Baker Street, NW1

The NW1 end of Baker Street was home to Sherlock Holmes.

The section of Baker Street north of the Marylebone Road is where the fictional 221B Baker Street would have been located. The street runs south from Regent’s Park, the junction with Park Road, parallel to Gloucester Place.

Also fictionally, Basil of Baker Street, The Great Mouse Detective, Sherlock Hound, Danger Mouse, Sexton Blake, Carland Cross and James Black of Case Closed have all resided along the road.

Residents of the prestigious mansion block, Chiltern Court, on the Regent’s Park end of Baker Street include the novelists Arnold Bennett and H.G Wells, who are commemorated with a blue plaque.

In 1835 the sculptor James Fillans came to live and work from 82 Baker Street.

The street is served by the London Underground by Baker Street Underground station, one of the world’s oldest surviving underground stations. Next door is Transport for London’s lost property office.

In 1835, the first wax museum of Madame Tussauds was opened on Baker Street. The museum moved, just around the corner, to Marylebone Road in 1884.

Baker Street is named after builder William Baker, who laid out the street in the 18th century.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Justin Russ Binney Street, W1K Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT	Binney Street, W1K Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St. Reply
Julian Collingwood House, W1W Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT	Dennis Potter Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

North Harrow Added: 11 Apr 2021 20:03 GMT	North Harrow The North Harrow Embassy Cinema was closed in 1963 and replaced by a bowling alley and a supermarket. As well as the cinema itself there was a substantial restaurant on the first floor. Source: Embassy Cinema in North Harrow, GB - Cinema Treasures Reply
KJ Glengall Road, SE15 Added: 11 Apr 2021 12:34 GMT	Family 1900’s Cranmer family lived here at 105 (changed to 185 when road was re-numbered) James Cranmer wife Louisa ( b.Logan) They had 3 children one being my grandparent William (Bill) CRANMER married to grandmother “Nancy” He used to go to Glengall Tavern in Bird in Bush Rd ,now been converted to flats. Reply
charlie evans The Apollo Added: 10 Apr 2021 18:51 GMT	apollo pub 1950s Ted Lengthorne was the landlord of the apollo in the 1950s. A local called darkie broom who lived at number 5 lancaster road used to be the potman,I remember being in the appollo at a street party that was moved inside the pub because of rain for the queens coronation . Not sure how long the lengthornes had the pub but remember teds daughter julie being landlady in the early 1970,s Reply
Graham O’Connell Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Added: 10 Apr 2021 10:24 GMT	Lloyd & Sons, Tin Box Manufacturers (1859 - 1982) A Lloyd & Sons occupied the wharf (now known as Lloyds Wharf, Mill Street) from the mid 19th Century to the late 20th Century. Best known for making tin boxes they also produced a range of things from petrol canisters to collecting tins. They won a notorious libel case in 1915 when a local councillor criticised the working conditions which, in fairness, weren’t great. There was a major fire here in 1929 but the company survived at least until 1982 and probably a year or two after that. Reply
Joyce Taylor Lavender Road, SW11 Added: 5 Apr 2021 21:05 GMT	Lavender Road, SW11 MyFather and Grand father lived at 100 Lavender Road many years .I was born here. Reply
Beverly Sand Havering Street, E1 Added: 3 Apr 2021 17:19 GMT	Havering Street, E1 My mother was born at 48 Havering Street. That house no longer exists. It disappeared from the map by 1950. Family name Schneider, mother Ray and father Joe. Joe’s parents lived just up the road at 311 Cable Street Reply
Fumblina Lancefield Street, W10 Added: 27 Mar 2021 11:13 GMT	St Jude’s Church, Lancefield Street Saint Jude’s was constructed in 1878, while the parish was assigned in 1879 from the parish of Saint John, Kensal Green (P87/JNE2). The parish was united with the parishes of Saint Luke (P87/LUK1) and Saint Simon (P87/SIM) in 1952. The church was used as a chapel of ease for a few years, but in 1959 it was closed and later demolished. The church is visible on the 1900 map for the street on the right hand side above the junction with Mozart Street. Source: SAINT JUDE, KENSAL GREEN: LANCEFIELD STREET, WESTMINSTER \| Londo Reply
Fumblina Lancefield Street, W10 Added: 27 Mar 2021 11:08 GMT	Wedding at St Jude’s Church On 9th November 1884 Charles Selby and Johanna Hanlon got married in St Jude’s Church on Lancefield Street. They lived together close by at 103 Lancefield Street. Charles was a Lather, so worked in construction. He was only 21 but was already a widower. Johanna is not shown as having a profession but this is common in the records and elsewhere she is shown as being an Ironer or a Laundress. It is possible that she worked at the large laundry shown at the top of Lancefield Road on the 1900 map. She was also 21. She was not literate as her signature on the record is a cross. The ceremony was carried out by William Hugh Wood and was witnessed by Charles H Hudson and Caroline Hudson. Source: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1623/images/31280_197456-00100?pId=6694792 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Allsop Farm Allsop Farm stood on the north side of Marylebone Road.

