Gaydon House, W2

Gaydon House is a 21-storey block containing 125 dwellings.

There are a few Underground stations that take their names from a public house. The two most obvious ones are Swiss Cottage and Elephant and Castle. Royal Oak is less obvious - perhaps the most obscure is Manor House.
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Approved by the Paddington Metropolitan Borough Council in 1962, it was built by Wates in 1967.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
PETER FAIRCLOUGH Brindley Street, W2 Added: 10 May 2021 14:46 GMT	We once lived here My family resided at number 53 Brindley Street Paddington. My grandparents George and Elizabeth Jenkinson (ne Fowler) had four children with my Mother Olive Fairclough (ne Jenkinson) being born in the house on 30/09/1935. She died on 29/04/2021 aged 85 being the last surviving of the four siblings Reply
Robert Burns Abourne Street, W9 Added: 5 Jan 2023 17:46 GMT	1 Abourne Street My mother, and my Aunt and my Aunt’s family lived at number 1 Abourne Street. I remember visitingn my aunt Win Housego, and the Housego family there. If I remember correctly virtually opposite number 1, onthe corner was the Lord Amberley pub. Reply
Hampden Street, W2 Added: 22 Aug 2023 12:31 GMT	Hampden Street, W2 My great great grandparents William and Hannah Playford lived at 60 Hampden Street from the mid 1880s when they moved from rural poverty in Norfolk to inner city hardship in Paddington and where all their children were born. My great grandfather was a road sweeper and sold cat meat. They had seven children in all, of whom five survived infancy: three boys who all volunteered for the army at the outbreak of WW1 and miraculously returned via Salonika, France and a German POW camp; and two daughters, the eldest of whom was my great grandmother, Annie Playford b 1888. She had an illegitimate daughter in 1910, my grandmother Hilda Sarah Catherine. She brought her up singlehandedly and assumed a false married name to conceal her (then socially unacceptable) status as a single mother. In fact she never married and would never tell my grandmother anything about her father. Because of her longevity (she died in 1986) I remember Annie very well. As a child I perceived her as grumpy, uncommunicative, unsocial and a voracious eater. Of course as an adult I realised this was borne from pride loneliness, ill health, a grim determination to survive, and hunger. Somehow she did survive on her own as a single parent, despite lack of family support and serious deprivation. She worked three back breaking menial cleaning jobs over many years to make ends meet. With the advent of DNA I now know the identity of my grandmother’s father which she always dearly wished to know herself. She used to ask her mother if she loved her. The answer: "I kept you, didn’t I?" In the context of the times, I think that says it all. I only wish nanny was still here so that I could tell her all about her father. 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

Bridge House Canal side house in Westbourne Park

Bridge House

Desborough Lodge Desborough Lodge was a house which was one of five grand houses in the village of Westbourne Green.

Desborough Lodge

Harrow Road bridge Harrow Road once spanned the River Westbourne at this point.

Harrow Road bridge

Kilburn Aqueduct Some way from the area now called Kilburn, the Kilburn Aqueduct of the Grand Union Canal spanned the River Westbourne.

Kilburn Aqueduct

River Westbourne The Westbourne is one of the lost rivers of London.

River Westbourne

Royal Oak Royal Oak is a station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Westbourne Park and Paddington stations, and is the least used station on the Hammersmith and City line.

Royal Oak

Spotted Dog The Spotted Dog public house was one of the earliest buildings in Westbourne Green.

Spotted Dog

St Mary’s Harrow Road St Mary’s Harrow Road was built as the infirmary for the Paddington Workhouse.

St Mary’s Harrow Road

Warwick Avenue Warwick Avenue is an area, street and a Bakerloo Line tube station near Little Venice.

Warwick Avenue

Westbourne Farm Westbourne Farm - an old farm with a theatrical connection.

Westbourne Farm

Westbourne Green The story of the building of a suburb.

Westbourne Green

Westbourne House Two hundred years ago, the biggest house hereabouts...

Westbourne House

Westbourne Lodge Westbourne Lodge appeared in one of the earliest photographs in London.

