Donne Place, SW3

Donne Place is a road in the SW3 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

Michelin House Michelin House was opened in 1911 as the first permanent UK headquarters for the Michelin Tyre Company Ltd.

Michelin House

South Kensington to Sloane Square walk Museumland

South Kensington to Sloane Square walk

NEARBY STREETS

Aldbury House, SW3 Aldbury House is a block on Marlborough Street (Chelsea)

Aldbury House, SW3

Alexander Place, SW7 Alexander Place was originally called Alfred Place East (South Kensington)

Alexander Place, SW7

Alexander Square, SW3 Alexander Square is a garden square in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Alexander Square, SW3

Alfred Place, SW7 Alfred Place, just north of South Kensington station (South Kensington)

Alfred Place, SW7

Anderson Street, SW3 Anderson Street connects the King’s Road with Sloane Avenue (Chelsea)

Anderson Street, SW3

Arundel Court, SW3 Arundel Court is a building on Markham Street (Chelsea)

Arundel Court, SW3

Avenue Court, SW3 Avenue Court is sited on Draycott Avenue (Chelsea)

Avenue Court, SW3

Beauchamp Place, SW3 Beauchamp Place was also the name of a 16th-century mansion of the Seymour family (Chelsea)

Beauchamp Place, SW3

Bedmond House, SW3 Bedmond House is a block on Ixworth Place (Chelsea)

Bedmond House, SW3

Biddesden House, SW3 Biddesden House is a block on Cadogan Street (Chelsea)

Biddesden House, SW3

Blacklands Terrace, SW3 Blacklands Terrace was the location of the house and estate of Blacklands (Chelsea)

Blacklands Terrace, SW3

Bray Place, SW3 Bray Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Bray Place, SW3

Brompton Road, SW3 Brompton Road begins at Knightsbridge Underground station and runs south-west until it reaches Egerton Gardens (Chelsea)

Brompton Road, SW3

Bull’s Gardens, SW3 Bull’s Gardens was built as Bull’s Buildings at the beginning of the 19th century (Chelsea)

Bull’s Gardens, SW3

Bury Walk, SW3 Bury Walk was possibly named because it led to the burial ground laid out in 1812, where St Luke’s Church now stands (Chelsea)

Bury Walk, SW3

Bywater Street, SW3 Bywater Street was built in the 1850s on the site of a nursery (Chelsea)

Bywater Street, SW3

Cadogan Court, SW3 Cadogan Court can be found on Draycott Avenue (Chelsea)

Cadogan Court, SW3

Cadogan Gardens, SW1X Cadogan Gardens is a complicated series of interlinked streets (Sloane Square)

Cadogan Gardens, SW1X

Cadogan Square, SW1X Cadogan Square was built between 1877 and 1888, largely on the grounds of the Prince’s Club - it was briefly known as Pavilion Square (Chelsea)

Cadogan Square, SW1X

Cadogan Street, SW3 Cadogan Street is named for the Cadogan family who own extensive properties in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Cadogan Street, SW3

Cale Street, SW3 Cale Street was Bond Street until 1871 (Chelsea)

Cale Street, SW3

Chelsea Cloisters, SW3 On the west side of Sloane Avenue, a vast ten-storeyed block was built 1937-8 called Chelsea Cloisters (Chelsea)

Chelsea Cloisters, SW3

Cheltenham Terrace, SW3 Cheltenham Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Cheltenham Terrace, SW3

Chipperfield House, SW3 Chipperfield House is a block on Ixworth Place (Chelsea)

Chipperfield House, SW3

Clabon Mews, SW1X Clabon Mews, Lennox Gardens, Lennox Gardens Mews were laid out on a former cricket field (Chelsea)

Clabon Mews, SW1X

Colebrook Court, SW3 Colebrook Court is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Colebrook Court, SW3

Cottage Place, SW3 Cottage Place was the location of Brompton Road station on the Piccadilly Line before its closure (Knightsbridge)

Cottage Place, SW3

Coulson Street, SW3 Coulson Street connects Sloane Avenue with Lincoln Street (Chelsea)

Coulson Street, SW3

Cranmer Court, SW3 Cranmer Court, one of the largest blocks of flats in London, was built 1934-5 (Chelsea)

Cranmer Court, SW3

Crescent Place, SW3 Crescent Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Crescent Place, SW3

Cromwell Gardens, SW7 Cromwell Gardens is a short but major road in South Kensington. It joins the Cromwell Road at the junction with Exhibition Road to the west with the Brompton Road to the east (South Kensington)

Cromwell Gardens, SW7

Cromwell Place, SW7 Cromwell Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

Cromwell Place, SW7

Cromwell Street, SW7 Cromwell Street is a location in London (South Kensington)

