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Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.


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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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TUM   
Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT   

The Underground Map
Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London.

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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
25 Park Lane 25 Park Lane was the London residence of Sir Philip Sassoon.
An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885
Down Street Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair.
InterContinental London InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury 5-star hotel.
Londonderry House Londonderry House was an aristocratic townhouse situated on Park Lane.
Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British-founded multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.
Royal Air Force Club The Royal Air Force Club (often referred to as the RAF Club) is situated at 128 Piccadilly.
Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.
Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.
The Athenaeum Hotel The Athenaeum is a family-owned five-star hotel overlooking Green Park.

NEARBY STREETS
Achilles Way, W1K Achilles Way is named for the nearby Wellington as Achilles statue in Hyde Park (Hyde Park Corner)
Adams Row, W1K On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place. (Mayfair)
Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk (Green Park)
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)
Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)
Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner (St James’s)
Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street
Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street (Mayfair)
Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley (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
Belgravia House, W1K Belgravia House is located on South Audley Street (Mayfair)
Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street (St James’s)
Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street (St James’s)
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)
Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street (Mayfair)
Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II (St James’s)
Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south (Mayfair)
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
Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Bridgewater House, SW1A Bridgewater House is a block on Cleveland Row (St James’s)
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
Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens. (St James’s)
Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate (Mayfair)
Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is named after an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895 (St James’s)
Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Chesterfield House, W1J Chesterfield House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens (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)
Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly
Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street
Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street (Mayfair)
Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork
Culross Street, W1K Culross Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Curzon House, W1J Curzon House is a block facing Derby Street (Mayfair)
Curzon Square, W1K Curzon Square is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street
Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street (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)
Derby Street, W1J Derby Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
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)
Down Street Mews, W1J Down Street Mews is a largely hidden side street in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly (St James’s)
Eaton House, W1K Eaton House is a block on Upper Grosvenor Street (Mayfair)
Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Eon House, W1K Eon House is a block on Piccadilly (Green Park)
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)
Garrick House, W1J Residential block
Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street (Mayfair)
Gloucester House, W1J Gloucester House is a block on the corner of Old Park Lane (Green Park)
Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row
Grafton Street, W1J Grafton Street is the name for the northern end of Dover Street (Mayfair)
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)
Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street
Hamilton Mews, W1J Hamilton Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Hamilton Place, W1J Hamilton Place lies just to the north of Hyde Park Corner (Mayfair)
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)
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area (Soho)
Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Jones Street, W1K Jones Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (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)
Lovers’ Walk, W1K Lovers’ Walk is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street (Mayfair)
Mayfair House, W1K Mayfair House can be found on Carlos Place (Mayfair)
Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)
Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street
Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street (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)
New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Soho)
Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street (Mayfair)
Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End (Green Park)
Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street
Old Park Lane, W1J Old Park Lane is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place (St James’s)
Park Lane, W1K Park Lane has several historically significant properties and is one of the most desirable streets in London (Mayfair)
Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park (St James’s)
Park Street, W1K Park Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End (Green Park)
Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K Pitt’s Head Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
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 Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street (Green Park)
Reeves Mews, W1K Reeves Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Rex Place, W1K Rex Place is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops (Mayfair)
Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street (St James’s)
Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)
Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring (Mayfair)
Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street (Green Park)
Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field
Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
South Audley Street, W1K South Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
South Street, W1K South Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Spencer House, SW1A Spencer House is a block on St James’s Place (St James’s)
St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street (St James’s)
Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street (Green Park)
Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century. (Green Park)
Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street (Green Park)
Stanhope Gate, W1K Stanhope Gate is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Stanhope House, W1K Stanhope House is sited on Park Lane (Mayfair)
Stanhope Row, W1J Stanhope Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street (Green Park)
Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street (Mayfair)
Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street (Green Park)
The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)
The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel (St James’s)
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
Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K Upper Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street
Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street (Green Park)
Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street


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Wellington Arch (1850s) Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ’Quadriga’ - or four-horsed chariot - of War
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Exterior of the memorial in 2013.
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A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904)
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The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914)
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Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London.
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Street view of St George’s Hanover Square (1787). An aquatint, by T. Malton.
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Wellington Arch photographed on 10 January 2017. Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington’s defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the ’Quadriga’ - or four-horsed chariot - of War. The pathway that runs underneath the arch has a formal name - Apsley Way.
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Hedonism Wines, Davies Street (2022)
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41 and 42 Dover Street, Mayfair (2022)
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Hyde Park Corner in 1842, looking east towards Piccadilly. The entrance to Hyde Park through Decimus Burton’s Ionic Screen is on the left, and behind it, in darker stone, is Apsley House.
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