Porchester Terrace, W2

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Porchester Terrace is a street in Paddington.





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PETER FAIRCLOUGH   
Added: 10 May 2021 14:46 GMT   

We once lived here
My family resided at number 53 Brindley Street Paddington.
My grandparents George and Elizabeth Jenkinson (ne Fowler) had four children with my Mother Olive Fairclough (ne Jenkinson) being born in the house on 30/09/1935.
She died on 29/04/2021 aged 85 being the last surviving of the four siblings

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Lived here
David Jones-Parry   
Added: 7 Sep 2017 12:13 GMT   

Mcgregor Road, W11 (1938 - 1957)
I was born n bred at 25 Mc Gregor Rd in 1938 and lived there until I joined the Royal Navy in 1957. It was a very interesting time what with air raid shelters,bombed houses,water tanks all sorts of areas for little boys to collect scrap and sell them on.no questions asked.A very happy boyhood -from there we could visit most areas of London by bus and tube and we did.

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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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Born here
Ron Shepherd   
Added: 18 Sep 2021 17:28 GMT   

More Wisdom
Norman Joseph Wisdom was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London.

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Bob Land   
Added: 29 Jun 2022 13:20 GMT   

Map legends
Question, I have been looking at quite a few maps dated 1950 and 1900, and there are many abbreviations on the maps, where can I find the lists to unravel these ?

Regards

Bob Land

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Alison   
Added: 26 Jun 2022 18:20 GMT   

On the dole in north London
When I worked at the dole office in Medina Road in the 1980s, "Archway" meant the social security offices which were in Archway Tower at the top of the Holloway Road. By all accounts it was a nightmare location for staff and claimants alike. This was when Margaret Thatcher’s government forced unemployment to rise to over 3 million (to keep wages down) and computerised records where still a thing of the future. Our job went from ensuring that unemployed people got the right sort and amount of benefits at the right time, to stopping as many people as possible from getting any sort of benefit at all. Britain changed irrevocably during this period and has never really recovered. We lost the "all in it together" frame of mind that had been born during the second world war and became the dog-eat-dog society where 1% have 95% of the wealth and many people can’t afford to feed their children. For me, the word Archway symbolises the land of lost content.

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Jack Wilson   
Added: 21 Jun 2022 21:40 GMT   

Penfold Printers
I am seeking the location of Penfold Printers Offices in Dt Albans place - probably about 1870 or so

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Lived here
   
Added: 19 Jun 2022 16:58 GMT   

Runcorn Place, W11
Runcorn place

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Comment
   
Added: 30 May 2022 19:03 GMT   

The Three Magpies
Row of houses (centre) was on Heathrow Rd....Ben’s Cafe shack ( foreground ) and the Three Magpies pub (far right) were on the Bath Rd

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Watts   
Added: 17 May 2022 20:29 GMT   

Baeethoven St School, also an Annex for Paddington College of FE.
In the early 70’s I took a two year science course at Paddington CFE. The science classes were held on weekday evenings at Beethoven Street school, overseen by chemistry teacher, Mr Tattershall.

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Added: 25 Apr 2022 22:11 GMT   

Southover, N12
Everyone knows Central Woodside is the place to be. Ever since kdog moved from finchtown, Woodside has been thriving.

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Born here
Bernard Miller   
Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT   

My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace
My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Hilton London Hyde Park The Hilton London Hyde Park was formerly the Coburg Hotel.
Hilton London Hyde Park
Queen’s Cinema This cinema was situated at the top of Queensway, on the corner of Bishop's Bridge Road.
Queen’s Cinema
Queensway Queensway (formerly Queen’s Road) is a cosmopolitan street in the Bayswater district, containing many restaurants and stores.
Queensway
Upton Farm Upton Farm began in 1725 and was gone by 1839.
Upton Farm
Whiteley’s Whiteley’s, pictured here in the 1920s, was designated a Grade II Listed Building in 1970.
Whiteley’s

