Century Court, NW8

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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
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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
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Paddington Fire Station Paddington Fire Station was situated at 492-498 Edgware Road.

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NEARBY STREETS

Abbey House, NW8 Abbey House is a block adjacent to Abbey Road studios (St John’s Wood)

Abbey House, NW8

Abercorn Close, NW8 Abercorn Close leads off Abercorn Place (St John’s Wood)

Abercorn Close, NW8

Aberdeen Court, W9 Aberdeen Court is a block on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Aberdeen Court, W9

Aberdeen Place, NW8 Aberdeen Place was built on the site of a farm once owned by John Lyon, who founded Harrow School in 1571. (St John’s Wood)

Aberdeen Place, NW8

Ada Court, W9 Ada Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Ada Court, W9

Addison House, NW8 Addison House is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Addison House, NW8

Albany Court, NW8 Albany Court is a block on Garden Road (St John’s Wood)

Albany Court, NW8

Alexandra Court, W9 Alexandra Court is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Alexandra Court, W9

Alma House, NW8 Alma House is a block on Alma Square (St John’s Wood)

Alma House, NW8

Alma Square, NW8 Alma Square commemorates the River Alma on whose banks the first Anglo-French victory of the Crimean War was won (St John’s Wood)

Alma Square, NW8

Alpha Road, NW8 Alpha Road, named after the Greek letter, was the first street to be developed on the Eyre estate (St John’s Wood)

Alpha Road, NW8

Ascot Court, NW8 Ascot Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Ascot Court, NW8

Ashby Court, NW8 Ashby Court is a block on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Ashby Court, NW8

Atrium Apartments, NW8 Atrium Apartments is a block on Park Road (Regent’s Park)

Atrium Apartments, NW8

Bernhardt Crescent, NW8 Bernhardt Crescent is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Bernhardt Crescent, NW8

Beverly House, NW8 Beverly House is a block on Park Road (Regent’s Park)

Beverly House, NW8

Birch Vale Court, NW8 Birch Vale Court can be found on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Birch Vale Court, NW8

Blazer Court, NW8 Blazer Court is located on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

Blazer Court, NW8

Blomfield Court, W9 Blomfield Court is a block on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Blomfield Court, W9

Boldero Place, NW8 Boldero Place is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Boldero Place, NW8

Brackley Court, NW8 Brackley Court is sited on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Brackley Court, NW8

Broadley Terrace, NW1 Broadley Terrace is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Broadley Terrace, NW1

Bronwen Court, NW8 Bronwen Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Bronwen Court, NW8

Browning Close, W9 Browning Close is named after two poets (Little Venice)

Browning Close, W9

Brunswick House, NW8 Brunswick House is a block on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)

Brunswick House, NW8

Capland Street, NW8 Capland Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Capland Street, NW8

Casey Close, NW8 Casey Close is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Casey Close, NW8

Castleford Court, NW8 Castleford Court is a block on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Castleford Court, NW8

Cavendish Close, NW8 Cavendish Close leads off Cavendish Avenue (St John’s Wood)

Cavendish Close, NW8

Century Court, NW8 Century Court is a building on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Century Court, NW8

Cheadle Court, NW8 Cheadle Court is a block on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Cheadle Court, NW8

Clarendon Court, W9 Clarendon Court is sited on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clarendon Court, W9

Clarendon Gardens, W9 Clarendon Gardens is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clarendon Gardens, W9

Clarendon Terrace, W9 Clarendon Terrace is a street in Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Clarendon Terrace, W9

Clifton Court, NW8 Clifton Court is a block on Clifton Court (St John’s Wood)

Clifton Court, NW8

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

Clifton Road, W9

Clive Court, W9 Clive Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clive Court, W9

Coach House, NW8 Coach House is located on Park Road (Regent’s Park)

Coach House, NW8

Cooper House, NW8 Cooper House is sited on Lyons Place (St John’s Wood)

Cooper House, NW8

Cropthorne Court, W9 Cropthorne Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Cropthorne Court, W9

Cunningham Court, W9 Cunningham Court is a block on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Cunningham Court, W9

Cunningham Place, NW8 Cunningham Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Cunningham Place, NW8

Denning Close, NW8 Denning Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Denning Close, NW8

Dicksee House, NW8 Dicksee House is a block on Lyons Place (St John’s Wood)

Dicksee House, NW8

Durham House, NW8 Durham House is a block on Lorne Close (Regent’s Park)

Durham House, NW8

Eastlake House, NW8 Eastlake House is located on Frampton Street (St John’s Wood)

Eastlake House, NW8

Elizabeth Close, W9 Elizabeth Close commemorates Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet (Little Venice)

Elizabeth Close, W9

Elm Tree Court, NW8 Elm Tree Court is a building on Elm Tree Road (St John’s Wood)

Elm Tree Court, NW8

Elm Tree Road, NW8 Elm Tree Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Elm Tree Road, NW8

