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Airedale Road, South Ealing
I rather like this street sign which I pass on my way to my South Ealing pad most days I’m in London. I assume it dates from the original of the road – 1905 I think.
Some street name derivations: D-F
A lot of the street information research on this website is academic in nature – from university research, the Survey of London, British History Online, borough conservation areas and more. Occasionally, the Hive Mind comes up trumps – these derivations come from discoveries on the Wikipedia made during 2019 which is feeding into the project. …
Greater London
This project defines its coverage as the area within the M25 orbital motorway but extending beyond this as follows: Where the London Underground stretches beyond the M25. Hence we cover Amersham, Chesham, Chalfont and Epping too. Where the administrative Greater London stretches beyond the M25 – the single case of North Ockendon Areas of the …
The Balham Disaster of 1940
During the Second World War, Balham was one of many deep tube stations designated for use as a civilian air raid shelter. At 20:02 on 14 October 1940, a 1400 kg semi-armour piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above the northern end of the platform tunnels, creating a large crater into which a bus …
Birdcage Walk, SW1
Queen Anne’s Gate was first developed as domestic residences in the early eighteenth century and further expanded in the middle and later periods of that century. Old Queen Street was built at about the same period as the later part of Queen Anne’s Gate. The Wellington Barracks complex, dates from the 1830s with major twentieth …
London Borough of Haringey
Street histories in this section are largely taken from the Conservation Area guides of the London Borough of Haringey. ALEXANDRA PARK ROAD (1880s) Alexandra Park Road was marked out in the 1880s to provide a connection to the station at Wood Green (now called Alexandra Palace). Three substantial villas were also built north of the …
Historical Societies
We are starting a list of London’s historical society websites: Hornsey Historical Society
TUM Book Club: Hidden London – Discovering the Forgotten Underground
The Underground Map Book Club features books about London which we have either read ourselves and deserved a five star review or has come recommended via the users on our Facebook page. Hidden London is an exploration of the abandoned tributaries of London’s vast and vital transportation network through breathtaking images and unexpected stories. …
TUM Book Club: London – A travel guide through time
The Underground Map Book Club features books about London which we have either read ourselves and deserved a five star review or has come recommended via the users on our Facebook page. London – A travel guide through time is a glorious romp through history. Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and …
33 Walks in London That You Shouldn’t Miss
Billed as the ultimate insider’s walking guide to London, Nicola Perry’s book is fully illustrated with more than 250 colour photographs and 33 maps. The book is broken down into the different areas of London and before each walk the author has included a suggestion regarding when to walk (to coincide with a market) …