Roxwell Road, W12

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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 STREETS

Adelaide Grove, W12 Adelaide Grove is named after a local pub (White City)

Adelaide Grove, W12

Albert Place, W12 Albert Place - also known as Albert Cottages - was renamed Becklow Place after 1914 (Shepherds Bush)

Albert Place, W12

Aldbourne Road, W12 Aldbourne Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Aldbourne Road, W12

Armstrong Road, W3 Armstrong Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Armstrong Road, W3

Ashchurch Grove, W12 Ashchurch Grove is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Ashchurch Grove, W12

Ashchurch Terrace, W12 Ashchurch Terrace is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Ashchurch Terrace, W12

Askew Buildings, W12 Askew Buildings was built in the 1880s and was succeeded by Laurence Mews about a century later. (Shepherds Bush)

Askew Buildings, W12

Askew Crescent, W12 Askew Crescent is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Askew Crescent, W12

Askew Road, W12 Askew Road is named after a local landowning family, the Askews, who also owned substantial land in Gloucestershire (Shepherds Bush)

Askew Road, W12

Askham Court, W12 Askham Court is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Askham Court, W12

Askham Road, W12 Askham Road runs north off of the Uxbridge Road (Shepherds Bush)

Askham Road, W12

Aubury Place, NW8 Aubury Place is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)

Aubury Place, NW8

Bassein Park Road, W12 Bassein Park Road derives from the Marryat family (Shepherds Bush)

Bassein Park Road, W12

Batson Street, W12 Batson Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Batson Street, W12

Becklow Place, W12 Becklow Place was renamed to Becklow Gardens in 1938 (Shepherds Bush)

Becklow Place, W12

Becklow Road, W12 Becklow Road connects Askew Road and Uxbridge Road (Shepherds Bush)

Becklow Road, W12

Binden Road, W12 Binden Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Binden Road, W12

Bloemfontein Avenue, W12 Bloemfontein Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Bloemfontein Avenue, W12

Bloemfontein Way, W12 Bloemfontein Way is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Bloemfontein Way, W12

Boscombe Road, W12 Boscombe Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Boscombe Road, W12

Broad Passage, W3 Broad Passage is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Broad Passage, W3

Cathnor Road, W12 Cathnor Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Cathnor Road, W12

Clifton Avenue, W12 Clifton Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Clifton Avenue, W12

Cobbold Mews, W12 Cobbold Mews is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Cobbold Mews, W12

Cobbold Road, W12 Cobbold Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Cobbold Road, W12

Colonnade Gardens, W3 Colonnade Gardens is a location in London (East Acton)

Colonnade Gardens, W3

Coningham Mews, W12 Coningham Mews is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Coningham Mews, W12

Coningham Road, W12 Coningham Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Coningham Road, W12

Cosmur Close, W12 Cosmur Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Cosmur Close, W12

Curwen Road, W12 Curwen Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Curwen Road, W12

Davis Road, W12 Davis Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)

Davis Road, W12

Davisville Road, W12 Davisville Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Davisville Road, W12

Edans Court, W12 Edans Court is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Edans Court, W12

Elgin Avenue, W12 Elgin Avenue is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Elgin Avenue, W12

Elgin Close, W12 Elgin Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Elgin Close, W12

Elizabeth Gardens, W3 Elizabeth Gardens is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)

Elizabeth Gardens, W3

Ellingham Road, W12 Ellingham Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Ellingham Road, W12

Ethelden Road, W12 Ethelden Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Ethelden Road, W12

Findon Lodge, W12 A street within the W12 postcode (Shepherds Bush)

Findon Lodge, W12

Findon Road, W12 Findon Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Findon Road, W12

First Avenue, W12 First Avenue is a road on a 1905-built estate (East Acton)

First Avenue, W12

Galloway Road, W12 Galloway Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Galloway Road, W12

Gayford Road, W12 Gayford Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Gayford Road, W12

Godolphin Road, W12 Godolphin Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Godolphin Road, W12

Goodwin Road, W12 Goodwin Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Goodwin Road, W12

Greenside Road, W12 Greenside Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Greenside Road, W12

Hadyn Park Road, W12 Hadyn Park Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Hadyn Park Road, W12

Hetley Road, W12 Hetley Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Hetley Road, W12

Ingersoll Road, W12 Ingersoll Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Ingersoll Road, W12

Jeddo Road, W12 Jeddo Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Jeddo Road, W12

Keith Grove, W12 Keith Grove is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Keith Grove, W12

Kelmscott Gardens, W12 Kelmscott Gardens is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Kelmscott Gardens, W12

Landor Walk, W12 Landor Walk is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Landor Walk, W12

Laurence Mews, W12 Laurence Mews is the successor name to the former Askew Buildings (Shepherds Bush)

Laurence Mews, W12

Lycett Place, W12 Lycett Place is a location in London (Shepherds Bush)

Lycett Place, W12

Melina Road, W12 Melina Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Melina Road, W12

