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

Barnet Road, EN4

12 May 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Directional connecting Elstree with Chipping Barnet and onwards to East Barnet and Friern Barnet. A great wood once…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Barnet, High Barnet, Old English

Pritchett Close, EN3

11 May 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Robert Taylor Pritchett (February 24, 1828 – June 16, 1907) was an artist, inventor, traveller, writer and gunmaker…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Metford Crescent, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Known as the father of the modern rifle, engineer William Ellis Metford (October 4, 1824 – October 14,…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Dujardin Mews, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named in honour of Olympian Charlotte Susan Jane Dujardin (born July 13, 1985), the most successful British dressage rider…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Swan Way, EN3

10 May 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Industrial heritage. Named after Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (October 31, 1828 – May 27, 1914), the physicist and chemist,…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Dundee Way, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Industrial heritage. Remembering the jute workers many of Irish descent who came from Scotland in the 19thCentury to…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Warwick Road, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Like neighbouring Medcalf Road, it take its name from the owners of the Greyhound pub in Ordnance Road.…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Jute Lane, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Industrial heritage. In 1865 the London Jute Works opened on Duck Lees Lane, Ponders End bringing with it…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Garfield Road, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name It has been suggested that the name may have possibly derived from James Abram Garfield, the US president…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Ediswan Way, EN3

londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Industrial heritage. Named after the portmanteau trade name which was formed when Joseph Swan’s, Swan United Electric Light…

Loading

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

Post navigation

Page 405 of 548
← Previous 1 … 404 405 406 … 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