Charlotte House, W6

Charlotte House is one of a number of local blocks named after female members of the British Royal Family.

Charlotte House, Hammersmith stands on the location of The Cannon pub, pictured here in 1900
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Admin Olympia Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:17 GMT	TV comes to Olympia Over 7000 people queued to see the first high definition television pictures on sets at the Olympia Radio Show. The pictures were transmitted by the BBC from Alexandra Palace, introduced by Leslie Mitchell, their first announcer. Reply
Jonathan Penner Pennard Road, W12 Added: 11 Sep 2021 16:03 GMT	Pennard Road, W12 My wife and I, young Canadians, lodged at 65 (?) Pennard Road with a fellow named Clive and his girlfriend, Melanie, for about 6 months in 1985. We loved the area and found it extremely convenient. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, approximately eight kilometres west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames.

Hammersmith

Lyric Hammersmith The Lyric Theatre (Lyric Hammersmith) is a theatre off King Street, Hammersmith.

Lyric Hammersmith

New Blue Hall Cinema The New Blue Hall Cinema opened on 10 December 1912 with a seating capacity of 1300.

New Blue Hall Cinema

Sacred Heart High School Sacred Heart High School is a Roman Catholic girls secondary school in Hammersmith.

Sacred Heart High School

The Rifle The Rifle was a public house on Fulham Palace Road.

The Rifle

NEARBY STREETS

Albion Place, W6 Albion Place is a street in Hammersmith.

Albion Place, W6

Angel Walk, W6 Angel Walk was previously Angel Road before 1938.

Angel Walk, W6

Argyle Place, W6 Argyle Place is a street in Hammersmith.

Argyle Place, W6

Arundel Terrace, SW13 Arundel Terrace is a road in the SW13 postcode area

Arundel Terrace, SW13

Ashcroft Square, W6 Ashcroft Square is a street in Hammersmith.

Ashcroft Square, W6

Aspen Gardens, W6 Aspen Gardens serves the blocks of the Aspen Gardens Estate.

Aspen Gardens, W6

Aspen Place, W6 In a complicated set of renamings, both Providence Yard and Henrietta Place became Aspen Place in 1891.

Aspen Place, W6

Beryl Road, W6 Beryl Road is in the Fulham part of the W6 area

Beryl Road, W6

Biscay Road, W6 Biscay Road is in Fulham

Biscay Road, W6

Black’s Road, W6 This is a street in the W6 postcode area

Black’s Road, W6

Blades Court, W6 Blades Court is a street in Hammersmith.

Blades Court, W6

Blakemore Gardens, SW13 A street within the SW13 postcode

Blakemore Gardens, SW13

Brandenburgh House, W6 Brandenburgh House is a building on Fulham Palace Road.

Brandenburgh House, W6

Bridge Avenue, W6 Bridge Avenue is a street in Hammersmith.

Bridge Avenue, W6

Bridge View, W6 Bridge View is a street in Hammersmith.

Bridge View, W6

Broadway Shopping Centre, W6 Broadway Shopping Centre is a street in Hammersmith.

Broadway Shopping Centre, W6

Brunswick House, W6 Brunswick House is located on Chancellor’s Road.

Brunswick House, W6

Butterwick, W6 Butterwick is a road in the W6 postcode area

Butterwick, W6

Caroline House, W6 Caroline House is a block on Crisp Road.

Caroline House, W6

Castelnau Gardens, SW13 A street within the SW13 postcode

Castelnau Gardens, SW13

Castelnau Mansions, SW13 A street within the SW13 postcode

Castelnau Mansions, SW13

Castelnau Row, SW13 A street within the SW13 postcode

Castelnau Row, SW13

Chancellor’s Road, W6 This is a street in the W6 postcode area

Chancellor’s Road, W6

Chancellors Street, W6 Chancellors Street is a street in Hammersmith.

Chancellors Street, W6

Chancellors Wharf, W6 Chancellors Wharf is a street in Hammersmith.

Chancellors Wharf, W6

Chivas House, W6 Chivas House is a block on Thames Path.

Chivas House, W6

Clavering Avenue, SW13 Clavering Avenue is a road in the SW13 postcode area

Clavering Avenue, SW13

Crisp Road, W6 Crisp Road is a street in Hammersmith.

Crisp Road, W6

Crisp Walk, W6 Crisp Walk is a location in London.

Crisp Walk, W6

Cromwell Avenue, W6 Cromwell Avenue is a street in Hammersmith.

Cromwell Avenue, W6

Dimes Place, W6 Dimes Place is a street in Hammersmith.

Dimes Place, W6

Distillery Lane, W6 Distillery Lane lies within the W6 postal area

Distillery Lane, W6

Distillery Road, W6 Distillery Road is in the Fulham part of the W6 area

Distillery Road, W6

Down Place, W6 Down Place is a street in Hammersmith.

Down Place, W6

Faulkner House, W6 Faulkner House is a block on Parr’s Way.

Faulkner House, W6

Fulham Palace Road, W6 Fulham Palace Road is a street in Hammersmith.