Elmton Court, NW8 Elmton Court is a block on Cunningham Place (St John’s Wood)

Elmton Court, NW8

Eyre Road, NW8 Eyre Road is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Eyre Road, NW8

Fairlop Place, NW8 Fairlop Place seems to continue the oak theme of the naming of Oak Tree Road - Fairlop Oak is a celebrated tree in Essex (St John’s Wood)

Fairlop Place, NW8

Fisherton Street, NW8 Until 1877, most of Fisherton Street was known as Upper Salisbury Street (St John’s Wood)

Fisherton Street, NW8

Florence Court, W9 Florence Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Florence Court, W9

Frampton Street, NW8 Frampton Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Frampton Street, NW8

Garden Court, NW8 Garden Court is a block on Garden Road (St John’s Wood)

Garden Court, NW8

Garden House, NW8 Garden House is a block on Hamilton Gardens (St John’s Wood)

Garden House, NW8

Garden Road, NW8 Garden Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Garden Road, NW8

Gateforth Street, NW8 Gateforth Street is a location in London (St John’s Wood)

Gateforth Street, NW8

Gibon House, NW8 Gibon House is a block on Fisherton Street (St John’s Wood)

Gibon House, NW8

Greenberry Street, NW8 Greenberry Street has a name which is possibly a corruption of Green Barrow Hill (St John’s Wood)

Greenberry Street, NW8

Grendon Street, NW8 Grendon Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Grendon Street, NW8

Grove End House, NW8 Grove End House is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Grove End House, NW8

Grove End Road, NW8 Grove End Road has a name reflecting the end of Lisson Grove (St John’s Wood)

Grove End Road, NW8

Grove Hall Court, NW8 Grove Hall Court is on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

Grove Hall Court, NW8

Hall Road, NW8 Hall Road is named after the builder William Hall who died in either 1832 or 1833. (St John’s Wood)

Hall Road, NW8

Hamilton Close, NW8 Hamilton Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton Close, NW8

Hamilton Gardens, NW8 Hamilton Gardens is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton Gardens, NW8

Hamilton House, NW8 Hamilton House is a block on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton House, NW8

Hamilton Terrace, NW8 Hamilton Terrace is named after Charles Hamilton who was a Harrow School governor (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton Terrace, NW8

Hanover House, NW8 Hanover House is located on St Johns Wood High Street (St John’s Wood)

Hanover House, NW8

Helsby Court, NW8 Helsby Court can be found on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Helsby Court, NW8

Henderson Drive, NW8 Henderson Drive is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Henderson Drive, NW8

Hucknall Court, NW8 Hucknall Court can be found on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Hucknall Court, NW8

Huxley House, NW8 Huxley House is a block on Fisherton Street (St John’s Wood)

Huxley House, NW8

Jerome Crescent, NW8 Jerome Crescent is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Jerome Crescent, NW8

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

Lanark Place, W9

Lisson Grove, NW8 Lisson Grove is a corruption of the local manor of Lileston. Originally the road was lined with trees (St John’s Wood)

Lisson Grove, NW8

Lodge Road, NW8 Lodge Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Lodge Road, NW8

Lyons Place, NW8 Lyons Place is named for John Lyon (c.1511-92) who founded Harrow School (St John’s Wood)

Lyons Place, NW8

MacMillan House, NW8 MacMillan House is a block on Lorne Close (St John’s Wood)

MacMillan House, NW8

Mallory Street, NW1 Mallory Street is named for Robert Mallory, a 1433 Grand Prior of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Marylebone)

Mallory Street, NW1

Melina Court, NW8 Melina Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Melina Court, NW8

Melina Place, NW8 Melina Place runs west from Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Melina Place, NW8

Mews House, NW8 Mews House is a block on Hamilton Terrace (St John’s Wood)

Mews House, NW8

North Bank, NW8 North Bank is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

North Bank, NW8

Northwick Close, NW8 Northwick Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Northwick Close, NW8

Northwick Terrace, NW8 Northwick Terrace was named after Lord John Northwick, Harrow School governor (St John’s Wood)

Northwick Terrace, NW8

Nugent Terrace, NW8 Nugent Terrace is named after George Nugent-Greville, Baron Nugent (1789-1850) (St John’s Wood)

Nugent Terrace, NW8

Oak Tree Road, NW8 Oak Tree Road connects St John’s Wood Road and Lodge Road (St John’s Wood)

Oak Tree Road, NW8

Orchardson House, NW8 Orchardson House is a block on Orchardson Street (St John’s Wood)

Orchardson House, NW8

Park Road, NW8 Park Road is a road in the NW8 postcode area (Regent’s Park)

Park Road, NW8

Pavilion Apartments, NW8 Pavilion Apartments is located on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

Pavilion Apartments, NW8

Pennyford Court, NW8 Pennyford Court is a building on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Pennyford Court, NW8

Pinner Court, NW8 Pinner Court is a block on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Pinner Court, NW8

