Blenheim Road, NW8

Blenheim Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area

St Johns Wood
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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

St John’s Wood St John’s Wood is an affluent district, north west of Regent’s Park.

St John’s Wood

Unknown as yet The Alexandra Road estate, often referred to as Rowley Way, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden.

Unknown as yet

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Gardens, NW8 Abbey Gardens is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Abbey Gardens, NW8

Abbey Road, NW8 Abbey Road, after which the Beatles album was named, runs from St John’s Wood to West Hampstead (St John’s Wood)

Abbey Road, NW8

Abercorn Mews, NW8 Abercorn Mews appears on maps between the 1860s and 1950s (St John’s Wood)

Abercorn Mews, NW8

Abercorn Place, NW8 Abercorn Place is on the Harrow School Estate and is named after James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, a governor of the school (St John’s Wood)

Abercorn Place, NW8

Acacia Gardens, NW8 Acacia Gardens began as an estate of 14 prefabs, just east of St John’s Wood station (St John’s Wood)

Acacia Gardens, NW8

Acacia Place, NW8 Acacia Place is a short cul-de-sac off Acacia Road (St John’s Wood)

Acacia Place, NW8

Adelaide Court, NW8 Adelaide Court is sited on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)

Adelaide Court, NW8

Ainsworth House, NW8 Ainsworth House can be found on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Ainsworth House, NW8

Ainsworth Way, NW8 Ainsworth Way lies at the heart of the Alexandra Road estate (St John’s Wood)

Ainsworth Way, NW8

Alexandra Mews, NW8 Alexandra Mews existed between the 1850s and the 1960s (St John’s Wood)

Alexandra Mews, NW8

Ambassador House, NW8 Ambassador House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Ambassador House, NW8

Apsley House, NW8 Apsley House is a building on Marlborough Place (St John’s Wood)

Apsley House, NW8

Aubrey Place, NW8 Aubrey Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Aubrey Place, NW8

Barbara Brosnan Court, NW8 Barbara Brosnan Court is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Barbara Brosnan Court, NW8

Belgrave Gardens, NW8 Belgrave Gardens was originally the east side of Bolton Road (St John’s Wood)

Belgrave Gardens, NW8

Besant House, NW8 Besant House is named after local Sir Walter Besant who wrote extensively about London history (St John’s Wood)

Besant House, NW8

Blenheim Road, NW8 Blenheim Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Blenheim Road, NW8

Blenheim Terrace, NW8 Blenheim Terrace is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Blenheim Terrace, NW8

Bolton Road, NW8 What is now Bolton Road began life as Ordnance Terrace in 1858 (St John’s Wood)

Bolton Road, NW8

Boundary Road, NW8 Boundary Road marks the former boundary between the between the Parish of St Marylebone and the Parish of St John Hampstead (St John’s Wood)

Boundary Road, NW8

Bradby House, NW8 Bradby House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Bradby House, NW8

Brampton House, NW8 Brampton House can be found on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Brampton House, NW8

Broadoak House, NW6 Broadoak House is sited on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)

Broadoak House, NW6

Brunswick House, NW8 Brunswick House is a block on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)

Brunswick House, NW8

Buttermere Court, NW8 Buttermere Court is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Buttermere Court, NW8

Carlton Hill, NW8 Carlton Hill is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Carlton Hill, NW8

Carlton House, NW8 Carlton House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Carlton House, NW8

Cavendish Avenue, NW8 Cavendish Avenue was built on land owned by Cavendish family (St John’s Wood)

Cavendish Avenue, NW8

Cavendish House, NW8 Cavendish House is a block on Wellington Road (St John’s Wood)

Cavendish House, NW8

Circus Road, NW8 Circus Road reflects the circular shape of the original Eyre Estate building plan (St John’s Wood)

Circus Road, NW8

Clifton Hill, NW8 Clifton Hill began as sections either side of Abbey Road - Clifton Road and Clifton Road East (St John’s Wood)

Clifton Hill, NW8

Dale House, NW8 Dale House can be found on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Dale House, NW8

Edgeworth House, NW8 Edgeworth House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Edgeworth House, NW8

Eliot Mews, NW8 Eliot Mews is a paved cul-de-sac off Abbey Gardens (St John’s Wood)

Eliot Mews, NW8

Elmfield House, NW8 Elmfield House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Elmfield House, NW8

Eyre Court, NW8 Eyre Court can be found on Eyre Court (St John’s Wood)

Eyre Court, NW8

Fielding House, NW8 Fielding House can be found on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Fielding House, NW8

Finchley Road, NW8 Finchley Road was built in 1829 (as ’Finchley New Road’) to provide a new route to horse-drawn traffic from London to the north (St John’s Wood)

Finchley Road, NW8

Foss House, NW8 Foss House is located on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Foss House, NW8

Garlands House, NW8 Garlands House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Garlands House, NW8

Greenaway House, NW8 Greenaway House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Greenaway House, NW8

Greville Place, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (St John’s Wood)

Greville Place, NW6

Havenpool, NW8 Havenpool is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Havenpool, NW8

Hill Road, NW8 Hill Road runs west from Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Hill Road, NW8

Hillside Close, NW8 Hillside Close is a cul-de-sac off of Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Hillside Close, NW8

Holtham Road, NW8 Holtham Road disappeared when replaced by the Abbey Road Estate development (St John’s Wood)

Holtham Road, NW8

Kingsmill Terrace, NW8 Kingsmill Terrace is named after a member of the Eyre family (St John’s Wood)

Kingsmill Terrace, NW8

Knoll House, NW8 Knoll House is a block on Carlton Hill (St John’s Wood)

