Westbourne House, SW1W

Westbourne House is a block on Ebury Bridge.

Concourse at Victoria on a Saturday in 1955
Credit: Ben Brooksbank

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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

Cadogan Hall Cadogan Hall is a 950-seat capacity concert hall in Sloane Terrace.

Cadogan Hall

Ebury Farm Ebury Farm was a simple marshy farm whose lands later became the richest real estate in London.

Ebury Farm

Heygate Estate, SE17 The bridge over the Westbourne at Sloane Square was called Blandel Bridge.

Heygate Estate, SE17

Orange Square Orange Square is a small open area in Belgravia.

Orange Square

Sloane Square Sloane Square station was opened on 24 December 1868 by the Metropolitan District Railway when the company opened the first section of its line.

Sloane Square

Victoria Coach Station Victoria Coach Station is the largest coach station in London.

Victoria Coach Station

NEARBY STREETS

Alderney Street, SW1V Alderney Street was originally Stanley Street, after George Stanley, local landowner (Pimlico)

Alderney Street, SW1V

Avery Farm Row, SW1W Avery Farm Row - after a former farm here of this name, ’Avery’ being a corruption of ’Ebury’ (Victoria)

Avery Farm Row, SW1W

Barrington Court, SW1V Barrington Court is a block on Gillingham Street (Victoria)

Barrington Court, SW1V

Belgrave Cottages, SW1W Belgrave Cottages were situated behind Whittaker Street (Sloane Square)

Belgrave Cottages, SW1W

Blackstone House, SW1V Blackstone House is a block of Churchill Gardens (Pimlico)

Blackstone House, SW1V

Bloomfield Terrace, SW1W Bloomfield Terrace - an alteration of ‘Blomfield’ - after Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London (Pimlico)

Bloomfield Terrace, SW1W

Bourne Street, SW1W Bourne Street is lined with what were once artisans’ dwellings. (Belgravia)

Bourne Street, SW1W

Bramah House, SW1W Bramah House is sited on Gatliff Road (Chelsea)

Bramah House, SW1W

Bridge House, SW1W Bridge House can be found on Ebury Bridge (Victoria)

Bridge House, SW1W

Bridge Place, SW1V Bridge Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Bridge Place, SW1V

Bristol House, SW1W Bristol House is a block on Lower Sloane Street (Sloane Square)

Bristol House, SW1W

Buckland House, SW1V Buckland House is a block on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Buckland House, SW1V

Bucknill House, SW1W Bucknill House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Bucknill House, SW1W

Bulleid Way, SW1V Bulleid Way is nearly completely underneath Victoria station (Victoria)

Bulleid Way, SW1V

Bunhouse Place, SW1W Bunhouse Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Bunhouse Place, SW1W

Burton Mews, SW1W Burton Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Belgravia)

Burton Mews, SW1W

Cambridge Street, SW1V Cambridge Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Cambridge Street, SW1V

Charles Street, SW1X Charles Street was a short-lived street on the Cadogan Estate (Belgravia)

Charles Street, SW1X

Chelsea Bridge Road, SW1W Chelsea Bridge Road was built in the 1850s to connect Chelsea with its bridge (Chelsea)

Chelsea Bridge Road, SW1W

Chester Row, SW1W Chester Row with its tall stucco houses lies at the heart of the district of Belgravia (Belgravia)

Chester Row, SW1W

Cheylesmore House, SW1W Residential block (Pimlico)

Cheylesmore House, SW1W

Chippendale House, SW1V Chippendale House is a block on the Churchill Gardens Estate (Pimlico)

Chippendale House, SW1V

Churchill Gardens Road, SW1V Churchill Gardens Road is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Churchill Gardens Road, SW1V

Clarendon Street, SW1V Clarendon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Clarendon Street, SW1V

Cliveden Place, SW1W Cliveden Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Cliveden Place, SW1W

Cliveden Place, SW1W Cliveden Place continues Eaton Gate southwestwards (Sloane Square)

Cliveden Place, SW1W

Colonnade Walk, SW1W Colonnade Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Colonnade Walk, SW1W

Conduit Street, SW1W Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Wpostal area (Belgravia)

Conduit Street, SW1W

Cubitt Building, SW1W Cubitt Building can be found on Gatliff Road (Chelsea)

Cubitt Building, SW1W

Cumberland Street, SW1V Cumberland Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Cumberland Street, SW1V

Dalton House, SW1W Dalton House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Pimlico)

Dalton House, SW1W

Doneraile House, SW1W Doneraile House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Doneraile House, SW1W

Dove Walk, SW1W Dove Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Dove Walk, SW1W

Dryburgh House, SW1V Dryburgh House is sited on Alderney Street (Pimlico)

