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Tag: Kensington and Chelsea

Alma Place, NW10

9 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block Tsarist…

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Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensal Green, Kensal Rise, Kensington and Chelsea, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after rivers, victorian

Kyiv Road, W2

24 February 2023 Jessica Wheeler Leave a comment

Place Name Previously part of Bayswater Road, this small stretch of road between Ossington Street and Palace Court was renamed…

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Filed under: Bayswater, Campden, Kensington and Chelsea, name change, Westminster

Canning Place, W8

20 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name George Canning (April 11, 1770 – August 8, 1827) was a Tory statesman – whose principle claim to fame…

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Filed under: Eton, Kensington and Chelsea, Oxford University, prime ministers, Queen's Gate, streets named after Eton connection, streets named after MPs, streets named after Oxford graduates

Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W

5 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name In 1824 Robert Grosvenor, employed Thomas Cundy, and then his son, as architect and surveyor, and Thomas Cubitt,…

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Filed under: 2nd Earl Grovesnor, Grosvenor Estate, Harrow School, Kensington and Chelsea, Robert Grosvenor, Royal Hospital, streets named after Cambridge graduates

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