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The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street.

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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

Bayard’s Bridge Bayard’s Bridge took the Uxbridge Road over the River Westbourne.

Bayard’s Bridge

Fountains Abbey The Fountains Abbey was opened in 1824 and quickly became a popular meeting place for locals.

Fountains Abbey

Paddington The first underground railway station in the world ran from Paddington on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway’s route from Farringdon.

Paddington

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

St Mary’s Hospital, London St Mary’s Hospital is a hospital in Paddington, founded in 1845.

St Mary’s Hospital, London

NEARBY STREETS

102474, W2 Norfolk Square is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

102474, W2

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

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

Bathurst Mews, W2 Bathurst Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Bathurst Mews, W2

Bathurst Street, W2 Bathurst Street is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Bathurst Street, W2

Bayswater Road, W2 Bayswater Road is the main road running along the northern edge of Hyde Park (Bayswater)

Bayswater Road, W2

Belvedere Strand, W2 Belvedere Strand is a road in the NW9 postcode area (Paddington)

Belvedere Strand, W2

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

Bouverie Place, W2

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

Brendon Street, W1H

Brook Mews North, W2 Brook Mews North is a through road between Craven Terrace and Craven Hill.

Brook Mews North, W2

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

Burwood Place, W2

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

Cambridge Court, W2

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

Cambridge Square, W2

Capital House, W2 Capital House is located on Craven Road (Paddington)

Capital House, W2

Carroll House, W2 Carroll House is a block on Elms Mews (Lancaster Gate)

Carroll House, W2

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

Castlereagh Street, W1H

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

Cato Street, W1H

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

Chelwood House, W2

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

Chilworth Mews, 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

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

Clifton Place, W2

Conduit Mews, W2 Conduit Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Mews, W2

Conduit Passage, W2 Conduit Passage is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Passage, W2

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

Conduit Place, W2

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

Connaught Close, 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

Craven Court, W2 Craven Court is a block on Craven Road

Craven Court, W2

Craven Road, W2 The Earl of Craven owned the land on which the road was later built (Paddington)

Craven Road, W2

Craven Terrace, W2 Craven Terrace is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Craven Terrace, W2

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

Crawford Place, W1H

Diamond House, W2 Diamond House is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Diamond House, W2

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

Eastbourne Mews, W2

Eastbourne Terrace, W2 Eastbourne Terrace is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Eastbourne Terrace, W2

Edgware Road, W2 Edgware Road is part of one of London’s oldest roads (Edgware Road)

Edgware Road, W2

Edna House, W2 Edna House is a building on Norfolk Square (Paddington)

Edna House, W2

Elms Lane, W2 Elms Lane in Bayswater was situated on the west bank of the Westbourne stream (Bayswater)

Elms Lane, W2

Elms Mews, W2 Elms Mews is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Elms Mews, W2

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

Garson House, W2 Garson House is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Garson House, W2

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

George Street, W2

Gilray House, W2 Gilray House is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Gilray House, W2

Gloucester Mews, W2 Gloucester Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Gloucester Mews, W2

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

Gloucester Square, W2

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

Hampshire House, W2

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

Harrowby Street, W1H

Horse Ride, W2 Horse Ride is a road in the E11 postcode area (Lancaster Gate)

Horse Ride, W2

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

Junction Mews, W2 Junction Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Junction Mews, W2

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

Junction Place, W2

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

Kendal Street, W2

Lancaster Court, W2 Lancaster Court is a block on Lancaster Gate (Bayswater)

Lancaster Court, W2

Lancaster Gate, W2 Lancaster Gate is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Lancaster Gate, W2

Lancaster Mews, W2 Lancaster Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Lancaster Mews, W2

Lancaster Terrace, W2 Lancaster Terrace is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Lancaster Terrace, W2

Lanchester Mews, W2 Lanchester Mews is a road in the SE14 postcode area (Bayswater)

Lanchester Mews, W2

London Mews, W2 London Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

London Mews, W2

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

London Street, W2

Macmillan House, W2 Residential block (Paddington)

