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Cumberland Market, NW1

9 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Ernest Augustus (June 5, 1771 – November 18, 1851), the fifth son of King George III who was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Camden, George III, George IV, Georgian, Hanoverian, markets, Prince Regent, Regent's Park, streets named after a German connection, streets named after royals

Electric Avenue, SW9

30 July 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Today it may look a little rundown but Electric Avenue, Brixton, was once known as the ‘Oxford Street…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Brixton, Brixton Windrush, Lambeth, markets, streets named after technology

Leadenhall Place, EC3V

9 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the Leaden Hall, a large manor house owned by Sir Hugh Neville in the 14thCentury, that…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: City of London, Lime Street, markets

Shepherd’s Bush Market, W12

18 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally Railway Approach. A general market was opened in 1914 on what had originally been an access road…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, markets, name change, Shepherd's Bush, Shepherd's Bush Green
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