Kensal Rise

Rail station, existing between 1873 and now.

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Former location of the National Athletic Grounds

Kensal Rise railway station opened in 1873 as Kensal Green, replacing Kensal Green & Harlesden railway station which opened in 1861 at the crossing of Green Lane (later Wrottesley Road), lying in between the present station and Willesden Junction. The present station was renamed Kensal Rise in 1890.

The names Kensal Green and Kensal Rise are used somewhat interchangeably by non-residents to denote the same district, although residents differentiate between the areas based on proximity to the local tube and railway stations.

Roughly speaking, the area west of Chamberlayne Road, north of Harrow Road and south of Kensal Rise railway station is considered Kensal Green while that to the east of Chamberlayne Road and north of the station is considered Kensal Rise. These boundaries are by no means fixed however and some residents are known to use both terms with little regard for geographical accuracy.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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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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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Princess Frederica School on the corner of College Road and Purves Road, NW10.
Chamberlayne Farm Chamberlain (Wood) Farm developed out of the manor of Chambers, named after Richard de Camera, an early 13th century cleric.
Chamberlayne Road (1909) Until after the first world war, the area north of Kensal Rise was still fields.
Kensal Rise (1907) Motor buses at Kensal Rise station.

NEARBY STREETS
All Souls Avenue, NW10 All Souls Avenue is a street which separates Willesden from Kensal Rise (Kensal Rise)
Amery Gardens, NW10 Amery Gardens is a road off of All Soul’s Avenue in Kensal Rise, NW10 (Kensal Rise)
Ashburnham Road, NW10 Ashburnham Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Banister Road, W10 Banister Road just scrapes being classed as belonging to the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)
Bathurst Gardens, NW10 Bathurst Gardens, NW10 is an east-west road connecting the junction of All Souls Avenue with College Road (Kensal Rise)
Bolton Gardens, NW10 Bolton Gardens is a street in Willesden (Queen’s Park)
Bridge House, NW10 Residential block (Queen’s Park)
Brunel Mews, W10 Brunel Mews, a tiny cul-de-sac, is the northern extension of Sixth Avenue (Queens Park Estate)
Buchanan Gardens, NW10 Buchanan Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Burrows Road, NW10 Burrows Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Chamberlayne Road, NW10 Chamberlayne Road is the main road connecting Kensal Rise with the areas to the north (Kensal Rise)
Chelmsford Square, NW10 Chelmsford Square was named after the 3rd Viscount Chelmsford, Viceroy of India (Kensal Rise)
Chevening Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Clarendon Court, NW10 Clarendon Court is a block on Chambers Lane (Kensal Rise)
Clarendon Court, NW2 Clarendon Court is a block on Sidmouth Road (Kensal Rise)
Claridge House, NW10 Claridge House is a block on Mortimer Road (Kensal Green)
Clifford Gardens, NW10 Clifford Gardens is a street just north of the railway at Kensal Rise (Kensal Green)
College Road, NW10 College Road was named after All Soul’s Collage in Oxford which owned the land that the street was built upon (Kensal Rise)
Crediton Road, NW10 Crediton Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Creighton Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Cross Way, NW10 Cross Way is a road in the NW10 postcode area
Dundonald Road, NW10 Dundonald Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Earlsmead Road, NW10 Earlsmead Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Egerton Gardens, NW10 Egerton Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Fortune Gate Road, NW10 Fortune Gate Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Gowan Road, NW10 Gowan Road is a street in Willesden
Hanover Road, NW10 Hanover Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Hanover West, NW10 Hanover West is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Hardinge Road, NW10 Hardinge Road was named after Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India (Kensal Rise)
Harlesden Road, NW10 Harlesden Road is a winding road, once known as Harlesden Lane
Harvist Road, NW10 Harvist Road is a street in Willesden (Queen’s Park)
Hawthorn Road, NW10 Hawthorn Road is a street in Willesden
Herbert Gardens, NW10 Herbert Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Hiley Road, NW10 Hiley Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Holland House, NW10 Holland House is located on Holland Road (Kensal Rise)
Irwin Gardens, NW10 Irwin Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Kempe Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Kempe Road, NW6 Kempe Road is a road in the NW10 postcode area (Queen’s Park)
Keslake Mansions, NW10 Keslake Mansions is a street in Willesden (Queen’s Park)
Keslake Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Keslake Road, NW6 Road in Kensal Rise, London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Kings Parade, NW10 Kings Parade is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Langler Road, NW10 Langler Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Leigh Gardens, NW10 Leigh Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Leighton Gardens, NW10 Leighton Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Liddell Gardens, NW10 Liddell Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Linden Avenue, NW10 Linden Avenue is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Millman Road, NW6 A street within the NW6 postcode (Queen’s Park)
Milman Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Mortimer Road, NW10 Mortimer Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)
Mount Pleasant Road, NW6 Mount Pleasant Road is a road in the NW6 postcode area (Kensal Rise)
Okehampton Road, NW10 Okehampton Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Okehampton Road, NW10 Okehampton Road is a road in the NW6 postcode area (Kensal Rise)
Old Bakery House, NW6 Old Bakery House can be found on Keslake Road (Queen’s Park)
Oliphant Street, W10 Oliphant Street was the final alphabetical street on the original Queen’s Park Estate naming scheme (Queens Park Estate)
Peploe Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
Petherton Court, NW10 Petherton Court is a block on Tiverton Road (Kensal Rise)
Phillimore Gardens, NW10 Phillimore Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Purves Road, NW10 Purves Road is named after the solicitor of the United Land Company who were developers in this area. (Kensal Green)
Robson Avenue, NW10 Robson Avenue is a street in Willesden
Rosemary House, NW10 Rosemary House is located on Uffington Road
Sidmouth Parade, NW2 Sidmouth Parade is a street in Cricklewood (Kensal Rise)
St Laurence Close, NW6 St Laurence Close is a road in the NW6 postcode area (Queen’s Park)
St Laurences Close, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Queen’s Park)
St Margaret’s Road, NW10 St Margaret’s Road is a road in the NW10 postcode area (Kensal Green)
St Margaret’s Road, NW10 St Margaret’s Road is a road in the BR3 postcode area (Kensal Green)
St. Laurence Close, NW6 St. Laurence Close is a location in London (Queen’s Park)
Station Terrace, NW10 Station Terrace is a street in Willesden (Queen’s Park)
The Coach House, NW6 The Coach House is a building on Tiverton Road (Queen’s Park)
The Tay Building, NW10 The Tay Building is located on Wrentham Avenue (Queen’s Park)
Tiverton Road, NW10 Tiverton Road is a street in Willesden (Brondesbury Park)
Trevelyan Gardens, IG10 Trevelyan Gardens is a location in London (Kensal Rise)
Trevelyan Gardens, NW10 Trevelyan Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Uffington Road, NW10 Uffington Road is a street in Willesden
Unicorn House, NW10 Unicorn House is a block on Station Terrace (Queen’s Park)
Wakeman House, NW10 Wakeman House is a block on Wakeman Road (Kensal Green)
Whitmore Gardens, NW10 Whitmore Gardens is a street in Willesden (Kensal Rise)
Woodlands Court, NW10 Woodlands Court is a building on Wrentham Avenue (Kensal Rise)
Wrentham Avenue, NW10 Wrentham Avenue runs between Chamberlayne Road and Tiverton Road (Kensal Rise)

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