Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…
Place Name Laid out over the grounds of Gunnersbury Lodge gardens. The name Gunnersbury has its roots in an old…
Place Name This was originally access to a works. The name Gunnersbury has its roots in an old Scandinavian name.…
Place Name Originally part of Gunnersbury Avenue, it was renamed when the North Circular was created. Gunnersbury has its roots…
Place Name The main route leading from Acton to Gunnersbury. Gunnersbury has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It…
Place Name Part of the North Circular. Gunnersbury Avenue has its roots in an old Scandinavian name. It is believed to…
Place Name The adjacent St Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate is all that remains of the former priory that stood nearby. The…
Place Name Originally Back Brook Street, it became Davies Mews sometime before 1792. Mary Davies (also spelt Davis) (January 1665…
Place Name Mary Davies (also spelt Davis) (January 1665 – 1730) was only-child of Alexander Davies, the great-nephew of Hugh…
Place Name Previously the site of Falcon Court. Charles Dickens wrote extensively about the notorious Marshalsea debtors’ prison where his…