Knoll House, NW8

Langford Court, NW8 Langford Court is a building on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Langford Court, NW8

Langford House, NW8 Langford House is a block on Langford Place (St John’s Wood)

Langford House, NW8

Langford Place, NW8 Langford Place is called after the owner of Lileston manor (Lisson Grove) in the 14th century (St John’s Wood)

Langford Place, NW8

Linnel House, NW8 Linnel House is sited on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Linnel House, NW8

Loudoun Road, NW8 Loudoun Road, dating from the 1850s, was originally known as Bridge Road (St John’s Wood)

Loudoun Road, NW8

Marlborough Hill, NW8 Marlborough Hill dates from the 1830s in the first of the St John’s Wood developments (St John’s Wood)

Marlborough Hill, NW8

Marlborough House, NW8 Marlborough House is a block on Marlborough Place (St John’s Wood)

Marlborough House, NW8

Marlborough Place, NW8 Marlborough Place was previously split into two sections named Marlborough Place and Marlborough Road (St John’s Wood)

Marlborough Place, NW8

Marrick House, NW6 Marrick House is a block on Mortimer Crescent (Kilburn)

Marrick House, NW6

Matlock Court, NW8 Matlock Court can be found on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

Matlock Court, NW8

Neville Court, NW8 Neville Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Neville Court, NW8

Newton House, NW8 Newton House is a block on Abbey Road (South Hampstead)

Newton House, NW8

Nugent Terrace, NW8 Nugent Terrace is named after George Nugent-Greville, Baron Nugent (1789-1850) (St John’s Wood)

Nugent Terrace, NW8

Queen’s Terrace, NW8 Queen’s Terrace is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Queen’s Terrace, NW8

Queensmead, NW8 Queensmead is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Queensmead, NW8

Queen’s Grove, NW8 Queen’s Grove was named just after the marriage of Victoria and Albert in 1841 (St John’s Wood)

Queen’s Grove, NW8

Regents Mews, NW8 Regents Mews is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Regents Mews, NW8

Rossetti Mews, NW8 Rossetti Mews is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Rossetti Mews, NW8

Ryder’s Terrace, NW8 Ryder’s Terrace is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Ryder’s Terrace, NW8

Spencer Court, NW8 Spencer Court is a block on Marlborough Place (St John’s Wood)

Spencer Court, NW8

Springfield Road, NW8 Springfield Road dates from the late 1850s (St John’s Wood)

Springfield Road, NW8

St John’s Wood Park, NW8 St John’s Wood Park is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

St John’s Wood Park, NW8

St Mark’s Court, NW8 St Mark’s Court is a block on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)

St Mark’s Court, NW8

Stevenson House, NW8 Stevenson House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Stevenson House, NW8

Tatham Place, NW8 Tatham Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Tatham Place, NW8

The Lane, NW8 The Lane is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

The Lane, NW8

The Marlowes, NW8 The Marlowes is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

The Marlowes, NW8

Violet Hill House, NW8 Violet Hill House is a block on Abercorn Place (St John’s Wood)

Violet Hill House, NW8

Violet Hill, NW8 Violet Hill leads northwest from Abercorn Place (St John’s Wood)

Violet Hill, NW8

Waltham House, NW8 Waltham House is a block on Boundary Road (St John’s Wood)

Waltham House, NW8

Waverley Place, NW8 Waverley Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Waverley Place, NW8

Wymondham Court, NW8 Wymondham Court is a block on St John’s Wood Park (St John’s Wood)

Wymondham Court, NW8

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Swiss Cottage TUM image id: 1455364693 Licence:	Meadowland with buttercups and daisies TUM image id: 1483540144 Licence:	Aerial view of Goldhurst Open Space Credit: Google Maps TUM image id: 1557150945 Licence:	Emminster (corner of Abbey Road and Belsize Road) prior to demolition Credit: https://manchesterhistory.net/ TUM image id: 1601635906 Licence:	Concrete walkway in the Alexandra Road Estate Credit: Stephen Richards/Wikimedia TUM image id: 1589290216 Licence:
The Winchester, Winchester Road, Swiss Cottage (1962) Credit: Brian Fowler TUM image id: 1453880741 Licence:	Mortimer Place, NW6 TUM image id: 1492961898 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Dada style Maida Vale block of flats Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605698670 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Tower block, Swiss Cottage On Winchester Road, taken from Fellows Road Credit: David Howard TUM image id: 1453880149 Licence: CC BY 2.0	College Crescent TUM image id: 1577554764 Licence:
Edwardian view of Marlborough Road station This gives an idea of the general arrangement; the building was directly over the railway cutting. The thoroughfare Marlborough Road was renamed Marlborough Place in the 1930s but the station retained the old name until closure. TUM image id: 1631020710 Licence:	Alexandra Road, St John’s Wood (c. 1900) Most of Alexandra Road went under the bulldozer for the creation of the notable, eponymous 1970s housing estate. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1625996374 Licence:	Cochrane Street, St John’s Wood (1958) From the episode ’Radioactive’ of the TV series ’Dial 999’, Credit: http://avengerland.theavengers.tv/ TUM image id: 1658776890 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Picture of Abbey Road in London. Abbey Road Studios can be seen in the background. Picture taken in summer of 2004. It is common for tourists to cross the road barefoot. Credit: WillMcC TUM image id: 1525264430 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Derived from a somewhat famous cover work by Iain Macmillan. Behind the art, the view is Abbey Road, NW8 looking north. The gates of the Abbey Road Studios are behind the white VW Beetle on the left. Credit: Iain Macmillan TUM image id: 1627049962 Licence: