Wainwright House, SW8

Wainwright House is sited on Thessaly 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 STREETS

Abbey Close, SW8 Abbey Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Abbey Close, SW8

Abbot Court, SW8 Abbot Court is a block south of Thorncroft Street (South Lambeth)

Abbot Court, SW8

Acre Street, SW8 Acre Street led off Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Acre Street, SW8

Allan House, SW8 Allan House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Allan House, SW8

Allen Edwards Drive, SW8 Allen Edwards Drive is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Allen Edwards Drive, SW8

Allen Edwards Road, SW8 The former Devonshire Road was renamed Allen Edwards Road in 1937 (South Lambeth)

Allen Edwards Road, SW8

Amesbury Tower, SW8 Amesbury Tower is a block on the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Amesbury Tower, SW8

Andrew Place, SW8 Andrew Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Andrew Place, SW8

Aragon Court, SW8 Aragon Court is a modern block along Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)

Aragon Court, SW8

Arches, SW8 Arches is a zone of businesses under railway arches at Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Arches, SW8

Ascalon House, SW8 Ascalon House was built as part of the Savona Estate in 1938 (Battersea Power Station)

Ascalon House, SW8

Ascalon Street, SW8 Ascalon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Ascalon Street, SW8

Ashcroft House, SW8 Ashcroft House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Ashcroft House, SW8

Aston House, SW8 Aston House is sited on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Aston House, SW8

Bancroft Court, SW8 Bancroft Court is a block on Lansdowne Green (South Lambeth)

Bancroft Court, SW8

Bannister House, SW8 Bannister House is sited on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Bannister House, SW8

Beames House, SW8 Beames House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Beames House, SW8

Beattie House, SW8 Beattie House is a block on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Beattie House, SW8

Belgrave Court, SW8 Belgrave Court is a block on Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)

Belgrave Court, SW8

Belmore Place, SW8 Milton Place was renamed Belmore Place in 1937 (Wandsworth Road)

Belmore Place, SW8

Belmore Street, SW8 Belmore Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Belmore Street, SW8

Bilton House, SW8 Bilton House is a building on Minshull Street (Wandsworth Road)

Bilton House, SW8

Birkin Street, SW8 After 1937, the new name for Richmond Place was Birkin Street (Wandsworth Road)

Birkin Street, SW8

Blore Close, SW8 Blore Close is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Blore Close, SW8

Bognor Street, SW8 John Street became Bognor Street in 1909 (Nine Elms)

Bognor Street, SW8

Bonsor House, SW8 Bonsor House is a building on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Bonsor House, SW8

Bradfield House, SW8 Residential block (Wandsworth Road)

Bradfield House, SW8

Brady House, SW8 Brady House is a block on Corunna Road (Nine Elms)

Brady House, SW8

Bridport Terrace, SW8 Howard Street was called Bridport Terrace after 1938 (Wandsworth Road)

Bridport Terrace, SW8

Brocket House, SW8 Brocket House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Brocket House, SW8

Brooklands Passage, SW8 Brooklands Passage is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Brooklands Passage, SW8

Brooklands Street, SW8 Charles Street was given the name Brooklands Street in 1897 (Nine Elms)

Brooklands Street, SW8

Brooks Court, SW8 Brooks Court is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Brooks Court, SW8

Buxton Mews, SW4 Buxton Mews is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Stockwell)

Buxton Mews, SW4

Carey Gardens, SW8 Carey Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Carey Gardens, SW8

Cavendish Retreat, SW8 The Retreat became Cavendish Retreat in 1936 (South Lambeth)

Cavendish Retreat, SW8

Chalmers Street, SW8 In 1900, Motley Place, SW8 became Chalmers Street (Wandsworth Road)

Chalmers Street, SW8

Chessington House, SW8 Chessington House is a block on Union Grove (Clapham North)

Chessington House, SW8

Christchurch Place, SW8 Church Terrace was renamed Christchurch Place in 1939 (Stockwell)

Christchurch Place, SW8

Christchurch Vicarage, SW8 Christchurch Vicarage is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Christchurch Vicarage, SW8

Clifton Cottages, SW8 Clifton Cottages were swept away post-war (Stockwell)

