Hounslow West

Underground station, existing between 1884 and now.

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July
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2020
Hounslow West was once the terminus of the London Underground Hounslow branch.

The original station was opened by the District Railway (now the District line) on 21 July 1884. It was originally named Hounslow Barracks since it was situated close to the Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow which were south of the station on Beavers Lane.

The area around Hounslow Heath had been used for centuries as a garrison because of its proximity to London, Hampton Court and Windsor Castle. Hounslow Barracks was one of 40 new barracks established around the country in the wake of the French Revolution and the barracks later became a depot for the London military district.

At first, the station was the terminus of a single track branch line from the now-closed Hounslow Town station on Hounslow High Street. This branch diverged from the main route about 300 metres east of the present Hounslow East station. When the branch opened there were no intermediate stations between this station and Osterley & Spring Grove (now called Osterley).

New stations were eventually opened and on 1 December 1925 Hounslow West, Hounslow Central and Hounslow East received their current station names. The branch had been electrified in 1905.



Hounslow Barracks station
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The original building was demolished and a new Stanley Heaps and Charles Holden-designed Hounslow West opened on 5 July 1931 on the Bath Road.

Piccadilly line services were extended to Hounslow West on 13 March 1933. District line services were progressively reduced to rush-hour services before final withdrawal on 9 October 1964.

In the 1970s, work began on an extension from Hounslow West to Heathrow Airport. As the Heathrow service required a new alignment, new platforms were brought into use underground in 1975.

Hounslow West is located on Bath Road about 600 metres from its junction with the Great West Road and Great South West Road.




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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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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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C Hobbs   
Added: 31 Jan 2024 23:53 GMT   

George Gut (1853 - 1861)
George Gut, Master Baker lived with his family in Long Lane.
George was born in Bernbach, Hesse, Germany and came to the UK sometime in the 1840s. In 1849, George married an Englishwoman called Matilda Baker and became a nauralized Englishman. He was given the Freedom of the City of London (by Redemption in the Company of Bakers), in 1853 and was at that time, recorded as living at 3 Long Lane. In the 1861 census, George Gut was living at 11 Long Lane.

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Fusiliers Way, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
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Nursery Gardens, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
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Osborne Road, TW4 Osborne Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Pevensey Road, TW4 Pevensey Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Pickwick Close, TW4 This is a street in the TW4 postcode area
PO Box 4, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
Poole Court Road, TW3 Poole Court Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Powder Mill Lane, TW4 Powder Mill Lane is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Prologis Park, TW4 A street within the postcode
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Raccoon Way, TW4 Raccoon Way is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district
Raglan Close, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
Ravensdale Gardens, TW4 Ravensdale Gardens is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Ravensdale Road, TW4 Ravensdale Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Rectory Court, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
Rectory Road, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
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Regent Close, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
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Renfrew Road, TW4 Renfrew Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Rosary Close, TW3 A street within the TW3 postcode
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Sable Close, TW4 Sable Close is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Sheridan Court, TW4 Sheridan Court is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Simpson Road, TW4 Simpson Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Springwell Court, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
Squirrel Close, TW4 Squirrel Close is a road in the TW4 postcode area
St Dunstans Road, TW4 St Dunstans Road is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district
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St. Heliers Avenue, TW4 A street within the TW3 postcode
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St. Pauls Close, TW3 A street within the TW3 postcode
St. Pauls Court, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
Staines Road, TW4 This is a street in the TW4 postcode area
Standard Road, TW4 Standard Road is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district
The Greenway, TW4 The Greenway is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Toad Lane, TW4 Toad Lane is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Trinity Close, TW4 Trinity Close is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Vickers Way, TW4 Vickers Way is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Vimy Close, TW4 Vimy Close is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Vincent Road, TW4 Vincent Road is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district
Warwick Road, TW4 Warwick Road is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Waverley Avenue, TW4 Waverley Avenue is a road in the TW4 postcode area
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Wellington Road North, TW4 Wellington Road North is a road in the TW3 postcode area
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West Point Close, TW3 A street within the TW4 postcode
Westwick Gardens, TW4 Westwick Gardens is a road in the TW4 postcode area
Whitworth Place, TW4 A street within the TW4 postcode
Widmer Court, TW3 A street within the TW3 postcode
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