Rex Place, W1K

Rex Place is a road in the W1K postcode area

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Emma Seif

Hill Street, London

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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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

25 Park Lane 25 Park Lane was the London residence of Sir Philip Sassoon.

25 Park Lane

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus

Londonderry House Londonderry House was an aristocratic townhouse situated on Park Lane.

Londonderry House

Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.

Shepherd Market

Speakers’ Corner Speakers’ Corner is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park.

Speakers’ Corner

NEARBY STREETS

Achilles Way, W1K Achilles Way is named for the nearby Wellington as Achilles statue in Hyde Park (Hyde Park Corner)

Achilles Way, W1K

Adams Row, W1K On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place. (Mayfair)

Adams Row, W1K

Aldford House, W1K Aldford House is sited on South Audley Street (Mayfair)

Aldford House, W1K

Aldford Street, W1K Aldford Street is named after Aldford, a property on the Grosvenor family’s Cheshire estates (Mayfair)

Aldford Street, W1K

Ancaster House, W1J Ancaster House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens (Mayfair)

Ancaster House, W1J

Archibald Mews, W1J Archibald Mews was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley (Mayfair)

Archibald Mews, W1J

Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street (Mayfair)

Audley Court, W1J

Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley (Mayfair)

Audley Square, W1K

Avenfield House, W1K Avenfield House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Avenfield House, W1K

Avery Row, W1K Avery Row was probably named after Henry Avery, an 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook (Mayfair)

Avery Row, W1K

Balfour Mews, W1K Balfour Mews is the southern extention of Balfour Place (Mayfair)

Balfour Mews, W1K

Balfour Place, W1K Balfour Place honours Eustace Balfour, surveyor for the Grosvenor estate from 1890 to 1910 (Mayfair)

Balfour Place, W1K

Belgravia House, W1K Belgravia House is located on South Audley Street (Mayfair)

Belgravia House, W1K

Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)

Berger House, W1J

Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square House, W1J

Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent (Mayfair)

Berkeley Square, W1J

Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Bourdon Place, W1J

Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area

Bourdon Street, W1J

Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Brick Street, W1J

Brook House, W1K Brook House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Brook House, W1K

Brooks Mews, W1K Brooks Mews is a small road on the Grosvenor Estate, laid out in the 1720s (Mayfair)

Brooks Mews, W1K

Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Bruton Place, W1J

Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Carlos Place, W1

Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Carrington Street, W1J

Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Charles Street, W1J

Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Chesterfield Gardens, W1J

Chesterfield House, W1J Chesterfield House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens (Mayfair)

Chesterfield House, W1J

Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Chesterfield Street, W1J

Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street (Mayfair)

Clarges Mews, W1J

Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly

Clarges Street, W1J

Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street

Connaught House, W1K

Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street (Mayfair)

Copus House, W1K

Culross Street, W1K Culross Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Culross Street, W1K

Curzon House, W1J Curzon House is a block facing Derby Street (Mayfair)

Curzon House, W1J

Curzon Square, W1K Curzon Square is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Curzon Square, W1K

Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Curzon Street, W1J

Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street

Curzonfield House, W1J

Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street (Mayfair)

Dartmouth House, W1J

Davies Street, W1K Davies Street is a north-south street, running from Oxford Street to Berkeley Square in Mayfair (Mayfair)

Davies Street, W1K

Davis Street, W1K Davis Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Davis Street, W1K

Deanery House, W1K Deanery House is a block on Deanery Street (Mayfair)

Deanery House, W1K

Deanery Street, W1K Deanery Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Deanery Street, W1K

Derby Street, W1J Derby Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Derby Street, W1J

Dorchester Ride, W1K Dorchester Ride is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Dorchester Ride, W1K

Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Down Street, W1J

Dudley House, W1K Dudley House is a block on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Dudley House, W1K

Dunraven Street, W1K Dunraven Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Marble Arch)

Dunraven Street, W1K

Eaton House, W1K Eaton House is a block on Upper Grosvenor Street (Mayfair)

Eaton House, W1K

Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street (Mayfair)

Farm House, W1J

Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Farm Street, W1J

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J

Fountain House, W1K Fountain House is a block on Aldford Street (Mayfair)

Fountain House, W1K

Garrick House, W1J Residential block

Garrick House, W1J

Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street (Mayfair)

Glendore House, W1J

Green Street, W1K Green Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Green Street, W1K

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K

Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Grosvenor Hill, W1K

Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square was developed by Sir Richard Grosvenor from 1721 onwards (Mayfair)

Grosvenor Square, W1K

Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Grosvenor Street, W1K

Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street

Half Moon Street, W1J

Hampden House, W1K Hampden House is a building on Green Street (Mayfair)

Hampden House, W1K

Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)

Hay’s Mews, W1J

Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Hertford Street, W1J

Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Hill Street, W1J

Jones Street, W1K Jones Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Jones Street, W1K

Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court runs off New Bond Street (Mayfair)

Lancashire Court, W1K

Lancashire Court, W1S Lancashire Court is a block on Lancashire Court (Mayfair)

