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Underground station · * · SW1A ·
November
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2012
Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park, close to the intersection of Piccadilly and the pedestrian Queen’s Walk.

The station was opened on 15 December 1906 by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR), the precursor of the Piccadilly line. The station was originally named Dover Street due to its location in that street. When the station was rebuilt in 1933 with escalator access to the platforms, a new sub-surface ticket hall was built to the west under the roadway and new station entrances were constructed on the corner of Piccadilly and Stratton Street and on the south side of Piccadilly. The station name was changed at this time.

With the rebuilding of the station and similar works at Hyde Park Corner, the little-used Piccadilly line station between the two at Down Street was taken out of use.

The Victoria line platforms opened on 7 March 1969; interchange between that line and the Piccadilly line was via the ticket hall (without having to pass through the exit barriers). Even today changing between the Jubilee and Victoria lines and the Piccadilly line involves a long walk.

The Jubilee line platforms opened on 1 May 1979, at which time the next station south on the Jubilee Line was its then southern terminus, Charing Cross; those platforms were closed when the Jubilee line was extended on a new alignment towards Westminster; at the same time interchange facilities at Green Park were improved.

When travelling south from Green Park on the Jubilee Line, Green Park Junction, where the new line diverges from the old, is visible from the train. While passenger services no longer operate to Charing Cross on the Jubilee Line, the old line is used regularly to reverse trains when the eastern part of the line is closed due to engineering works.


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Emma Seif   
Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT   

Birth of the Bluestocking Society
In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society.

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TUM   
Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT   

The Underground Map
Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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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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Café Royal The Café Royal - now a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street - was, before its conversion to a hotel, a notable restaurant.
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InterContinental London InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury 5-star hotel.
Londonderry House Londonderry House was an aristocratic townhouse situated on Park Lane.
RAF Bomber Command Memorial The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War.
Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British-founded multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.
Royal Air Force Club The Royal Air Force Club (often referred to as the RAF Club) is situated at 128 Piccadilly.
Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.
Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.
The Athenaeum Hotel The Athenaeum is a family-owned five-star hotel overlooking Green Park.