Fulham Palace Road, W6

Glentham Gardens, SW13 A street within the SW13 postcode

Glentham Gardens, SW13

Glentham Road, SW13 Glentham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW13 postal area.

Glentham Road, SW13

Goldhurst House, W6 Goldhurst House is a block on Parr’s Way.

Goldhurst House, W6

Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6 Hammersmith Bridge Road is a street in Hammersmith.

Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6

Hammersmith Broadway, W6 Hammersmith Broadway is a major transport node and also the name of a shopping centre.

Hammersmith Broadway, W6

Hammersmith Flyover, W6 The Hammersmith flyover is an elevated roadway which carries the A4 arterial road over the central Hammersmith gyratory system.

Hammersmith Flyover, W6

Hammersmith Road, W6 Hammersmith Road is a street in Hammersmith.

Hammersmith Road, W6

Henley Apartments, W6 Henley Apartments can be found on Thames Path.

Henley Apartments, W6

Holcombe Street, W6 Holcombe Street is a street in Hammersmith.

Holcombe Street, W6

Keir Hardie House, W6 Keir Hardie House is a block on Fulham Palace Road.

Keir Hardie House, W6

King Henry’s Reach, W6 King Henry’s Reach is in the Fulham area

King Henry’s Reach, W6

King Street Cloisters, W6 King Street Cloisters is a street in Hammersmith.

King Street Cloisters, W6

King Street, W6 King Street is a street in Hammersmith.

King Street, W6

Kings Mall, W6 Kings Mall is a street in Hammersmith.

Kings Mall, W6

Lochaline Street, W6 Lochaline Street is in an area of Fulham

Lochaline Street, W6

Lower Mall, W6 Lower Mall is a street in Hammersmith.

Lower Mall, W6

Lyric Square, W6 This is a street in the W6 postcode area

Lyric Square, W6

Macbeth Street, W6 Macbeth Street is a street in Hammersmith.

Macbeth Street, W6

Mall Road, W6 Mall Road is a street in Hammersmith.

Mall Road, W6

Manbre Road, W6 Manbre Road is in Fulham

Manbre Road, W6

Merthyr Terrace, SW13 Merthyr Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW13 postal area.

Merthyr Terrace, SW13

Metro Building, W6 Metro Building is sited on Chalk Hill Road.

Metro Building, W6

Metropolitan Station Arcade, W6 Metropolitan Station Arcade is a row of shops connected to the Hammersmith & City/Circle Line station in Hammersmith.

Metropolitan Station Arcade, W6

Parfrey Street, W6 Parfrey Street is part of Fulham

Parfrey Street, W6

Parr’s Way, W6 Parr’s Way is in Fulham

Parr’s Way, W6

Playfair Street, W6 Playfair Street is a location in Fulham

Playfair Street, W6

Queen Caroline Street, W6 Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV, lived and died in nearby Brandenburg House.

Queen Caroline Street, W6

Riverside Gardens, W6 Riverside Gardens is a street in Hammersmith.

Riverside Gardens, W6

Riverview Gardens, SW13 Riverview Gardens is a road in the SW13 postcode area

Riverview Gardens, SW13

Rutland Grove, W6 Rutland Grove is a road in the W6 postcode area

Rutland Grove, W6

Ship Lane, W6 Ship Lane was formerly known as Bridge Street.

Ship Lane, W6

St Hilda’s Road, SW13 St Hilda’s Road is a road in the SW13 postcode area

St Hilda’s Road, SW13

St. James Street, W6 St. James Street is a road in the W6 postcode area

St. James Street, W6

Sussex Place, W6 Sussex Place is a road in the W6 postcode area

Sussex Place, W6

The Square, W6 The Square is a road in the W6 postcode area

The Square, W6

Tierney Lane, W6 Tierney Lane is in Fulham

Tierney Lane, W6

Trafalgar Street, W6 Trafalgar Street was a small street in Hammersmith, off Aspen Place.

Trafalgar Street, W6

Trinity Church Passage, SW13 Trinity Church Passage is a road in the SW13 postcode area

Trinity Church Passage, SW13

Wellington Walk, W6 Wellington Walk was a former street of Hammersmith.

Wellington Walk, W6

Winslow Road, W6 Winslow Road lies in Fulham

Winslow Road, W6

Worlidge Street, W6 Worlidge Street is a street in Hammersmith.

Worlidge Street, W6

Yeldham Road, W6 Yeldham Road is a location in Fulham

Yeldham Road, W6

York House, W6 A street within the W6 postcode

York House, W6

NEARBY PUBS

Basing Hill Park

Belushi’s And St Christopher’s

Blue Anchor The Blue Anchor is an iconic pub on the banks of the river Thames at Hammersmith.

Blue Anchor

Duke of Edinburgh The Duke of Edinburgh was located at 52 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith.

Royal Sussex Arms The Royal Sussex Arms stood at 26 Hammersmith Broadway.

Royal Sussex Arms

Six Bells The Six Bells was open between 1826 and about 1959.

Six Bells

The Bridge

The Cannon The Cannon was situated at 80 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith.

