Mckiernan Court, SW11

A street within the SW11 postcode

Battersea Power Station view from River Thames (2012)
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Battersea

Added: 22 Aug 2023 12:42 GMT

Spicer Street
My grandfather was born in Spicer Street in 1910 and his family lived there for many years from the early 1900s to WWII. He remembered Zeppelin raids as a child during WW1. He left school at 12 and was apprenticed at the Army & Navy stores where he worked to become a silversmith following in his father’s footsteps. As an adult, with a wife and two infant children, he was placed on essential war work and moved at the height of the Blitz to be relocated in Worcestershire where he worked at a newly-founded aircraft factory.

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Sue L

Battersea

Added: 13 Oct 2023 17:21 GMT

Duffield Street, Battersea
I’ve been looking for ages for a photo of Duffield Street without any luck.
My mother and grandfather lived there during the war. It was the first property he was able to buy but sadly after only a few months they were bombed out. My mother told the story that one night they were aware of a train stopping above them in the embankment. It was full of soldiers who threw out cigarettes and sweets at about four in the morning. They were returning from Dunkirk though of course my mother had no idea at the time. I have heard the same story from a different source too.

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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

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Abercrombie Street, SW11

Afghan Road, SW11 Afghan Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Afghan Road, SW11

Althorpe Grove, SW11 Althorpe Grove was a short cul-de-sac, west of Sunbury Lane (Battersea)

Althorpe Grove, SW11

Althorpe Mews, SW11 Althorpe Mews is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Althorpe Mews, SW11

Altura Tower, SW11 Altura Tower can be found on Bridges Court (Battersea)

Altura Tower, SW11

Ambrose Mews, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Ambrose Mews, SW11

Archer House, SW11 Archer House is a block on Vicarage Crescent (Battersea)

Archer House, SW11

Atherton Street, SW11 Atherton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Atherton Street, SW11

Badric Court, SW11 Designed in 1967 by William Ryder & Associates, Badric Court is a large quadrangular block (Battersea)

Badric Court, SW11

Badric Road, SW11 Badric Road was laid out in 1868 as Urswicke Road (Battersea)

Badric Road, SW11

Balfern Street, SW11 Balfern Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Balfern Street, SW11

Banbury Street, SW11 Banbury Street runs west from Battersea Bridge Road (Battersea)

Banbury Street, SW11

Battersea Bridge Road, SW11 The laying out of Battersea Bridge Road took place in several phases between the 1770s and 1850s (Battersea)

Battersea Bridge Road, SW11

Battersea High Street, SW11 Battersea High Street is anything but the high street of Battersea (Battersea)

Battersea High Street, SW11

Battersea Square, SW11 Battersea Square is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Battersea Square, SW11

Blomfield Court, SW11 Blomfield Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Blomfield Court, SW11

Bridge Lane, SW11 Bridge Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Bridge Lane, SW11

Bridges Court Road, SW11 Bridges Court Road serves the heliport as well as a number of riverside developments (Battersea)

Bridges Court Road, SW11

Bridges Court, SW11 Bridges Court is a block on Bridges Court (Battersea)

Bridges Court, SW11

Bridges Wharf, SW11 Bridges Wharf was designed by architects Chantrey Ltd for the Weston Group in 2009 (Battersea)

Bridges Wharf, SW11

Bullen Street, SW11 Bullen Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Bullen Street, SW11

Cabul Road, SW11 Cabul Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Cabul Road, SW11

Cambridge Mansions, SW11 Cambridge Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Cambridge Mansions, SW11

Candahar Road, SW11 Candahar Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Candahar Road, SW11

Castle Street, SW11 Castle Lane was marked on the 1860 map as a small country lane (Battersea)

Castle Street, SW11

Church Street, SW11 Church Street became part of (Battersea) Church Road in 1869 (Battersea)

Church Street, SW11

Colestown Street, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Colestown Street, SW11

