Oxford Square, W2

Oxford Square is a road in the W2 postcode area

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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

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

Fountains Abbey

Marble Arch Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble faced triumphal arch.

Marble Arch

Marble Arch Marble Arch station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway.

Marble Arch

Odeon Marble Arch The Odeon Marble Arch (known as the Regal 1928-1945) was a cinema located opposite Marble Arch monument at the top of Park Lane, with its main entrance on Edgware Road.

Odeon Marble Arch

Speakers’ Corner Speakers’ Corner is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park.

Speakers’ Corner

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

Tyburn Tyburn was a village of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch and the southern end of Edgware Road.

Tyburn

Western Marble Arch Synagogue The Western Marble Arch Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship in central London.

Western Marble Arch Synagogue

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

Alexton Yard, W1H In 1886, George Yard, W1 became Alexton Yard, W1 (Marylebone)

Alexton Yard, W1H

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

Balmoral Apartments, W2 Balmoral Apartments is a building on Praed Street (Edgware Road)

Balmoral Apartments, 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

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

Belvedere Strand, W2

Bilton Towers, W1H Bilton Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Bilton Towers, W1H

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

Brown Street, W1H Brown Street is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Brown Street, W1H

Brunswick Mews, W1H Brunswick Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Brunswick Mews, W1H

Bryanston Court, W1H Bryanston Court is a block on George Street (Marylebone)

Bryanston Court, W1H

Bryanston Mews East, W1H Bryanston Mews East is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Bryanston Mews East, W1H

Bryanston Mews West, W1H Bryanston Mews West is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Bryanston Mews West, W1H

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

Bryanston Place, W1H

Bryanston Square, W1H Bryanston Square was built as part of the Portman Estate between 1810 and 1815 (Marylebone)

Bryanston Square, W1H

Bryanston Street, W2 Bryanston Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Marble Arch)

Bryanston Street, W2

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

Burwood Place, W2

Cabbell Street, NW1 Cabbell Street is a street in Camden Town (Edgware Road)

Cabbell Street, NW1

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

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

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

Clarewood Court, W1H Clarewood Court can be found on Crawford Street (Marylebone)

Clarewood Court, W1H

Clenston Mews, W1H Clenston Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Clenston Mews, W1H

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

Clifton Place, W2

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

Connaught Close, W2

Connaught Place, W2 Connaught Place is a street near to Marble Arch (Marble Arch)

Connaught Place, 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

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

Crawford Place, W1H

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

Crawford Street, W1H

Cumberland Court, W1H Cumberland Court is a block on Great Cumberland Place (Marble Arch)

Cumberland Court, W1H

Cumberland Mansions, W1H Cumberland Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Cumberland Mansions, W1H

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

Diamond House, W2

Dudley Court, W1H Dudley Court is a block on Upper Berkeley Street (Edgware Road)

Dudley Court, W1H

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

Ellerton House, W1 Ellerton House can be found on Bryanston Square (Marylebone)

Ellerton House, W1

Evelyn Court, W1H Evelyn Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Evelyn Court, W1H

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

Fursecroft, W1H Fursecroft is a block on George Street (Marylebone)

Fursecroft, W1H

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

George Street, W1H

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

George Street, W2

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

Gloucester Square, W2

Great Cumberland Place, W1H Great Cumberland Place was built as an axis with Bryanston Square to connect the later to Marble Arch (Marylebone)

Great Cumberland Place, W1H

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H Hampden Gurney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H

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

Homer Row, W1H Homer Row is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Homer Row, W1H

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

Horse Ride, W2

Howards Way, W2 Howards Way is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Howards Way, 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

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

London Mews, W2

Macready House, W1H Macready House can be found on Crawford Street (Marylebone)

Macready House, W1H

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

Market Place, W1H

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

Merchant Square, W2

Meridien House, W1H Meridien House can be found on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Meridien House, W1H

Mimet House, W2 Mimet House is a block on Praed Street (Edgware Road)

Mimet House, W2

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

Molyneux Street, W1H

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

Montagu Place, W1H

Montagu Square, W1H Montagu Square was built as part of the Portman Estate between 1810 and 1815 (Marylebone)

Montagu Square, 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

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

Seymour Leisure Centre, W1H Seymour Leisure Centre is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Seymour Leisure Centre, W1H

Seymour Street, W1H Seymour Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marble Arch)

Seymour Street, W1H

Sherwood Court, W1H Sherwood Court is a block on Shouldham Street (Marylebone)

Sherwood Court, W1H

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

Shouldham Street, W1H

Sinclair Court, W2 Sinclair Court is a block on St Michael’s Street (Edgware Road)

Sinclair Court, 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

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 House, W2 Stanhope House is a block on Stanhope Place (Marble Arch)

Stanhope House, W2

Stanhope Place, W2 Stanhope Place is a street in Paddington (Marble Arch)

Stanhope Place, 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

Stourcliffe Street, W1H Stourcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)

Stourcliffe Street, W1H

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

Strathearn Place, 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

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

Transept Street, NW1 Transept Street is a street in Camden Town (Edgware Road)

Transept Street, NW1

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

Upper Berkeley Street, W1H

Vincent Court, W1H Vincent Court is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Vincent Court, W1H

Westchester House, W2 Westchester House is a building on Seymour Street (Edgware Road)

Westchester House, 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

Wyndham House, W1 Wyndham House is a block on Bryanston Square (Marylebone)

Wyndham House, W1

Wyndham Mews, W1H Wyndham Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Wyndham Mews, W1H

Wyndham Place, W1H Wyndham Place leads from the northern end of Bryanston Square to the 1821 Church of St Mary’s (Marylebone)

Wyndham Place, W1H

Wyndham Yard, W1H Wyndham Yard is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Wyndham Yard, W1H

York House, W1H York House is located on Bryanston Street (Marble Arch)

York House, W1H

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Marble Arch, 2016 Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=352348 TUM image id: 1510054281 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Somerset House, Park Lane: house (right) and stables (centre) in 1912, from junction of Park Lane and Oxford Street. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1510057932 Licence:	Speaker’s Corner, April 1987 Speakers here at this corner of Hyde Park nearest of Marble Arch may talk on any subject, as long as the police consider their speeches lawful. Contrary to popular belief, there is no immunity from the law, nor are any subjects proscribed, but in practice the police intervene only when they receive a complaint. Credit: Wiki Commons/Michael E. Cumpston TUM image id: 1607876169 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Montagu House, Portman Square TUM image id: 1510140427 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A view of Tyburn (1750) Credit: Old and New London: Volume 5. Edward Walford (1878) TUM image id: 1510156812 Licence:
Baker Street station (1890) This viewpoint shows a busy yet narrow Marylebone Road. We are looking east along the road. Chiltern Court is not yet built which will come to dominate the left of the view. The spire of Marylebone church can be seen in the distance on the right. Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1557150556 Licence:	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 former Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone Town Hall on Marylebone Road (2007) Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1661781886 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Bayswater Road sign TUM image id: 1682605971 Licence:	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:	Bryanston Square (2007) Credit: Wiki Commons/Herry Lawford TUM image id: 1724928289 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Connaught Square, 2004 Credit: Andrew Dunn, TUM image id: 1510185099 Licence: CC BY 2.0