Westbourne Lodge

Westbourne Manor The Manor of Westbourne

Westbourne Manor

NEARBY STREETS

Abourne Street, W9 Before the Second World War, Abourne Street had been called Netley Street (Maida Hill)

Abourne Street, W9

Admiral Walk, W9 Admiral Walk is a street in Maida Vale (Westbourne Green)

Admiral Walk, W9

Africa House, W2 Africa House is a block on Blomfield Villas (Paddington)

Africa House, W2

Aldsworth Close, W9 Aldsworth Close is a pale buff brick terrace (Westbourne Green)

Aldsworth Close, W9

Alexander Mews, W2 Alexander Mews is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Alexander Mews, W2

Alexander Street, W2 Alexander Street was built in 1853 by Alexander Hall of Watergate House, Sussex. (Westbourne Green)

Alexander Street, W2

Alfred Road, W2 Alfred Road is the last survivor of a set of Victorian streets (Westbourne Green)

Alfred Road, W2

Amberley Mews, W9 Amberley Mews starred as Tom Riley’s home in the 1950 movie "The Blue Lamp" (Little Venice)

Amberley Mews, W9

Amberley Road, W9 Amberley Road was formerly lined by canalside wharves (Maida Hill)

Amberley Road, W9

Ascot House, W9 Ascot House was built as part of the GLC’s small Windsor estate (Maida Hill)

Ascot House, W9

Barnard Lodge, W9 Barnard Lodge is a street in Maida Vale (Westbourne Green)

Barnard Lodge, W9

Barnwood Close, W9 Barnwood Close replaced a set of canal-side industrial buildings (Little Venice)

Barnwood Close, W9

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2 Bishop’s Bridge Road, now a main thoroughfare, began life as a footpath (Paddington)

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2

Blomfield Mews, W2 Blomfield Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Blomfield Mews, W2

Blomfield Villas, W2 Blomfield Villas is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Blomfield Villas, W2

Bourne Terrace, W2 Bourne Terrace is part of the Warwick Estate in Paddington and has 38 properties. (Westbourne Green)

Bourne Terrace, W2

Brewers Court, W2 Brewers’ Court was finished in 1976 (Paddington)

Brewers Court, W2

Brindley Street, W2 Brindley Street was once one of the poorest streets in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Brindley Street, W2

Brinklow House, W2 Brinklow House is a block on Torquay Street (Westbourne Green)

Brinklow House, W2

Bristol Gardens, W9 Bristol Gardens is an extension southeastwards of Shirland Road (Little Venice)

Bristol Gardens, W9

Brunel House, W2 Brunel House is a block on Westbourne Terrace (Paddington)

Brunel House, W2

Burdett Mews, W2 Burdett Mews is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Burdett Mews, W2

Celbridge Mews, W2 Celbridge Mews is a street in Paddington (Royal Oak)

Celbridge Mews, W2

Charfield Court, W9 Charfield Court is part of the 1972 Amberley Estate (Little Venice)

Charfield Court, W9

Chichester Road, W2 Chichester Road is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Chichester Road, W2

Chippenham Mews, W9 Chippenham Mews lies behind Harrow Road running from Chippenham Road to Marylands Road (Maida Hill)

Chippenham Mews, W9

Cirencester Street, W2 Cirencester Street came about in the 1860s but was shortened when the Warwick Estate was built (Westbourne Green)

Cirencester Street, W2

Clarendon Crescent, W2 Clarendon Crescent was said to be the longest road in London without a turning (Westbourne Green)

Clarendon Crescent, W2

Clearwell Drive, W9 Clearwell Drive is a newer street, roughly built over the line of the former Amberley Mews (Little Venice)

Clearwell Drive, W9

Clifton Gardens, W9 Clifton Gardens is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Clifton Gardens, W9

Clifton Villas, W9 Clifton Villas is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clifton Villas, W9

Delamere Terrace, W2 Delamere Terrace runs beside the Grand Union Canal towpath (Little Venice)

Delamere Terrace, W2

Desborough Close, W2 Desborough Close was named after Desborough House which was demolished in the 19th century (Westbourne Green)

Desborough Close, W2

Downfield Close, W9 Downfield Close is a street in Maida Vale (Westbourne Green)

Downfield Close, W9

Edbrooke Road, W9 Edbrooke Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Edbrooke Road, W9

Ellwood Court, W9 Ellwood Court is a two-storey block (Little Venice)

Ellwood Court, W9

Elmfield Way, W9 Elmfield Way is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Elmfield Way, W9

Elnathan Mews, W9 Elnathan Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Elnathan Mews, W9

Elsie Lane Court, W2 Elsie Lane Court is a block on Elsie Lane Court (Westbourne Green)

Elsie Lane Court, W2

Enterprise House, W2 Enterprise House is located on Westbourne Terrace (Paddington)

Enterprise House, W2

Formosa Street, W9 Formosa Street leads northeast from Little Venice (Warwick Avenue)

Formosa Street, W9

Foscote Mews, W9 This is a street in the W9 postcode area (Westbourne Green)

Foscote Mews, W9

Gaydon House, W2 Gaydon House is a 21-storey block containing 125 dwellings (Royal Oak)

Gaydon House, W2

George Lowe Court, W2 George Lowe Court is a block on George Lowe Court (Westbourne Green)

George Lowe Court, W2

Gloucester Gardens, W2 Gloucester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Gardens, W2

Goldney Road, W9 Goldney Road was built around 1860 on land which was once the property of Westminster Abbey (Maida Hill)

Goldney Road, W9

Hampden Street, W2 Hampden Street is a now demolished street (Westbourne Green)

Hampden Street, W2

Harrow Road, W2 Harrow Road is one of the main arterial roads of London, leading northwest out of the capital (Little Venice)

Harrow Road, W2

Holy Trinity House, W2 Holy Trinity House is a building on Orsett Terrace (Paddington)

Holy Trinity House, W2

Hunter Lodge, W9 Hunter Lodge is a street in Maida Vale (Westbourne Green)

Hunter Lodge, W9

Hurlingham House, W2 Hurlingham House is sited on Westbourne Terrace Road (Paddington)

Hurlingham House, W2

Kildare Terrace, W2 Kildare Terrace is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Kildare Terrace, W2

Kingdom Street, W2 Kingdom Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Kingdom Street, W2

Landor House, W2 Landor House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Landor House, W2

Lister Lodge, W9 Lister Lodge is a street in Maida Vale (Westbourne Green)

Lister Lodge, W9

Lockbridge Court, W9 Lockbridge Court can be found on Elmfield Way (Westbourne Green)

Lockbridge Court, W9

Lord Hills Road, W2 Lord Hill’s Road was at first called Ranelagh Road (Westbourne Green)

Lord Hills Road, W2

Marylands Road, W9 Marylands Road was built by the Neeld family during the 1860s (Maida Hill)

Marylands Road, W9

Mickletone House, W2 Mickletone House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Mickletone House, W2

Moulsford House, W2 Moulsford House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Moulsford House, W2

Oldbury House, W2 Oldbury House is a shopping parade along the Harrow Road with accommodation above, part of the Warwick Estate development (Westbourne Green)

Oldbury House, W2

Orsett Mews, W2 Orsett Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Orsett Mews, W2

Orsett Terrace, W2 Orsett Terrace combined with Orsett Place to form one street in Paddington (Paddington)

Orsett Terrace, W2

Pindock Mews, W9 Pindock Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Warwick Avenue)

Pindock Mews, W9

Polesworth House, W2 Polesworth House is a block on Alfred Road (Westbourne Green)

Polesworth House, W2

Polperro House, W2 Polperro House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Polperro House, W2

Porchester Road, W2 Porchester Road has existed under a series of names since at least the 1750s (Royal Oak)

Porchester Road, W2

Porchester Square, W2 Begun in 1850 and completed between 1855 and 1858, Porchester Square was one of the last areas of Bayswater to be built. (Royal Oak)

Porchester Square, W2

Porchester Terrace North, W2 Porchester Terrace North is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Porchester Terrace North, W2

Portishead House, W2 Portishead House is part of the Brunel Estate (Westbourne Green)

Portishead House, W2

Princethorpe House, W2 Princethorpe House is a block on Woodchester Square (Westbourne Green)

Princethorpe House, W2

Ranelagh Bridge, W2 Ranelagh Bridge is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Ranelagh Bridge, W2

Riverford House, W2 Riverford House is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Westbourne Green)

Riverford House, W2

Rowington Close, W2 Rowington Close probably dates from 1962 (Westbourne Green)

Rowington Close, W2

Senior Street, W2 Senior Street has a long history of over 150 years (Westbourne Green)

Senior Street, W2

Sevington Street, W9 Sevington Street is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Sevington Street, W9

St Stephens Mews, W2 St Stephens Mews is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

St Stephens Mews, W2

St Stephen’s Gardens, W2 St Stephen’s Gardens is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

St Stephen’s Gardens, W2

Surrendale Place, W9 Surrendale Place is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Hill)

Surrendale Place, W9

Sutherland Court, W9 Sutherland Court is located on Marylands Road (Maida Hill)

Sutherland Court, W9

Swanleys, W2 Swanleys was built east of St Stephen’s Church in 1978 (Westbourne Green)

Swanleys, W2

The Battleship Building, W2 The Battleship Building is a block on Harrow Road (Little Venice)

The Battleship Building, W2

The Colonnades, W2 The Colonnades is in Porchester Square (Royal Oak)

The Colonnades, W2

The Toll House, W2 The Toll House is a block on Delamere Terrace (Little Venice)

The Toll House, W2

Torquay Street, W2 Torquay Street underwent name changes and building changes (Westbourne Green)

Torquay Street, W2

Trinity Court, W2 Trinity Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Paddington)

Trinity Court, W2

Warwick Avenue, W9 Warwick Road was named in 1840, later to become Warwick Avenue in 1905 (Warwick Avenue)

Warwick Avenue, W9

Warwick Court, W9 Warwick Court is a street in Maida Vale (Warwick Avenue)

Warwick Court, W9

Warwick Crescent, W2 Warwick Crescent lies along a southern edge of the Little Venice Pool (Little Venice)

Warwick Crescent, W2

Warwick Place, W9 Warwick Place is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Warwick Place, W9

Waverley Road, W2 Waverley Road, now gone, lasted just over a hundred years (Westbourne Green)

Waverley Road, W2

Westbourne Court, W2 Westbourne Court stood at the corner of Orsett Terrace and Westbourne Terrace by 1938 (Paddington)

Westbourne Court, W2

Westbourne Gardens, W2 Westbourne Gardens is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Gardens, W2

Westbourne Park Road, W2 Houses at the Paddington end of Westbourne Park Road date from the 1850s (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Park Road, W2

Westbourne Park Villas, W2 Westbourne Park Villas is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Westbourne Park Villas, W2

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2 Westbourne Terrace Road is a street located in Little Venice that connects Blomfield Road in the north and Westbourne Bridge in the south. (Little Venice)

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2

Wilmcote House, W2 Wilmcote House is sited on Woodchester Square (Westbourne Green)

Wilmcote House, W2

Woodchester Square, W2 Woodchester Square is a street in Paddington (Westbourne Green)

Woodchester Square, W2

Woodchester Street, W2 Woodchester Street disappeared from the map in 1961 (Westbourne Green)

Woodchester Street, W2

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This photo from 6 August 1857 shows guests at the wedding at Westbourne Lodge, Paddington (Royal Oak) The wedding was of Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway, with the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amongst the guests. During the wedding, both Brunel and Saunders were able to experience trains running beside the wedding party along the railway which they had built. TUM image id: 1556886976 Licence:	Mrs Siddons’ house at Westbourne Green c. 1800 TUM image id: 1557227342 Licence:	Amberley Estate (2009) Credit: Wiki Commons/Panhard TUM image id: 1687170603 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Bayswater Conduit in 1798. TUM image id: 1490459429 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Notting Hill in Bygone Days TUM image id: 1510166520 Licence:
A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:	The picture painted to show the opening of the Grand Junction canal in 1801 clearly shows the embankment over the valley of the former river Westbourne TUM image id: 1483566096 Licence:	The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station TUM image id: 1621895594 Licence:	Bourne Terrace - taken from Torquay Street. On the corner of Bourne Terrace is Saws Ltd at number 264 along with various blocks which no longer exist. Credit: Bernard Selwwyn TUM image id: 1483796732 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Chippenham Mews (1959) This photo was taken by a Swiss maid who worked in the area during the late 1950s. Chippenham Mews lies behind Harrow Road running from Chippenham Road to Marylands Road. Building had been begun in the 1860s with substantial terraces near Harrow Road. The area did not attract the upper classes that were expected and parts of the area came to suffer from cramped layouts and houses. Credit: Gregoire Ming TUM image id: 1666003307 Licence:	Junction of Cirencester Street, W2 Cirencester Street was curtailed when the post-war Warwick Estate was built TUM image id: 1620671975 Licence:	Lord Hills Road at the junction with Senior Street Credit: Historic England TUM image id: 1588433441 Licence:	Dada style Maida Vale block of flats Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605698670 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Ossington Street, W2 (2012) Credit: Geograph/Jaggery TUM image id: 1683720228 Licence: CC BY 2.0