Coppock Close, SW11 Coppock Close is part of the Kambala Estate (Battersea)

Coppock Close, SW11

Cotswold Mews, SW11 Cotswold Mews leads off Battersea Square (Battersea)

Cotswold Mews, SW11

Cranleigh Mews, SW11 Cranleigh Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Cranleigh Mews, SW11

Crombie Mews, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Crombie Mews, SW11

Eaton House, SW11 Eaton House is a block on Eaton House (Battersea)

Eaton House, SW11

Edna Street, SW11 Edna Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Edna Street, SW11

Fairchild Close, SW11 Fairchild Close is a housing development between Wye Street and York Road on the former sites of Lithgow Street and Tibet Street (Battersea)

Fairchild Close, SW11

Falcon Wharf, SW11 Falcon Wharf is a cluster of four 18-storey back-to-back bright blue ceramic curved towers, built in 2006 (Battersea)

Falcon Wharf, SW11

Fawcett Close, SW11 Fawcett Close is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Fawcett Close, SW11

Frere Street, SW11 Frere Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Frere Street, SW11

Gaitskell Court, SW11 Gaitskell Court is located on Shuttleworth Road (Battersea)

Gaitskell Court, SW11

George Potter House, SW11 George Potter House is a block on Battersea High Street (Battersea)

George Potter House, SW11

Goulden House, SW11 Goulden House is a block on Bullen Street (Battersea)

Goulden House, SW11

Granfield Street, SW11 Granfield Street was established in 1868 (Battersea)

Granfield Street, SW11

Groveside Court, SW11 Groveside Court was built in the late 1980s on the sites of several small wharves and the White Hart public house at the north end of Lombard Road (Battersea)

Groveside Court, SW11

Gwynne Road, SW11 Gwynne Road dates from the 1860s (Battersea)

Gwynne Road, SW11

Harroway Road, SW11 Harroway Road was laid out to plans by George Todd (Battersea)

Harroway Road, SW11

Heaver Road, SW11 Heaver Road, now a cul-de-sac, once ran eastwards to Falcon Road (Battersea)

Heaver Road, SW11

Heliport Industrial Estate, SW11 Commercial area (Battersea)

Heliport Industrial Estate, SW11

Henning Street, SW11 Henning Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Henning Street, SW11

Holman Road, SW11 Holman Road, an east-west street, dates from 1868 (Battersea)

Holman Road, SW11

Home Road, SW11 Home Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Home Road, SW11

Inworth Street, SW11 Inworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Inworth Street, SW11

Inworth Walk, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Inworth Walk, SW11

Kambala Road, SW11 Kambala Road lies along the line of a former street called Natal Road (Battersea)

Kambala Road, SW11

Kamballa Road, SW11 Kamballa Road ran from Natal Road to Falcon Road (Battersea)

Kamballa Road, SW11

Khyber Road, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Khyber Road, SW11

Lithgow Street, SW11 Lithgow Street had two predecessors: Francis Street and Grove Lane (Battersea)

Lithgow Street, SW11

Lombard Road, SW11 Lombard Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Lombard Road, SW11

Mckiernan Court, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Mckiernan Court, SW11

Musjid Road, SW11 Musjid Road is a shadow of its former self (Battersea)

Musjid Road, SW11

Nepaul Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Nepaul Road, SW11

Octavia Street, SW11 Octavia Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Octavia Street, SW11

Old Battersea House, SW11 Old Battersea House dates from the early 18th century (Battersea)

Old Battersea House, SW11

Old School House, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Old School House, SW11

Orbel Street, SW11 Orbel Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Orbel Street, SW11

Orbis Wharf, SW11 Orbis Wharf stands on Bridges Court Road (Battersea)

Orbis Wharf, SW11

Orville Road, SW11 Orville Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Orville Road, SW11

Oyster Wharf, SW11 Oyster Wharf was built between 2002 and 2004 by Barratt Homes to designs by PRC Fewster Architects. (Battersea)

