Brook House, W6

Brook House is a block on Shepherds Bush Road.

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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

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, approximately eight kilometres west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames.

Hammersmith

Hammersmith to Goldhawk Road walk This is a proposed walk between Hammersmith and Goldhawk Road along the Hammersmith & City Line.

Hammersmith to Goldhawk Road walk

Lyric Hammersmith The Lyric Theatre (Lyric Hammersmith) is a theatre off King Street, Hammersmith.

Lyric Hammersmith

Sacred Heart High School Sacred Heart High School is a Roman Catholic girls secondary school in Hammersmith.

Sacred Heart High School

St Paul’s Girls’ School St Paul’s Girls’ School is an independent school which accepts students between the ages of 10 and 19.

St Paul’s Girls’ School

NEARBY STREETS

Adie Road, W6 Adie Road leads west from Hammersmith Grove (Hammersmith)

Adie Road, W6

Aldensley Road, W6 Aldensley Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Aldensley Road, W6

Angel Walk, W6 Angel Walk was previously Angel Road before 1938 (Hammersmith)

Angel Walk, W6

Applegarth Road, W14 Applegarth Road is a road in the W14 postcode area

Applegarth Road, W14

Argyle Place, W6 Argyle Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Argyle Place, W6

Ashcroft Square, W6 Ashcroft Square is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Ashcroft Square, W6

Aspen Gardens, W6 Aspen Gardens serves the blocks of the Aspen Gardens Estate (Hammersmith)

Aspen Gardens, W6

Aynhoe Road, W14 Aynhoe Road is a street in West Kensington

Aynhoe Road, W14

Banim Street, W6 Banim Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Banim Street, W6

Beadon Road, W6 Beadon Road runs down to the Hammersmith and City Line station in central Hameersmith (Hammersmith)

Beadon Road, W6

Black’s Road, W6 This is a street in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Black’s Road, W6

Blades Court, W6 Blades Court is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Blades Court, W6

Blythe Road, W14 Blythe Road is a street in West Kensington

Blythe Road, W14

Boswell Court, W14 Boswell Court is a block on Blythe Road

Boswell Court, W14

Bridge Avenue, W6 Bridge Avenue is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Bridge Avenue, W6

Bridge View, W6 Bridge View is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Bridge View, W6

Broadway Chambers, W6 Broadway Chambers is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Broadway Chambers, W6

Broadway Shopping Centre, W6 Broadway Shopping Centre is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Broadway Shopping Centre, W6

Bronte Court, W14 Bronte Court is a block on Girdlers Road

Bronte Court, W14

Brook Green, W14 Brook Green runs either side of the green of the same name - the W14 section runs north of the green

Brook Green, W14

Brook Green, W6 Brook Green runs both side of the green of the same name

Brook Green, W6

Brook House, W6 Brook House is a block on Shepherds Bush Road (Hammersmith)

Brook House, W6

Bute Gardens, W6 Bute Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Bute Gardens, W6

Butterwick, W6 Butterwick is part of the one-way system around Hammersmith station (Hammersmith)

Butterwick, W6

Caithness Road, W14 Caithness Road is a street in West Kensington

Caithness Road, W14

Cambridge Court, W6 Cambridge Court is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Cambridge Court, W6

Cambridge Grove, W6 Cambridge Grove was previously called Cambridge Road (Hammersmith)

Cambridge Grove, W6

Cambridge House, W6 Residential block (Hammersmith)

Cambridge House, W6

Carnegie House, W6 Carnegie House is a block on Shepherds Bush Road (Hammersmith)

Carnegie House, W6

Chalk Hill Road, W6 Chalk Hill Road is a road in the W6 postcode area

Chalk Hill Road, W6

Coleridge Court, W14 Coleridge Court is a block on Blythe Road

Coleridge Court, W14

Colet Gardens, W14 Colet Gardens is a shadow of its former self

Colet Gardens, W14

Dimes Place, W6 Dimes Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Dimes Place, W6

Down Place, W6 Down Place is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Down Place, W6

Elms House, W6 Elms House is a building on Brook Green

Elms House, W6

Girdlers Road, W14 Girdlers Road is a road in the W14 postcode area

Girdlers Road, W14

Glenthorne Road, W6 Glenthorne Road is a major thoroughfare in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Glenthorne Road, W6

Great Church Lane, W6 Great Church Lane is a street in Hammersmith (Barons Court)

Great Church Lane, W6

Griffin House, W6 Griffin House is a block on Hammersmith Road

Griffin House, W6

Haarlem Road, W14 Haarlem Road runs from Dunsany Road to Augustine Road in West Kensington, (Hammersmith)

Haarlem Road, W14

Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6 Hammersmith Bridge Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6

Hammersmith Broadway, W6 Hammersmith Broadway is a major transport node and also the name of a shopping centre (Hammersmith)

Hammersmith Broadway, W6

Hammersmith Flyover, W6 The Hammersmith flyover is an elevated roadway which carries the A4 arterial road over the central Hammersmith gyratory system (Hammersmith)

Hammersmith Flyover, W6

Hammersmith Grove, W6 Hammersmith Grove is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Hammersmith Grove, W6

Hammersmith Road, W6 Hammersmith Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Hammersmith Road, W6

Iffley Road, W6 Iffley Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Iffley Road, W6

Kilmarsh Road, W6 Kilmarsh Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Kilmarsh Road, W6

Kings House, W6 Kings House is sited on Hammersmith Road

Kings House, W6

Kings Mall, W6 Kings Mall is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Kings Mall, W6