Dryburgh House, SW1V

Duke of York Square, SW1W Duke of York Square is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Duke of York Square, SW1W

Earl Street, SW1X Earl Street was a short-lived street in Hans Town (Belgravia)

Earl Street, SW1X

East Road, SW3 East Road is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

East Road, SW3

Eaton Close, SW1W Eaton Close is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Eaton Close, SW1W

Eaton Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Eaton Gate, SW1W

Eaton Gate, SW1W Eaton Gate leads southwest from Eaton Square (Belgravia)

Eaton Gate, SW1W

Eaton Mews West, SW1W Eaton Mews West is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Eaton Mews West, SW1W

Eaton Terrace, SW1W Eaton Terrace is a street of elegant five and six storey terraced houses (Belgravia)

Eaton Terrace, SW1W

Ebury Bridge Road, SW1W Ebury Bridge Road used to lead to Ebury Bridge which spanned the Grosvenor Canal (Pimlico)

Ebury Bridge Road, SW1W

Ebury Bridge, SW1V Ebury Bridge at first spanned an inlet of the Thames, and later the Grosvenor Canal (Pimlico)

Ebury Bridge, SW1V

Ebury Square, SW1W In contrast with much of Belgravia’s planned building, Ebury Square developed as a result of London’s natural expansion. (Victoria)

Ebury Square, SW1W

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W Eccleston Bridge derives its name from Eccleston in Cheshire, where the Grosvenor family own property (Victoria)

Eccleston Bridge, SW1W

Eccleston Place, SW1W Eccleston Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Eccleston Place, SW1W

Eccleston Square Mews, SW1V Eccleston Square Mews is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Eccleston Square Mews, SW1V

Eccleston Square, SW1V Eccleston Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Eccleston Square, SW1V

Eccleston Yard, SW1W Eccleston Yard lies off Eccleston Place (Victoria)

Eccleston Yard, SW1W

Edgson House, SW1W Edgson House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Edgson House, SW1W

Elgar House, SW1V Elgar House is one of the blocks of the Churchill Gardens Estate (Pimlico)

Elgar House, SW1V

Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V Elizabeth Bridge is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

Elizabeth Bridge, SW1V

Elizabeth Street, SW1W Elizabeth Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Elizabeth Street, SW1W

Evesham House, SW1V Evesham House is located on Sutherland Row (Pimlico)

Evesham House, SW1V

Fonthill House, SW1V Fonthill House is a building on Sutherland Street (Pimlico)

Fonthill House, SW1V

Fountain Court, SW1W Fountain Court is a block on Avery Farm Row (Victoria)

Fountain Court, SW1W

Fountain Square, SW1W Fountain Square is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Fountain Square, SW1W

Furness House, SW1V Furness House is a block on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Furness House, SW1V

Garrison Square, SW1W Garrison Square is a location in London (Pimlico)

Garrison Square, SW1W

Gatliff Road, SW1W Gatliff Road is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Chelsea)

Gatliff Road, SW1W

Gifford House, SW1V Gifford House is a block on Lupus Street (Pimlico)

Gifford House, SW1V

Gilbert House, SW1V Gilbert House is paired with Sullivan House to its south (Pimlico)

Gilbert House, SW1V

Gillingham Street, SW1V Gillingham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Gillingham Street, SW1V

Glasgow Terrace, SW1V Glasgow Terrace has coexisted with the name of Caledonia Street (Pimlico)

Glasgow Terrace, SW1V

Glastonbury House, SW1V Glastonbury House is sited on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Glastonbury House, SW1V

Globe House, SW1V Globe House is a block on Eccleston Square (Victoria)

Globe House, SW1V

Gloucester Street, SW1V Gloucester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Gloucester Street, SW1V

Graham Terrace, SW1W Graham Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

Graham Terrace, SW1W

Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W Grosvenor Cottages is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W

Guildhouse Street, SW1V Guildhouse Street is named after the Guild House (Pimlico)

Guildhouse Street, SW1V

Gwynn House, SW1W Gwynn House is a block on Lower Sloane Street (Sloane Square)

Gwynn House, SW1W

Hepworth Court, SW1W Hepworth Court is a block on Gatliff Road (Chelsea)

Hepworth Court, SW1W

Hillersdon House, SW1W Hillersdon House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Hillersdon House, SW1W

Hirst Court, SW1W Hirst Court is a block on Gatliff Road (Chelsea)

Hirst Court, SW1W

Holbein House, SW1W Holbein House is a block on Holbein Place (Victoria)

Holbein House, SW1W

Holbein Mews, SW1W Holbein Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Holbein Mews, SW1W