Clifton Cottages, SW8

Clive House, SW4 Clive House is a block on Union Road (Stockwell)

Clive House, SW4

Clive House, SW8 Residential block (Stockwell)

Clive House, SW8

Clyston Street, SW8 Clyston Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Clyston Street, SW8

Colchester House, SW8 Colchester House is a block on Albion Avenue (Wandsworth Road)

Colchester House, SW8

Condell Road, SW8 Condell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Condell Road, SW8

Cornwallis Court, SW8 Cornwallis Court is a block on Allen Edwards Drive (South Lambeth)

Cornwallis Court, SW8

Corunna Road, SW8 Corunna Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Corunna Road, SW8

Corunna Terrace, SW8 Elizabeth Terrace became Corunna Terrace in 1892 (Nine Elms)

Corunna Terrace, SW8

Courland Grove, SW8 Courland Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Courland Grove, SW8

Courland Street, SW8 Courland Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Courland Street, SW8

Cowthorpe Road, SW8 Cowthorpe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Cowthorpe Road, SW8

Crampton House, SW8 Crampton House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

Crampton House, SW8

Crimsworth Road, SW8 Crimsworth Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Crimsworth Road, SW8

Croxteth House, SW8 Croxteth House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Croxteth House, SW8

Cudworth House, SW8 Cudworth House is sited on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)

Cudworth House, SW8

Dalemain House, SW4 Dalemain House is a block on Larkhall Lane (Stockwell)

Dalemain House, SW4

Darsley Drive, SW8 Darsley Drive is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Darsley Drive, SW8

Dartington House, SW8 Dartington House is a block on Smedley Street (Stockwell)

Dartington House, SW8

Dean Court, SW8 Dean Court is a block on Thorncroft Street (South Lambeth)

Dean Court, SW8

Deeley Road, SW8 Deeley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Deeley Road, SW8

Distribution Block, SW8 Distribution Block is a location in London (Battersea Power Station)

Distribution Block, SW8

Donnington House, SW4 Donnington House is a block on Union Road (Stockwell)

Donnington House, SW4

Driver Street, SW8 In 1937, Seymour Street became Driver Street (Nine Elms)

Driver Street, SW8

Drury House, SW8 Drury House is located on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Drury House, SW8

Durrington Tower, SW8 Durrington Tower is a block on the Westbury Estate (Wandsworth Road)

Durrington Tower, SW8

Ebson Street, SW8 After 1929, the new name for Porson Street was Ebson Street (Nine Elms)

Ebson Street, SW8

Edward Foster Court, SW8 Edward Foster Court is a block on Stewarts Road (Battersea Power Station)

Edward Foster Court, SW8

Esher House, SW8 Esher House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Esher House, SW8

Fallodon House, SW8 Fallodon House can be found on Smedley Street (Stockwell)

Fallodon House, SW8

Farnley House, SW8 Farnley House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Farnley House, SW8

Fount Street, SW8 Fount Street lies off Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Fount Street, SW8

Fowler House, SW8 Fowler House is a block on Courland Street (Wandsworth Road)

Fowler House, SW8

Goldsboro Road, SW8 Goldsboro Road is situated in an area west of Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Goldsboro Road, SW8

Goldsborough House, SW8 Residential block (Wandsworth Road)

Goldsborough House, SW8

Gresley House, SW8 Gresley House is a block on Deeley Road (Wandsworth Road)

Gresley House, SW8

Harcourt House, SW8 Harcourt House is a building on Albion Avenue (Clapham North)

Harcourt House, SW8

Hardwick House, SW4 Hardwick House is a block on Union Road (Stockwell)

Hardwick House, SW4

Hartington Court, SW8 Hartington Court is a block on Lansdowne Way (South Lambeth)

Hartington Court, SW8

Hindlip House, SW8 Hindlip House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Stockwell)

Hindlip House, SW8

Hookham Court, SW8 Hookham Court is sited on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Hookham Court, SW8

Imex Business Centre, SW8 Imex Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Imex Business Centre, SW8

Jeffrey’s Road, SW4 Jeffrey’s Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Stockwell)

Jeffrey’s Road, SW4

Jeffreys Walk, SW4 Jeffreys Walk is a location in London (Stockwell)

