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Longlands Road, DA15

25 August 2019 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after Longlands House, built sometime around 1750, and later the home of the well-connected George Russell, a…

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Wellington Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Laid out in the 1930s. Arthur Wellesley (May 1, 1769 – September 14, 1852), 1st Duke of Wellington was commander…

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Crombie Road, DA15

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Place Name Probably named after Dr James Crombie (1857 – March 30, 1918), who was originally from Melrose, in Scotland but…

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Alma Road, DA15

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Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, fought on September 20, 1854 when the allied expeditionary force…

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Harland Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named after Alfred Harland, a developer who used the bricks from the newly-demolished Longlands House to build properties.…

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Hollies Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named after the substantial villa that was built on the site of a Tudor mansion called Marrowbon or…

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Sycamore Avenue, DA15

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Place Name This is one of the many roads laid out around Blackfen on former farmland by Charles Richard Leech…

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Curran Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named after developer Charles Richard Leech’s wife, Mary, whose maiden name was Curran. Leech made his first fortune…

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Avery Hill Road, DA15

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Place Name Directional. The origin of Avery Hill’s name is uncertain as the area was originally known as Pollcat End,…

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Cavendish Avenue, DA15

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Place Name Named in honour of Henry Cavendish (October 10, 1731 – February 24, 1810) who discovered hydrogen, which he termed…

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