East Acton

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September
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East Acton is an area in west London.

Anciently, East Acton and Acton developed as separate settlements and the nearby districts of North Acton, West Acton and South Acton were developed in the late nineteenth century.

East Acton, largely separated from London by Wormwood Scrubs developed later and was mainly agricultural until after the arrival of the underground railway.

East Acton station opened in 1920 on the Ealing Broadway extension of the Central London Railway (CLR), which was renamed the Central line in 1937.

The new line was built with connections to the West London Line near Shepherd’s Bush, the former GWR main line to Birmingham at North Acton, and the main line to Bristol at Ealing Broadway.

Since the CLR was exclusively a passenger service, two extra dedicated tracks for the GWR’s freight trains were opened in 1938, but were closed in 1964. The trackbed of these rails is now overgrown, with vegetation visible immediately to the north of the station.

East Acton was mentioned frequently in the classic 1950s radio comedy series the Goon Show, as the Goons used to rehearse in a room over a greengrocers in East Acton.


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sofia   
Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT   

43 MELLITUS STREET
43 MELLITUS STREET

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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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Bowes Road, W3 Bowes Road is a street in Acton (East Acton)
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Brett Villas, W3 Brett Villas is a street in Acton
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Broad Passage, W3 Broad Passage is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)
Bromyard Avenue, W3 Bromyard Avenue is a street in Acton (East Acton)
Bromyard House, W3 Bromyard House is a block on Bromyard Avenue (East Acton)
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Burlington Gardens, W3 Burlington Gardens is a street in Acton
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Canterbury Court, W3 Canterbury Court is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)
Carlisle Avenue, W3 Carlisle Avenue is on the Golf Course Estate of East Acton (East Acton)
Cavell House, W12 Cavell House is located on Wood Lane (East Acton)
Centre Avenue, W3 Centre Avenue is a road in the W3 postcode area
Chaucer Road, W3 Chaucer Road is a road in the W3 postcode area
Churchfield Road, W3 Churchfield Road runs north of and parallel to Acton High Street
Colonnade Gardens, W3 Colonnade Gardens is a location in London
Conway Grove, W3 Conway Grove is a road in the W3 postcode area
Cotton Avenue, W3 Cotton Avenue is a street in Acton
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Cromwell Close, W3 Cromwell Close is a street in Acton
Cumberland Park, W3 Cumberland Park is a stretch of road in Acton
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Curricle Street, W3 Curricle Street is a street in Acton
Curtis Drive, W3 Curtis Drive is a road in the W3 postcode area
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East Churchfield Road, W3 East Churchfield Road is a street in Acton
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Faraday Road, W3 Faraday Road is a street in Acton
Ferguson Drive, W3 Ferguson Drive is a road in the W3 postcode area
First Avenue, W3 First Avenue is a street in Acton (East Acton)
Fitzneal Street, W12 Fitzneal Street runs off of Old Oak Common Lane (East Acton)
Foliot Street, W12 Foliot Street connects Fitzneal Street with Old Oak Common Lane (East Acton)
Foster Road, W3 Foster Road is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)
Foxglove Path, W12 Foxglove Path is a road in the SE28 postcode area (White City)
Foxglove Street, W12 Foxglove Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)
Friars Place Lane, W3 Friars Place Lane connects East Acton Lane and the Western Avenue (East Acton)
Friars Way, W3 Friars Way is a street in Acton
Friary Road, W3 Friary Road is a road in the W3 postcode area
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Grafton Road, W3 Grafton Road is a street in Acton
Granta Court, W3 Granta Court is a location in London (East Acton)
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Jenner Avenue, W3 Jenner Avenue is a road in the W3 postcode area
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Larch Avenue, W3 Larch Avenue is a street in Acton (East Acton)
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Long Island House, W3 Long Island House is a block on Warple Way
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Market Place, W3 Market Place is a street in Acton
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St Andrews Road, W3 St Andrews Road is named after the home of golf in Scotland (East Acton)
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The Vale Acton, W3 The Vale Acton is a street in Acton
The Vale, W3 The Vale is a street in Acton
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Trinity Way, W3 Trinity Way is a road in the W3 postcode area (East Acton)
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Victoria Road, W3 Victoria Road is a street in Acton
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Wales Farm Road, W3 Wales Farm Road is an important link road in Acton
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Warple Way, W3 Warple Way is a street in Acton
Wendover Court, W3 Wendover Court is a block on Western Avenue
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Woordward Building, W3 Woordward Building can be found on Victoria Road
Wulfstan Street, W12 Wulfstan Street, like all streets in the Wormholt and Old Oak Estate, was named after a Bishop of London (East Acton)
York Road, W3 York Road is a road in the W3 postcode area

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The Six Elms, W3 The Six Elms was located a short distance from what is now the junction of Old Oak Common Lane and Brunel Road.


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