place

White City Stadium White City Stadium was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, and hosted the finish of the first modern marathon.

White City Stadium

Wood Lane (1914) Wood Lane - apparently London’s "go-to" station.

Wood Lane (1914)

NEARBY STREETS

Abercrombie House, W12 Abercrombie House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)

Abercrombie House, W12

Artillery Lane, W12 Artillery Lane runs alongside Wormwood Scrubs prison (East Acton)

Artillery Lane, W12

Auckland House, W12 Auckland House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)

Auckland House, W12

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

Australia Road, W12

Baird House, W12 Baird House is located on South Africa Road (White City)

Baird House, W12

Bathurst House, W12 Bathurst House is a block on Australia Road (White City)

Bathurst House, W12

Batman Close, W12 Batman Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Batman Close, W12

Bentinck House, W12 Bentinck House is sited on Lawrence Close (White City)

Bentinck House, W12

Bentworth Road, W12 Bentworth Road is a crescent road off Westway (East Acton)

Bentworth Road, W12

Blaxland House, W12 Blaxland House is a building on India Way (White City)

Blaxland House, W12

Bloemfontein Road, W12 Bloemfontein Road is one of the main roads of the White City Estate (White City)

Bloemfontein Road, W12

Brisbane House, W12 Brisbane House is a block on Westway (East Acton)

Brisbane House, W12

Bronze Walk, W12 Bronze Walk is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)

Bronze Walk, W12

Bryony Road, W12 Bryony Road was one of the main roads of the 1920s Wormholt Estate (White City)

Bryony Road, W12

Calvert House, W12 Calvert House is sited on Bennelong Close (White City)

Calvert House, W12

Campbell House, W12 Campbell House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)

Campbell House, W12

Canada Way, W12 Canada Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Canada Way, W12

Carteret House, W12 Carteret House is a building on MacKenzie Close (White City)

Carteret House, W12

Cavell House, W12 Cavell House is located on Wood Lane (East Acton)

Cavell House, W12

Champlain House, W12 Champlain House is located on Canada Way (White City)

Champlain House, W12

Charnock House, W12 Charnock House is located on Bloemfontein Road (White City)

Charnock House, W12

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

Collingbourne Road, W12

Commonwealth Avenue, W12 Commonwealth Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Commonwealth Avenue, W12

Cornwallis House, W12 Cornwallis House is a building on India Way (White City)

Cornwallis House, W12

Creighton Close, W12 Creighton Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Creighton Close, W12

Cumming House, W12 Cumming House is a block on Bloemfontein Road (White City)

Cumming House, W12

Denham House, W12 Denham House is a block on South Africa Road (White City)

Denham House, W12

Dorando Close, W12 Dorando Close commemorates Dorando Pietri who finished first in the marathon of the 1908 London Olympics but was disqualified for receiving assistance (White City)

Dorando Close, W12

Du Cane Road, W12 Du Cane Road is named after Edmund Du Cane who designed Wormwood Scrubs Prison in the fields of Wormholt (East Acton)

Du Cane Road, W12

Dunraven Road, W12 This is a street in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Dunraven Road, W12

Durban House, W12 Durban House is a block on Australia Road (White City)

Durban House, W12

Ellenborough House, W12 Ellenborough House is a block on Westway (East Acton)

Ellenborough House, W12

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

Erica Street, W12

Evans House, W12 Evans House stands opposite Davis House on South Africa Road (Shepherds Bush)

Evans House, W12

Frey House, W12 Frey House is sited on Australia Road (White City)

Frey House, W12

Garden House, W12 Garden House is a block on Dorando Close (White City)

Garden House, W12

Hastings House, W12 Hastings House is a block on Australia Road (White City)

Hastings House, W12

Havelock Close, W12 Havelock Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Havelock Close, W12

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

Heathstan Road, W12

Hudson Close, W12 Hudson Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Hudson Close, W12

Imre Close, W12 Imre Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Imre Close, W12

India Way, W12 India Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

India Way, W12

India Way, W12 A street within the W12 postcode (White City)

India Way, W12

Joslings Close, W12 Joslings Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Joslings Close, W12

Lawrence Close, W12 Lawrence Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Lawrence Close, W12

Light House, W12 Light House is sited on Wood Lane (White City)

Light House, W12

Lugard House, W12 Lugard House is a block on Batman Close (Shepherds Bush)

Lugard House, W12

Mackay House, W12 Mackay House is a block on South Africa Road (White City)

Mackay House, W12

Mackenzie Close, W12 Mackenzie Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Mackenzie Close, W12

Malabar Court, W12 Malabar Court is a block on Commonwealth Avenue (White City)

