Signal House, W3

Signal House is a block on Bollo Lane.

Acton Town
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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

South Acton South Acton lies in the London Borough of Ealing on the edge of Britain’s first garden suburb: Bedford Park.

South Acton

NEARBY STREETS

All Saints’ Road, W3 All Saints’ Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (South Acton)

All Saints’ Road, W3

Antrobus Road, W4 Antrobus Road lies in Chiswick Park (South Acton)

Antrobus Road, W4

Bollo Bridge Road, W3 Bollo Bridge Road was previously an important connecting road of the area (South Acton)

Bollo Bridge Road, W3

Bollo Lane, W3 Bollo Lane connects Acton Town station with Chiswick Park station. (Acton Town)

Bollo Lane, W3

Bollo Lane, W4 Bollo Lane is a very old road, the name dating back to the twelfth century and the Bollo Bridge over Stamford Brook (South Acton)

Bollo Lane, W4

Bridgman Road, W4 Bridgman Road is a street in Chiswick (South Acton)

Bridgman Road, W4

Bridlington Lane, W4 Bridlington Lane is a road in the W4 postcode area (South Acton)

Bridlington Lane, W4

Caulfield Road, W3 Caulfield Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (South Acton)

Caulfield Road, W3

Chesterton Court, W3 Chesterton Court is a block on Bollo Bridge Road (South Acton)

Chesterton Court, W3

Colonial Drive, W4 Colonial Drive is a street in Chiswick (Chiswick Park)

Colonial Drive, W4

Colville Road, W3 Colville Road was mostly built by the early 1900s (South Acton)

Colville Road, W3

Conrad Tower, W3 Conrad Tower is a block on Bollo Lane (Acton Town)

Conrad Tower, W3

Cunnington Street, W4 Cunnington Street is part of the Acton Green district of Chiswick Park (South Acton)

Cunnington Street, W4

Drummond Court, W3 Drummond Court is a building on Palmerston Road (South Acton)

Drummond Court, W3

Dukes Gate, W4 Dukes Gate is a street in Chiswick (Chiswick Park)

Dukes Gate, W4

Fairlawn Grove, W4 Fairlawn Grove was named after ’Fairlawn’, a large house which was on its site (South Acton)

Fairlawn Grove, W4

Galsworthy Court, W3 Galsworthy Court can be found on Bollo Bridge Road (Acton Town)

Galsworthy Court, W3

Garden Court, W4 Garden Court is a road in the W4 postcode area (South Acton)

Garden Court, W4

Grahame Tower, W3 Grahame Tower is a block on Hanbury Road (South Acton)

Grahame Tower, W3

Greenock Road, W3 Greenock Road is the name of a crescent (South Acton)

Greenock Road, W3

Gunnersbury Avenue, W3 Gunnersbury Avenue is a street in Acton (Gunnersbury)

Gunnersbury Avenue, W3

Hopkins Close, W4 Hopkins Close is a location in London (Gunnersbury)

Hopkins Close, W4

Ivy Crescent, W4 Ivy Crescent is a road in the W4 postcode area (South Acton)

Ivy Crescent, W4

Kent Road, W4 Kent Road is a street in Chiswick (South Acton)

Kent Road, W4

Kingswood Road, W4 Kingswood Road is a street in Chiswick (South Acton)

Kingswood Road, W4

Manor Court, W4 Manor Court is a street in Acton (Gunnersbury)

Manor Court, W4

Manor Gardens, W3 Manor Gardens is a road in the W3 postcode area (Gunnersbury)

Manor Gardens, W3

Manor Way, W3 Manor Way is a road in the W3 postcode area (Gunnersbury)

Manor Way, W3

Meredith Tower, W3 Meredith Tower is a block on Osborne Road (South Acton)

Meredith Tower, W3

Montgomery Road, W4 Montgomery Road is a road in the Acton Green area (South Acton)

Montgomery Road, W4

Packington Road, W3 Packington Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (South Acton)

Packington Road, W3

Palmerston Road, W3 Palmerston Road is a street in Acton (South Acton)

Palmerston Road, W3

Park Drive, W3 Park Drive is a street in Acton (Acton Town)

Park Drive, W3

Park Place Drive, W3 Park Place Drive is a road in the W3 postcode area (Acton Town)

Park Place Drive, W3

Power Road Studios, W4 Power Road Studios is a street in Chiswick (Gunnersbury)

Power Road Studios, W4

Princes Avenue, W3 Princes Avenue is a street in Acton (Acton Town)

Princes Avenue, W3

Princes Way, W3 Princes Way is a road in the W3 postcode area (Acton Town)

Princes Way, W3

Ridgeway Drive, W3 Ridgeway Drive is a road in the W3 postcode area (Acton Town)

Ridgeway Drive, W3

Roslin Road, W3 Roslin Road is a street in Acton (South Acton)

Roslin Road, W3

Roslin Square, W3 Roslin Square is a street in Acton (South Acton)

Roslin Square, W3

Rothschild Road, W4 Rothschild Road was developed by the British Land Company around 1870 (South Acton)

Rothschild Road, W4

Signal House, W3 Signal House is a block on Bollo Lane (Acton Town)

Signal House, W3

Stanley Road, W3 Stanley Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (South Acton)

Stanley Road, W3

Stirling Road, W3 Stirling Road was part of the South Acton estate development (South Acton)

Stirling Road, W3

Succombs Hill, W4 A street within the W4 postcode (Gunnersbury)

Succombs Hill, W4

Temple Road, W4 Temple Road is a road in the W4 postcode area (South Acton)

Temple Road, W4

The Ridgeway, W3 The Ridgeway is a street in Acton (Acton Town)

The Ridgeway, W3

Triangle Way, W3 Triangle Way is a road in the W3 postcode area (Acton Town)

Triangle Way, W3

Weston Road, W4 Weston Road is a street of terraced houses built between 1906-11 (South Acton)

Weston Road, W4

Whelan Road, W3 Whelan Road is a location in London (South Acton)

Whelan Road, W3

Wilson House, W3 Wilson House is a block on Princes Avenue (Acton Town)

Wilson House, W3

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Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of Our Saviour is one of London’s lesser known cathedrals. It is located in Acton, W3. Credit: Wiki Commons/JohnArmagh TUM image id: 1635943640 Licence:	Globe (later Gaumont) cinema, Acton Old London postcard TUM image id: 1721733366 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The mosaic house of Fairlawn Grove Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1721553484 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cunnington Street in Acton Green has some fine preserved ’Acton Council’ street signs Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1721552385 Licence:	Silver Crescent, Gunnersbury (1920s) The road was for a while an isolated crescent of houses was backed onto notable market gardens with few houses. This arrangement didn’t survive the First World War with the remaining plots being filled in along with new surrounding roads. TUM image id: 1466547824 Licence:
“The Ginny” (1950s) The Acton Town to South Acton shuttle was a District Line service connecting the two stations via a now closed spur. It was also known as “the kettle run” since the crew could set off from Acton Town, travel the short distance to South Acton and back and the tea making started at Acton Town would be finished upon their return. It was the first example of One Person Operation on the Underground - the little trains had a driver but no guard. The justification was that there was only one car on the train. TUM image id: 1721554166 Licence:

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Silver Crescent, Gunnersbury (1920s) The road was for a while an isolated crescent of houses was backed onto notable market gardens with few houses. This arrangement didn’t survive the First World War with the remaining plots being filled in along with new surrounding roads.
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“The Ginny” (1950s) The Acton Town to South Acton shuttle was a District Line service connecting the two stations via a now closed spur. It was also known as “the kettle run” since the crew could set off from Acton Town, travel the short distance to South Acton and back and the tea making started at Acton Town would be finished upon their return. It was the first example of One Person Operation on the Underground - the little trains had a driver but no guard. The justification was that there was only one car on the train.
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