Church Road, SW11

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

GrahamClayton Lots Road Power Station Added: 10 Oct 2024 19:42 GMT	Armed guard during 1919 civil unrest During the 1919 civil unrest, a company of soldiers guarded the power station day and night - if it was forced to close down, a large part of London’s transport system would be inoperable. Reply
Peter H Davies Ethelburga Street, SW11 Added: 17 Jun 2021 09:33 GMT	Ethelburga Estate The Ethelburga Estate - named after Ethelburga Road - was an LCC development dating between 1963�’65. According to the Wikipedia, it has a "pleasant knitting together of a series of internal squares". I have to add that it’s extremely dull :) Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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

Chelsea Farm Chelsea Farm was established on the northern banks of the Thames on land previously open to common pasturage after the annual harvest.

Chelsea Farm

Cremorne Gardens Cremorne Gardens, with a vestige existing today, was in its prime between 1846 and 1877.

Cremorne Gardens

Lots Road Power Station Lots Road Power Station was a coal (and later oil-fired then gas-fired) power station, which supplied electricity to the London Underground system.

Lots Road Power Station

NEARBY STREETS

Albert Bridge House, SW11 Albert Bridge House is sited on Albert Bridge Road (Battersea Park)

Albert Bridge House, SW11

Albion Riverside, SW11 Albion Riverside is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Albion Riverside, 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

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

Anhalt Road, SW11

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

Archer House, SW11

Ashburnham Road, SW10 Ashburnham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)

Ashburnham Road, SW10

Ashburnham Tower, SW10 Ashburnham Tower is a block on Blantyre Street (Chelsea)

Ashburnham Tower, SW10

Ashurst Street, SW11 Ashurst Street disappeared post-war (Battersea)

Ashurst 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 Bridge, SW11 Battersea Bridge connects Battersea and Chelsea with the first bridge dating from 1771 (Battersea)

Battersea Bridge, SW11

Battersea Church Road, SW11 Battersea Church Road is named for St Mary’s, the original parish church of Battersea (Battersea)

Battersea Church 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

Bishops Road, SW11 Bishops Road serves Great Eastern Wharf (Battersea)

Bishops Road, SW11

Blantyre Tower, SW10 Blantyre Tower can be found on Cremorne Road (Chelsea)

Blantyre Tower, SW10

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

Blomfield Court, SW11

Bolingbroke Road, SW11 Bolingbroke Road was Bolingbroke Terrace until 1887 (Battersea)

Bolingbroke Road, SW11

Bolingbroke Walk, SW11 Bolingbroke Road became Bolingbroke Walk in 1937 (Battersea)

Bolingbroke Walk, SW11

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

Bridge Lane, SW11

Burnaby Street, SW10 Burnaby Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)

Burnaby Street, SW10

Carlyle Court, SW10 Carlyle Court is located on Carlyle Court (Imperial Wharf)

Carlyle Court, SW10

Chelsea Harbour Drive, SW10 Chelsea Harbour Drive is a road in the SW10 postcode area (Imperial Wharf)

Chelsea Harbour Drive, SW10

Chelsea Reach Tower, SW10 Chelsea Reach Tower can be found on Blantyre Street (Chelsea)

Chelsea Reach Tower, SW10

Chelsea Wharf, SW10 Chelsea Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)

Chelsea Wharf, SW10

Church Road, SW11 Church Road became Battersea Church Road in 1937 (Battersea)

Church Road, SW11

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

Church Street, SW11

Condray Place, SW11 Condray Place is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Condray Place, SW11

Condray Street, SW11 Frances Street was renamed Condray Street in 1937 (Battersea)

Condray Street, SW11

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

Cotswold Mews, SW11

Cottage Place, SW11 Cottage Place appears on 1900 mapping (Battersea)

Cottage Place, SW11

Cremorne Road, SW10 Cremorne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)

Cremorne Road, SW10

Damer Terrace, SW10 Damer Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode area (Chelsea)

Damer Terrace, SW10

Dimson Court, SW11 Dimson Court is a block on Sunbury Lane (Battersea)

Dimson Court, SW11

Dyson Building, SW11 Dyson Building is a building on Howie Street (Battersea)

Dyson Building, 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

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

Elcho Street, SW11

Ethelburga Street, SW11 Ethelburga Street was named after Saint Æthelburh (Ethelburga), founder and first Abbess of Barking (Battersea)

Ethelburga Street, SW11

Ford’s Place, SW11 Ford’s Place - a meandering little road - appears on 1900 mapping (Battersea)

Ford’s Place, SW11

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

Granfield Street, SW11

Great Eastern Wharf, SW11 Great Eastern Wharf is an old industrial site developed into housing (Battersea)

