Gloucester Terrace, W2

Gloucester Terrace is an 1850s development.

Housing spread in the 1840s. Where the Paddington Estate straddled the Westbourne, roads were laid out, with bridges over the railway to link them with Harrow Road.

Holy Trinity church was finished in 1846. Orsett Terrace, Gloucester Crescent (later the northernmost part of Gloucester Terrace), and Porchester Square had been planned by 1851.

Most of the area between Bishop’s Road and the railway had been filled by 1855.

Main source:	A History of the County of Middlesex \| British History Online
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Bishop’s Bridge Bishop’s Bridge, sometimes known as Paddington Bridge, is a road bridge which carries Bishop’s Bridge Road across the rail approaches to Paddington station

Bishop’s Bridge

Harrow Road bridge Harrow Road once spanned the River Westbourne at this point.

Harrow Road bridge

Paddington The first underground railway station in the world ran from Paddington on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway’s route from Farringdon.

Paddington

Queen’s Cinema This cinema was situated at the top of Queensway, on the corner of Bishop’s Bridge Road.

Queen’s Cinema

Royal Oak Royal Oak is a station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Westbourne Park and Paddington stations, and is the least used station on the Hammersmith and City line.

Royal Oak

St Mary’s Hospital, London St Mary’s Hospital is a hospital in Paddington, founded in 1845.

St Mary’s Hospital, London

Upton Farm Upton Farm began in 1725 and was gone by 1839.

Upton Farm

Westbourne Lodge Westbourne Lodge appeared in one of the earliest photographs in London.

Westbourne Lodge

Whiteley’s Whiteley’s, pictured here in the 1920s, was designated a Grade II Listed Building in 1970.

Whiteley’s

NEARBY STREETS

102474, W2 Norfolk Square is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

102474, W2

Bathurst Mews, W2 Bathurst Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Bathurst Mews, W2

Bathurst Street, W2 Bathurst Street is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Bathurst Street, W2

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2 Bishop’s Bridge Road, now a main thoroughfare, began life as a footpath (Paddington)

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2

Brecon House, W2 Brecon House is a block on Cleveland Terrace (Paddington)

Brecon House, W2

Brewers Court, W2 Brewers’ Court was finished in 1976 (Paddington)

Brewers Court, W2

Bridgewater House, W2 Bridgewater House is a building on Cleveland Terrace (Paddington)

Bridgewater House, W2

Brook Mews North, W2 Brook Mews North is a through road between Craven Terrace and Craven Hill.

Brook Mews North, W2

Brunel House, W2 Brunel House is a block on Westbourne Terrace (Paddington)

Brunel House, W2

Burnham Court, W2 Burnham Court is a block on Moscow Road (Bayswater)

Burnham Court, W2

Caernarvon House, W2 The 1955-built Caernarvon House is on the Hallfield Estate (Paddington)

Caernarvon House, W2

Canalside Walk, W2 Canalside Walk is a location in London (Paddington)

Canalside Walk, W2

Capital House, W2 Capital House is located on Craven Road (Paddington)

Capital House, W2

Caroline Place, W2 Caroline Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Queensway)

Caroline Place, W2

Carroll House, W2 Carroll House is a block on Elms Mews (Lancaster Gate)

Carroll House, W2

Celbridge Mews, W2 Celbridge Mews is a street in Paddington (Royal Oak)

Celbridge Mews, W2

Cervantes Court, W2 Cervantes Court is sited on Inverness Terrace (Bayswater)

Cervantes Court, W2

Chilworth Court, W2 Chilworth Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Paddington)

Chilworth Court, W2

Chilworth Mews, W2 Chilworth Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Chilworth Mews, W2

Chilworth Street, W2 Chilworth Street, originally called Charles Street, is an east-west street in W2 (Paddington)

Chilworth Street, W2

Cleveland Court, W2 Cleveland Court is a block on Leinster Gardens (Paddington)

Cleveland Court, W2

Cleveland Gardens, W2 Cleveland Gardens is a short stretch of road behind Cleveland Square (Paddington)

Cleveland Gardens, W2

Cleveland Square, W2 Cleveland Square is a notable square in Paddington (Paddington)