Jeffreys Walk, SW4

Jenkins House, SW8 Jenkins House is located on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Jenkins House, SW8

Kirtley House, SW8 Kirtley House can be found on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Kirtley House, SW8

Knebworth House, SW8 Knebworth House is sited on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Knebworth House, SW8

Kneller House, SW8 Kneller House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Kneller House, SW8

Larkhall Lane, SW4 Larkhall Lane is an older road in the western part of Stockwell (Stockwell)

Larkhall Lane, SW4

Linford House, SW8 Linford House is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Linford House, SW8

Linford Street, SW8 Linford Street is the westernmost street of a part of SW8 (Nine Elms)

Linford Street, SW8

Link House, SW8 Link House is a building beside New Covent Garden Market (Nine Elms)

Link House, SW8

Locke House, SW8 Locke House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Locke House, SW8

Lostock House, SW8 Lostock House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Lostock House, SW8

Lucas House, SW8 Lucas House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Clapham North)

Lucas House, SW8

Mansell House, SW8 Mansell House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

Mansell House, SW8

Marina Place, SW8 Marina Place was a new name for Victoria Place after 1937 (Stockwell)

Marina Place, SW8

Marsh House, SW8 Marsh House is a block on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Marsh House, SW8

Martley House, SW8 Martley House is a block on Condell Road (Nine Elms)

Martley House, SW8

Mccall Close, SW4 Mccall Close is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area (Stockwell)

Mccall Close, SW4

McConnell House, SW8 McConnell House is a block on Deeley Road (Wandsworth Road)

McConnell House, SW8

Mills House, SW8 Mills House can be found on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Mills House, SW8

Minshull Street, SW8 Minshull Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Minshull Street, SW8

Morgan House, SW8 Morgan House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Morgan House, SW8

New Covent Garden Centre, SW8 New Covent Garden Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

New Covent Garden Centre, SW8

Newton House, SW8 Newton House is a block on Union Grove (Clapham North)

Newton House, SW8

Parvin Street, SW8 In 1935, William Street became Parvin Street (Nine Elms)

Parvin Street, SW8

Patmore Street, SW8 Patmore Street is part of the Patmore Estate (Nine Elms)

Patmore Street, SW8

Pensbury Place, SW8 Pensbury Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Pensbury Place, SW8

Pensbury Street, SW8 Pensbury Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Pensbury Street, SW8

Portslade Road, SW8 Portslade Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Queenstown Road)

Portslade Road, SW8

Post Office Way, SW8 Post Office Way is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Post Office Way, SW8

Priory Court, SW8 Priory Court is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Priory Court, SW8

Priory Grove, SW8 Priory Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Priory Grove, SW8

Priory Mews, SW8 Priory Mews is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Stockwell)

Priory Mews, SW8

Rudolf Place, SW8 Rudolf Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Rudolf Place, SW8

Rushbrook House, SW8 Rushbrook House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Rushbrook House, SW8

Seldon House, SW8 Seldon House was built as part of the Savona Estate in 1938 (Battersea Power Station)

Seldon House, SW8

Seldon Street, SW8 Seldon Street disappeared under the first blocks of the Savona Estate in the 1930s (Battersea Power Station)

Seldon Street, SW8

Seymour House, SW8 Seymour House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Seymour House, SW8

Seymour Street, SW8 Seymour Place was given the name Seymour Street in 1892 (Nine Elms)

Seymour Street, SW8

Sheldon Court, SW8 Sheldon Court is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)

Sheldon Court, SW8

Smedley Street, SW4 Smedley Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Stockwell)

Smedley Street, SW4

Southville, SW8 Southville is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Southville, SW8

St Georges Close, SW8 St Georges Close leads off Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

St Georges Close, SW8

Statham House, SW8 Statham House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Statham House, SW8

Stewart Court, SW8 Stewart Court is a block on Stewart Court (Wandsworth Road)

Stewart Court, SW8

Stewarts Road, SW8 Stewarts Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Stewarts Road, SW8

Stroudley House, SW8 Stroudley House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

Stroudley House, SW8

The Studios, SW8 The Studios is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

The Studios, SW8

Thorncroft Street, SW8 Thorncroft Street connects Wandsworth Road and Hartington Road (South Lambeth)

Thorncroft Street, SW8

Thorne Street, SW8 Thorne Street was the former name of Thorncroft Street before 1912 (South Lambeth)

Thorne Street, SW8

Thorparch Place, SW8 George Place was renamed Thorparch Place in 1911 (Nine Elms)

Thorparch Place, SW8

Thorparch Road, SW8 Thorparch Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Thorparch Road, SW8

Tidbury Street, SW8 Tidbury Street once ran north from Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)

Tidbury Street, SW8

Tidemore Street, SW8 Sheldrake Street was renamed Tidemore Street in 1891 (Battersea Power Station)

Tidemore Street, SW8

Trevithick House, SW8 Trevithick House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Trevithick House, SW8

Tun Yard, SW8 Tun Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Tun Yard, SW8

Union Grove, SW8 Union Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Union Grove, SW8

Union Road, SW8 Union Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Union Road, SW8

Wadhurst Road, SW8 Wadhurst Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Wadhurst Road, SW8

Wainwright House, SW8 Wainwright House is sited on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Wainwright House, SW8

Wenham House, SW8 Wenham House - built in 1938 - was formerly known as Tideway House (Battersea Power Station)

Wenham House, SW8

Winslow House, SW8 Winslow House is a block on Smedley Street (Stockwell)

Winslow House, SW8

Woods House, SW8 Woods House can be found on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)

Woods House, SW8

Yeovil Place, SW8 Yeovil Place, existing until after the Second World War, was previously part of Brandon Street until 1905 (Nine Elms)

Yeovil Place, SW8

Yeovil Street, SW8 Yeovil Street was once to be found in the back streets of Nine Elms (Nine Elms)

Yeovil Street, SW8

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Nine Elms station opened during 2021 on the new Battersea extension of the Northern Line Credit: Transport for London TUM image id: 1488201136 Licence:	Battersea Power Station from the River Thames (2012) Credit: Wiki Commons/Alberto Pascual TUM image id: 1635703402 Licence:	Battersea Park Road looking westwards from the junction with Queenstown Road Old London postcard TUM image id: 1622547700 Licence:	Most of the left side of Hartington Road depicted here - the area between Hartington Road and Wandsworth Road - was demolished in 1950s slum clearance. TUM image id: 1503224152 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Nine Elms Station map in the 1850s with the new line to Waterloo on right. Before the Waterloo extension, Nine Elms was the main London terminus for the LSWR. TUM image id: 1488210142 Licence:
Map of Battersea New Town (1829) From the 1790s, the "New Town" of Battersea started to emerge just west of Nine Elms, with the aim of developing an urban but middle-class district here, amidst the fields. But progress was fragmented due to the various landowners and builders. Working-class terraces gradually filled the gaps between industrial sites. Credit: C& J Greenwood TUM image id: 1705403768 Licence:	Over 197 festivals take place in London every year including the largest free festival - the Mayor’s Thames Festival - and Europe’s biggest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival which attracts near one million people Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1630946766 Licence:	A place to teach directions to your kids TUM image id: 1705331128 Licence:	Hemans Street circa 1935 showing Portland Cottages on the right. TUM image id: 1575397043 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wirtemberg Street is a lost street of Clapham. At the time of the First World War, the street was probably renamed as a result of anti-German feeling. Mirroring the royal family’s own rebranding, the Wirtemberg Arms pub was renamed the Windsor Arms at the same time. Credit: Wandsworth Archives TUM image id: 1636642614 Licence:
View of Aegis House (on left) with Battersea Power Station in background Credit: https://www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk/ TUM image id: 1705328514 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Map of Battersea New Town (1829) From the 1790s, the "New Town" of Battersea started to emerge just west of Nine Elms, with the aim of developing an urban but middle-class district here, amidst the fields. But progress was fragmented due to the various landowners and builders. Working-class terraces gradually filled the gaps between industrial sites.
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Over 197 festivals take place in London every year including the largest free festival - the Mayor’s Thames Festival - and Europe’s biggest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival which attracts near one million people
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Hemans Street circa 1935 showing Portland Cottages on the right.
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View of Aegis House (on left) with Battersea Power Station in background
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