Great Eastern Wharf, SW11

Handley Street, SW11 Somerset Street was renamed to Handley Street in 1937 (Battersea)

Handley Street, SW11

Harbour Yard, SW10 Harbour Yard is a block in Imperial Wharf (Imperial Wharf)

Harbour Yard, SW10

Harleton Street, SW11 Harleton Street was called Harley Street before 1937 (Battersea)

Harleton Street, SW11

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

Henning Street, SW11

Henty Close, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Henty Close, SW11

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

Hester Road, SW11

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

Howie Street, SW11

Hyde Lane, SW11 Hyde Lane is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Hyde Lane, SW11

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

Juer Street, SW11

Kingswater Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)

Kingswater Place, SW11

Lots Road, SW10 Lots Road, older than the surrounding streets, was once Pooles Lane which was a track leading to Chelsea Farm (Chelsea)

Lots Road, SW10

Maskelyne Close, SW11 Maskelyne Close is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)

Maskelyne Close, SW11

Morgan’s Walk, SW11 Morgan’s Walk incorporated Little Europa Street (Little Europa Place) after 1936 (Battersea)

Morgan’s Walk, 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

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

Park South, SW11

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

Parkgate Road, SW11

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

Parkham Street, SW11

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

Paveley Drive, SW11

Peverel Street, SW11 Peverel Street ran west from Spencer Street (Battersea)

Peverel Street, SW11

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

Radstock Street, SW11

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

Randall Close, SW11

Ransomes Dock Business Centre, SW11 Ransomes Dock Business Centre is a block on Parkgate Road (Battersea)

Ransomes Dock Business Centre, SW11

Ransomes Dock, SW11 Ransomes Dock is a development in Battersea (Battersea)

Ransomes Dock, SW11

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

Restoration Square, SW11

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

Saltdean Place, SW11

Scholey Street, SW11 Scholey Street was Hart Street until 1937 (Battersea)

Scholey Street, SW11

Searle Street, SW11 In SW11, Spencer Street was renamed Searle Street after 1937 (Battersea)

Searle Street, SW11

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

Searles Close, SW11

Selworthy House, SW11 Selworthy House is a block on Battersea Church Road (Battersea)

Selworthy House, SW11

Sparkford House, SW11 Sparkford House can be found on Battersea Church Road (Battersea)

Sparkford House, SW11

Spencer Street, SW11 Spencer Street - the one which was renamed Searle Street - was one of two Spencer Streets in Battersea (Battersea)

Spencer Street, SW11

Spencer Street, SW11 Spencer Street became Church Road in 1869, and later Battersea Church Road in 1937 (Battersea)

Spencer 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

St Johns Court, SW10 St Johns Court is a block on Ashburnham Road (Chelsea)

St Johns Court, SW10

Stadium Street, SW10 Stadium Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)

Stadium Street, SW10

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

Thames Avenue, SW10 Thames Avenue is a road in the SW10 postcode area (Imperial Wharf)

Thames Avenue, SW10

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

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

Thorney Crescent, 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

Waterfront Drive, SW10 Waterfront Drive is a location in London (River Thames)

Waterfront Drive, SW10

Waterside Point, SW11 Waterside Point partly covers the area of Mayhew’s Flour Mills (Battersea)

Waterside Point, SW11

Waterside Tower, SW6 Waterside Tower is a block on The Boulevard (Imperial Wharf)

Waterside Tower, SW6

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

Watford Close, SW11

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

Westbridge Road, SW11

Whistler Tower, SW10 Whistler Tower is a block on Edith Grove (Chelsea)

Whistler Tower, SW10

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

Whistlers Avenue, SW11

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

White House, SW11

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

Winfield House, SW11

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Albert Bridge opened in 1873 and was immediately designated as a dangerous structure. It was noticed early on that vibrations could threaten the structural integrity of the bridge. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621594659 Licence:	Battersea Bridge (1860s) James Hedderly was a photographer active in Chelsea before the building of the Embankment and afterwards. This is a view taken from the tower of Chelsea Old Church. It shows the tangle of closely-packed houses and wharves between Cheyne Walk and Beaufort Street before the embankment. Beyond are the larger houses of Lindsey Row and the trees of Cremorne Gardens. Credit: James Hedderly TUM image id: 1557403627 Licence:	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:	The Fascination of Chelsea TUM image id: 1524258115 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	Cheyne Walk in Chelsea (1950) The house depicted in the middle distance of with large gate piers was the former home of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Cheyne Walk was a popular area for artists from the mid 19th century onwards. The street’s popularity with artists continued well into the 20th century with two pivotal leaders of British Impressionism, Phillip Wilson Steer and Whistler living nearby. Credit: Edward Seago TUM image id: 1721510134 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	Elm Park Gardens TUM image id: 1573064988 Licence:	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

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