Queen’s Drive, N4

Queen’s Drive connects two parks - Finsbury Park and Clissold Park.

Queen’s Drive, N4 with its typical turn-of-the-twentieth-century architecture stretches south east from Finsbury Park.
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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

Amwell Court Estate, N4 The Amwell Court Estate in Green Lanes was built by Stoke Newington council on a bomb site.

Amwell Court Estate, N4

Finsbury Park Finsbury Park is an area in north London which grew up around an important railway interchange near the borders of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney.

Finsbury Park

Finsbury Park ballooning Finsbury Park got its facts mixed up.

Finsbury Park ballooning

NEARBY STREETS

Adolophus Road, N4 Adolophus Road is a location in London (Manor House)

Adolophus Road, N4

Adolphus Road, N4 Adolphus Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Adolphus Road, N4

Alexandra Buildings, N4 Alexandra Buildings is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Alexandra Buildings, N4

Alexandra Grove, N4 Alexandra Grove is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Alexandra Grove, N4

Alexandra Mews, N4 Alexandra Mews is a location in London (Manor House)

Alexandra Mews, N4

Alexandra Road, N4 Alexandra Road is a location in London (Manor House)

Alexandra Road, N4

Ambler Road, N4 Ambler Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Ambler Road, N4

Blackstock Mews, N4 Blackstock Mews is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Blackstock Mews, N4

Blackstock Road, N4 Blackstock Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Blackstock Road, N4

Brownswood Road, N4 Brownswood Road is a road in the N4 postcode area (Manor House)

Brownswood Road, N4

Brownwood Road, N4 Brownwood Road is a location in London (Manor House)

Brownwood Road, N4

Casbeard Street, N4 Casbeard Street is a location in London (Manor House)

Casbeard Street, N4

Castleview Close, N4 Castleview Close is a road in the N4 postcode area (Manor House)

Castleview Close, N4

Chadworth House, N4 Chadworth House is a block on Green Lanes (Manor House)

Chadworth House, N4

Chapman Place, N4 Chapman Place is a road in the N4 postcode area (Finsbury Park)

Chapman Place, N4

Chatterton Road, N5 Chatterton Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Highbury)

Chatterton Road, N5

Christina Square, N4 Christina Square is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Christina Square, N4

Colthurst Crescent, N4 Colthurst Crescent is a road in the N4 postcode area (Manor House)

Colthurst Crescent, N4

Digby Crescent, N4 Digby Crescent is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Digby Crescent, N4

Finsbury Gate, N4 Finsbury Gate is a road in the N4 postcode area (Finsbury Park)

Finsbury Gate, N4

Finsbury Park Road, N4 Finsbury Park Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Finsbury Park Road, N4

Gloucester Drive, N4 Gloucester Drive is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Gloucester Drive, N4

Gloucester Villas, N4 Gloucester Villas is a location in London (Manor House)

Gloucester Villas, N4

Greenway Close, N4 Greenway Close runs along the northern edge of Clissold Park (Stoke Newington)

Greenway Close, N4

Henry Road, N4 Henry Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Henry Road, N4

Heron Drive, N4 Heron Drive is a road in the N4 postcode area (Manor House)

Heron Drive, N4

Herrick Road, N5 Herrick Road is one of the streets of London in the N5 postal area (Manor House)

Herrick Road, N5

Kelshall Court, N4 Kelshall Court is a block on Brownswood Road (Manor House)

Kelshall Court, N4

Kings Crescent, N5 Kings Crescent is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Kings Crescent, N5

Laura Terrace, N4 Laura Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Laura Terrace, N4

Lemsford Court, N4 Lemsford Court is a block on Lemsford Court (Manor House)

Lemsford Court, N4

Lordship Park Mews, N4 Lordship Park Mews is a road in the N16 postcode area (Manor House)

Lordship Park Mews, N4

Monsell Road, N4 Monsell Road is a location in London (Highbury)

Monsell Road, N4

Monsell Road, N5 Monsell Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Highbury)

Monsell Road, N5

Monsell Road, N5 Monsell Road is a road in the N5 postcode area (Highbury)

Monsell Road, N5

Mountgrove Road, N5 Mountgrove Road is one of the streets of London in the N5 postal area (Manor House)

Mountgrove Road, N5

Murrain Road, N4 Murrain Road is a location in London (Manor House)

Murrain Road, N4

Myddleton Avenue, N4 Myddleton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Myddleton Avenue, N4

Old Stable Mews, N5 Old Stable Mews is one of the streets of London in the N5 postal area (Highbury)