Holbein Place, SW1W Holbein Place links Sloane Square and Pimlico Road (Sloane Square)

Holbein Place, SW1W

Hugh Street, SW1V Hugh Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Hugh Street, SW1V

Kilmuir House, SW1W Kilmuir House is a block on Ebury Street (Belgravia)

Kilmuir House, SW1W

Kirkstall House, SW1V Kirkstall House is a block on Sutherland Street (Pimlico)

Kirkstall House, SW1V

Kylestrome House, SW1W Kylestrome House is a block on Cundy Street (Victoria)

Kylestrome House, SW1W

Laxford House, SW1W Laxford House is located on Cundy Street (Victoria)

Laxford House, SW1W

Littleton House, SW1V Littleton House is a 10-storey block containing 116 flats with commercial premises below (Pimlico)

Littleton House, SW1V

Lochmore House, SW1W Lochmore House is a block on Cundy Street (Victoria)

Lochmore House, SW1W

Lower Sloane Street, SW1W Lower Sloane Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Lower Sloane Street, SW1W

Lutyens House, SW1V Lutyens House is a block named for Edwin Lutyens, an English architect known for adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era (Pimlico)

Lutyens House, SW1V

Mercer House, SW1W Mercer House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Pimlico)

Mercer House, SW1W

Moore House, SW1W Moore House is a block on Gatliff Road (Pimlico)

Moore House, SW1W

Mozart Terrace, SW1W Mozart Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Mozart Terrace, SW1W

Mulberry Square, SW1W Mulberry Square is a location in London (Victoria)

Mulberry Square, SW1W

Nash House, SW1V Nash House is a 1950s block on the Churchill Gardens estate (Pimlico)

Nash House, SW1V

Ormonde Place, SW1W Ormonde Place is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Ormonde Place, SW1W

Passmore Street, SW1W Passmore Street, formerly Union Street, contains a social mix (Victoria)

Passmore Street, SW1W

Pavilion Court, SW1W Pavilion Court is sited on Gatliff Road (Chelsea)

Pavilion Court, SW1W

Peabody Avenue, SW1V Peabody Avenue, completed in 1885, is a monument to the birth of social housing (Pimlico)

Peabody Avenue, SW1V

Pimilco Walk, SW1W Pimilco Walk is a road in the N1 postcode area (Victoria)

Pimilco Walk, SW1W

Pimlico House, SW1W Pimlico House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Victoria)

Pimlico House, SW1W

Pimlico Road, SW1W Pimlico Road is a combination of roads formerly called Grosvenor Row and Queen Street (Victoria)

Pimlico Road, SW1W

Ranelagh Grove, SW1W Ranelagh Grove was formerly called Wilderness Row and Ranelagh Walk (Pimlico)

Ranelagh Grove, SW1W

Rye House, SW1W Rye House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Victoria)

Rye House, SW1W

Sedding Street, SW1W Sedding Street was originally called Upper George Street (Sloane Square)

Sedding Street, SW1W

Seldon House, SW1V Seldon House is a block on Glasgow Terrace (Pimlico)

Seldon House, SW1V

Semley House, SW1W Semley House is a block on Semley Place (Victoria)

Semley House, SW1W

Semley Place, SW1W Semley Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Semley Place, SW1W

Sheraton House, SW1V Sheraton House is on Paxton Terrace (Pimlico)

Sheraton House, SW1V

Sherbourne House, SW1V Sherbourne House is a block on Cumberland Street (Pimlico)

Sherbourne House, SW1V

Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W A street within the SW1W postcode (Victoria)

Silverdale Industrial Estate, SW1W

Skinner Place, SW1W Skinner Place first appears on 1840 mapping (Sloane Square)

Skinner Place, SW1W

Sloane Court East, SW1W Sloane Court East is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Sloane Court East, SW1W

Sloane Court West, SW3 This is a street in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Sloane Court West, SW3

Sloane Gardens, SW1W Sloane Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Sloane Gardens, SW1W

Sloane Square House, SW1W Sloane Square House is located on Holbein Place (Sloane Square)

Sloane Square House, SW1W

Sloane Square, SW1W Sloane Square forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan (Sloane Square)

Sloane Square, SW1W

Sloane Terrace, SW1W Sloane Terrace is the location of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)

Sloane Terrace, SW1W

South Eaton Place, SW1W South Eaton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Belgravia)

South Eaton Place, SW1W

St Barnabas Mews, SW1W St Barnabas Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Pimlico)

St Barnabas Mews, SW1W

St Barnabas Street, SW1W St Barnabas Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Pimlico)

St Barnabas Street, SW1W

St Georges Drive, SW1V St Georges Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

