Bentley Drive, NW2

Bentley Drive is a road in the NW2 postcode area

Child’s Hill: Harrow in the Distance (1825)
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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

Avenue Farm Cowhouse Farm was linked to Hodford Farm in Golders Green for a long period.

Avenue Farm

Child’s Hill Childs Hill, now a select area, was formerly reknowned for bricks and laundering.

Child’s Hill

NEARBY STREETS

Athena Court, NW2 Athena Court is a block on Granville Road (Child’s Hill)

Athena Court, NW2

Ballantrae House, NW2 Ballantrae House can be found on Lyndale (Temple Park)

Ballantrae House, NW2

Bentley Drive, NW2 Bentley Drive is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Bentley Drive, NW2

Besant Road, NW2 Besant Road was built on the land of Westcroft Farm (Cricklewood)

Besant Road, NW2

Briardale Gardens, NW3 Briardale Gardens is a street in Hampstead (Child’s Hill)

Briardale Gardens, NW3

Burgess Hill, NW2 Burgess Hill runs off of Finchley Road (Temple Park)

Burgess Hill, NW2

Caddington Road, NW2 Caddington Road dates from 1907 (Cricklewood)

Caddington Road, NW2

Childs Hill Walk, NW2 Childs Hill Walk is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Childs Hill Walk, NW2

Church Walk, NW2 Church Walk is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Church Walk, NW2

Cloister Road, NW2 Cloister Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Cloister Road, NW2

Crewys Road, NW2 Crewys Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Crewys Road, NW2

Cricklewood Lane, NW2 Cricklewood Lane was at first called Cowhouse Green (Cricklewood)

Cricklewood Lane, NW2

Dersingham Road, NW2 Dersingham Road was built in the first decade of the twentieth century (Cricklewood)

Dersingham Road, NW2

Devonshire Place, NW2 Devonshire Place is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Devonshire Place, NW2

Douglas Mews, NW2 Douglas Mews is a location in London (Cricklewood)

Douglas Mews, NW2

Durisdeer House, NW2 Durisdeer House is a block on Lyndale (Temple Park)

Durisdeer House, NW2

Elm Terrace, NW2 Elm Terrace is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Elm Terrace, NW2

Elsinore Gardens, NW2 Elsinore Gardens is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Elsinore Gardens, NW2

Fairmont Mews, NW2 Fairmont Mews is a location in London (Golders Green)

Fairmont Mews, NW2

Farm Avenue, NW2 Farm Avenue is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)

Farm Avenue, NW2

Finchley Road, NW2 Finchley Road runs briefly through the NW2 postcode as it passes through Childs Hill (Child’s Hill)

Finchley Road, NW2

Gabriel Mews, NW2 Gabriel Mews is a location in London (Child’s Hill)

Gabriel Mews, NW2

Galsworthy Road, NW2 Galsworthy Road marks the eastern limit of the Westcroft Estate (Cricklewood)

Galsworthy Road, NW2

Garth Road, NW2 Garth Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Garth Road, NW2

Gillingham Road, NW2 Gillingham Road is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Gillingham Road, NW2

Goldfinch Court 713a, NW11 Goldfinch Court is in Childs Hill (Child’s Hill)

Goldfinch Court 713a, NW11

Greenfield Gardens, NW2 Greenfield Gardens is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)

Greenfield Gardens, NW2

Harman Close, NW2 Harman Close is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Harman Close, NW2

Harman Drive, NW2 Harman Drive is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)

Harman Drive, NW2

Heathway Court, NW11 Heathway Court is a block on Finchley Road (Child’s Hill)

Heathway Court, NW11

Heathway Court, NW3 Heathway Court is a street in Hampstead (Child’s Hill)

Heathway Court, NW3

Hocroft Avenue, NW2 Hocroft Avenue is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Hocroft Avenue, NW2

Hocroft Road, NW2 Hocroft Road is a street in Cricklewood (Temple Park)

