Lansdowne House, W1J

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Pauline jones   
Added: 16 Oct 2017 19:04 GMT   

Bessborough Place, SW1V
I grew up in bessborough place at the back of our house and Grosvenor road and bessborough gardens was a fantastic playground called trinity mews it had a paddling pool sandpit football area and various things to climb on, such as a train , slide also as Wendy house. There were plants surrounding this wonderful play area, two playground attendants ,also a shelter for when it rained. The children were constantly told off by the playground keepers for touching the plants or kicking the ball out of the permitted area, there was hopscotch as well, all these play items were brick apart from the slide. Pollock was the centre of my universe and I felt sorry and still do for anyone not being born there. To this day I miss it and constantly look for images of the streets around there, my sister and me often go back to take a clumped of our beloved London. The stucco houses were a feature and the backs of the houses enabled parents to see thier children playing.

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Justin Russ   
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.

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Julian    
Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT   

Dennis Potter
Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s

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Jessie Doring   
Added: 22 Feb 2021 04:33 GMT   

Tisbury Court Jazz Bar
Jazz Bar opened in Tisbury Court by 2 Australians. Situated in underground basement. Can not remember how long it opened for.

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The Underground Map   
Added: 8 Dec 2020 00:24 GMT   

Othello takes a bow
On 1 November 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at The Palace of Whitehall. The palace was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698. Seven years to the day, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest was also presented for the first time, and also at the Palace of Whitehall.

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www.violettrefusis.com   
Added: 17 Feb 2021 15:05 GMT   

Birth place
Violet Trefusis, writer, cosmopolitan intellectual and patron of the Arts was born at 2 Wilton Crescent SW1X.

Source: www.violettrefusis.com

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Lived here
KJ   
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.

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charlie evans   
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

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Graham O’Connell   
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.

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Joyce Taylor   
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.

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Beverly Sand   
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

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Fumblina   
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

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Fumblina   
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

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Julian    
Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT   

Dennis Potter
Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s

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Archibald Mews, W1J
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Bennett Street, SW1A
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Berkeley Square House, W1J
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Bruton Street, W1S
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Burlington Arcade, SW1Y
Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate.
Burlington Gardens, W1J
Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street.
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Bury Street, SW1Y Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street.
Bury Street, SW1Y
Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Carlos Place, W1
Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Carrington Street, W1J
Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is a road in the SW1A postcode area
Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A
Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Charles Street, W1J
Chesham House, W1B Residential block
Chesham House, W1B
Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Chesterfield Gardens, W1J
Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
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Church Place, W1J Church Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
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Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area
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Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly.
Clarges Street, W1J
Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Clifford Street, W1S
Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
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Conduit Street, W1S Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Conduit Street, W1S
Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork.
Cork Street, W1S
Crown Passage, SW1Y Crown Passage is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Crown Passage, SW1Y
Curzon Square, W1K Curzon Square is a road in the W1K postcode area
Curzon Square, W1K
Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Curzon Street, W1J
Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Dalmeny Court, SW1Y
Davies Street, W1K Davies Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Davies Street, W1K
Davis Street, W1K Davis Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Davis Street, W1K
Deanery Street, W1K Deanery Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
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
Dorchester Ride, W1K
Dover Street, W1S Dover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Dover Street, W1S
Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Down Street, W1J
Dudley House, W1J Residential block
Dudley House, W1J
Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Farm Street, W1J
Farringdon Street, W1J Farringdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Farringdon Street, W1J
Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Fitzmaurice Place, W1J
French Railways House, SW1Y Residential block
French Railways House, SW1Y
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Graftan Street, W1S Graftan Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Graftan Street, W1S
Grafton Street, W1S Grafton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Grafton Street, W1S
Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
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Grosvenor Square, W1K Grosvenor Square is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Grosvenor Square, W1K
Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Grosvenor Street, W1K
Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Half Moon Street, W1J
Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Hay Hill, W1S
Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Hay’s Mews, W1J
Hays Mews, W1J Hays Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Hays Mews, W1J
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Heddon Street, W1B
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area
Heddon Street, W1B
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.
Hill Street, W1J
John Street, W1F John Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area
John Street, W1F
King Street, SW1Y King Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
King Street, SW1Y
Kingly Court, W1B Kingly Court is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Kingly Court, W1B
Kingly Street, W1F Kingly Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Kingly Street, W1F
Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Lancashire Court, W1K
Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Landsdowne Row, W1J
Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Lansdowne Row, W1J
Linen Hall, W1B Linen Hall is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Linen Hall, W1B
Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper.
Little St James’s Street, SW1A
Lower John Street, W1F Lower John Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.
Lower John Street, W1F
Maddox Street, W1S Maddox Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Maddox Street, W1S
Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Market Mews, W1J
Masons Yard, SW1Y Masons Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Masons Yard, SW1Y
Masons Yard, SW1Y A street within the SW1Y postcode
Masons Yard, SW1Y
Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode
Mayfair Mews, W1K
Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Mayfair Place, W1J
Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area
Mews Yard, W1K
Mill Street, W1S Mill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Mill Street, W1S
Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards.
Mount Row, W1K
Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area
Mount Street Mews, W1
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Mount Street, W1K
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is a road in the W1 postcode area
Mount Street, W1K
New Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use.
New Bond Street, W1J
New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
New Burlington Mews, W1B
New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
New Burlington Place, W1S
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
New Burlington Street, W1B
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area
New Burlington Street, W1B
Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End.
Old Bond Street, W1J
Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Old Burlington Street, W1J
Park Place, SW1A Park Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area.
Park Place, SW1A
Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Park Towers, W1J
Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y
Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y
Piccadilly Place, W1J Piccadilly Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Piccadilly Place, W1J
Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets.
Piccadilly, SW1Y
Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a road in the SW1A postcode area
Piccadilly, W1J
Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square.
Pickering Place, SW1Y
Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K Pitt’s Head Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area
Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K
Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Pollen Street, W1S
Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Princes Arcade, SW1Y
Providence Court, W1K This is a street in the W1K postcode area
Providence Court, W1K
Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Queen Street, W1J
Red Lion Yard, W1J Red Lion Yard is a road in the W1K postcode area
Red Lion Yard, W1J
Regent Place, W1B Regent Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Regent Place, W1B
Regent Street, W1B Regent Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Regent Street, W1B
Regent Street, W1B Regent Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Regent Street, W1B
Regent Street, W1B This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Regent Street, W1B
Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard is a road in the SW1Y postcode area
Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y
Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Royal Arcade, W1S
Russell Court, SW1A Russell Court is a road in the SW1A postcode area
Russell Court, SW1A
Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.
Ryder Street, SW1A
Sackville Street, W1S Sackville Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Sackville Street, W1S
Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring.
Savile Row, W1S
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
South Audley Street, W1K South Audley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
South Audley Street, W1K
South Street, W1K South Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
South Street, W1K
St Georges Square, W1S St Georges Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.
St Georges Square, W1S
St Jamess Place, SW1A St Jamess Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area.
St Jamess Place, SW1A
St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place is a road in the SW1A postcode area
St James’s Place, SW1A
St James’s Street, SW1A St James’s Street is a main road of the West End running from Pall Mall to Piccadilly.
St James’s Street, SW1A
Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century.
Stafford Street, W1S
Stanhope Gate, W1K Stanhope Gate is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.
Stanhope Gate, W1K
Stanhope Row, W1J Stanhope Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Stanhope Row, W1J
Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Stratton Street, W1J
Swallow Street, W1B Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built.
Swallow Street, W1B
The Ritz Arcade, W1J The Ritz Arcade is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
The Ritz Arcade, W1J
The Royal Arcade, W1S The Royal Arcade is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
The Royal Arcade, W1S
Three Kings’ Yard, W1K This is a street in the W1K postcode area
Three Kings’ Yard, W1K
Tilney Street, W1K Tilney Street is a road in the W1K postcode area
Tilney Street, W1K
Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Trebeck Street, W1J
Upper James Street, W1F Upper James Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.
Upper James Street, W1F
Upper John Street, W1F Upper John Street is a road in the W1F postcode area
Upper John Street, W1F
Vigo Street, W1S Vigo Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.
Vigo Street, W1S
Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.
Warwick Street, W1B
Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
Waverton Street, W1J
White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.
White Horse Street, W1J

Green Park

Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park, close to the intersection of Piccadilly and the pedestrian Queen’s Walk.

The station was opened on 15 December 1906 by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR), the precursor of the Piccadilly line. The station was originally named Dover Street due to its location in that street. When the station was rebuilt in 1933 with escalator access to the platforms, a new sub-surface ticket hall was built to the west under the roadway and new station entrances were constructed on the corner of Piccadilly and Stratton Street and on the south side of Piccadilly. The station name was changed at this time.

With the rebuilding of the station and similar works at Hyde Park Corner, the little-used Piccadilly line station between the two at Down Street was taken out of use.

The Victoria line platforms opened on 7 March 1969; interchange between that line and the Piccadilly line was via the ticket hall (without having to pass through the exit barriers). Even today changing between the Jubilee and Victoria lines and the Piccadilly line involves a long walk.

The Jubilee line platforms opened on 1 May 1979, at which time the next station south on the Jubilee Line was its then southern terminus, Charing Cross; those platforms were closed when the Jubilee line was extended on a new alignment towards Westminster; at the same time interchange facilities at Green Park were improved.

When travelling south from Green Park on the Jubilee Line, Green Park Junction, where the new line diverges from the old, is visible from the train. While passenger services no longer operate to Charing Cross on the Jubilee Line, the old line is used regularly to reverse trains when the eastern part of the line is closed due to engineering works.


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Belgrave Square
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Entrance to Pickering Place
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In the neighbourhood...

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The Wellington Statue on the Arch in the 1850s
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Exterior of the memorial in 2013.
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Hyde Park Corner in 1842, looking east towards Piccadilly. The entrance to Hyde Park through Decimus Burton’s Ionic Screen is on the left, and behind it, in darker stone, is Apsley House.
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Entrance to Pickering Place
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