Allsop Farm

Baker Street Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. The station lies in Travelcard Zone 1 and is served by five different lines. It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world’s first underground railway, opened in 1863.

Baker Street

NEARBY STREETS

Albert Mansions, W1U Albert Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Albert Mansions, W1U

Allsop Place, NW1 Allsop Place was named for Thomas Allsop of Allsop Farm.

Allsop Place, NW1

Alpha Road, NW8 Alpha Road, named after the Greek letter, was the first street to be developed in this area in 1799.

Alpha Road, NW8

Ashland House, W1U Classified as a residential/commercial block

Ashland House, W1U

Ashland Place, W1U Alongside the cemetery of Marylebone ran Burying Ground Passage which was renamed Ashland Place in 1886.

Ashland Place, W1U

Aybrook Street, W1U Aybrook Street roughly follows the path of the former Aye, or Eye Brook.

Aybrook Street, W1U

Balcombe Street, NW1 Balcombe Street is a street in Camden Town.

Balcombe Street, NW1

Balcome Street, NW1 Balcome Street is a road in the E9 postcode area

Balcome Street, NW1

Barker Street, NW1 Barker Street is a road in the SW10 postcode area

Barker Street, NW1

Beaumont Mews, W1G Beaumont Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Beaumont Mews, W1G

Beaumont Street, W1G Beaumont Street is the location of the King Edward VII Hospital and the Marylebone Library.

Beaumont Street, W1G

Bendall Mews, NW1 Bendall Mews is a street in Camden Town.

Bendall Mews, NW1

Berkeley Court, NW1 Berkeley Court is a street in Camden Town.

Berkeley Court, NW1

Bickenhall Mansions, W1U Bickenhall Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Bickenhall Mansions, W1U

Bickenhall Street, W1U Bickenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Bickenhall Street, W1U

Boston Place, NW1 Boston Place is a street in Camden Town.

Boston Place, NW1

Chagford House, NW1 Residential block

Chagford House, NW1

Chagford Street, NW1 Chagford Street is a street in Camden Town.

Chagford Street, NW1

Chalfont Court, NW1 Chalfont Court is a street in Camden Town.

Chalfont Court, NW1

Chiltern Court, NW1 Chiltern Court is a street in Camden Town.

Chiltern Court, NW1

Chiltern Street, W1U Chiltern Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Chiltern Street, W1U

Clarence Gate Gardens, NW1 Clarence Gate Gardens is a street in Camden Town.

Clarence Gate Gardens, NW1

Clay Street, W1U Clay Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Clay Street, W1U

Cornwall Terrace Mews, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area

Cornwall Terrace Mews, NW1

Cornwall Terrace, NW1 Cornwall Terrace is a street in Camden Town.

Cornwall Terrace, NW1

Cosway Street, NW1 Cosway Street is a street in Camden Town.

Cosway Street, NW1

Crawford Mews, W1H Crawford Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Crawford Mews, W1H

Crawford Street, W1H Crawford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Crawford Street, W1H

Crawford Street, W1U Crawford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Crawford Street, W1U

David Mews, W1U David Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

David Mews, W1U

Devonshire Place Mews, W1G Devonshire Place Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Devonshire Place Mews, W1G

Devonshire Place, W1G Devonshire Place is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Devonshire Place, W1G

Dorset Square, NW1 Dorset Square was built on the former site of Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Dorset Square, NW1

Dorset Street, W1U Dorset Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Dorset Street, W1U

Dunstable Mews, W1G Dunstable Mews is a road in the W1G postcode area

Dunstable Mews, W1G

Durweston Mews, W1U Durweston Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Durweston Mews, W1U

Durweston Street, W1H Durweston Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Durweston Street, W1H

Enford Street, W1H Enford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Enford Street, W1H

Farley Court, NW1 Farley Court is a street in Camden Town.

Farley Court, NW1

Forset Street, W1U Forset Street is a road in the W1H postcode area

Forset Street, W1U

Glentworth Street, NW1 Glentworth Street is a street in Camden Town.

Glentworth Street, NW1

Gloucester Place, NW1 Gloucester Place is a street in Camden Town.

Gloucester Place, NW1

Gloucester Place, W1U Gloucester Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Gloucester Place, W1U

Great Central Street, NW1 Great Central Street is a street in Camden Town.

Great Central Street, NW1

Grotto Passage, W1U Grotto Passage has kept its name amid a sea of renaming.

Grotto Passage, W1U

Harcourt Street, W1H Harcourt Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Harcourt Street, W1H

Harewood Avenue, NW1 Harewood Avenue is a street in Camden Town.

Harewood Avenue, NW1

Harewood Row, NW1 Harewood Row is a street in Camden Town.

Harewood Row, NW1

Harley House, NW1 Residential block

Harley House, NW1

Hayes Place, NW1 Hayes Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Hayes Place, NW1

Homer Row, W1H Homer Row is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Homer Row, W1H

Homer Street, W1H Homer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Homer Street, W1H

Huntsworth Mews, NW1 Huntsworth Mews is a street in Camden Town.

Huntsworth Mews, NW1

Ivor Court, NW1 Ivor Court is a street in Camden Town.

Ivor Court, NW1

Ivor Place, NW1 Ivor Place is a street in Camden Town.

Ivor Place, NW1

Kenrick Place, W1U Kenrick Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Kenrick Place, W1U

Kent Passage, NW1 Kent Passage is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Kent Passage, NW1

Knox Street, W1H This is a street in the W1H postcode area

Knox Street, W1H

Linhope Street, NW1 Linhope Street is a street in Camden Town.

Linhope Street, NW1

Lisson Grove, NW1 The southern end of Lisson Grove was the location of a hamlet and open space, both called Lisson Green.

Lisson Grove, NW1

Luxborough Street, W1U Luxborough Street is a road in the W1U postcode area

Luxborough Street, W1U

Marylebone High Street, W1U Marylebone High Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Marylebone High Street, W1U

Marylebone High Street, W1U Marylebone High Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Marylebone High Street, W1U

Marylebone Road, NW1 Marylebone Road is a street in Camden Town.

Marylebone Road, NW1

Marylebone Road, NW1 Marylebone Road is a road in the W1U postcode area

Marylebone Road, NW1

Marylebone Street, W1G Marylebone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Marylebone Street, W1G

Melcombe Place, NW1 Melcombe Place is a street in Camden Town.

Melcombe Place, NW1

Melcombe Street, NW1 Melcombe Street is a street in Camden Town.

Melcombe Street, NW1

Montagu Mansions, W1U Montagu Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Montagu Mansions, W1U

Montagu Mews North, W1H Montagu Mews North is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Montagu Mews North, W1H

Montagu Row, W1U Montagu Row is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Montagu Row, W1U

Moxon Street, W1U Moxon Street once went by the name of Paradise Street, at odds with its appearance.

Moxon Street, W1U

Nottingham Place, W1U Nottingham Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Nottingham Place, W1U

Nottingham Street, W1U Nottingham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Nottingham Street, W1U

Old Marylebone Road, NW1 Old Marylebone Road is a street in Camden Town.

Old Marylebone Road, NW1

Oldbury Place, W1U Oldbury Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Oldbury Place, W1U

Ossington Buildings, W1U Ossington Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Ossington Buildings, W1U

Paddington Street, W1U Paddington Street was once a country track leading towards Paddington.

Paddington Street, W1U

Palgrave Gardens, NW1 Palgrave Gardens is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Palgrave Gardens, NW1

Park Road, NW1 Park Road is a street in Camden Town.

Park Road, NW1

Paveley Street, NW8 Paveley Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area

Paveley Street, NW8

Porter Street, W1U Porter Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Porter Street, W1U

Portman Mansions, NW1 Portman Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Portman Mansions, NW1

Rossmore Road, NW1 Rossmore Road is a street in Camden Town.