NEARBY STREETS
Arthur Court, W2 Arthur Court is at the north-west end of Queensway.
Arthur Court, W2
Bark Place, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area
Bark Place, W2
Bayswater Road, W2 Bayswater Road is the main road running along the northern edge of Hyde Park.
Bayswater Road, W2
Brook Mews North, W2 Brook Mews North is a through road between Craven Terrace and Craven Hill.
Brook Mews North, W2
Brook Mews, W2 A street within the W2 postcode
Brook Mews, W2
Caroline Place Mews, W2 Caroline Place Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
Caroline Place Mews, W2
Caroline Place, W2 Caroline Place is a road in the W2 postcode area
Caroline Place, W2
Cervantes Court, W2 Cervantes Court is sited on Inverness Terrace
Cervantes Court, W2
Chilworth Mews, W2 Chilworth Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
Chilworth Mews, W2
Chilworth Street, W2 Chilworth Street is an east-west street in W2.
Chilworth Street, W2
Cleveland Gardens, W2 Cleveland Gardens is a short stretch of road behind Cleveland Square.
Cleveland Gardens, W2
Cleveland Square, W2 Cleveland Square is a notable square in Paddington.
Cleveland Square, W2
Cloucester Mews West, W2 Cloucester Mews West is a road in the W2 postcode area
Cloucester Mews West, W2
Consort House, W2 Residential block
Consort House, W2
Craven Hill Gardens, W2 Craven Hill Gardens is a residential garden estate which has two small garden squares.
Craven Hill Gardens, W2
Craven Hill, W2 Craven Hill is a street in Paddington.
Craven Hill, W2
Craven Road, W2 The Earl of Craven owned the land on which the road was later built.
Craven Road, W2
Craven Terrace, W2 Craven Terrace is a street in Paddington.
Craven Terrace, W2
Devonshire Terrace, W2 Devonshire Terrace is a street in Paddington.
Devonshire Terrace, W2
Eastbourne Mews, W2 Eastbourne Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
Eastbourne Mews, W2
Eastbourne Terrace, W2 Eastbourne Terrace is a street in Paddington.
Eastbourne Terrace, W2
Elms Lane, W2 Elms Lane in Bayswater was situated on the west bank of the Westbourne stream.
Elms Lane, W2
Elms Mews, W2 Elms Mews is a street in Paddington.
Elms Mews, W2
Fosbury Mews, W2 Fosbury Mews is a street in Paddington.
Fosbury Mews, W2
Garson House, W2 Garson House is a block on Gloucester Terrace
Garson House, W2
Garway Road, W2 Garway Road is a street in Paddington.
Garway Road, W2
Gloucester Mews, W2 Gloucester Mews is a street in Paddington.
Gloucester Mews, W2
Gloucester Terrace, W2 Gloucester Terrace is an 1850s development.
Gloucester Terrace, W2
Hatherley Court, W2 Hatherley Court is a 1930s block.
Hatherley Court, W2
Hatherley Grove, W2 Hatherley Grove is a street in Paddington.
Hatherley Grove, W2
Ilchester Gardens, W2 Ilchester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area
Ilchester Gardens, W2
Inverness Mews, W2 Inverness Mews is a street in Paddington.
Inverness Mews, W2
Inverness Place, W2 Inverness Place is a street in Paddington.
Inverness Place, W2
Inverness Terrace, W2 Inverness Terrace is a street in Paddington.
Inverness Terrace, W2
Kensington Gardens Square, W2 Kensington Gardens Square is a street in Paddington.
Kensington Gardens Square, W2
Lancaster Mews, W2 Lancaster Mews is a street in Paddington.
Lancaster Mews, W2
Lancaster Walk, W2 Lancaster Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area
Lancaster Walk, W2
Lanchester Mews, W2 Lanchester Mews is a road in the SE14 postcode area
Lanchester Mews, W2
Leinster Gardens, W2 Leinster Gardens began its life in the early 1840s.
Leinster Gardens, W2
Leinster Mews, W2 Leinster Mews is a street in Paddington.
Leinster Mews, W2
Leinster Terrace, W2 Leinster Terrace is a street in Paddington.
Leinster Terrace, W2
Moscow Place, W2 Moscow Place is a street in Paddington.
Moscow Place, W2
Moscow Road, W2 Moscow Road is a street in Paddington.
Moscow Road, W2
Newton Mews, W2 Newton Mews is shown on the 1900 map.
Newton Mews, W2
Newton Road, W2 William Kinnaird Jenkins laid out Newton Road in 1846.
Newton Road, W2
Olympia Mews, W2 Olympia Mews is a street in Paddington.
Olympia Mews, W2
Orme Court, W2 Orme Court is a street in Paddington.
Orme Court, W2
Orme Lane, W2 Orme Lane is a road in the W2 postcode area
Orme Lane, W2
Orme Square, W2 Orme Square is named after Edward Orme, formerly a printseller in Bond Street.
Orme Square, W2
Palace Court, W2 Palace Court was built in the 1880s to connect the Bayswater Road to Moscow Road.
Palace Court, W2
Pembroke House, W2 Residential block
Pembroke House, W2
Pickering Mews, W2 Pickering Mews is a street in Paddington.
Pickering Mews, W2
Pickering Place, W2 Pickering Place eventually became the northern section of Queensway.
Pickering Place, W2
Poplar Place, W2 Poplar Place is a street in Paddington.
Poplar Place, W2
Porchester Gardens Mews, W2 Porchester Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
Porchester Gardens Mews, W2
Porchester Gardens, W2 Porchester Gardens is a street in Paddington.
Porchester Gardens, W2
Porchester Gate, W2 Porchester Gate is a street in Paddington.
Porchester Gate, W2
Prince’s Square, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area
Prince’s Square, W2
Princes Square, W2 Princes Square is a street in Paddington.
Princes Square, W2
Princess Court, W2 Princess Court is a street in Paddington.
Princess Court, W2
Queen’s Gardens, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area
Queen’s Gardens, W2
Queens Court, W2 Queens Court is a street in Paddington.
Queens Court, W2
Queens Gardens, W2 Queens Gardens is a street in Paddington.
Queens Gardens, W2
Queens Mews, W2 Queens Mews is a street in Paddington.
Queens Mews, W2
Queensborough Passage, W2 Queensborough Passage is a road in the W2 postcode area
Queensborough Passage, W2
Queensborough Studios, W2 Queensborough Studios is a road in the W2 postcode area
Queensborough Studios, W2
Queensborough Terrace, W2 Queensborough Terrace was built by the grandson of John Aldridge in the 1860s on part of the Aldridge lands.
Queensborough Terrace, W2
Queensway, W2 Queensway was home to the first department store in London, opened by William Whiteley in 1867.
Queensway, W2
Redan House, W2 Residential block
Redan House, W2
Redan Place, W2 Redan Place is a street in Paddington.
Redan Place, W2
Salem Road, W2 Salem Road is a street in Paddington.
Salem Road, W2
Smallbrook Mews, W2 Smallbrook Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
Smallbrook Mews, W2
Spire House, W2 A street within the W2 postcode
Spire House, W2
St Petersburgh Mews, W2 St Petersburgh Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
St Petersburgh Mews, W2
St Petersburgh Place, W2 St Petersburgh Place is a street in Paddington.
St Petersburgh Place, W2
The Broad Walk, W2 The Broad Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area
The Broad Walk, W2
The Broadwalk, W2 The Broadwalk is a road in the W1H postcode area
The Broadwalk, W2
The Whiteleys Centre, W2 The Whiteleys Centre is the former site of the Whiteleys department store.
The Whiteleys Centre, W2
Upbrook Mews, W2 Upbrook Mews is built on top of the former Westbourne River.
Upbrook Mews, W2
Westbourne Grove Terrace, W2 Runs north from Westbourne Grove.
Westbourne Grove Terrace, W2
Westbourne Terrace, W2 Westbourne Terrace was an idea of George Gutch the builder.
Westbourne Terrace, W2
Windsor Court, W2 Windsor Court is a block on Moscow Road
Windsor Court, W2