Latymer Court, W6 Latymer Court, when opened, was the largest block of flats of its type in the country

Latymer Court, W6

Linacre Court, W6 Linacre Court is a block on Unnamed Road (Barons Court)

Linacre Court, W6

Luxemburg Gardens, W6 Luxemburg Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Luxemburg Gardens, W6

Lyric Square, W6 This is a street in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Lyric Square, W6

Macbeth Street, W6 Macbeth Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Macbeth Street, W6

Mall Road, W6 Mall Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Mall Road, W6

Margravine Gardens, W6 Margravine Gardens runs west from Barons Court station (Barons Court)

Margravine Gardens, W6

Mercers Place, W6 Mercers Place is a road in the W6 postcode area

Mercers Place, W6

Metro Building, W6 Metro Building is sited on Chalk Hill Road (Hammersmith)

Metro Building, W6

Metropolitan Station Arcade, W6 Metropolitan Station Arcade is a row of shops connected to the Hammersmith & City/Circle Line station in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Metropolitan Station Arcade, W6

Overlord House, W14 Overlord House can be found on Colet Gardens

Overlord House, W14

Overstone Road, W6 Overstone Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Overstone Road, W6

Oxford Gate, W14 Oxford Gate is a road in the W14 postcode area

Oxford Gate, W14

Queen Caroline Street, W6 Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV, lived and died in nearby Brandenburg House (Hammersmith)

Queen Caroline Street, W6

Rowan Road, W6 Rowan Road is a street in Hammersmith

Rowan Road, W6

Rutland Grove, W6 Rutland Grove is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Rutland Grove, W6

Shortlands, W6 Shortlands commemorates a local field name, first mentioned in the reign of Henry V

Shortlands, W6

Souldern Road, W14 Souldern Road is a street in West Kensington

Souldern Road, W14

Southerton Road, W6 Southerton Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Southerton Road, W6

St Mary’s Court, W14 St Mary’s Court is sited on Blythe Road

St Mary’s Court, W14

Sussex Place, W6 Sussex Place is a road in the W6 postcode area (Hammersmith)

Sussex Place, W6

Tabor Road, W6 Tabor Road is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Tabor Road, W6

The Arches, W6 The Arches is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

The Arches, W6

The School House, W6 The School House is a block on Brook Green

The School House, W6

Union Place, W6 Union Place (Union Court) was renamed to Foreman Court in 1938 (Hammersmith)

Union Place, W6

Waterhouse Close, W6 Waterhouse Close is a street in Hammersmith (Barons Court)

Waterhouse Close, W6

Wellington Walk, W6 Wellington Walk was a former street of Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Wellington Walk, W6

Wolverton Gardens, W6 Wolverton Gardens is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Wolverton Gardens, W6

Worlidge Street, W6 Worlidge Street is a street in Hammersmith (Hammersmith)

Worlidge Street, W6

Yeldham Road, W6 Yeldham Road is a location in Fulham (Fulham)

Yeldham Road, W6

York House, W6 A street within the W6 postcode (Hammersmith)

York House, W6

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Shepherd's Bush Road, W6 TUM image id: 1488542121 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Margaret House - an original section of the Caroline Estate built in the early twentieth-century. The London County Council extended the estate in 1953. In the background, you can see a tall red-brick building with prominent chimneys. This was another housing estate, which was owned and run by the Peabody Trust. Previously, the site had been home to the Convent of the Good Shepherd, which closed in 1920. Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1668017325 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Six Bells in Queen Caroline Street. Carnforth Lodge to its left was the headquarters of the Hammersmith and Fulham District Nursing Association. TUM image id: 1668032357 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith (2013) Credit: Wiki Commons/Chmee2 TUM image id: 1668683030 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Stage hands at the Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith (1897) Later called the Lyric Theatre, it had been redesigned in 1895 and opened by Lille Langtry TUM image id: 1668694178 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The junction of Glenthorne Road and Cambridge Road (now Cambridge Grove), 1909 The driver of the 133 tram is adjusting the rear indicator blind ready for the journey to Kew Bridge. TUM image id: 1668711773 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Rifle in 1913. On the next corner can be seen the Distillers Arms which marked the boundary between Hammersmith and Fulham. TUM image id: 1524401268 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Part of Crabtree Farm c. 1880. Newly-built houses in Fulham Palace Road can be seen in the background. TUM image id: 1570722059 Licence:	King’s Theatre, Hammersmith Road, October 1903 The 3000-seat theatre opened on 26 December 1902 with a production of Cinderella. It was a popular venue but had to close in 1955. After a subsequent period as a TV studio, it was demolished in 1963. TUM image id: 1668705777 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Royal Sussex Arms, Hammersmith Broadway (1908) The Broadway Electric Theatre, seen to the right, offered "animated singing pictures". Both pub and cinema lasted only until 1911. TUM image id: 1668697521 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Cannon, 80 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith (1906) TUM image id: 1668012426 Licence:	The Duke of Edinburgh, on the corner of Queen Caroline Street and Worlidge Street, Hammersmith (1920) TUM image id: 1668009714 Licence:	A No.27 bus departing from Hammersmith Bus Station c1920 TUM image id: 1668684872 Licence:	Addison Gardens, W14 Old London postcard TUM image id: 1623764925 Licence:	Horse-drawn cab outside Hammersmith station in Beadon Road (1894) Staffords - the shop next to the station - repaired and sola umbrellas. TUM image id: 1668094349 Licence: