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Tag: streets named after philanthropists

Atkinson Close, SW20

22 April 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This street, laid out in 2014, is on the site of the former Atkinson Morley Hospital. The hospital…

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Filed under: Copse Hill, former hospital site, Merton, street named 2014, streets named after buildings, streets named after philanthropists, Village, West Wimbledon, Wimbledon

Rutlish Road, SW19

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Place Name Originally named Station Road as it led to Merton Park Station (originally Lower Merton Junction). How it came…

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Filed under: Abbey, Charles II, John Innes Estate, Merton, name change, street names connected with transport, streets named after philanthropists, Wimbledon

Thornton Hill, SW19

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Place Name This was an extension of Thornton Road, and was laid out sometime around 1863. As with Thornton Road,…

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Filed under: Hillside, Leathersellers Company, Merton, Napoleonic Wars, Richard Thornton, streets named after philanthropists

Thornton Road, EN5

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Place Name Richard Thornton (September 20, 1776 – June 20, 1865) is probably the richest man you’ve never heard of.…

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Filed under: Barnet, High Barnet, Leathersellers Company, streets named after people with a Yorkshire connection, streets named after philanthropists

Juer Street, SW11

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Place Name Remembers Henry Juer (February 6, 1807 – November 30, 1878), a market gardener, who held some 16 acres…

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Filed under: Battersea, Battersea Park, market garden, streets named after philanthropists, victorian, Wandsworth

Citizen Road, N7

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Place name Perhaps surprisingly this isn’t some modern paean to the people but refers to Edward Harvist, an early 17thCentury…

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Filed under: Arsenal, breweries, Brewers' Company, Edward Harvist Trust, Islington, streets named after philanthropists

Cloudesley Place, N1

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Place Name Originally Elizabeth Terrace (1821) it was re-named by 1882 Sir Richard Cloudesley (1465 – 1518) was a Tudor…

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Filed under: Barnsbury, Islington, streets named after killers, streets named after philanthropists, Tudor

Cloudesley Road, N1

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Place Name Sir Richard Cloudesley (1465 – 1518) was a Tudor landowner who was buried at St Mary’s, Islington. He…

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Filed under: Barnsbury, Islington, streets named after killers, streets named after philanthropists, Tudor

Cloudesley Square, N1

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Place Name Sir Richard Cloudesley (1465 – 1518) was a Tudor landowner who was buried at St Mary’s, Islington. He…

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Filed under: Barnsbury, Islington, streets named after killers, streets named after philanthropists, Tudor

Cloudesley Street, N1

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Place Name Sir Richard Cloudesley (1465 – 1518) was a Tudor landowner who was buried at St Mary’s, Islington. He…

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Filed under: Barnsbury, Islington, streets named after killers, streets named after philanthropists, Tudor

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