Melville Court, W12 Melville Court is a block on Cathnor Road (Shepherds Bush)

Melville Court, W12

Minchenden Court, W3 Minchenden Court is a location in London (East Acton)

Minchenden Court, W3

Oaklands Grove, W12 Oaklands Grove is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Oaklands Grove, W12

Ollgar Close, W12 Ollgar Close lies off of Askham Road (Shepherds Bush)

Ollgar Close, W12

Ormiston Grove, W12 Ormiston Grove dates from the Edwardian era (White City)

Ormiston Grove, W12

Parnell Close, W12 Parnell Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Parnell Close, W12

Percy Road, W12 Percy Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Percy Road, W12

Roxwell Road, W12 This is a street in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Roxwell Road, W12

Rylett Crescent, W12 Rylett Crescent is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Rylett Crescent, W12

Rylett Road, W12 Rylett Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Rylett Road, W12

Second Avenue, W3 Second Avenue had some building take place c. 1905, part of the Acton Park estate development (East Acton)

Second Avenue, W3

St Elmo Road, W12 St Elmo Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (East Acton)

St Elmo Road, W12

Starfield Road, W12 Starfield Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Starfield Road, W12

Stowe Road, W12 Stowe Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Stowe Road, W12

Stronsa Road, W12 Stronsa Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Stronsa Road, W12

Thorpebank Road, W12 Thorpebank Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Thorpebank Road, W12

Vespan Road, W12 Vespan Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Vespan Road, W12

Wendell Road, W12 Wendell Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Wendell Road, W12

West Bridge Close, W12 West Bridge Close is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

West Bridge Close, W12

Westville Road, W12 Westville Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (Shepherds Bush)

Westville Road, W12

Willow Vale, W12 Willow Vale is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Willow Vale, W12

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Ravenscourt Park Credit: IG/elaiineowe TUM image id: 1653861576 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The construction of the White City Estate began in the late 1930s and was finished after the Second World War. It is named after the White City Exhibition that took place on the site in 1908. The estate was built by the London County Council. 23 blocks were completed by the outbreak of the war, with the rest completed afterwards. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1680170016 Licence:	Wormholt Wood notice TUM image id: 1570540541 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Carthew Road, Hammersmith (1920s) Carthew Road was originally part of an agricultural area called Bradford Fords This was known for its orchards and vegetable beds in the 18th century and was irrigated by Stamford Brook. The arrival of the Hammersmith & City Railway in 1864 greatly accelerated development and by the 1890s, Carthew Road was fully built up. TUM image id: 1466548214 Licence:	Savoy Circus, East Acton The photo was taken sometime after the Savoy Cinema became a bowling alley and before the roundabout caused congestion which meant its replacement by lights. TUM image id: 1660572289 Licence:
Man waiting to cross Goldhawk Road, about 1935. Why did the postcard photographer not wait until the man had gone? The postcard is now all about him, really, front and centre as he is. The road on the left is Woodger Road Old London postcard TUM image id: 1669307138 Licence:	Construction work on the Wormholt Estate (1920) The East Acton area lay in a ’railway desert’ until the arrival of the Central Line. While areas to the north and south urbanised, a pocket of countryside survived very close to Shepherds Bush until after the First World War. This continuing bad connection with the rest of the area, before the First World War, allowed White City stadium to be developed as a green field site. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1586274051 Licence:	Bloemfontein Road - part of the White City estate Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1563736710 Licence:	Gothick Cottage (early twentieth century) This house - considered one of the most beautiful in the area and a landmark on the Goldhawk Road - was, for many years, the home of a Mr Murcott, a gunsmith. It was demolished in 1958 and eventually replaced by a Shell filling station. According to descendant Hilary Tilmouth, the people you can see in the garden are Catherine Murcott, twins Annie and Kitty, along with Willy and Lionel Mutcott. TUM image id: 1481561785 Licence:	Houses of East Acton Housing Estate fronting Western Avenue (1920) Credit: London Borough of Ealing TUM image id: 1660573389 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Savoy Circus, East Acton from above (1922) Credit: London Borough of Ealing TUM image id: 1660572709 Licence:	Make West-Way Safe! A road traffic safety campaign about traffic levels between Savoy Circus, East Acton and Wood Lane. This is the original section of the Westway before the elevated 1969 extension was built. These are residents of the White City Estate. TUM image id: 1669212071 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Police section house on the corner of Dalling Road and Paddenswick Road (1915) Batey and Company - in the shop advert - had their mineral water works in Munster Road, Fulham TUM image id: 1668704103 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Wormholt Wood notice
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Construction work on the Wormholt Estate (1920) The East Acton area lay in a ’railway desert’ until the arrival of the Central Line. While areas to the north and south urbanised, a pocket of countryside survived very close to Shepherds Bush until after the First World War. This continuing bad connection with the rest of the area, before the First World War, allowed White City stadium to be developed as a green field site.
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Bloemfontein Road - part of the White City estate
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