Cromwell Street, SW7

Culford Gardens, SW3 Culford Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Culford Gardens, SW3

Curran House, SW3 Curran House is a block on Elystan Street (Chelsea)

Curran House, SW3

Danube Street, E14 Danube Street was renamed in 1937 (Chelsea)

Danube Street, E14

Delmerend House, SW3 Delmerend House is a block on Ixworth Place (Chelsea)

Delmerend House, SW3

Denyer Street, SW3 Denyer Street runs between Draycott Avenue and Milner Street (Chelsea)

Denyer Street, SW3

Donne Place, SW3 Donne Place is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Donne Place, SW3

Dorchester Court, SW1X Dorchester Court is a building on Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Dorchester Court, SW1X

Draycott Avenue, SW3 Draycott Avenue is a notable shopping street (Chelsea)

Draycott Avenue, SW3

Draycott Place, SW3 The first section of Draycott Place dates from the 1820s (Chelsea)

Draycott Place, SW3

Draycott Terrace, SW3 Draycott Terrace is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Draycott Terrace, SW3

Duke Of York Square, SW3 Duke Of York Square is a shopping and retail development (Chelsea)

Duke Of York Square, SW3

Egerton Crescent, SW3 Egerton Crescent was described in 2013 as "the most expensive street in Britain" (Chelsea)

Egerton Crescent, SW3

Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3 Egerton Gardens Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3

Egerton Gardens, SW3 Egerton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Egerton Gardens, SW3

Egerton Terrace, SW3 Egerton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Egerton Terrace, SW3

Elbourn House, SW3 Elbourn House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Elbourn House, SW3

Elystan Place, SW3 Elystan Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Elystan Place, SW3

Elystan Street, SW3 Elystan Street - from Elystan Glodrydd, founder of the fourth Royal Tribe of Wales, - said to be an early ancestor of Lord Cadogan (Chelsea)

Elystan Street, SW3

End House, SW3 End House is a block on Rosemoor Street (Chelsea)

End House, SW3

First Street, SW3 First Street was so-named as it was the first street to be laid out on the Hasker estate (Chelsea)

First Street, SW3

Flamstead House, SW3 Flamstead House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Flamstead House, SW3

Foulis Terrace, SW3 Foulis Terrace is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Foulis Terrace, SW3

Fulham Road, SW3 Fulham Road - a major road on London - runs from Putney Bridge through Fulham and Chelsea to Brompton Road (Chelsea)

Fulham Road, SW3

Gadebridge House, SW3 Gadebridge House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Gadebridge House, SW3

Glynde Mews, SW3 Glynde Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Glynde Mews, SW3

Green Lettuce Lane, SW3 Green Lettuce Lane was a country lane in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Green Lettuce Lane, SW3

Guinness Court, SW3 Guinness Court is a building on Guinness Court (Chelsea)

Guinness Court, SW3

Guthrie Street, SW3 Guthrie Street is a cul-de-sac leasing off Cale Street (Chelsea)

Guthrie Street, SW3

Guy Scadding Building, SW3 Guy Scadding Building is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Guy Scadding Building, SW3

Halsey Street, SW3 Halsey Street lies over the tracks of the District Line (Chelsea)

Halsey Street, SW3

Hammerfield House, SW3 Hammerfield House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Hammerfield House, SW3

Hans Place, SW1X Hans Place, a square, is named after Sir Hans Sloane, physician and collector, whose bequest became the foundation of the British Museum (Chelsea)

Hans Place, SW1X

Hans Street, SW1X Hans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Hans Street, SW1X

Hasker Street, SW3 Hasker Street was built on land belonging to the Rev. G.H. Hasker (Chelsea)

Hasker Street, SW3

Icknield House, SW3 Icknield House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Icknield House, SW3

Ives Street, SW3 Ives Street dates from the 1820s (Chelsea)

Ives Street, SW3

Ixworth Place, SW3 Ixworth Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Ixworth Place, SW3

Jenningsbury House, SW3 Jenningsbury House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Jenningsbury House, SW3

Keppel House, SW3 Keppel House is a block on Fulham Road (South Kensington)

Keppel House, SW3

Kimbolton Row, SW3 Kimbolton Row is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Kimbolton Row, SW3

Kingsmill House, SW3 Kingsmill House can be found on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Kingsmill House, SW3

Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1X Lennox Gardens Mews was built behind Lennox Gardens from 1882 onwards (Chelsea)

Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1X

Lennox Gardens, SW1X Named after Lord William Lennox, Lennox Gardens skirts the central gardens of the same name (Chelsea)

Lennox Gardens, SW1X

Lewis Estate, SW3 Commercial area (Chelsea)

Lewis Estate, SW3

Lincoln Street, SW3 Authority to lay down Lincoln Street was given in the 1845 Chelsea Improvement Act (Chelsea)

Lincoln Street, SW3

Lower Stewart’s Grove, SW3 Lower Stewart’s Grove was eventually absorbed into Cale Street (Chelsea)

Lower Stewart’s Grove, SW3

Lucan Place, SW3 Lucan Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Lucan Place, SW3

Malvern Court, SW7 Malvern Court is a block on Old Brompton Road (South Kensington)

Malvern Court, SW7

Margaretha House, SW3 Margaretha House is a block on Draycott Place (Chelsea)

Margaretha House, SW3

Marlborough Street, SW3 Marlborough Street is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Marlborough Street, SW3

Maylands House, SW3 Maylands House is a block on Cale Street (Chelsea)

Maylands House, SW3

Melton Court, SW7 Melton Court is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

Melton Court, SW7

Milner Street, SW3 Milner Street runs roughly west from Cadogan Square, crossing Ovington Street, Lennox Gardens and Clabon Mews (Chelsea)

Milner Street, SW3

Moore Street, SW3 Moore Street was named after Richard Moore of Hampton Court Palace, a former landowner (Chelsea)

Moore Street, SW3

Mossop Street, SW3 Mossop Street was once called Green Lettuce Lane (Chelsea)

Mossop Street, SW3

Nettleden House, SW3 Nettleden House stands on Marlborough Road (Chelsea)

Nettleden House, SW3

North Terrace, SW3 North Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

North Terrace, SW3

Oatwell House, SW3 Oatwell House is sited on Marlborough Street (Chelsea)

Oatwell House, SW3

Onslow Crescent, SW7 Onslow Crescent is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)

Onslow Crescent, SW7

Onslow Square, SW7 Onslow Square, a garden square, was started by Charles James Freake, to designs by architect George Basevi (South Kensington)

Onslow Square, SW7

Orford House, SW3 Orford House is a block on Rawlings Street (Chelsea)

Orford House, SW3

Ovington Gardens, SW3 Ovington Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Ovington Gardens, SW3

Ovington Square, SW3 Ovington Square is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Ovington Square, SW3

Ovington Street, SW3 Ovington Street is one of the widest and most imposing streets in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Ovington Street, SW3

Pavilion Road, SW1X Pavilion Road is London’s longest mews and runs parallel to Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Pavilion Road, SW1X

Pelham Court, SW3 Pelham Court is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Pelham Court, SW3

Pelham Crescent, SW7 Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester was a former trustee of the Smith’s Charity Estate, upon which the road was built (South Kensington)

Pelham Crescent, SW7

Pelham Place, SW7 Pelham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

Pelham Place, SW7

Pelham Street, SW3 Pelham Street - as Pelham Road - originated in the 1830s (South Kensington)

Pelham Street, SW3

Petyward, SW3 Petyward is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Petyward, SW3

Pond House, SW3 Residential block (Chelsea)

Pond House, SW3

Pond Place, SW3 A large pond once existed on the site now occupied by Onslow Dwellings (Chelsea)

Pond Place, SW3

Pont Street Mews, SW1X This is a street in the SW1X postcode area (Chelsea)

Pont Street Mews, SW1X

Rawlings Street, SW3 Rawlings Street, formerly Princes Street was renamed in 1873 after Charles Rawlings who instituted a Chelsea Charity (Chelsea)

Rawlings Street, SW3

Rich Lane, SW3 Rich Lane is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Chelsea)

Rich Lane, SW3

Richards Place, SW3 Richards Place is a location in London (Chelsea)

Richards Place, SW3

Rose Square, SW3 Rose Square is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Rose Square, SW3

Rosemoor Street, SW3 Rosemoor Street was at first called Orford Terrace and then Little Orford Street (Chelsea)

Rosemoor Street, SW3

Samuel Lewis Trust Dwellings, SW3 Samuel Lewis Trust Dwellings is a location in London (Chelsea)

Samuel Lewis Trust Dwellings, SW3

Sloane Avenue, SW3 Sloane Avenue runs roughly north-west to south-east (Chelsea)

Sloane Avenue, SW3

South House, SW3 South House is a block on Rosemoor Street (Chelsea)

South House, SW3

South Kensington Station Arcade, SW7 South Kensington Station Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

South Kensington Station Arcade, SW7

South Street, SW1W South Street was renamed Cadogan Gardens in 1869 (Chelsea)

South Street, SW1W

South Terrace, SW7 South Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

South Terrace, SW7

Sprimont Place, SW3 Sprimont Place is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Sprimont Place, SW3

St Catherine’s Mews, SW3 St Catherine’s Mews is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

St Catherine’s Mews, SW3

St Saviours House, SW3 St Saviours House is a block on Walton Street (Chelsea)

St Saviours House, SW3

Stewart’s Grove, SW3 Named after William Stewart, an auctioneer of Piccadilly, who began to build here on land leased from Lord Cadogan. (Chelsea)

Stewart’s Grove, SW3

Sumner Place, SW7 Sumner Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Brompton)

Sumner Place, SW7

Sydney Close, SW7 Sydney Close is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Sydney Close, SW7

Sydney Mews, SW3 Sydney Mews lies in an area to the north of the Brompton Road (Chelsea)

Sydney Mews, SW3

Sydney Place, SW7 Sydney Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

Sydney Place, SW7

Symons Street, SW3 Symons Street is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Symons Street, SW3

The Arcade, SW7 The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

The Arcade, SW7

The Gateways, SW3 The Gateways is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

The Gateways, SW3

Thurloe Close, SW3 John Thurloe owned the land on which the mews was later built, and was said to have been given it by Oliver Cromwell for services during the Commonwealth (South Kensington)

Thurloe Close, SW3

Thurloe Place Mews, SW7 Thurloe Place Mews leads off Thurloe Place itself (South Kensington)

Thurloe Place Mews, SW7

Thurloe Place, SW7 Thurloe Place is named after John Thurloe, a secretary to the council of state during the Oliver Cromwell Commonwealth. (South Kensington)

Thurloe Place, SW7

Thurloe Square, SW7 Thurloe Square is a traditional garden square in South Kensington (South Kensington)

Thurloe Square, SW7

Thurloe Street, SW7 Thurloe Street is named for John Thurloe, said to have been given this land by Oliver Cromwell for services during the Commonwealth (South Kensington)

Thurloe Street, SW7

Tryon Street, SW3 Tryon Street was originally a footpath known locally as Butterfly Alley which separated two famous nurseries: John Colville and Thomas Davey. (Chelsea)

Tryon Street, SW3

Walton Street, SW1X Walton Street is a major road of Chelsea (Chelsea)

Walton Street, SW1X

West House, SW3 West House is a block on Rosemoor Street (Chelsea)

West House, SW3

Whitehead’s Grove, SW3 Whitehead’s Grove was named after a builder, lessee of part of Chelsea Common in 1810 (Chelsea)

Whitehead’s Grove, SW3

Wiltshire Close, SW3 Wiltshire Close is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Wiltshire Close, SW3

Yeoman’s Row, SW3 Yeomans Row is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Yeoman’s Row, SW3

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Harrods Department Store frontage as viewed along Brompton Rd at night (2012) Credit: David Liff TUM image id: 1557150671 Licence:	The Sutton Estate, Chelsea was built in 1913. Credit: Sutton Estate TUM image id: 1670633812 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The White Hart Inn stood on Knightsbridge on the eastern bank of the River Westbourne, after the river emerged from the Serpentine. It was demolished in the 1840s to make way for Albert Gate. TUM image id: 1616534671 Licence:	Pakenham Tavern (1875) The tavern was situated at the eastern end of Raphael Street, just off Knightsbridge. It was known for its wild evenings but was pulled down in the 1950s. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1616533836 Licence:	The London Oratory Credit: FB Group Londonist Urban Oddities/Jim Hoe TUM image id: 1653846106 Licence:
Natural History Museum (2022) Credit: IG/engr.nelson.ph TUM image id: 1653839233 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bibendum, The Michelin Building on Fulham Road, Chelsea Credit: Wiki Commons/Steve Cadman TUM image id: 1670678558 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View of the old Rose and Crown in Knightsbridge (1857). Watercolour displayed at the British Museum. Credit: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd TUM image id: 1616543806 Licence:	Knightsbridge Chapel came into existence in association with the Leper Hospital there. Being on the London boundary, a legal loophole allowed it to perform many (sham) marriages, these declining after the 1670s. TUM image id: 1616535340 Licence:	Cadogan Place gardens, SW1. The northern garden was laid out by Humphry Repton in 1806. Repton laid out winding paths and created ridges and dips from excavated soil. Credit: Instagram/@the lois edit TUM image id: 1630936394 Licence:
Buildings on the north side of Cadogan Square (2008) Credit: Wiki Commons/Cj1340 TUM image id: 1691443423 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Ennismore Mews, SW7 with the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Dormiton at the end Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1634644830 Licence:	Lennox Gardens (2015) Lennox Gardens was built in the Queen Anne style over the final remaining market garden south of Knightbridge in 1882. Credit: Wiki Commons/Spudgun67 TUM image id: 1670603830 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The interior of St Simon Zelotes church, Milner Street, SW3 Credit: Geograph/John Salmon TUM image id: 1670606830 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Admiral Codrington, 17 Mossop Street, Chelsea Credit: National Brewery Heritage Trust TUM image id: 1670610088 Licence: CC BY 2.0