Warwick Avenue, W9

Warwick Road was named in 1840, later to become Warwick Avenue.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Kilburn Park Added: 8 Mar 2021 14:30 GMT	Kilburn Park - opened 1915 Kilburn Park station was opened at the height of the First World War Reply
The Underground Map Kilburn Park Added: 8 Mar 2021 14:49 GMT	A bit of a lift.... Kilburn Park was the first station to be designed around escalators, rather than lifts. Reply
GRaleigh Glengall Road, NW6 Added: 23 Feb 2021 09:34 GMT	Found a bug Hi all! Thank you for your excellent site. I found an overlay bug on the junction of Glengall Road, NW6 and Hazelmere Road, NW6 on the 1950 map only. It appears when one zooms in at this junction and only on the zoom. Cheers, Geoff Raleigh Source: Glengall Road, NW6 Reply
The Underground Map Glengall Road, NW6 Added: 25 Feb 2021 13:11 GMT	Glengall Road, NW6 Thanks Geoff! Reply
Brenda Jackson Granville Road, NW6 Added: 13 Aug 2017 21:39 GMT	83 Pembroke Road My Gt Gt grandparents lived at 83 Pembroke Road before it became Granville Road, They were married in 1874, John Tarrant and Maryann Tarrant nee Williamson. Her brother George Samuel Williamson lived at 95 Pembroke Road with his wife Emily and children in the 1881 Census Apparently the extended family also lived for many years in Alpha Place, Canterbury Road, Peel Road, Reply
Ron Shepherd 91 Fernhead Road, W9 Added: 18 Sep 2021 17:28 GMT	More Wisdom Norman Joseph Wisdom was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London. Reply
PETER FAIRCLOUGH Brindley Street, W2 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 Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

roger morris Atherton Road, IG5 Added: 16 Oct 2021 08:50 GMT	Atherton Road, IG5 (1958 - 1980) I moved to Atherton road in 1958 until 1980 from Finsbury Park. My father purchased the house from his brother Sydney Morris. My father continued to live there until his death in 1997, my mother having died in 1988. I attended The Glade Primary School in Atherton Road from sept 1958 until 1964 when I went to Beal School. Have fond memories of the area and friends who lived at no2 (Michael Clark)and no11 (Brian Skelly) Reply
margaret clark Thrawl Street, E1 Added: 15 Oct 2021 22:23 GMT	Margaret’s address when she married in 1938 ^, Josepine House, Stepney is the address of my mother on her marriage certificate 1938. Her name was Margaret Irene Clark. Her father Basil Clark was a warehouse grocer. Reply
Martin Eaton Shoreditch Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT	Boundary Estate Sunbury, Taplow House. Reply
Simon Chalton Duppas Hill Terrace, CR0 Added: 10 Oct 2021 21:52 GMT	Duppas Hill Terrace 1963- 74 I’m 62 yrs old now but between the years 1963 and 1975 I lived at number 23 Duppas Hill Terrace. I had an absolutely idyllic childhood there and it broke my heart when the council ordered us out of our home to build the Ellis Davd flats there.The very large house overlooked the fire station and we used to watch them practice putting out fires in the blue tower which I believe is still there. I’m asking for your help because I cannot find anything on the internet or anywhere else (pictures, history of the house, who lived there) and I have been searching for many, many years now. Have you any idea where I might find any specific details or photos of Duppas Hill Terrace, number 23 and down the hill to where the subway was built. To this day it saddens me to know they knocked down this house, my extended family lived at the next house down which I think was number 25 and my best school friend John Childs the next and last house down at number 27. I miss those years so terribly and to coin a quote it seems they just disappeared like "tears in rain". Please, if you know of anywhere that might be able to help me in any way possible, would you be kind enough to get back to me. I would be eternally grateful. With the greatest of hope and thanks, Simon Harlow-Chalton. Reply
Linda Webb Hungerford Stairs Added: 27 Sep 2021 05:51 GMT	Hungerford Stairs In 1794 my ancestor, George Webb, Clay Pipe Maker, lived in Hungerford Stairs, Strand. Source: Wakefields Merchant & Tradesmens General Directory London Westminster 1794 Source: Hungerford Stairs Reply
jack stevens Whites Row, E1 Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT	Mothers birth place Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw, Reply
Ron Shepherd 91 Fernhead Road, W9 Added: 18 Sep 2021 17:28 GMT	More Wisdom Norman Joseph Wisdom was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, West London. 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

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Desborough Lodge Desborough Lodge was a house which was one of five grand houses in the village of Westbourne Green.

Desborough Lodge

Kilburn Aqueduct Some way from the area now called Kilburn, the Kilburn Aqueduct of the Grand Union Canal spanned the River Westbourne.

Kilburn Aqueduct

Paddington Fire Station Paddington Fire Station was situated at 492-498 Edgware Road.

Paddington Fire Station

River Westbourne The Westbourne is one of the lost rivers of London.

River Westbourne

Spotted Dog The Spotted Dog public house was one of the earliest buildings in Westbourne Green.