The Cannon

The Chancellors

The Distillers Arms The Distillers Arms marks the boundary between Hammersmith and Fulham.

The Rifle The Rifle was a public house on Fulham Palace Road.

The Rifle

The Rutland Arms The Rutland Arms lies along the River Thames at Hammersmith.

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Hammersmith

Hammersmith is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, approximately eight kilometres west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames.

One of west London’s key transport hubs and commercial and employment centres, and home to several multinational company offices, Hammersmith is focused on the two London Underground stations, a bus station and as an important road network node.

Hammersmith’s pedestrianised riverside is popular for its many pubs, its excellent views of the river and the annual Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race which passes by.

The area has provided a location for several TV programmes - for instance, The Flying Squad were Hammersmith-based in the 1970s TV series The Sweeney.

Hammersmith is served by two tube stations, one is the western terminus of the Hammersmith & City Line, the other by the Piccadilly and District Lines. Both are called Hammersmith. The latter tube station is part of a larger office, retail and transport development, locally known as The Broadway after its large encompassing roundabout.

The present Hammersmith & City station is situated on Beadon Road and opened on 1 December 1868, replacing the original station slightly north of here which opened on 13 June 1864 when the line extension was built from Paddington. The Circle line has served Hammersmith since 13 December 2009.

The Piccadilly and District line station was opened on 9 September 1874 by the Metropolitan District Railway (now the District Line) as the western terminus of the railway when it was extended from Earl’s Court.

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Shepherd's Bush Road, W6 TUM image id: 1488542121 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith (2013) Credit: Wiki Commons/Chmee2 TUM image id: 1668683030 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Stage hands at the Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith (1897) Later called the Lyric Theatre, it had been redesigned in 1895 and opened by Lille Langtry TUM image id: 1668694178 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Horse-drawn cab outside the station in Beadon Road (1894) Staffords - the shop next to the station - repaired and sola umbrellas. TUM image id: 1668094349 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cambridge Road (now Cambridge Grove) during the Edwardian period. A District Line train is crossing the bridge. TUM image id: 1668685689 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Carthew Road, W6 TUM image id: 1466548214 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Castelnau (1910) with Hammersmith Bridge in the background Old London postcard TUM image id: 1600620265 Licence:	Dewhurst Road, Hammersmith Artist: Adam Raven (1952–2006) Credit: Hammersmith Library TUM image id: 1668731003 Licence:	Margaret House - an original section of the Caroline Estate built in the early twentieth-century. The London County Council extended the estate in 1953. In the background, you can see a tall red-brick building with prominent chimneys. This was another housing estate, which was owned and run by the Peabody Trust. Previously, the site had been home to the Convent of the Good Shepherd, which closed in 1920. Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1668017325 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Glenthorne Road looking east towards St John’s Church (1901) TUM image id: 1668706259 Licence: CC BY 2.0
10-16 Grove Mews, c. 1906 Finch & Son occupied 10-11 for several years and expanded to no.9 from 1912. TUM image id: 1668685345 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Extension of the Piccadilly Line station in Hammersmith Broadway (1930) London Underground proudly announce that the works will relieve unemployment. Beatrice Lillie and Nellie Wallace are billed at the Coliseum in the West End. TUM image id: 1668683964 Licence:	The Cannon Inn on Queen Charlotte Street (1952) The road to the right was Ship Lane - showing houses on the street ready for demolition, along with Ship Lane itself. TUM image id: 1668016204 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Metropolitan station, Hammersmith (1933) The station was reconstructed with a brick facade in 1908. TUM image id: 1668087682 Licence:	The junction of Glenthorne Road and Cambridge Road (now Cambridge Grove), 1909 The driver of the 133 tram is adjusting the rear indicator blind ready for the journey to Kew Bridge. TUM image id: 1668711773 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Shepherd's Bush Road, W6
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Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith (2013)
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Stage hands at the Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith (1897) Later called the Lyric Theatre, it had been redesigned in 1895 and opened by Lille Langtry
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Horse-drawn cab outside the station in Beadon Road (1894) Staffords - the shop next to the station - repaired and sola umbrellas.
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Cambridge Road (now Cambridge Grove) during the Edwardian period. A District Line train is crossing the bridge.
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Castelnau (1910) with Hammersmith Bridge in the background
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Margaret House - an original section of the Caroline Estate built in the early twentieth-century. The London County Council extended the estate in 1953. In the background, you can see a tall red-brick building with prominent chimneys. This was another housing estate, which was owned and run by the Peabody Trust. Previously, the site had been home to the Convent of the Good Shepherd, which closed in 1920.
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Glenthorne Road looking east towards St John’s Church (1901)
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Extension of the Piccadilly Line station in Hammersmith Broadway (1930) London Underground proudly announce that the works will relieve unemployment. Beatrice Lillie and Nellie Wallace are billed at the Coliseum in the West End.
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The Cannon Inn on Queen Charlotte Street (1952) The road to the right was Ship Lane - showing houses on the street ready for demolition, along with Ship Lane itself.
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