Kentish Town West

Rail station, existing between 1867 and now.

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Rail station · * · ·
October
31
2019
Kentish Town West station opened on 1 April 1867 as ’Kentish Town’ and was renamed ’Kentish Town West’ on 2 June 1924.

The station closed after a serious fire on 18 April 1971. It was rebuilt and reopened on 5 October 1981.

The station is now managed by London Overground, which also operates all services from the station.


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Tony Whipple   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT   

Frank Whipple Place, E14
Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind.

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Theresa Penney   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT   

1 Whites Row
My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields.

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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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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Benevolent Institution for the Relief of Aged and Infirm Journey The Benevolent Institution for the Relief of Aged and Infirm Journeymen was founded on 10 February 1837.
Kentish Town West Kentish Town West station opened on 1 April 1867 as ’Kentish Town’ and was renamed ’Kentish Town West’ on 2 June 1924.
Queen’s Crescent Market Queen’s Crescent Market is one of London’s oldest street markets, and is still held every Thursday and Saturday.
River Fleet The River Fleet is the most famous and largest of London’s subterranean rivers.

NEARBY STREETS
Aland Road, NW5 Aland Road was named after the Åland archipelago in the Baltic (Kentish Town West)
Allcroft Passage, NW5 Allcroft Passage was situated off of Allcroft Road
Allcroft Road, NW5 Allcroft Road was built between 1862 and 1870 to links Queen’s Crescent with roads to the south.
Alma Street, NW5 Alma Street, like most ’Alma’ roads in London, marks the first battle of the Crimean War (Kentish Town)
Alpha Court, NW5 Alpha Court is a block on Raglan Street (Kentish Town)
Alpha House, NW5 Alpha House is a block on Holmes Road (Kentish Town)
Anglers Lane, NW5 Anglers Lane once ran down to a small bridge across the River Fleet at a spot that was popular with fishermen (Kentish Town)
Arctic Street, NW5 Arctic Street was Franklin Street until 1937
Ashdown Crescent, NW5 Ashdown Crescent commemorates its former landowner
Ashdown Street, NW5 Ashdown Street, now demolished, was named after Edwin Ashdown
Athlone Street, NW5 Athlone Street is named for Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (Kentish Town West)
Augusta Street, NW1 Augusta Street was located off of Harmood Street (Chalk Farm)
Azania Mews, NW5 Azania Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Baptist Gardens, NW5 Baptist Gardens is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Bartholomew Villas, NW5 Bartholomew Villas is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Bassett Street, NW5 Bassett Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Belmont Street, NW1 Belmont Street leads north from Chalk Farm Road (Chalk Farm)
Bridge Approach, NW1 Bridge Approach was once a busy thoroughfare connecting Regents Park Road with the world (Chalk Farm)
Broomfield, NW1 Broomfield is a block on Ferdinand Street (Chalk Farm)
Candela Court, NW1 Candela Court can be found on Lewis Street (Kentish Town)
Castle Court, NW1 Castle Court can be found on Castlehaven Road (Kentish Town)
Castle Mews, NW1 Castle Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Castle Road, NW1 Castle Road is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)
Castlehaven Road, NW1 Castlehaven Road was united as a street in 1938 (Camden Town)
Cathcart Hill, NW5 Cathcart Hill is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Cathcart Street, NW5 Cathcart Street dates from 1856 (Kentish Town)
Caversham Road, NW9 Caversham Road is a location in London (Kentish Town)
Chalk Farm Parade, NW3 Chalk Farm Parade is a street in Hampstead (Chalk Farm)
Chalk Farm Road, NW3 This is the main road connecting Camden Town with Chalk Farm (Chalk Farm)
Chaston Place, NW5 Chaston Place is a street in Kentish Town (Gospel Oak)
Church Avenue, NW1 Church Avenue is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Clarence Way, NW1 Clarence Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)
Coity Road, NW5 This is a street in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town West)
Collard Place, NW1 Collard Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Chalk Farm)
Crogsland Road, NW1 Crogsland Road is a street in Camden Town (Belsize Park)
Dalby Street, NW5 Dalby Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Elton Place, NW3 Elton Place is a road in the N16 postcode area (Chalk Farm)
Farrier Street, NW1 Farrier Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)
Ferdinand House, NW1 Ferdinand House is a block on Collard Place (Chalk Farm)