Hocroft Road, NW2

Hocroft Walk, NW2 Hocroft Walk is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Hocroft Walk, NW2

Kingweston Close, NW2 Kingweston Close is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Kingweston Close, NW2

Lichfield Road, NW2 The top section of Lichfield Road dates from the final years of the nineteenth century (Cricklewood)

Lichfield Road, NW2

Llanelly Road, NW2 Llanelly Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Llanelly Road, NW2

Llanvanor Road, NW2 Llanvanor Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Llanvanor Road, NW2

Lyndale Avenue, NW2 Lyndale Avenue lies north of Hendon Way (Child’s Hill)

Lyndale Avenue, NW2

Lyndale, NW2 Lyndale is just south of Hendon Way (Temple Park)

Lyndale, NW2

Mackellar House, NW2 Mackellar House is sited on Burgess Hill (Temple Park)

Mackellar House, NW2

Madoc Close, NW11 Madoc Close is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Madoc Close, NW11

Moreland Court, NW2 Moreland Court dates from 1927 (Child’s Hill)

Moreland Court, NW2

Nant Court, NW2 Nant Court is a block on Granville Road (Child’s Hill)

Nant Court, NW2

Ophelia Gardens, NW2 Ophelia Gardens is a location in London (Cricklewood)

Ophelia Gardens, NW2

Orchard Mead House, NW11 Orchard Mead House is a block on Finchley Road (Child’s Hill)

Orchard Mead House, NW11

Pattison Road, NW2 Pattison Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Pattison Road, NW2

Pentland Close, NW11 Pentland Close is a road in the NW11 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Pentland Close, NW11

Prospect Place, NW2 Prospect Place is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Prospect Place, NW2

Prospect Road, NW2 Prospect Road is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Prospect Road, NW2

Purley Avenue, NW2 Purley Avenue is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Purley Avenue, NW2

Ranulf Road, NW2 Ranulf Road is a street in Cricklewood (Temple Park)

Ranulf Road, NW2

Ridge Road, NW2 Ridge Road is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

Ridge Road, NW2

Sanderstead Avenue, NW2 Sanderstead Avenue is a street in Cricklewood (Cricklewood)

Sanderstead Avenue, NW2

Somerton Road, NW2 Somerton Road is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Cricklewood)

Somerton Road, NW2

Sunnyside, NW2 Sunnyside is a street in Cricklewood (Child’s Hill)

Sunnyside, NW2

Templewood Point, NW2 Templewood Point is a location in London (Child’s Hill)

Templewood Point, NW2

The Vale, NW11 The Vale is a street in NW11 when all around is NW2 (Cricklewood)

The Vale, NW11

Vernon Court, NW2 Vernon Court is a block on Hendon Way (Temple Park)

Vernon Court, NW2

Wendover Court, NW3 Wendover Court in a mock-Tudor style was erected after the opening of Hendon Way in 1927 (Temple Park)

Wendover Court, NW3

West Heath Gardens, NW2 West Heath Gardens is a road in the NW2 postcode area (Child’s Hill)

West Heath Gardens, NW2

Woodley Crescent, NW2 Woodley Crescent is a location in London (Cricklewood)

Woodley Crescent, NW2

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Golders Green crossroads (1905) Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1489497573 Licence:	Fortune Green TUM image id: 1557159356 Licence:	Cotswold Gardens, looking east (2020) Credit: Wiki Commons/Orris80 TUM image id: 1660305313 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Parsifal Road, NW6 was approved in 1883. Between 1890 and 1897, thirteen large detached and semi-detached houses were built in the road in a distinctive Hampstead fin-de-siècle style. Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1610037059 Licence:	The Duke of Kent opens the Westcroft Estate (1935) When completed, the estate contained 290 houses and flats. TUM image id: 1682525875 Licence:
Night bus near Golders Green (1950s) Credit: Godfrey MacDominic (attributed) TUM image id: 1652216266 Licence:

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The Duke of Kent opens the Westcroft Estate (1935) When completed, the estate contained 290 houses and flats.
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