St Georges Drive, SW1V

St Georges Row, SW1V St Georges Row was built as Monster Row circa 1785, and renamed in 1833 (Pimlico)

St Georges Row, SW1V

Stack House, SW1W Stack House is a block on Cundy Street (Victoria)

Stack House, SW1W

Sussex Street, SW1V Sussex Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Sussex Street, SW1V

Sutherland Street, SW1V Sutherland Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Sutherland Street, SW1V

Tintern House, SW1V Residential block (Pimlico)

Tintern House, SW1V

Turpentine Lane, SW1V Turpentine Lane is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Turpentine Lane, SW1V

Victoria House, SW1W Victoria House is located on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Victoria House, SW1W

Wainwright House, SW1W Wainwright House is a block on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Wainwright House, SW1W

Walden House, SW1W Walden House is a block on Avery Farm Row (Victoria)

Walden House, SW1W

Warwick Place North, SW1V Warwick Place North is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Warwick Place North, SW1V

Warwick Place West, SW1V After 1922, the new name for Warwick Place West was West Warwick Place (Pimlico)

Warwick Place West, SW1V

Warwick Square Mews, SW1V Warwick Square Mews is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Warwick Square Mews, SW1V

Warwick Way, SW1V Warwick Way runs diagonally across Belgravia (Pimlico)

Warwick Way, SW1V

Wedderburn House, SW1W Wedderburn House is a block on Lower Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Wedderburn House, SW1W

Wedgewood House, SW1V Wedgewood House is situated beside the Churchill Gardens wildflower meadow (Pimlico)

Wedgewood House, SW1V

Wellesley House, SW1W Wellesley House is a building on Ebury Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Wellesley House, SW1W

Wellington Buildings, SW1W Wellington Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Chelsea)

Wellington Buildings, SW1W

Wentworth Court, SW1W Wentworth Court is a block on Gatliff Road (Pimlico)

Wentworth Court, SW1W

West Mews, SW1V West Mews runs off West Warwick Place (Pimlico)

West Mews, SW1V

West Warwick Place, SW1V West Warwick Place is a turning off Warwick Way (Pimlico)

West Warwick Place, SW1V

Westbourne House, SW1W Westbourne House is a block on Ebury Bridge (Victoria)

Westbourne House, SW1W

Westmoreland Terrace, SW1V Westmoreland Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Westmoreland Terrace, SW1V

Whistler Square, SW1W Whistler Square is a location in London (Chelsea)

Whistler Square, SW1W

Whittaker Street, SW1W Whittaker Street is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Sloane Square)

Whittaker Street, SW1W

Wilbraham House, SW1X Wilbraham House is located on D’Oyley Street (Sloane Square)

Wilbraham House, SW1X

Wilbraham Place, SW1X Wilbraham Place is a road to the rear of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)

Wilbraham Place, SW1X

Winchester Street, SW1V Winchester Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Winchester Street, SW1V

Woods House, SW1W Woods House is a block on Gatliff Road (Chelsea)

Woods House, SW1W

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The 52 bus TUM image id: 1556876554 Licence:	Churchill Gardens street sign and layout Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1733071045 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Sloane Square area on Horwood’s 1799 map of London. Chelsea was largely a series of a market gardens and not urbanised back then. Credit: Richard Horwood TUM image id: 1670860306 Licence:	Cadogan Hall (2017) Cadogan Hall is a former Scientology church which fell into disuse. Completed in 1907 to designs in the Byzantine Revival style, it became a concert hall in 2004. Credit: Wiki Commons/Paul the Archivist TUM image id: 1670597886 Licence:	Orange Square Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1585745295 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Battersea Power Station from the River Thames (2012) Credit: Wiki Commons/Alberto Pascual TUM image id: 1635703402 Licence:	The Plumbers Arms at 14 Lower Belgrave Street. This pub became briefly famous in 1974 as the place where Lady Lucan burst in after finding the family nanny dead. Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1647016056 Licence:	Boscobel Oaks, 1804 TUM image id: 1487173198 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The sign for the "Stage Door", formerly a pub in Allington Street, SW1 Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593785741 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:
Cadogan Place gardens, SW1. The northern garden was laid out by Humphry Repton in 1806. Repton laid out winding paths and created ridges and dips from excavated soil. Credit: Instagram/@the lois edit TUM image id: 1630936394 Licence:	Letter to Chuck Berry from Carl Sagan (1986) TUM image id: 1621596953 Licence:	Eaton Square Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1586358889 Licence:	Grosvenor Gardens Mews East TUM image id: 1544975168 Licence:	Lowndes Street, c. 1905. TUM image id: 1483984242 Licence: CC BY 2.0