Oyster Wharf, SW11

Parkham Street, SW11 Parkham Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Parkham Street, SW11

Patience Road, SW11 Patience Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Patience Road, SW11

Petworth Street, SW11 Petworth Street was laid out in the late nineteenth century linking two bridge approaches - Albert Bridge Road and Battersea Bridge Road (Battersea)

Petworth Street, SW11

Regent House, SW11 Regent House is a block on Lombard Road (Battersea)

Regent House, SW11

Restoration Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Restoration Square, SW11

Rosenau Crescent, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Rosenau Crescent, SW11

Rowena Crescent, SW11 Rowena Crescent was once called Zulu Crescent (Battersea)

Rowena Crescent, SW11

Saltdean Place, SW11 Built in 1825 as Alfred Place, it became Saltdean Place in 1920 (Battersea)

Saltdean Place, SW11

Sesame Apartments, SW11 Sesame Apartments are on Holman Road (Battersea)

Sesame Apartments, SW11

Shuttleworth Road, SW11 Castle Street became Shuttleworth Road in 1937 (Battersea)

Shuttleworth Road, SW11

Simpson Street, SW11 Simpson Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Simpson Street, SW11

Sphere Walk, SW11 Sphere Walk is a location in London (Battersea)

Sphere Walk, SW11

Spicer Street, SW11 Spicer Street was laid out in 1853 (Battersea)

Spicer Street, SW11

Stanmer Street, SW11 Stanmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Stanmer Street, SW11

Sunbury Lane, SW11 Sunbury Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Sunbury Lane, SW11

Surrey Lane, SW11 Surrey Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Surrey Lane, SW11

Takhar Mews, SW11 Takhar Mews is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Takhar Mews, SW11

Thames Towpath, SW10 Thames Towpath is a road in the SW10 postcode area (River Thames)

Thames Towpath, SW10

The Lanterns, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

The Lanterns, SW11

The Quad, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

The Quad, SW11

Totteridge House, SW11 Totteridge House - a 21-storey tower - dates from 1971 (Battersea)

Totteridge House, SW11

Totteridge Road, SW11 Totteridge Road lasted a century between 1868 and 1969 (Battersea)

Totteridge Road, SW11

Trott Street, SW11 Trott Street connects Battersea High Street with Shuttleworth Road (Battersea)

Trott Street, SW11

Ursula Street, SW11 Ursula Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Ursula Street, SW11

Valiant House, SW11 Valiant House can be found on Valiant House (Battersea)

Valiant House, SW11

Vicarage Crescent, SW11 Vicarage Crescent is a rather large Crescent of Battersea High Street (Battersea)

Vicarage Crescent, SW11

Vicarage Road, SW11 Part of Battersea High Street was given the name Vicarage Road in 1915 (Battersea)

Vicarage Road, SW11

Vicarage Walk, SW11 Vicarage Walk is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Vicarage Walk, SW11

Vicentia Court, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Vicentia Court, SW11

Waterfront House, SW11 Waterfront House is a block on Lombard Road (Battersea)

Waterfront House, SW11

Watford Close, SW11 Watford Close is a small street on the Ethelburga Estate (Battersea)

Watford Close, SW11

Wayford Street, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Wayford Street, SW11

Wendle Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Wendle Square, SW11

Westbridge Road, SW11 Wetbridge Road was previously called Bridge Road West and before that King Street (Battersea)

Westbridge Road, SW11

White House, SW11 White House is a block on Vicarage Crescent (Battersea)

White House, SW11

Winders Road, SW11 Winders Road runs from Shuttleworth Road to Battersea Park Road (Battersea)

Winders Road, SW11

Winfield House, SW11 Winfield House is a block on Vicarage Crescent (Battersea)

Winfield House, SW11

Wye Street, SW11 Wye Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

Wye Street, SW11

Yelverton Road, SW11 Yelverton Road has survived the redevelopment which overtook other nearby streets (Battersea)

Yelverton Road, SW11

Zulu Mews, SW11 Zulu Mews lies within the curve of a Battersea railway (Battersea)

Zulu Mews, SW11

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Lots Road Power Station (2005). Credit: Adrian Pingstone TUM image id: 1526051282 Licence:	Chelsea Farm was constructed in the 17th century and was used for market gardening, supplying central London. The Earl of Huntingdon, in the middle of the eighteenth century, rebuilt Chelsea Farm as a house rather than a farm. It became the residence of the Countess of Huntington, a pious Methodist. Chelsea Farm was bought in 1778 by Thomas Dawson, who was created Viscount Cremorne in 1785. Cremorne House was then built along with Ashburnham House and Ashburnham Cottage. By the early 1800s the grounds extended north from the river Thames up to the King’s Road. The estate was famous for its elegant gardens, laid out by Nathaniel Richmond. After Lady Cremorne’s death (his second wife, who was the grand-daughter of William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania) there were no direct male heirs. In 1825 the ‘Lammas’ rights of common grazing were abolished and in 1831 it was sold to Charles Random who established a ’National Sporting Club’, called the Stadium, in the grounds for ’the cultivation of skilful and manly exercise’ which included shooting, sailing, bathing, archery and fencing. The name lives on in Stadium Street. The venture failed and he was forced to surrender the property to his creditors. Credit: Kensington and Chelsea Libraries TUM image id: 1526048909 Licence:	Salve Volpe - known locally as "Jacko" - selling chestnuts from an ice cream barrow outside the World’s End pub, Chelsea (1951) "Jacko", who lived in Fulham, branched out to selling ice cream in the summer. Selling chestnuts on London streets seems to have largely died out. Credit: Mirrorpix TUM image id: 1684934610 Licence:	The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens (1864) In the 17th century, Chelsea Farm was formed and the area was used for market gardening plots, supplying central London. In 1778, Lord Cremorne bought Chelsea Farm and Cremorne House was built. In 1830 Charles Random de Berenger, a colourful character implicated in financial fraud during the Napoleonic War, purchased Cremorne House. He was a keen sportsman and opened a sports club know as Cremorne Stadium for ‘skilful and manly exercise’ including shooting, sailing, archery and fencing. In 1846, De Berenger’s Cremorne Stadium was transformed into a pleasure garden which became a popular and noisy place of entertainment. The entertainment included a diverse range of activities including concerts, fireworks, balloon ascents, galas and theatre. Credit: Phoebus Levin TUM image id: 1526047056 Licence:	Battersea High Street Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1554744728 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Bramlands Close Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1552338200 Licence:	Maunders Fish Shop, Cheyne Walk (1887) Credit: Philip Norman TUM image id: 1721511037 Licence:	Coppock Close Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1554750036 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Falcon Road, Battersea, looking towards Clapham Junction with Arding & Hobbs clock tower visible above the railway arch. TUM image id: 1605016662 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Badric Road, SW11 (1950s) TUM image id: 1647278035 Licence: CC BY 2.0
24-hour potato service on the King’s Road, Chelsea (1962) TUM image id: 1660647630 Licence:	Rowena Crescent Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593782651 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Boys and girls kick a ball around a quiet Uverdale Road, Chelsea (early 1960s). The road is now filled with parked cars and a gated playground. Just down the road from major bomb sites, this was one of a cluster of streets that became a ghost town in the wake of the Blitz Credit: John Bignell TUM image id: 1633096670 Licence:	Winders Road Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1552338717 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Rosenau Road, SW11 Schloss Rosenau is a castle, formerly in Saxe-Coburg, now lying in Bavaria. Schloss Rosenau was the boyhood home of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became the husband of Queen Victoria. Due to the name of nearby Albert Bridge, builders rook the opportunity to call many of the roads of this area of Battersea after connections with the Prince Consort. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1603378785 Licence: