Postal area W1K

Postal area in/near Mayfair, existing between 1917 and now

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Postcode W1K covers the area around Grosvenor Square.

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Emma Seif   
Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT   

Birth of the Bluestocking Society
In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society.

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Justin Russ   
Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT   

Binney Street, W1K
Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St.

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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.

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Lindsay Trott   
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.

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Janelle Robbins   
Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT   

Harriet Robbins
Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins


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Dave Hinves   
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.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT   

St Georges Square
This is rather lovely and well worth a visit!

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Simon Chapman   
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.

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Mark G   
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.

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Alan Russell   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT   

Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969
Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Hanover Square Rooms The Hanover Square Rooms (also called the Queen’s Concert Rooms) were assembly rooms principally for musical performances.
Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.
Somerset House, Park Lane Somerset House was an 18th-century town house on the east side of Park Lane, where it meets Oxford Street, in the Mayfair area of London. It was also known as 40 Park Lane, although a renumbering means that the site is now called 140 Park Lane.

NEARBY STREETS
Adams Row, W1K On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place. (Mayfair)
Aldford House, W1K Aldford House is sited on South Audley Street (Mayfair)
Aldford Street, W1K Aldford Street is named after Aldford, a property on the Grosvenor family’s Cheshire estates (Mayfair)
Ancaster House, W1J Ancaster House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens (Mayfair)
Archibald Mews, W1J Archibald Mews was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley (Mayfair)
Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street (Mayfair)
Audley House, W1K Audley House can be found on North Audley Street (Mayfair)
Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley (Mayfair)
Avenfield House, W1K Avenfield House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Avery Row, W1K Avery Row was probably named after Henry Avery, an 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook (Mayfair)
Balderton Flats, W1K Balderton Flats is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Balderton Street, W1K Balderton Street was named after local landowners the Grosvenors, who also owned land in Balderton, Cheshire (Mayfair)
Balfour Mews, W1K Balfour Mews is the southern extention of Balfour Place (Mayfair)
Balfour Place, W1K Balfour Place honours Eustace Balfour, surveyor for the Grosvenor estate from 1890 to 1910 (Mayfair)
Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Barratt House, W1C Barratt House is a block on Oxford Street (Bond Street)
Barrett Street, W1U Barrett Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Bond Street)
Belgravia House, W1K Belgravia House is located on South Audley Street (Mayfair)
Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)
Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill (Mayfair)
Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent (Mayfair)
Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square (Green Park)
Binney Street, W1K Binney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Bird Street, W1U Bird Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Bond Street)
Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street (Mayfair)
Blenheim House, W1C Blenheim House can be found on Woodstock Street (Bond Street)
Blenheim Street, W1C Blenheim Street and adjacent Woodstock Street commemorate John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough - victor at the battle of Blenheim (Bond Street)
Bloomfield Court, W1K Bloomfield Court is located on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)
Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south (Mayfair)
Bond House, W1C Bond House is a block on Woodstock Street (Bond Street)
Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area
Brook House, W1K Brook House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Brook Street, W1K Brook Street was named after the Tyburn Brook that formerly ran nearby, (Mayfair)
Brookfield House, W1K Brookfield House is a block on Davies Street (Mayfair)
Brooks Mews, W1K Brooks Mews is a small road on the Grosvenor Estate, laid out in the 1720s (Mayfair)
Brown Hart Gardens, W1K Brown Hart Gardens is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area
Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Burlian House, W1C Burlian House can be found on Oxford Street (Bond Street)
Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Cavendish Buildings, W1K Red Lion Yard was renamed to Cavendish Buildings in 1882 (Mayfair)
Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street (Mayfair)
Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Coin House, W1C Coin House is located on Gee’s Place (Bond Street)
Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street
Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street (Mayfair)
Culross Street, W1K Culross Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Cumberland Gate, W1C Cumberland Gate is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area (Bond Street)
Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street (Mayfair)
Davies Mews, W1K Davies Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
Davies Street, W1K Davies Street is a north-south street, running from Oxford Street to Berkeley Square in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Davis Street, W1K Davis Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Deanery House, W1K Deanery House is a block on Deanery Street (Mayfair)
Deanery Street, W1K Deanery Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Dering Street, W1S Dering Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Bond Street)
Dorchester Ride, W1K Dorchester Ride is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels (Green Park)
Dudley House, W1K Dudley House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Duke Street, W1K Duke Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Duke’s Yard, W1K Duke’s Yard was previously known as Tom’s Court (Mayfair)
Dunraven Street, W1K Dunraven Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)
Eaton House, W1K Eaton House is a block on Upper Grosvenor Street (Mayfair)
Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street (Mayfair)
Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Fountain House, W1K Fountain House is a block on Aldford Street (Mayfair)
Gee’s Court, W1C Gee’s Court runs north from Oxford Street (Bond Street)
Gee’s Court, W1U Gee’s Court is a building on Gee’s Court (Bond Street)
Gilbert Street, W1K Gilbert Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street (Mayfair)
Grafton Street, W1J Grafton Street is the name for the northern end of Dover Street (Mayfair)
Granville Place, W1C Granville Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Green Street, E7 Green Street is a location in London (Marble Arch)
Green Street, W1K Green Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Greybrook House, W1K Greybrook House can be found on Brook Street (Bond Street)
Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square was developed by Sir Richard Grosvenor from 1721 onwards (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Hampden House, W1K Hampden House is a building on Green Street (Mayfair)
Hanover Court, W1S Hanover Court is a building on Hanover Square (Mayfair)
Hanover House, W1S Hanover House can be found on Harewood Place (Mayfair)
Hanover Square, W1S Hanover Square was created as the ’Whig’ square with Cavendish Square being the ’Tory’ square (Mayfair)
Hanover Street, W1S Hanover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Harewood Place, W1C Harewood Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Haunch Of Venison Yard, W1K Haunch Of Venison Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Jammal House, W1S Jammal House is a block on Hanover Street (Mayfair)
Jones Street, W1K Jones Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Keysign House, W1C Keysign House is a block on Oxford Street (Mayfair)
King House, W1S King House can be found on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court runs off New Bond Street (Mayfair)
Lancashire Court, W1S Lancashire Court is a block on Lancashire Court (Mayfair)
Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)
Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Lees Court, W1K Lees Court is a block on Lees Place (Mayfair)
Lees Place, W1K Lees Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Lumina House, W1S Lumina House is a block on New Bond Street (Bond Street)
Lumley Street, W1K Lumley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Maddox Street, W1S Maddox Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Mark House, W1B Mark House is a block on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
Marylebone Lane, W1C Marylebone Lane is a road in the W1C postcode area (Bond Street)
Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area (Mayfair)
Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street (Mayfair)
Mayfair House, W1K Mayfair House can be found on Carlos Place (Mayfair)
Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode (Mayfair)
Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)
Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street (Mayfair)
Media House, W1C Media House is a block on Stratford Place (Bond Street)
Medici Courtyard, W1S Medici Courtyard is a location in London (Bond Street)
Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area (Mayfair)
Mill Street, W1S Mill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Mimosa House, W1B Mimosa House can be found on Princes Street (Mayfair)
Moss House, W1K Moss House is a block on Brook’s Mews (Mayfair)
Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards (Mayfair)
Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is a road in the W1 postcode area (Mayfair)
Nash House, W1S Nash House is a building on St George Street (Mayfair)
New Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use (Mayfair)
Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street (Mayfair)
North Audley House, W1K North Audley House is a building on North Audley Street (Mayfair)
North Audley Street, W1K North Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
North Row, W1K North Row is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)
Orchard Street, W1U Orchard Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Marylebone)
Oxford Street, W1K Oxford Street is Europe’s busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops. (Mayfair)
Oxford Street, W1S Oxford Street is England’s most famous and popular shopping street (Mayfair)
Park House, W1K Park House is a block on Park Street (Marble Arch)
Park Lane, W1K Park Lane has several historically significant properties and is one of the most desirable streets in London (Mayfair)
Park Street, W1K Park Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Parliament House, W1C Parliament House is a block on North Row (Marble Arch)
Portman Mews South, W1H Portman Mews South is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Portman Street, W1C Portman Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Portman Street, W1K Portman Street is a road in the W1C postcode area (Marble Arch)
Princes Street, W1B Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Oxford Circus)
Providence Court, W1K Providence Court is north of Grosvenor Square (Mayfair)
Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Red Lion Yard, W1J Red Lion Yard is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Red Place, W1K Red Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)
Reeves Mews, W1K Reeves Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Renoir House, W1S Renoir House is a block on New Bond Street (Mayfair)
Rex Place, W1K Rex Place is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Sandgate Trading Estate, W1K Commercial area (Bond Street)
Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)
Sedley Place, W1K Sedley Place is a road in the W1K postcode area (Bond Street)
Sedley Place, W1S Sedley Place is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area (Bond Street)
Shepherds Place, W1K Shepherds Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
South Audley Street, W1K South Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
South Molton Lane, W1K South Molton Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
South Molton Street, W1K South Molton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Bond Street)
South Street, W1K South Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
St Anselm’s Place, W1K St Anselm’s Place lies behind Bond Street station (Mayfair)
St George Street, W1S St George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
St Georges House, W1S St Georges House can be found on Hanover Square (Mayfair)
St Georges Square, W1S St Georges Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Mayfair)
Stratford Place, W1C Stratford Place is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area (Bond Street)
Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street (Mayfair)
Swallow Place, W1B Swallow Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Oxford Circus)
Swan House, W1C Swan House is a block on Stratford Place (Bond Street)
Tanzania House, W1C Tanzania House is a block on Stratford Place (Bond Street)
Tenterden Street, W1S Tenterden Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)
Three Kings’ Yard, W1K Three Kings’ Yard is an ancient street leading off Davies Street (Mayfair)
Tilney Street, W1K Tilney Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street
Upper Brook Street, W1K Upper Brook Street forms a western extension of Brook Street from Grosvenor Square to Park Lane and terminates at the Brook Street Gate of Hyde Park (Mayfair)
Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K Upper Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Vogue House, W1S Vogue House is a block on Hanover Square (Mayfair)
Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Weighhouse Street, W1K Weighhouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
West One Shopping Centre, W1C West One Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area (Mayfair)
Woods Mews, W1K Woods Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Woodstock Street, W1C Woodstock Street is named after Woodstock, Oxfordshire, location of to Blenheim Palace, home of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 17th-18th century general (Bond Street)


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Jason Court W1
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Picton Place, W1 was formerly Gray Street as can be seen on a ’ghost sign’ on the corner
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Portman Square, W1H
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Slow going for snow-bound traffic in Oxford Street (1931)
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