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Tag: streets named after Cambridge graduates

Boutflower Road, SW11

November 21, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry Boutflower Verdon (December 8, 1846 – October 10, 1879) was to be the first vicar of the…

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Filed under: Battersea, Church of England, Lavender, streets named after Cambridge graduates, Wandsworth

Bancroft Road, HA3

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Place Name Richard Bancroft (September 1544 – November 2, 1610) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 until his death,…

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Filed under: Church of England, Harrow, Harrow Weald, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Cambridge graduates

Bancroft Gardens, HA3

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Place Name Richard Bancroft (September 1544 – November 2, 1610) served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 until his death,…

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Filed under: Church of England, Harrow, Harrow Weald, streets named after Archbishops of Canterbury, streets named after Cambridge graduates

Flamsteed Court, SE13

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Place Name John Flamsteed (August 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719) was the first Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory, in…

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Filed under: Cambridge, Cambridge University, Charles II, Greenwich, Greenwich West, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after scientists

Flamsteed Road, SE7

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Place Name John Flamsteed (August 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719) was the first Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory, in…

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Filed under: Cambridge University, Charles II, Charlton Village and Riverside, Greenwich, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after scientists

Grosvenor Cottages, SW1W

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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

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

Camden Street, NW1

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Place Name Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (March 1714 – April 18, 1794) was a leading lawyer, judge, and Whig…

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Filed under: Camden, Camden Town, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Eton connection, William Pitt the Younger

Camden Gardens, NW1

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Place Name Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (March 1714 – April 18, 1794) was a leading lawyer, judge, and Whig…

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Filed under: America, Camden, Camden Town, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Eton connection, William Pitt the Younger

Brooke’s Market, EC1N

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Place Name Named after Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke (October 3, 1554 – September 30, 1628), who bought the Earl of…

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Filed under: Camden, City of London, Murder, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after tragic events

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