Ferdinand Place, NW1 Ferdinand Place is a street in Camden Town (Chalk Farm)
Ferdinand Street, NW1 Ferdinand Street is a street in Camden Town (Chalk Farm)
Frideswide Place, NW5 Frideswide Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Gilden Crescent, NW5 Gilden Crescent is a road in the NW5 postcode area
Grafton Road, NW5 Grafton Road leaves Prince of Wales Road and takes a northwesterly trajectory to Kentish Town West and beyond
Grafton Yard, NW1 Grafton Yard is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Hadley Street, NW1 Hadley Street is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)
Harmood House, NW1 Harmood House is a block on Harmood Street (Chalk Farm)
Harmood Street, NW1 Harmood Street was named for Harry and Mary Harmood (Chalk Farm)
Hartland Road, NW1 Hartland Road is a street in Camden Town (Camden Town)
Healey Street, NW1 Healey Street runs from Prince of Wales Road to Castle Road (Kentish Town)
Herbert Street, NW5 Herbert Street is a street in Kentish Town (Gospel Oak)
Holmes Road, NW5 Holmes Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Inkerman Road, NW5 Inkerman Road is one of the ’Crimean’ streets of Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Jeffrey’s Street, NW1 Jeffrey’s Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)
Kelly Street, NW1 Kelly Street was built under the grounds of an inn (Kentish Town)
Kent House, NW1 Kent House is a block on Ferdinand Street (Chalk Farm)
Kentish Town Road, NW5 Kentish Town Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Lewis Street, NW1 Lewis Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Lorraine Court, NW1 Lorraine Court is a block on Lewis Street (Kentish Town)
Maitland Park Road, NW3 Maitland Park Road is a street in Hampstead (Kentish Town West)
Malden Crescent, NW1 Malden Crescent is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Belsize Park)
Malden Place, NW5 Malden Place is a street in Kentish Town (Gospel Oak)
Malden Road, NW5 Malden Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Marsden Street, NW5 Marsden Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Mary Brancker House, NW5 Mary Brancker House is sited on Holmes Road (Kentish Town)
Mead Close, NW1 Mead Close is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Chalk Farm)
Modbury Gardens, NW5 Modbury Gardens is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Perren Street, NW5 Perren Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Powlett Place, NW1 Powlett Place is a street in Camden Town (Chalk Farm)
Prince of Wales Road, NW1 Prince of Wales Road is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town West)
Queen’s Crescent, NW5 Queen’s Crescent played a seminal role in the story of the Sainsbury’s supermarket chain
Raglan Street, NW5 Raglan Street is part of the Kentish Town ’Crimea’ estate (Kentish Town)
Regis Road, NW5 Regis Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Rhyl Street, NW5 Rhyl Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Rochester Place, NW1 Rochester Place is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)
Rochester Terrace, NW1 Rochester Terrace is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Rowan House, NW3 Rowan House is a block on Maitland Park Road (Kentish Town West)
Ryland Road, NW5 Ryland Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Shipton House, NW5 Shipton House is sited on Prince of Wales Road (Kentish Town West)
Spring House, NW5 Spring House is a block on Spring Place
Spring Place, NW5 Spring Place is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
St Ann’s Gardens, NW5 St Ann’s Gardens lies off Queen’s Crescent (Kentish Town West)
Talacre Road, NW5 Talacre Road was formerly Weedington Street (Kentish Town West)
Truro Street, NW1 Truro Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Belsize Park)
Una House, NW5 Una House is a block on Anglers Lane (Kentish Town)
Victory House, NW1 Victory House is a block on Castlehaven Road (Camden Town)
Warden Road, NW5 Warden Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Weedington Road, NW5 Weedington Road is a street in Kentish Town
Wellesley Road, NW5 Wellesley Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Wilkin St Mews, NW5 Wilkin St Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Wilkin Street Mews, NW5 Wilkin Street Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Wilkin Street, NW5 Wilkin Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town West)
Willes Road, NW5 Willes Road honours Lieutenant-General James Willes, Commander of the Royal Marines during the Crimean War. (Kentish Town)
Wilmot Place, NW1 Wilmot Place might have been named after its builder (Camden Town)
Wolsey Mews, NW5 Wolsey Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Woodyard Close, NW5 Woodyard Close is a road in the NW5 postcode area
York Mews, NW5 York Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

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