NEARBY STREETS
Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street
Adams Row, W1K On the Grosvenor estate, Adams Row extends from South Audley Street to Carlos Place. (Mayfair)
Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658 (Piccadilly Circus)
Air Street, W1B Air Street’s name is believed to be a corruption of ‘Ayres’, after Thomas Ayre, a local brewer and resident in the 17th century (Soho)
Albany Courtyard, SW1Y The courtyard is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site (St James’s)
Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802
Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk
Ambassador’s Court, SW1A Ambassador’s Court is a block on Ambassador’s Court (St James’s)
Ambassador’s Court, SW1A Ambassador’s Court is part of the St James’s Palace complex (St James’s)
Ancaster House, W1J Ancaster House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens
Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (St James’s)
Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here (St James’s)
Archibald Mews, W1J Archibald Mews was formerly John Court, after local landowner John, Lord Berkeley
Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)
Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner (St James’s)
Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street
Audley Court, W1J Audley Court is a block on Hill Street
Audley Square, W1K Audley Square is named after Hugh Audley (Mayfair)
Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street (St James’s)
Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street (St James’s)
Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square
Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill
Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent
Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square (Green Park)
Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street
Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II (St James’s)
Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south
Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area
Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Bridgewater House, SW1A Bridgewater House is a block on Cleveland Row (St James’s)
Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area
Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens. (St James’s)
Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate
Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street (St James’s)
Carlos Place, W1 Carlos Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is named after an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895 (St James’s)
Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square (St James’s)
Chesterfield Gardens, W1J Chesterfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Chesterfield House, W1J Chesterfield House is a block on Chesterfield Gardens (Mayfair)
Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly (St James’s)
Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street
Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly
Cleveland Row, SW1A Cleveland Row – after Cleveland House (now Bridgwater House), named for Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland who lived there in the late 17th century (St James’s)
Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place (St James’s)
Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street
Constitution Hill, SW1A Constitution Hill connects Buckingham Palace with Hyde Park Corner (Green Park)
Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street
Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork
Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name (St James’s)
Curzon House, W1J Curzon House is a block facing Derby Street (Mayfair)
Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street
Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street (St James’s)
Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street
Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Derby Street, W1J Derby Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels (Green Park)
Down Street Mews, W1J Down Street Mews is a largely hidden side street in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly (St James’s)
Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square (St James’s)
Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y Duke Street St James’s is named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time (St James’s)
Eagle Place, SW1Y Eagle Place lies off Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Empire House, W1J Empire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Eon House, W1K Eon House is a block on Piccadilly (Green Park)
Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street
Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
French Railway House, SW1Y French Railway House occupies 178-180 Piccadilly (St James’s)
Garrick House, W1J Residential block
Glasshouse Street, W1B Glasshouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Soho)
Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street
Gloucester House, W1J Gloucester House is a block on the corner of Old Park Lane (Green Park)
Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row
Grafton Street, W1S Grafton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street
Hamilton Mews, W1J Hamilton Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Hamilton Place, W1J Hamilton Place lies just to the north of Hyde Park Corner (Mayfair)
Hammersley House, W1B Hammersley House is a block on Warwick Street (Soho)
Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area
Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s (St James’s)
King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square (St James’s)
Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square
Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper (St James’s)
Malta House, W1J Malta House is a building on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Marlborough Road, SW1Y Marlborough Road was named after the adjacent Marlborough House, built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in 1711 (St James’s)
Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason (St James’s)
Mayfair Building, W1J Mayfair Building is sited on Farm Street
Mayfair House, W1K Mayfair House can be found on Carlos Place (Mayfair)
Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)
Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street
Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street
Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards (Mayfair)
Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area
Mount Street, W1K Mount Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street
Nuffield House, W1J Nuffield House is located on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End (Westminster)
Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street
Old Park Lane, W1J Old Park Lane is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Ormond Yard, SW1Y Ormond Yard was named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century (St James’s)
OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place (St James’s)
Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park (St James’s)
Park Towers, W1J Park Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade runs between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street (St James’s)
Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets (St James’s)
Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End (Green Park)
Pickering Place, SW1A Thought to be the smallest public open space in London, Pickering Place is perhaps most famous for being the location of the last public duel in England (St James’s)
Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square (St James’s)
Pitt’s Head Mews, W1K Pitt’s Head Mews is a road in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here (St James’s)
Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Red Lion Yard, W1J Red Lion Yard is a road in the W1K postcode area
Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street (Green Park)
Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street (Soho)
Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name (St James’s)
Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops
Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street
Russell Court, SW1A Russell Court is named after the Russell family, who lived here in the 1600s (St James’s)
Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street was named after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)
Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street (St James’s)
Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly
Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)
Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street (Westminster)
Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field
Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Sherwood Street, W1F Sherwood Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Piccadilly Circus)
Spencer House, SW1A Spencer House is a block on St James’s Place (St James’s)
St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street (St James’s)
St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street (St James’s)
St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s (St James’s)
St James’s Street, SW1A St James’s Street is a main road of the West End running from Pall Mall to Piccadilly (St James’s)
Stable Yard Road, SW1A Stable Yard Road leads from The Mall to Clarence House (St James’s)
Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street
Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century.
Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street (Westminster)
Stanhope Row, W1J Stanhope Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street (Green Park)
Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street
Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built (Piccadilly Circus)
Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street
The Bank Building, SW1A The Bank Building is located on St James’s Street (St James’s)
The Economist Building, SW1A The Economist Building can be found on St James’s Street (St James’s)
The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)
The Mall, SW1Y The Mall is the processional route between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace (St James’s)
The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel (St James’s)
Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street
Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street
Vine Street, SW1Y Vine Street is a short dead-end street running east from Swallow Street and is parallel to Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Waverton Street, W1J Waverton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street (Green Park)
Wilder Walk, W1F This is a street in the W1B postcode area (Piccadilly Circus)
Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street

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