Kentish Town

Underground station, existing between 1868 and now.

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Underground station · * · NW5 ·
September
8
2022
Kentish Town is first recorded during the reign of King John (1208) as Kentisston.

By 1456 Kentish Town was recognised as a thriving hamlet, and in this period, a chapel of ease is recorded as being built for the inhabitants.

The early 19th century brought a lot of modernisation, causing a lot of the area’s rural charm, the River Fleet and the 18th century buildings to vanish.

Large amounts of land were purchased to build the first railway through the area, which can still be seen today. Kentish Town was a prime site for development as the Kentish Town Road was the main route for the growing city of London to the South.

1877 saw the beginning of mission work in the area as it was, by then, poor. The mission first held their services outside but as their funding increased they built a mission house, chapel, and vicarage.

In 1912 the Church of St Silas the Martyr was finally erected and consecrated, and by December of that year it became a parish in its own right.

Kentish Town was to see further modernisation in the post-World War II period. This means that there are few signs of 19th century influence left in the area.

Today Kentish Town is a busy shopping and business area. It offers libraries, gyms and other entertainments to visitors and its community.

The station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1868 on the extension to its new London terminal at St Pancras.

The separate London Underground station was opened on 22 June 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR), a precursor of the Northern line. The station was designed by Leslie Green with the ox-blood red glazed terracotta facade and the semi-circular windows at first floor level common to most of the original stations on the CCE&HR and its two associated railways, the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway and Great Northern Piccadilly & Brompton Railway which opened the previous year.




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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
Kentish Town Kentish Town is first recorded during the reign of King John (1208) as Kentisston.

NEARBY STREETS
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)
Appleford, NW5 Appleford is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Arctic Street, NW5 Arctic Street was Franklin Street until 1937
Ascham Street, NW5 Ascham Street runs west from Lady Margaret Road (Kentish Town)
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)
Azania Mews, NW5 Azania Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Barn Close, NW5 Barn Close is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Bartholomew Road, NW5 Bartholomew Road runs south from Leighton Road (Kentish Town)
Bartholomew Villas, NW5 Bartholomew Villas is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Bellina Mews, NW5 Bellina Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Brecknock Road, N19 Brecknock Road is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (Tufnell Park)
Brecon Mews, N7 Brecon Mews is a road in the N7 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Browns Lane, NW5 Browns Lane is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Burghley Road, NW5 Burghley Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Busby Place, NW1 Busby Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Candela Court, NW1 Candela Court can be found on Lewis Street (Kentish Town)
Carker’s Lane, NW5 Carker’s Lane is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Carleton Gardens, N19 Carleton Gardens is a location in London (Kentish Town)
Carleton Gardens, NW5 Carleton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N19 postal area (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)
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, NW5 Caversham Road was named for 18th century landowner, Rev Robert South of Caversham, Cannon of Chris College, Oxford (Kentish Town)
Caversham Road, NW9 Caversham Road is a location in London (Kentish Town)
Charlton Court, N7 Charlton Court is a block on Brecknock Road (Kentish Town)
Charlton King’s Road, NW5 This is a street in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Charlton Kings Road, NW5 Charlton Kings Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Cheriton, NW5 Cheriton is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Church Avenue, NW1 Church Avenue is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
College Lane, NW5 College Lane is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
College Yard, NW5 College Yard is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Countess Road, NW5 Countess Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Deane House, NW5 Residential block (Kentish Town)
Dowdney Close, NW5 Dowdney Close is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Dunollie Place, NW5 Dunollie Place is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Evangelist Road, NW5 Evangelist Road is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Falkland Place, NW5 Falkland Place once led to the Assembly House pub (Kentish Town)
Falkland Road, NW5 Falkland Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Fortess Road, NW5 Fortess Road connects Kentish Town and Tufnell Park stations (Kentish Town)
Fortress Road, NW5 Fortress Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Frideswide Place, NW5 Frideswide Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Gaisford Street, NW5 Gaisford Street is the southernmost street of the former Christ Church Estate (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)
Greenwood Place, NW5 Greenwood Place is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Hadley Street, NW1 Hadley Street is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)
Hargrave Place, N7 Hargrave Place is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area (Kentish Town)
Hargrave Place, N7 Hargrave Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Healey Street, NW1 Healey Street runs from Prince of Wales Road to Castle Road (Kentish Town)
Highgate Road, NW5 Highgate Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Highgate Studios, NW5 Highgate Studios is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
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)
Islip Street, NW5 Islip Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Kelly Street, NW1 Kelly Street was built under the grounds of an inn (Kentish Town)
Kennistoun House, NW5 Kennistoun House is sited on Lady Margaret Road (Kentish Town)
Kentish Town Road, NW5 Kentish Town Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Kingsford Street, NW5 Kingsford Street is a street in Kentish Town
Lady Margaret Road, NW5 Lady Margaret Road runs north to Ospringe Road with Leverton Street and Montpelier Grove running parallel to the east and west respectively (Kentish Town)
Lady Somerset Road, NW5 Lady Somerset Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Lawford Road, NW5 Lawford Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Leighton Crescent, NW5 Leighton Crescent is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Leighton Grove, NW5 Leighton Grove is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Leighton Place, NW5 Leighton Place is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Leighton Road, NW5 The route of Leighton Road followed an original path from the Assembly House Inn on Kentish Town Road to Maiden Lane (Kentish Town)
Leverton Street, NW5 Leverton Street is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Lewis Street, NW1 Lewis Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Little Green Street, NW5 Little Green Street was built in the 1780s and is one of the few intact Georgian streets in London (Kentish Town)
Lorraine Court, NW1 Lorraine Court is a block on Lewis Street (Kentish Town)
Mary Brancker House, NW5 Mary Brancker House is sited on Holmes Road (Kentish Town)
Montpelier Grove, NW5 Montpelier Grove is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Northpoint Square, NW1 Northpoint Square is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Oseney Crescent, NW5 Oseney Crescent is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Ospringe Road, NW5 Ospringe Road is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Ospringe Road, NW5 Ospringe Road is a road in the N19 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Pandian Way, NW1 Pandian Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Pandian Way, NW1 Pandian Way is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Patshull Place, NW5 Patshull Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Patshull Road, NW5 Patshull Road is part of the Dartsmouth Estate (Kentish Town)
Peckwater Street, NW5 Peckwater Street was built in the late 1850s (Kentish Town)
Perren Street, NW5 Perren Street is a street in Kentish Town (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)
Railey Mews, NW5 Railey Mews is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Raveley Street, NW5 Raveley Street is a street in Kentish Town (Tufnell Park)
Regis Road, NW5 Regis Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Rochester Place, NW1 Rochester Place is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)
Rochester Road, NW1 Rochester Road is a street in Camden Town (Kentish Town)
Rochester Terrace, NW1 Rochester Terrace is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Ryland Road, NW5 Ryland Road is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Sanderson Close, NW5 Sanderson Close is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Southampton Road, NW5 Southampton Road is a street in Kentish Town
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 Mary Brookfield Hall, NW5 St Mary Brookfield Hall is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Stonegate, NW5 Stonegate is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Torriano Avenue, NW5 Torriano Avenue is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Torriano Cottages, NW5 Torriano Cottages is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Torriano Mews, NW5 Torriano Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Una House, NW5 Una House is a block on Anglers Lane (Kentish Town)
Veil House, NW1 Veil House is located on Rochester Road (Kentish Town)
Wandsworth Place, NW5 Wandsworth Place is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish 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
Wendling, NW5 Wendling is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)
Wiblin Mews, NW5 Wiblin Mews is a location in London (Kentish Town)
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)
Willingham Terrace, NW5 Willingham Terrace is a road in the NW5 postcode area (Kentish Town)
Wolsey House, NW5 Wolsey House is a block on Busby Place (Kentish 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
Wordsworth Place, NW5 Wordsworth Place runs off Southampton Road
York Mews, NW5 York Mews is a street in Kentish Town (Kentish Town)

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