Lancashire Court, W1S

Lees Court, W1K Lees Court is a block on Lees Place (Mayfair)

Lees Court, W1K

Lees Place, W1K Lees Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Lees Place, W1K

Lovers’ Walk, W1K Lovers’ Walk is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Lovers’ Walk, W1K

Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Market Mews, W1J

Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street (Mayfair)

Mayfair Building, W1J

Mayfair House, W1K Mayfair House can be found on Carlos Place (Mayfair)

Mayfair House, W1K

Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode (Mayfair)

Mayfair Mews, W1K

Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street

Mayfayre House, W1J

Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street (Mayfair)

Meadows House, W1J

Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area (Mayfair)

Mews Yard, W1K

Moss House, W1K Moss House is a block on Brook’s Mews (Mayfair)

Moss House, W1K

Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards (Mayfair)

Mount Row, W1K

Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Mount Street Mews, W1

Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Mount Street, W1K

Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is a road in the W1 postcode area (Mayfair)

Mount Street, W1K

North Audley House, W1K North Audley House is a building on North Audley Street (Mayfair)

North Audley House, W1K

Park Lane, W1K Park Lane has several historically significant properties and is one of the most desirable streets in London (Mayfair)

Park Lane, W1K

Park Street, W1K Park Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Park Street, W1K

Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Park Towers, W1J

Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K Pitt’s Head Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)

Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K

Providence Court, W1K Providence Court is north of Grosvenor Square (Mayfair)

Providence Court, W1K

Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Queen Street, W1J

Red Lion Yard, W1J Red Lion Yard is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Red Lion Yard, W1J

Reeves Mews, W1K Reeves Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Reeves Mews, W1K

Rex Place, W1K Rex Place is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Rex Place, W1K

Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field

Shepherd Market, W1J

Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Shepherd Street, W1J

Shepherds Place, W1K Shepherds Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Shepherds Place, W1K

South Audley Street, W1K South Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

South Audley Street, W1K

South Street, W1K South Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

South Street, W1K

Stanhope Gate, W1K Stanhope Gate is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Stanhope Gate, W1K

Stanhope House, W1K Stanhope House is sited on Park Lane (Mayfair)

Stanhope House, W1K

Stanhope Row, W1J Stanhope Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Stanhope Row, W1J

The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)

The Garden House, W1K

Three Kings’ Yard, W1K Three Kings’ Yard is an ancient street leading off Davies Street (Mayfair)

Three Kings’ Yard, W1K

Tilney Street, W1K Tilney Street is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)

Tilney Street, W1K

Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Trebeck Street, W1J

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 Brook Street, W1K

Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K Upper Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K

Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Waverton Street, W1J

White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street (Green Park)

White Horse Street, W1J

Woods Mews, W1K Woods Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Woods Mews, W1K

Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street

Yarmouth Place, W1J

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Marble Arch, 2016 Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=352348 TUM image id: 1510054281 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Somerset House, Park Lane: house (right) and stables (centre) in 1912, from junction of Park Lane and Oxford Street. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1510057932 Licence:	Speaker’s Corner, April 1987 Speakers here at this corner of Hyde Park nearest of Marble Arch may talk on any subject, as long as the police consider their speeches lawful. Contrary to popular belief, there is no immunity from the law, nor are any subjects proscribed, but in practice the police intervene only when they receive a complaint. Credit: Wiki Commons/Michael E. Cumpston TUM image id: 1607876169 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Montagu House, Portman Square TUM image id: 1510140427 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A view of Tyburn (1750) Credit: Old and New London: Volume 5. Edward Walford (1878) TUM image id: 1510156812 Licence:
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 TUM image id: 1515432472 Licence:	Exterior of the memorial in 2013. Credit: Tim Rademacher TUM image id: 1515433432 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The White Hart Inn stood on Knightsbridge on the eastern bank of the River Westbourne, after the river emerged from the Serpentine. It was demolished in the 1840s to make way for Albert Gate. TUM image id: 1616534671 Licence:	Pakenham Tavern (1875) The tavern was situated at the eastern end of Raphael Street, just off Knightsbridge. It was known for its wild evenings but was pulled down in the 1950s. Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1616533836 Licence:	Knightsbridge Chapel came into existence in association with the Leper Hospital there. Being on the London boundary, a legal loophole allowed it to perform many (sham) marriages, these declining after the 1670s. TUM image id: 1616535340 Licence:
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. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621590589 Licence:	Belgrave Square - this was classed in contemporary reports as "Thomas Cubitt’s greatest achievement". Belgrave Square, is the grandest and largest of his squares. Credit: Thomas Shepherd TUM image id: 1586353394 Licence:	Bryanston Square (2007) Credit: Wiki Commons/Herry Lawford TUM image id: 1724928289 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Letter to Chuck Berry from Carl Sagan (1986) TUM image id: 1621596953 Licence:	Hedonism Wines, Davies Street (2022) Credit: Simon Gunzinger TUM image id: 1653911632 Licence: