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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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Posted in: Uncategorized 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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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

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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Posted in: Uncategorized 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

Albert Bridge Road, SW11

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Place Name Leads, unsurprisingly, to Albert Bridge. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861)…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Battersea Park, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets name after Germans, streets named after royals, victorian, Wandsworth

Albert Road, E17

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Place Name Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861) was consort to Queen Victoria.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets name after Germans, streets named after royals, victorian, Waltham Forest, Walthamstow

Albert Embankment, SE1

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Place Name Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861) was consort to Queen Victoria.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Lambeth, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets named after royals, streets names after German connection, Vauxhall, victorian

Khartoum Road, SW17

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Place Name Named after General Charles George Gordon’s mission in Sudan to evacuateĀ Egyptians from the city in 1883. Sudan was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: black history, colonalism, military, politics, victorian

Beckton Road, E16

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Place Name Simon Adams Beck (1803 – 1883) was the governor of the Gas, Light and Coke Company, which in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: streets with a Shropshire connection, victorian

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