West Brompton

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West Brompton is a Network Rail West London Line and London Overground and Underground (District Line) station in west London.

It is located on Old Brompton Road immediately south of Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

The name refers to the older locality of Brompton to the east, although the areas of South Kensington and Earl's Court separate West Brompton from its namesake. Whilst in the early part of the 20th century, the whole area between Knightsbridge and here would have been known as Brompton, modern-day locals would not recognise Brompton and West Brompton as geographically contiguous. Today it still has its own Royal Mail London postcode of SW10 (though that also covers part of Chelsea).

On 12 April 1869, the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) opened its own station as the terminus and only station on its extension from Gloucester Road station (Earl's Court station did not open until 1871). On 1 March 1880, the MDR opened an extension south from West Brompton to Putney Bridge.


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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Lived here
Former Philbeach Gardens Resident   
Added: 14 Jul 2021 00:44 GMT   

Philbeach Gardens Resident (Al Stewart)
Al Stewart, who had huts in the 70s with the sings ’Year of the Cat’ and ’On The Borders’, lived in Philbeach Gdns for a while and referenced Earl’s Court in a couple of his songs.
I lived in Philbeach Gardens from a child until my late teens. For a few years, on one evening in the midst of Summer, you could hear Al Stewart songs ringing out across Philbeach Gardens, particularly from his album ’Time Passages". I don’t think Al was living there at the time but perhaps he came back to see some pals. Or perhaps the broadcasters were just his fans,like me.
Either way, it was a wonderful treat to hear!

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT


Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Goodwins Field - a field with a story.
Coleherne House Coleherne House once stood on the corner of Brompton Lane (later Brompton Road) and Walnut Tree Lane (now Redcliffe Gardens).

NEARBY STREETS
Adrian Mews, SW10 Adrian Mews is a small mews off of Ifield Road (Chelsea)
Aisgill Avenue, W14 Aisgill Avenue is a road in the W14 postcode area
Anselm Road, SW6 Anselm Road is in an area of Fulham (Fulham)
Barbara Castle Close, SW6 Barbara Castle Close is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)
Beaufort Court, SW6 Beaufort Court is a block on Lillie Road (Fulham)
Bellamy Close, W14 Bellamy Close is a road in the W14 postcode area
Bolton Gardens, SW5 Bolton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)
Boltons Court, SW5 Boltons Court is a block on Old Brompton Road (Earl’s Court)
Bramber Court, SW6 Bramber Court is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)
Brompton Park Crescent, SW6 Brompton Park Crescent is in the Fulham area (Fulham)
Chuter Ede House, SW6 Chuter Ede House is a block on North End Road (Fulham)
Coleherne Mews, SW10 Coleherne Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode area (Chelsea)
Coleherne Road, SW10 Coleherne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)
Corelli Court, SW5 Corelli Court is a block on West Cromwell Road
Crowther Close, SW6 Crowther Close is in Fulham (Fulham)
Eardley Crescent, SW5 Eardley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (West Brompton)
Earls Court Square, SW5 Earls Court Square is a residential square (Earl’s Court)
Empress Place, SW6 Empress Place is in an area of Fulham
Empress State Building, W14 Empress State Building is a block on Marchbank Road
Euro House, SW5 Euro House is a block on Warwick Road
Farnell Mews, SW5 Farnell Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)
Finborough Road, SW10 Finborough Road derives its name from the country seat in Suffolk of the local landowning Pettiward family (Chelsea)
Halford Road, SW6 Halford Road is a location in Fulham (Fulham)
Hildyard Road, SW6 Hildyard Road is part of Fulham (Fulham)
Hunter House, SW5 Hunter House is sited on Old Brompton Road (West Brompton)
Ifield Road, SW10 Ifield Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)
Ivatt Place, W14 Ivatt Place is a road in the W14 postcode area
Kempsford Gardens, SW5 Kempsford Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (West Brompton)
Kramer Mews, SW5 Kramer Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Chelsea)
Langham Mansions, SW5 Langham Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)
Lille Square, SW6 Lille Square is part of Fulham (Fulham)
Lillie Square, SW6 Lillie Square is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)
Lillie Yard, SW6 Sir John Scott Lillie laid out the yard on his estate in 1826 (Fulham)
Marchbank Road, SW6 Marchbank Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)
Micklethwaite Road, SW6 Micklethwaite Road is in an area of Fulham (Fulham)
Old Brompton Road, SW5 Old Brompton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Chelsea)
Ongar Road, SW6 Ongar Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)
Penywern Road, SW5 Penywern Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area
PO Box 4, SW5 Earl’s Court Square is located on Earl’s Court Squar (Earl’s Court)
Racton Road, SW6 Racton Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)
Redcliffe Close, SW5 Redcliffe Close is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)
Redcliffe Gardens, SW10 Redcliffe Gardens began life as Walnut Tree Walk, a pathway running through nurseries and market gardens (Chelsea)
Redcliffe Mews, SW10 Redcliffe Mews runs behind Harcourt Terrace (Chelsea)
Redcliffe Square, SW10 Redcliffe Square was built as part of the Gunter estate in the 1860s (Chelsea)
Redcliffe Street, SW10 Redcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area (Chelsea)
Rickett Street, SW6 Rickett Street is in Fulham (Fulham)
River Court, SW6 River Court is a block on River Court (Fulham)
Roxby Place, SW6 Roxby Place is in an area of Fulham (Fulham)
Seagrave Road, SW6 Seagrave Road is a location in Fulham (Fulham)
Sedlescombe Road, SW6 Sedlescombe Road is a location in Fulham (Fulham)
Sibyl Thorndike Casson House, SW5 Sibyl Thorndike Casson House is a block on Kramer Mews (West Brompton)
Tamworth Street, SW6 Tamworth Street is part of Fulham (Fulham)
The Mansions, SW5 The Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)
Warwick Road, SW5 Warwick Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area
Weir Road, SW5 Weir Road is a road in the SW17 postcode area (Earl’s Court)
Westgate Terrace, SW10 Westgate Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode area (Chelsea)
Wetherby Mansions, SW5 Wetherby Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Chelsea)
Wetherby Mews, SW5 Wetherby Mews is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Earl’s Court)
Wharfedale Street, SW10 This is a street in the SW10 postcode area (Chelsea)
Yale House, SW5 Yale House is a block on Old Brompton Road (Chelsea)


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