Macmillan House, W2

Maitland Court, W2 Maitland Court is a block on Lancaster Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Maitland Court, W2

Mara House, W2 Mara House is located on Sussex Gardens (Paddington)

Mara House, W2

Marlborough Gate House, W2 Marlborough Gate House can be found on Bayswater Road (Lancaster Gate)

Marlborough Gate House, W2

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

Molyneux 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

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

Oxford Square, W2

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

Peninsula Apartments, W2 Peninsula Apartments is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Peninsula Apartments, 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

Powell House, W2 Powell House is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Powell House, W2

Praed Mews, W2 Praed Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Praed Mews, W2

Praed Street, W2 Praed Street was named after William Praed, chairman of the company which built the canal basin which lies just to its north (Paddington)

Praed Street, W2

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

Quadrangle, W2

Radnor Lodge, W2 Radnor Lodge is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Radnor Lodge, W2

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

Rainsford Street, W2 Rainsford Street is the successor to the longer Cambridge Mews and incorporated York Row in 1931 (Paddington)

Rainsford Street, W2

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

Sale Place, W2

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

Shouldham Street, W1H

Smallbrook Mews, W2 Smallbrook Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Smallbrook Mews, W2

South Wharf Road, W2 South Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

South Wharf Road, W2

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

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

Spring Street, W2

St James’s Court, W2 St James’s Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace

St James’s Court, W2

St Mellons House, W2 St Mellons House is a building on Sussex Place (Paddington)

St Mellons House, W2

St Michael’s Street, W2 Saint Michael’s Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

St Michael’s Street, W2

Stanhope Terrace, W2 Stanhope Terrace is a road in the W2 postcode area (Lancaster Gate)

Stanhope Terrace, W2

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

Star Street, W2

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

Strathearn Place, W2

Sussex Court, W2 Sussex Court is a building on Spring Street (Paddington)

Sussex Court, W2

Sussex Gardens, W2 Sussex Gardens is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sussex Gardens, W2

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

Sussex Place, W2

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

Sussex Square, W2

Swinton House, W2 Swinton House is a block on Gloucester Terrace

Swinton House, W2

Talbot Square, W2 Talbot Square was laid out in 1842 on the site of the former Lower Reservoir of the Grand Junction Canal Company (Paddington)

Talbot Square, 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

Tournament House, W2 Tournament House is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Tournament House, W2

Westbourne Street, W2 Westbourne Street recalls one of London’s ’lost’ rivers (Lancaster Gate)

Westbourne Street, W2

Westcliffe Apartments, W2 Westcliffe Apartments is located on South Wharf Road (Paddington)

Westcliffe Apartments, W2

Wilson House, W2 Wilson House is a block (Paddington)

Wilson House, W2

Winchester House, W2 Winchester House can be found on Edgware Road (Marylebone)

Winchester House, W2

Winsland Street, W2 Winsland Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Winsland Street, W2

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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 Serpentine Gallery with the 2008 Pavilion. Every year since 2000 the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect. The series presents the work of an international architect or design team who has not completed a building in England at the time of the Gallery’s invitation. Each Pavilion is completed within six months and is situated on the Gallery’s lawn for three months for the public to explore. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1607872711 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:
Bayswater Road sign TUM image id: 1682605971 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	Paddington Fire Station (c.1900) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1590751430 Licence:	view of Balcombe Street, Marylebone (2007) In 1975, there was a siege in Balcombe Street where the Provisional IRA took two hostages and a six day siege with the Metropolitan Police ensued Credit: Geograph/Oxyman TUM image id: 1627076175 Licence:	Bayswater Road TUM image id: 1552860722 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Connaught Square, 2004 Credit: Andrew Dunn, TUM image id: 1510185099 Licence: CC BY 2.0	8 Blandford Square, NW1 - date and occassion unknown. Credit: Brian Girling TUM image id: 1645807872 Licence:	Edgware Road TUM image id: 1683195989 Licence:	Lisson Green TUM image id: 1593182694 Licence: CC BY 2.0