Skip to content

London Street Guide

A street by street history of London covering street names, its people and its buildings
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Streets
    • Search by postcode
    • A to Z
  • Latest Facts
  • FAQ
  • Acknowledgements

Broadwick Street, W1F

1 June 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

PLACE NAME This well established route carried the name Broad Street until 1936, when the rather meaningless wick was added to…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Burns Road, SW11

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over former allotments sometime between the First and Second World Wars. John Burns (October 20, 1858…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

New Quebec Street, W1H

31 May 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This is a continuation of Old Quebec Street. The street itself was named after a chapel of ease called…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Hampden Gurney Street, W1H

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over the site of Adams Mews. Reverend John Hampden Gurney (August 15, 1802 – March 8,…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Pett Street, SE18

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Military history. Phineas Pett (November 1, 1570 – August 1647) was a famous Woolwich shipwright during the reign…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Essoldo Way, HA8

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the now long-forgotten Essoldo, which was once the largest independent, and third largest, cinema chain in the…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Hutton Row, HA8

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Sir Leonard Hutton (June 23, 1916 – September 6, 1990) was a cricketer who played as an opening…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Bradman Row, HA8

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Sir Donald George Bradman, (August 27, 1908 – February 25, 2001), nicknamed The Don, was an Australian international cricketer…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Haliday Walk, N1

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name This was originally Prospect Row when it was laid out in 1866, it was changed sometime before 1914.…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Mildmay Grove North, N1

30 May 2021 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name This street has undergone several name changes since it was first laid out sometime before 1861 when they…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Post navigation

Page 166 of 548
← Previous 1 … 165 166 167 … 548 Next →
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Streets
  • Latest Facts
  • FAQ
  • Acknowledgements
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Streets
  • Latest Facts
  • FAQ
  • Acknowledgements
Copyright © 2026 London Street Guide — Primer WordPress theme by GoDaddy