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Stockley Farm Road, UB7

31 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Stockley Park takes its name from the former hamlet of Stockley, which is believed to be a portmanteau…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Hillingdon, industry, name change, portmanteau, West Drayton, Yiewsley

Aberdeen Lane, N5

30 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Originally Aberdeen Mews between 1915 and 1960 – it was extended twice in 1924 and 1930. It has…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Aberdeen Park, Highbury, Islington, name change

Abbs Cross Lane, RM12

27 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously called South End Lane or South End Road. Tradition claims it is a corruption of the name…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Medieval name, name change, St Andrew's

Van Gogh Walk, SW9

15 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally Isbael Street. Vincent Willem Van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who became…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dutch, Kennington, Lambeth, name change, Stockwell, streets named after a Dutch connection, streets named after artists, streets named after people who were insane, Vassall

Grosvenor Road, SW1V

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Place Name There has been a road or tow path alongside the River Thames since at least John Rocque’s 1746…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 2nd Earl Grovesnor, Chester, Grosvenor Estate, Knightsbridge and Belgravia, name change, Pimlico, streets named after Cambridge graduates, Westminster

Prince Albert Road, NW8

23 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This was originally plain Albert Road when it was built sometime before the 1820s, it was renamed after…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: name change, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets name after Germans, streets named after royals, streets names after German connection, vict, victorian

Centurion Close, N7

21 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name Originally Ponder Street. A centurion was the principal professional officer in the armies of ancient Rome and its empire,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: fake history, Islington, Laycock, military, name change, streets named after a Roman connection

Atlas Mews, N7

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Place name Originally Barbara Road, the name was changed when the Westbourne estate was developed in 1978. Atlas is a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: fake history, Greek myth, Islington, Laycock, name change, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after gods

Jupiter Way, N7

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Place name Originally Lesly Road, the name was changed when the Westbourne estate was developed in 1976. It was named…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: fake history, Islington, Laycock, name change, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after gods

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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