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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Added: 14 Jan 2022 03:06 GMT   

Goldbourne Gardens W 10
I lived in Goldbourne Gardens in the 50,s very happy big bomb site

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Chris Nash   
Added: 10 Jan 2022 22:54 GMT   

Shortlands Close, DA17
Shortlands Close and the flats along it were constructed in the mid-1990s. Prior to this, the area was occupied by semi-detached houses with large gardens, which dated from the post-war period and were built on the site of Railway Farm. The farm and its buildings spanned the length of Abbey Road, on the south side of the North Kent Line railway tracks.

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Roy Batham   
Added: 7 Jan 2022 07:17 GMT   

Smithy in Longacre
John Burris 1802-1848 Listed 1841 census as Burroughs was a blacksmith, address just given as Longacre.

Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree

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Roy Batham   
Added: 7 Jan 2022 05:50 GMT   

Batham Family (1851 - 1921)
I start with William Batham 1786-1852 born in St.Martins Middlesex. From various sources I have found snippets of information concerning his early life. A soldier in 1814 he married Mary Champelovier of Huguenot descent By 1819 they were in Kensington where they raised 10 children. Apart from soldier his other occupations include whitesmith, bell hanger and pig breeder. I find my first record in the 1851 English sensus. No street address is given, just ’The Potteries’. He died 1853. Only one child at home then George Batham 1839-1923, my great grandfather. By 1861 he is living in Thomas St. Kensington with his mother. A bricklayer by trade 1871, married and still in Thomas St. 1881 finds him in 5,Martin St. Kensington. 1891 10,Manchester St. 1911, 44 Hunt St Hammersmith. Lastly 1921 Census 7, Mersey St. which has since been demolished.

Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree

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sam   
Added: 31 Dec 2021 00:54 GMT   

Burdett Street, SE1
I was on 2nd July 1952, in Burdett chambers (which is also known as Burdett buildings)on Burdett street

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Lived here
John Neill   
Added: 25 Nov 2021 11:30 GMT   

Sandringham Road, E10 (1937 - 1966)
I lived at No. 61 with my parents during these years. I went to Canterbury Road school (now Barclay Primary) and sang as a boy soprano (treble) in the church choir at St Andrew’s church, on the corner of Forest Glade.
Opposite us lived the Burgess family. Their son Russell also sang in my choir as a tenor. He later became a well-known musician and the choirmaster at Wandsworth Boys’ School.
Just at the end of WW2 a German rocket (V2) landed in the grounds of Whipps Cross Hospital, damaging many of the houses in Sandringham Road, including ours.

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Tim Stevenson   
Added: 16 Nov 2021 18:03 GMT   

Pub still open
The Bohemia survived the 2020/21 lockdowns and is still a thriving local social resource.

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STEPHEN JACKSON   
Added: 14 Nov 2021 17:25 GMT   

Fellows Court, E2
my family moved into the tower block 13th floor (maisonette), in 1967 after our street Lenthall rd e8 was demolished, we were one of the first families in the new block. A number of families from our street were rehoused in this and the adjoining flats. Inside toilet and central heating, all very modern at the time, plus eventually a tarmac football pitch in the grounds,(the cage), with a goal painted by the kids on the brick wall of the railway.

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Hilton London Hyde Park
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Queen’s Cinema
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
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Bark Place, W2
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Bayswater Road, W2
Brook Mews North, W2 Brook Mews North is a through road between Craven Terrace and Craven Hill.
Brook Mews North, W2
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Brook Mews, W2
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Caroline Place Mews, W2
Caroline Place, W2 Caroline Place is a road in the W2 postcode area
Caroline Place, W2
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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 Residential block
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Princes Square, W2 Princes Square is a street in Paddington.
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Princess Court, W2 Princess Court is a street in Paddington.
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Queens Court, W2 Queens Court is a street in Paddington.
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Queens Gardens, W2 Queens Gardens is a street in Paddington.
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Queens Mews, W2 Queens Mews is a street in Paddington.
Queens Mews, W2
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Queensborough Studios, W2 Queensborough Studios is a road in the W2 postcode area
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Queensborough Terrace, W2
Queensway, W2 Queensway is a street in Paddington.
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
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St Petersburgh Mews, W2 St Petersburgh Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area
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St Petersburgh Place, W2
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Upbrook Mews, W2
Westbourne Grove Terrace, W2 Runs north from Westbourne Grove.
Westbourne Grove Terrace, W2
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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 Arab population, 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.


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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 of the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford to Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway. 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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