Spotted Dog

Warwick Avenue Warwick Avenue is an area, street and a Bakerloo Line tube station near Little Venice.

Warwick Avenue

Westbourne Farm Westbourne Farm - an old farm with a theatrical connection.

Westbourne Farm

Westbourne Green The story of the building of a suburb.

Westbourne Green

NEARBY STREETS

Abourne Street, W9 Before the Second World War, Abourne Street had been called Netley Street.

Abourne Street, W9

Aldsworth Close, W9 Aldsworth Close is a pale buff brick terrace.

Aldsworth Close, W9

Alexandra Court, W9 Alexandra Court is a street in Maida Vale.

Alexandra Court, W9

Amberley Mews, W9 Amberley Mews starred as Tom Riley’s home in the 1950 movie "The Blue Lamp".

Amberley Mews, W9

Barnwood Close, W9 Barnwood Close replaced a set of canal-side industrial buildings.

Barnwood Close, W9

Blomfield Mews, W2 Blomfield Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Blomfield Mews, W2

Blomfield Road, W2 Blomfield Road is the road running beside the canal on the Little Venice side.

Blomfield Road, W2

Blomfield Villas, W2 Blomfield Villas is a road in the W2 postcode area

Blomfield Villas, W2

Bourne Terrace, W2 Bourne Terrace is part of the Warwick Estate in Paddington and has 38 properties.

Bourne Terrace, W2

Bristol Gardens, W9 Bristol Gardens is an extension southeastwards of Shirland Road.

Bristol Gardens, W9

Browning Close, W9 Browning Close is named after two poets.

Browning Close, W9

Castellain Mansions, W9 Castellain Mansions is a block on Castellain Road.

Castellain Mansions, W9

Castellain Road, W9 Castellain Road is a street in Maida Vale.

Castellain Road, W9

Charfield Court, W9 Charfield Court is part of the 1972 Amberley Estate.

Charfield Court, W9

Chichester Road, W2 Chichester Road is a road in the W2 postcode area

Chichester Road, W2

Clarendon Crescent, W2 Clarendon Crescent was said to be the longest road in London without a turning.

Clarendon Crescent, W2

Clarendon Gardens, W9 Clarendon Gardens is a street in Maida Vale.

Clarendon Gardens, W9

Clarendon Terrace, W9 Clarendon Terrace is a street in Maida Vale.

Clarendon Terrace, W9

Clearwell Drive, W9 Clearwell Drive is a newer street, roughly built over the line of the former Amberley Mews.

Clearwell Drive, W9

Clifton Court, NW8 Clifton Court is a road in the NW8 postcode area

Clifton Court, NW8

Clifton Gardens, W9 Clifton Gardens is a road in the W9 postcode area

Clifton Gardens, W9

Clifton Road, W9 Clifton Road is a street in Maida Vale.

Clifton Road, W9

Clifton Villas, W9 Clifton Villas is a street in Maida Vale.

Clifton Villas, W9

Clive Court, W9 Clive Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale.

Clive Court, W9

Crompton Street, W2 Crompton Street is a street in Paddington.

Crompton Street, W2

Delamere Terrace, W2 Delamere Terrace runs beside the Grand Union Canal towpath.

Delamere Terrace, W2

Delaware Road, W9 Delaware Road is a street in Maida Vale.

Delaware Road, W9

Desborough Close, W2 Desborough Close was named after Desborough House which was demolished in the 19th century.

Desborough Close, W2

Downfield Close, W9 Downfield Close is a street in Maida Vale.

Downfield Close, W9

Dudley Street, W2 Dudley Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Dudley Street, W2

Edward House, W2 Residential block

Edward House, W2

Elizabeth Close, W9 Elizabeth Close commemorates Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet.

Elizabeth Close, W9

Ellwood Court, W9 Ellwood Court is a two-storey block.

Ellwood Court, W9

Elnathan Mews, W9 Elnathan Mews is a street in Maida Vale.

Elnathan Mews, W9

Formosa Street, W9 Formosa Street is a street in Maida Vale.

Formosa Street, W9

Gaydon House, W2 Gaydon House is a 21-storey block containing 125 dwellings.

Gaydon House, W2

Hall Place, W2 Hall Place is a road in the W2 postcode area

Hall Place, W2

Harrow Road, W2 Harrow Road is one of the main arterial roads of London, leading northwest out of the capital.

Harrow Road, W2

Hermitage Street, W2 Hermitage Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Hermitage Street, W2

Howley Place, W2 Howley Place is a road in the W2 postcode area

Howley Place, W2

John Aird Court, W2 John Aird Court is a series of distinct blocks in Paddington.

John Aird Court, W2

Kingdom Street, W2 Kingdom Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Kingdom Street, W2

Lanark Place, W9 Lanark Place is a street in Maida Vale.

Lanark Place, W9

Lord Hills Road, W2 Lord Hill’s Road was at first called Ranelagh Road.

Lord Hills Road, W2

Maida Avenue, W2 Maida Avenue is a street in Paddington.

Maida Avenue, W2

Northwick Terrace, NW8 Northwick Terrace was named after Lord John Northwick, Harrow School governor.

