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Tag: World War One

Tandem Way, SW19

29 March 2025 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Industrial heritage. In 1907 a German company formed the Tandem Smelting Syndicate, setting up close to the railway…

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Filed under: Collier's Wood, industry, Merton, Mitcham and Morden, streets named after a German connection, World War One

Holford Way, SW15

17 October 2024 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Mary Eleanor Gwynne-Holford (1865 – December 18, 1947), was known for her philanthropic efforts and played a pivotal…

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Filed under: former hospital site, Putney, Roehampton, Roehampton Hospital, streets named after connection with the First World War, streets named after women, Wandsworth, World War One

Detling Close, RM12

21 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Military heritage. A former military airfield used as a Royal Navy Air Station during World War One and…

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Filed under: Elm Park, Havering, Hornchurch, military, RAF, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after connection with the First World War, World War One, World War Two

Northolt Way, RM12

19 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Military heritage. RAF Northolt, in Hillingdon, was one of the key airfields in the defence of London during both…

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Filed under: Elm Park, former airfields, Havering, Hornchurch, military, RAF, Rainham, streets named after a connection to aircraft, streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after connection with the First World War, World War One, World War Two

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