Poynter House, NW8 Poynter House is a block on Aberdeen Place (St John’s Wood)

Poynter House, NW8

Regent Court, NW8 Regent Court can be found on North Bank (St John’s Wood)

Regent Court, NW8

Robert Close, W2 Poet Robert Browning Poet who lived in Little Venice, near the site of the road (Little Venice)

Robert Close, W2

Rodney Court, W9 Rodney Court is located on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Rodney Court, W9

Rothley Court, NW8 Rothley Court is a block on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

Rothley Court, NW8

Sandringham Court, W9 Sandringham Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Sandringham Court, W9

Scott Ellis Gardens, NW8 Scott Ellis Gardens was built by Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden (1880-1946) who was a landowner, writer, Olympic athlete and patron of the arts (St John’s Wood)

Scott Ellis Gardens, NW8

Southcott House, W9 Southcott House is a block on Clifton Gardens (Little Venice)

Southcott House, W9

St Johns Wood Court, NW8 St Johns Wood Court is a block on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

St Johns Wood Court, NW8

St John’s Wood Road, NW8 St John’s Wood Road is a main road connecting Lord’s with Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

St John’s Wood Road, NW8

Stafford House, W2 Stafford House is sited on Maida Avenue (Edgware Road)

Stafford House, W2

Swain Street, NW8 Swain Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Swain Street, NW8

Swanbourne House, NW8 Swanbourne House is located on Capland Street (St John’s Wood)

Swanbourne House, NW8

The Yoo Building, NW8 The Yoo Building is located on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

The Yoo Building, NW8

Tresham Crescent, NW8 Tresham Crescent was built on land which was in medieval times owned by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (St John’s Wood)

Tresham Crescent, NW8

Vale Close, W9 Vale Close is a street in Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Vale Close, W9

Verulam Terrace, W9 Verulam Terrace is the former name for a section of the modern Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

Verulam Terrace, W9

Wellington Place, NW8 Wellington Place, like Wellington Road, is named for the Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 (St John’s Wood)

Wellington Place, NW8

William Court, NW8 William Court is a block on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

William Court, NW8

Winchelsea House, NW8 Winchelsea House is sited on Lisson Grove (St John’s Wood)

Winchelsea House, NW8

Winterton House, W9 Winterton House is a building on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Winterton House, W9

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A photographer called Iain Macmillan was a friend of John and Yoko and, during the morning of Friday 8 August 1969 found himself commissioned to take a photo of the Fab Four to adorn their latest studio release, an album called ’Abbey Road’. As the group waited outside the studio for the shoot to begin, Linda McCartney took a number of extra photographs. Credit: Apple Corps TUM image id: 1630368852 Licence:	The oldest parts of the Barrow Hill Estate in St John’s Wood date from 1937 Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1627038891 Licence:	Abbey lodge as it appeared on the 1872 Ordnance Survey map. It faces Park Road with Hanover Gate to its north and Hanover Terrace behind. Credit: Crown Copyright (expired) TUM image id: 1556886059 Licence:	The 1807 Hyatt map William Hyett produced an amazingly accurate map of the London countryside in 1807, using just pen and paper. An interior decorator with royal patronage, Frederick Crace amassed some 1200 printed and hand-drawn maps charting the development of the city and its immediate vicinity from around 1570 to 1860. A couple of these maps date from 1807 as William Hyett put pen and ink to paper and drew a remarkable accurate view of the then countryside around north and west London. Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1485272957 Licence:	Illustration of the ’Yorkshire Stingo’ Inn, Marylebone (1770) This pub was notable for being the starting point for the first omnibus in London. TUM image id: 1661766476 Licence: CC BY 2.0
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:	Paddington Fire Station (c.1900) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1590751430 Licence:	8 Blandford Square, NW1 - date and occassion unknown. Credit: Brian Girling TUM image id: 1645807872 Licence:	Lisson Green TUM image id: 1593182694 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Dada style Maida Vale block of flats Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605698670 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Shillibeer Place sign Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1491316677 Licence:	Little Venice (1952) This is one of a large series of London views that Stephen Bone executed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Bone liked to paint water and its reflections, and often combined this with compositions showing people going about their daily business, a combination which is the subject of this picture. A barge, hung with its owner’s washing, travels along the canal. Two children play along the banks, and a man sits on the railings overhead, enjoying the view. Credit: Stephen Bone TUM image id: 1678891129 Licence:	Westway construction making its way along the Harrow Road (1960s) TUM image id: 1660664649 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Edwardian view of Marlborough Road station This gives an idea of the general arrangement; the building was directly over the railway cutting. The thoroughfare Marlborough Road was renamed Marlborough Place in the 1930s but the station retained the old name until closure. TUM image id: 1631020710 Licence:	Cochrane Street, St John’s Wood (1958) From the episode ’Radioactive’ of the TV series ’Dial 999’, Credit: http://avengerland.theavengers.tv/ TUM image id: 1658776890 Licence: CC BY 2.0