Northwick Terrace, NW8

Oldbury House, W2 Oldbury House is a shopping parade along the Harrow Road with accommodation above, part of the Warwick Estate development.

Oldbury House, W2

Park Place Villas, W2 Park Place Villas is a street in Paddington.

Park Place Villas, W2

Pindock Mews, W9 Pindock Mews is a street in Maida Vale.

Pindock Mews, W9

Porteus Road, W2 Porteus Road is a road in the W2 postcode area

Porteus Road, W2

Princethorpe House, W2 Residential block

Princethorpe House, W2

Randolph Crescent, W9 Randolph Crescent is a street in Maida Vale.

Randolph Crescent, W9

Randolph Mews, W9 Randolph Mews is a road in the W9 postcode area

Randolph Mews, W9

Randolph Road, W9 Randolph Road is a road in the W9 postcode area

Randolph Road, W9

Regents Court, W9 Regents Court is a street in Maida Vale.

Regents Court, W9

Rodney Court, W9 Rodney Court is a street in Maida Vale.

Rodney Court, W9

Rowington Close, W2 Rowington Close probably dates from 1962.

Rowington Close, W2

Senior Street, W2 Senior Street has a long history of over 150 years.

Senior Street, W2

Sevington Street, W9 Sevington Street is a street in Maida Vale.

Sevington Street, W9

St Marys Mansions, W2 St Marys Mansions is a street in Paddington.

St Marys Mansions, W2

St Marys Terrace, W2 St Marys Terrace is a street in Paddington.

St Marys Terrace, W2

St Mary’s Square, W2 Saint Mary’s Square is a square in the W2 postcode area

St Mary’s Square, W2

Sutherland Avenue, W9 Sutherland Avenue is one of the main streets of Maida Vale.

Sutherland Avenue, W9

Warrington Crescent, W9 Warrington Crescent is a street in Maida Vale.

Warrington Crescent, W9

Warwick Court, W9 Warwick Court is a street in Maida Vale.

Warwick Court, W9

Warwick Crescent, W2 Warwick Crescent lies along a southern edge of the Little Venice Pool.

Warwick Crescent, W2

Warwick Place, W9 Warwick Place is a street in Maida Vale.

Warwick Place, W9

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2 Westbourne Terrace Road is a street in Paddington.

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2

Westway, W2 At its opening, Westway was the largest continuous concrete structure in Britain.

Westway, W2

Woodchester Square, W2 Woodchester Square is a street in Paddington.

Woodchester Square, W2

Woodchester Street, W2 Woodchester Street disappeared from the map in 1961.

Woodchester Street, W2

NEARBY PUBS

Spotted Dog The Spotted Dog public house was one of the earliest buildings in Westbourne Green.

Spotted Dog

Warwick Avenue

Warwick Avenue is an area, street and a Bakerloo Line tube station near Little Venice.

The area of which Warwick Avenue is part - Little Venice - is one of London’s prime residential areas, known for its shops and restaurants.

Warwick Avenue opened on 31 January 1915 on the Bakerloo line’s extension from Paddington to Queen’s Park. For a time prior to its opening, the proposed name for the station was Warrington Crescent. There are no surface buildings and the station is accessed by two sets of steps to a sub-surface ticket hall. It was one of the first London Underground stations built specifically to use escalators rather than lifts.

Warwick Avenue is also the name of a song that makes reference to the station by the Welsh singer, Duffy.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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. TUM image id: 1556886976 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mrs Siddons’ house at Westbourne Green c. 1800 TUM image id: 1557227342 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:	The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station TUM image id: 1621895594 Licence:	Bourne Terrace - taken from Torquay Street. On the corner of Bourne Terrace is Saws Ltd at number 264 along with various blocks which no longer exist. Credit: Bernard Selwwyn TUM image id: 1483796732 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cirencester Street, W2 The street’s length was curtailed when the Warwick Estate was built. TUM image id: 1620671975 Licence:	Lord Hills Road at the junction with Senior Street Credit: Historic England TUM image id: 1588433441 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Dada style Maida Vale block of flats Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605698670 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sutherland Avenue, W9 TUM image id: 1453139016 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Derived from a somewhat famous cover work by Iain Macmillan. Behind the art, the view is Abbey Road, NW8 looking north. The gates of the Abbey Road Studios are behind the white VW Beetle on the left. Credit: Iain Macmillan TUM image id: 1627049962 Licence:	The picture painted to show the opening of canal in 1801 clearly shows the embankment over the Westbourne valley TUM image id: 1483566096 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Amberley Mews - "The Blue Lamp" TUM image id: 1545401678 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Customers of the ’Great Western’ pub, 57 Hampden Street, Paddington (c.1915). Everybody sports a button-hole, suggesting some sort of event. TUM image id: 1548283232 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A view along Clarendon Street, Paddington, houses now demolished, looking west with St Mary Magdalene’s Church to left (1964) Credit: English Heritage/John Gay TUM image id: 1563711146 Licence: CC BY 2.0