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Tag: victorian

Balaclava Road, SE1

12 November 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Commemorating one of the most famous and romanticised battles in British history, the Battle of Balaclava, which took…

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Filed under: Bermondsey, South Bermondsey, Southwark, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Alma Place, NW10

9 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block Tsarist…

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Filed under: Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensal Green, Kensal Rise, Kensington and Chelsea, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after rivers, victorian

Alma Road, N10

8 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey to block…

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Filed under: Barnet, Friern Barnet, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Alma Grove, SE1

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Place Name Originally Alma Road. Named the first battle of the Crimean War, in which Britain and France joined Turkey…

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Filed under: South Bermondsey, Southwark, streets named after battle sites, streets named after places in Ukraine, streets named after the Crimean War, victorian

Hampstead Hill Gardens, NW3

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Place Name Descriptive, this was a small estate originally owned by George Crispin which was developed by 1873. Most of…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Camden, Hampstead Town, victorian

Worfield Street, SW11

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Place Name When wealthy market gardener Henry Juer died in 1878 he left his fortune and the family’s 16 acres…

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Filed under: Battersea, Battersea Park, market garden, streets with a Shropshire connection, victorian, Wandsworth

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

Ridler Road, EN1

5 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Joseph Frederick Ridler was a butcher whose shop was on nearby Baker Street. In 1884 he took out…

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Filed under: Enfield, Enfield Town, streets named after butchers, streets named after developers, victorian

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

Albert Gate, SW1X

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Place Name One of the gates leading into Hyde Park and named after Prince Albert following his marriage to Queen…

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Filed under: Knightsbridge and Belgravia, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets name after Germans, streets named after royals, streets names after German connection, victorian, Westminster

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