NEARBY PUBS
Royal Oak The Royal Oak pub gave its name to the nearby station.
Royal Oak

Bayswater

Bayswater is one of London’s most cosmopolitan areas - also one of London’s biggest concentration of hotels.

Notably, there is a significant Arabic population in Bayswater, a large number of Americans, a substantial Greek community attracted by London’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the area is also a centre of London’s Brazilian community.

Architecturally, the biggest part of the area is made up of Victorian mansion blocks, mostly, although not exclusively, divided up into flats. There are also purpose built apartment blocks dating from the inter-war period as well as more recent developments, and a there is large Council Estate, the 800 flat Hallfield Estate, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun and now largely sold off. There are some garden squares in the area.

Queensway and Westbourne Grove are busy High Streets, with a very large number of ethnic restaurants.

Bayswater tube station lies between Notting Hill Gate and Paddington.

The station was opened 1 October 1868, just 5 years after the London Underground started. It was renamed several times: to Bayswater (Queen’s Road) & Westbourne Grove in 1923, to Bayswater (Queen’s Road) in 1933.


LOCAL PHOTOS
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Early map of Kensington Palace
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The Bayswater Conduit in 1798.
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Bayswater Road
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Chilworth Street, W2
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In the neighbourhood...

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This photo from 6 August 1857 shows guests at the wedding at Westbourne Lodge, Paddington (Royal Oak) The wedding was of Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway, with the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amongst the guests. During the wedding, both Brunel and Saunders were able to experience trains running beside the wedding party along the railway which they had built.
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The Bayswater Conduit in 1798.
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A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962.
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The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station
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Bayswater Road
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Chilworth Street, W2
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Queen’s Road Station, Bayswater (c. 1916) The artwork is a melange of two stations - the name comes from the old name for Queensway station but the depiction more resembles Bayswater station itself. The Camden Town Group was a group of English Post-Impressionist artists who gathered frequently at the studio of painter Walter Sickert in Camden Town.
Credit: Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942)
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