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Davies Street, W1K

7 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Mary Davies (also spelt Davis) (January 1665 – 1730) was only-child of Alexander Davies, the great-nephew of Hugh…

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Filed under: Grosvenor Estate, streets named after people who were insane, streets named after women, West End, Westminster, women

Dorrit Street, SE1

30 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Ironic name since Little Dorrit Court not far away is far larger. Charles Dickens wrote extensively about the notorious…

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Filed under: Charles Dickens, dickens, literature, Southwark, streets named after fictional characters, streets named after literary figures, streets named after women, women

Rendle Close, CR0

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Place Name Sharon Susan Rendle (June 18, 1966) was a medal winning judoka at the Barcelona Summer Olympics in 1992…

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Spitfire Road, SM6

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Place Name Without a doubt this was the most iconic war plane of the Second World War – perhaps with…

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