Malabar Court, W12

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

Milfoil Street, W12

Pankhurst House, W12 Pankhurst House is a block on Du Cane Road (East Acton)

Pankhurst House, W12

Phipps House, W12 Phipps House is a block on Canada Way (White City)

Phipps House, W12

Pioneer Way, W12 Pioneer Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Pioneer Way, W12

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

Sawley Road, W12

Shabana Court, W12 Shabana Court lies off Bloemfontein Road (Shepherds Bush)

Shabana Court, W12

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

South Africa Road, W12

Stadium House, W12 Stadium House is located on Wood Lane (White City)

Stadium House, W12

Television Centre, W12 Television Centre is a location in London (White City)

Television Centre, W12

Televison Centre, W12 Televison Centre is a location in London (White City)

Televison Centre, W12

The Network, W12 The Network is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

The Network, W12

West Hill, W12 West Hill is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

West Hill, W12

Westway, W12 Westway is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

Westway, W12

White City Close, W12 White City Close was designed as a compact series of two- to four-storey brown-brick terraces enclosing landscaped footways and courts (White City)

White City Close, W12

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

White City Road, W12

Winthrop House, W12 Winthrop House can be found on Australia Road (White City)

Winthrop House, W12

Wolfe House, W12 Wolfe House is a building on Dorando Close (White City)

Wolfe House, W12

Wood Crescent, W12 Wood Crescent is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)

Wood Crescent, W12

Wood Lane, W12 Wood Lane runs from Shepherd’s Bush to Wormwood Scrubs and lies wholly in London W12 (White City)

Wood Lane, W12

Yonex House, W12 Yonex House is a block on Wood Lane (White City)

Yonex House, W12

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Wood Lane station, c.1914 TUM image id: 1502717800 Licence:	Percy Thrower and John Noakes in the Blue Peter Garden, White City (1975) Credit: BBC TUM image id: 1527783044 Licence:	Shepherd’s Bush Market in the 1950s TUM image id: 1483010924 Licence:	The construction of the White City Estate began in the late 1930s and was finished after the Second World War. It is named after the White City Exhibition that took place on the site in 1908. The estate was built by the London County Council. 23 blocks were completed by the outbreak of the war, with the rest completed afterwards. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1680170016 Licence:	Wormholt Wood notice TUM image id: 1570540541 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Funfair on Wormwood Scrubs (1957) Credit: Alisdair Macdonald TUM image id: 1660582401 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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:	Bloemfontein Road - part of the White City estate Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1563736710 Licence:	White City Close Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1563739473 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wood Lane station, MacFarlane Place entrance (1937) TUM image id: 1583967887 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	The Hammersmith and City line of London Underground runs along behind the stalls at the left, and there are more shops in arches under the railway. The market runs both sides of the railway between Goldhawk Road and Uxbridge Road. The arch visible beyond the stalls is on Uxbridge Road. It is a large market with useful specialist shops as well as many greengrocers and clothes stalls. Credit: Wiki Commons/David Hawgood TUM image id: 1682527061 Licence:	Wood Lane (Central Line) station with a pivoting wooden platform extension. Prior to the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition, the western terminus of the Central London Railway was at Shepherd’s Bush. North of Shepherd’s Bush was Wood Lane depot. When the exhibition opened, a temporary station was constructed within the northern perimeter of the depot on the site of the reversing siding. A new tunnel was bored to connect directly to the end of the eastbound tunnel at Shepherd’s Bush station, forming a loop. As constructed for the exhibition, Wood Lane station had just a single track with platforms on each side: one for loading and the other for unloading. Trains entered the station anti-clockwise in a westbound direction from the tunnel under the depot, and exited heading south back into the tunnel in the direction of Shepherd’s Bush station. Following the success of the exhibition a number of other entertainment venues, notably White City Stadium, grew up in the area and the temporary station at Wood Lane became a permanent fixture. Wood Lane became the western terminus of the CLR. Until the late 1920s, the railway used carriages that were accessed by gated entrances at the carriage ends. When new rolling stock was introduced with sliding pneumatic doors, Wood Lane’s loop platforms had to be extended to provide access to all doors but it was not possible to extend the platform on the inside of the loop (the south side) as it interfered with an access track to the depot. A pivoting section of platform - seen here - was constructed that could be moved to allow access to the depot to be made when required. TUM image id: 1681222824 Licence:	Gardener’s Cottage, Wood House, Wood Lane (1880) In 1894, the grounds called Woodhouse Park were opened to the public, with ornamental gardens, ballooning, lawn tennis and a model of Stonehenge. TUM image id: 1668713709 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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