Place Name Name change originally Broughton Road. Anna Letitia Barbauld (June 20, 1743 – March 9, 1825) was prominent member of…
Place Name This street is named after the Cirrus series of light aircraft engines, which were first introduced in 1925,…
Place Name The village of Downe, of which this street is named, was first mentioned as Dona in 1283, from…
Place name Perhaps surprisingly this isn’t some modern paean to the people but refers to Edward Harvist, an early 17thCentury…
Place Name Sandwiched between Fray’s River and the River Pinn it is understandable that the name is thought to be…
Place Name According to Royal Arsenal History: “The Suakin-Berber railway in Sudan was a short-lived military project that never reached…
Place name Today it may look a little rundown but Electric Avenue, Brixton, was once known as the ‘Oxford Street…
Place Name William Juxon, (1582 – June 4, 1663) was Bishop of London from 1633 to 1646 and Archbishop of…
Place Name William Juxon, (1582 – June 4, 1663) was Bishop of London from 1633 to 1646 and Archbishop of…
Place Name Baronial name of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (November 21, 1773 – October 22, 1840), who was…