Rossmore Road, NW1

Salisbury Place, W1H Salisbury Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Salisbury Place, W1H

Salisbury Place, W1H Salisbury Place is a road in the SW9 postcode area

Salisbury Place, W1H

Seymour Buildings, W1H Seymour Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Seymour Buildings, W1H

Sherlock Mews, W1U Sherlock Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Sherlock Mews, W1U

Shillibeer Place, W1H Shillibeer Place commemorates pioneer busman George Shillibeer.

Shillibeer Place, W1H

Siddons Lane, NW1 Siddons Lane is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Siddons Lane, NW1

St Andrews Mansions, W1U St Andrews Mansions is a road in the W1U postcode area

St Andrews Mansions, W1U

Station Approach, NW1 Station Approach is a street in Camden Town.

Station Approach, NW1

Sussex Place, NW1 Sussex Place is a street in Camden Town.

Sussex Place, NW1

Taunton Place, NW1 Taunton Place is a street in Camden Town.

Taunton Place, NW1

The Arcade, NW1 The Arcade is a road in the NW1 postcode area

The Arcade, NW1

Thornton Place, W1H Thornton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Thornton Place, W1H

Treborough House, W1U Residential block

Treborough House, W1U

Upper Montagu Street, W1H Upper Montagu Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Upper Montagu Street, W1H

Walden House, W1U Residential block

Walden House, W1U

Walmer Place, W1H Walmer Place is a road in the W1H postcode area

Walmer Place, W1H

Waverley Court, W1G Waverley Court is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Waverley Court, W1G

Wheatley Street, W1G Wheatley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Wheatley Street, W1G

Wyndham Mews, W1H Wyndham Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area

Wyndham Mews, W1H

Wyndham Street, NW1 Wyndham Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Wyndham Street, NW1

Wyndham Street, W1H Wyndham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

Wyndham Street, W1H

York Bridge, NW1 York Bridge is a road in the NW1 postcode area

York Bridge, NW1

York Gate, NW1 York Gate is a street in Camden Town.

York Gate, NW1

York Street, W1H York Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area.

York Street, W1H

York Street, W1U York Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

York Street, W1U

York Terrace East, W1G York Terrace East is a street in Camden Town.

York Terrace East, W1G

York Terrace West, NW1 York Terrace West is a road in the NW1 postcode area

York Terrace West, NW1

Baker Street

Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. The station lies in Travelcard Zone 1 and is served by five different lines. It is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world’s first underground railway, opened in 1863.

Baker Street station was opened by the MR on 10 January 1863 (these platforms are now served by the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines). On 13 April 1868, the MR opened the first section of Metropolitan and St John’s Wood Railway as a branch from its existing route. This line, serving the open-air platforms, was steadily extended to Willesden Green and northwards, finally reaching Aylesbury Town and Verney Junction (some 50 miles/80 km from Baker Street) in 1892.

Over the next few decades this section of the station was extensively rebuilt to provide four platforms. The current Metropolitan line layout largely dates from 1925, and the bulk of the surface buildings, designed by architect Charles Clark, also date from this period.

The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway (BS&WR, now the Bakerloo line) opened on 10 March 1906; Baker Street was the temporary northern terminus of the line until it was extended to Marylebone station on 27 March 1907.

The original station building stood on Baker Street and served the tube platforms with lifts, but these were supplemented with escalators in 1914, linking the Metropolitan line and the Bakerloo line platforms by a new concourse excavated under the Metropolitan line.

On 20 November 1939, following the construction of an additional southbound platform and connecting tube tunnels between Baker Street and Finchley Road stations, the Bakerloo line took over the Metropolitan line’s stopping services between Finchley Road and Wembley Park and its Stanmore branch. The current Bakerloo ticket hall and escalators to the lower concourse were provided in conjunction with the new service.

The Jubilee line added an extra northbound platform and replaced the Bakerloo line service to Stanmore from its opening on 1 May 1979.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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: 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: CC BY 2.0	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: CC BY 2.0
Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone coat of arms TUM image id: 1585912333 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Baker Street station (1890) Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1557150556 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Beaumont Street (2014) Credit: Philafrenzy/Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1596551507 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Connaught Square, 2004 Credit: Andrew Dunn, TUM image id: 1510185099 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Jason Court W1 Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1526076132 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Lisson Green TUM image id: 1593182694 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Portman Square, W1H TUM image id: 1510141130 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Shillibeer Place sign Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1491316677 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Grotto Passage Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1604231019 Licence: CC BY 2.0