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Victoria Terrace, HA1

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Place Name Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) or Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God,…

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Victoria Street, SW1P

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Place Name Queen Victoria (May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) or Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God,…

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Dolphin Square, SW1V

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Place Name Opened in 1937, this Art Deco residential block was named after the dolphin, a pump used for drawing…

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Syon Lane, TW7

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Place Name Named after the monastery founded by Henry V in 1414 which he dedicated to the Holy Saviour of…

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Brewer Street, W1B, W1F

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Place Name Named rather practically after the breweries established here in the late 17thCentury by Thomas Ayres and Henry Davies and…

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Martin Bowes Road, SE9

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Place Name Sir Martin Bowes (1496 – 1566) was Lord Mayor of London in 1545. He owned a mansion called…

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Woodside Avenue, N10

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Place Name Literal, this road encircles Highgate Wood a 28 hectare area of ancient woodland lying between East Finchley, Highgate…

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Wyclif Street, EC1V

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Place Name Originally  Lower Ashby Street from 1820 until around 1935 when it changed to the present name. John Wycliffe…

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Brick Street, W1J

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Place Name Industrial heritage. So-called because of the clay deposits used for making the bricks that helped build London. In…

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Hay Hill, W1J

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Place Name Agricultural heritage. A reminder that until the 17thCentury this area was once wide open countryside as this street…

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