Old Stable Mews, N5

Park House, N4 Park House is a block on Seven Sisters Road (Manor House)

Park House, N4

Patten House, N4 Patten House, located on Green Lanes, is a block on the Amwell Court Estate (Manor House)

Patten House, N4

Plimsoll Road, N4 Plimsoll Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Highbury)

Plimsoll Road, N4

Portland Rise, N4 Portland Rise is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

Portland Rise, N4

Prah Road, N4 This is a street in the N4 postcode area (Finsbury Park)

Prah Road, N4

Princess Crescent, N4 Princess Crescent is a road in the N4 postcode area (Manor House)

Princess Crescent, N4

Queen’s Drive, N4 Queen’s Drive connects two parks - Finsbury Park and Clissold Park (Manor House)

Queen’s Drive, N4

Rock Street, N4 Rock Street is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Rock Street, N4

Romilly Road, N4 Romilly Road is a road in the N4 postcode area (Finsbury Park)

Romilly Road, N4

Rumsey Mews, N4 Rumsey Mews is a location in London (Finsbury Park)

Rumsey Mews, N4

Sim Street, N4 Sim Street is a location in London (Manor House)

Sim Street, N4

Somerfield Road, N4 Somerfield Road is a road in the N4 postcode area (Manor House)

Somerfield Road, N4

St Johns Court, N4 St Johns Court is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Manor House)

St Johns Court, N4

St Thomas’s Road, N4 Saint Thomas’s Road runs between Highbury and Finsbury Park (Finsbury Park)

St Thomas’s Road, N4

Station Place, N4 Station Place is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Finsbury Park)

Station Place, N4

Therfield Court, N4 Therfield Court is located on Casbeard Street (Manor House)

Therfield Court, N4

Vale Row, N5 Vale Row is a road in the N5 postcode area (Highbury)

Vale Row, N5

Waverley Place, N4 Waverley Place is a location in London (Manor House)

Waverley Place, N4

Wilbderforce Road, N4 Wilbderforce Road is a location in London (Manor House)

Wilbderforce Road, N4

Wilberforce Road, N4 Wilberforce Road was named after politician William Wilberforce (Manor House)

Wilberforce Road, N4

Willberforce Road, N4 Willberforce Road is a location in London (Manor House)

Willberforce Road, N4

Woodstock Road, N4 Woodstock Road is one of the streets of London in the N4 postal area (Stroud Green)

Woodstock Road, N4

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The Avenue, Finsbury Park (early 1900’s) Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620384821 Licence:	Finsbury Park platform art Credit: Annabel Grey TUM image id: 1602070648 Licence:	Amwell Court Built by Stoke Newington Borough Council on a bomb site. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1686928735 Licence:	View of Nicholls House on the Woodberry Down Estate from the northeast (1981) Built in the late 1940s, the Woodberry Down Estate fell on hard times and was largely demolished in the early twenty first century. Credit: Prof. Miles Glendinning TUM image id: 1625784498 Licence:	Arsenal underground station was called Gillespie Road before rebuilding in the 1930s. Alas, at the same time as the renaming, the station was remodelled to its modern, more brutalist, form. Credit: Arsenal FC TUM image id: 1624869671 Licence:
Looking north up Seven Sisters Road at Finsbury Park on 26 July 1932. The photo looks towards Manor House. Stroud Green Road is on left followed by the trees of Finsbury Park. Cars are coming out on right from Blackstock Road. Credit: Fox Photos/Getty Images TUM image id: 1622646370 Licence:	William Patten, the first Lord of the Manor of Stoke Newington TUM image id: 1687168094 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Postcard from the turn of the twentieth century titled ’Finsbury Park - A shady walk’ Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620384187 Licence:	Seven Sisters Road and Woodberry Down (1895) Credit: Hackney Library Services TUM image id: 1624018328 Licence:

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Finsbury Park platform art
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Amwell Court Built by Stoke Newington Borough Council on a bomb site.
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Arsenal underground station was called Gillespie Road before rebuilding in the 1930s. Alas, at the same time as the renaming, the station was remodelled to its modern, more brutalist, form.
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Looking north up Seven Sisters Road at Finsbury Park on 26 July 1932. The photo looks towards Manor House. Stroud Green Road is on left followed by the trees of Finsbury Park. Cars are coming out on right from Blackstock Road.
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William Patten, the first Lord of the Manor of Stoke Newington
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Postcard from the turn of the twentieth century titled ’Finsbury Park - A shady walk’
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Seven Sisters Road and Woodberry Down (1895)
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