Cleveland Square, W2

Cleveland Terrace, W2 Cleveland Terrace is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Cleveland Terrace, W2

Cloucester Mews West, W2 Cloucester Mews West is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Cloucester Mews West, W2

Conduit Mews, W2 Conduit Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Mews, W2

Conduit Passage, W2 Conduit Passage is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Passage, W2

Conduit Place, W2 Conduit Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Place, W2

Craven Court, W2 Craven Court is a block on Craven Road

Craven Court, W2

Craven Hill Gardens, W2 Craven Hill Gardens is a residential garden estate which has two small garden squares (Bayswater)

Craven Hill Gardens, W2

Craven Hill, W2 Craven Hill is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Craven Hill, W2

Craven Road, W2 The Earl of Craven owned the land on which the road was later built (Paddington)

Craven Road, W2

Craven Terrace, W2 Craven Terrace is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Craven Terrace, W2

Devonshire Court, W2 Devonshire Court is a building on Gloucester Terrace (Paddington)

Devonshire Court, W2

Devonshire Terrace, W2 Devonshire Terrace is a street in Paddington

Devonshire Terrace, W2

Dudley Street, W2 Dudley Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Dudley Street, W2

Eastbourne Mews, W2 Eastbourne Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Eastbourne Mews, W2

Eastbourne Terrace, W2 Eastbourne Terrace is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Eastbourne Terrace, W2

Elms Lane, W2 Elms Lane in Bayswater was situated on the west bank of the Westbourne stream (Bayswater)

Elms Lane, W2

Elms Mews, W2 Elms Mews is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Elms Mews, W2

Enterprise House, W2 Enterprise House is located on Westbourne Terrace (Paddington)

Enterprise House, W2

Garson House, W2 Garson House is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Garson House, W2

Gilray House, W2 Gilray House is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Gilray House, W2

Gloucester Gardens, W2 Gloucester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Gardens, W2

Gloucester Mews, W2 Gloucester Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Gloucester Mews, W2

Gloucester Terrace, W2 Gloucester Terrace is an 1850s development (Paddington)

Gloucester Terrace, W2

Hermitage Street, W2 Hermitage Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Hermitage Street, W2

Holy Trinity House, W2 Holy Trinity House is a building on Orsett Terrace (Paddington)

Holy Trinity House, W2

Horse Ride, W2 Horse Ride is a road in the E11 postcode area (Lancaster Gate)

Horse Ride, W2

Howards Way, W2 Howards Way is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Howards Way, W2

Inver Court, W2 Inver Court can be found on Inver Court (Bayswater)

Inver Court, W2

Inverness Mews, W2 Inverness Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Inverness Mews, W2

Inverness Place, W2 Inverness Place is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Inverness Place, W2

Inverness Terrace, W2 Inverness Terrace is a street in Paddington

Inverness Terrace, W2

Joanne House, W2 Joanne House is a building on Queensborough Mews (Bayswater)

Joanne House, W2

Kingdom Street, W2 Kingdom Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Kingdom Street, W2

Lancaster Gate, W2 Lancaster Gate is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Lancaster Gate, W2

Lancaster Mews, W2 Lancaster Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Lancaster Mews, W2

Lancaster Terrace, W2 Lancaster Terrace is a street in Paddington (Lancaster Gate)

Lancaster Terrace, W2

Lancaster Walk, W2 Lancaster Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

Lancaster Walk, W2

Lanchester Mews, W2 Lanchester Mews is a road in the SE14 postcode area (Bayswater)

Lanchester Mews, W2

Leinster Gardens, W2 Leinster Gardens began its life in the early 1840s

Leinster Gardens, W2

Leinster Mews, W2 Leinster Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Leinster Mews, W2

London Mews, W2 London Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

London Mews, W2

London Street, W2 London Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

London Street, W2

Macmillan House, W2 Residential block (Paddington)

Macmillan House, W2

Maitland Court, W2 Maitland Court is a block on Lancaster Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Maitland Court, W2

Mara House, W2 Mara House is located on Sussex Gardens (Paddington)

Mara House, W2

Marlborough Gate House, W2 Marlborough Gate House can be found on Bayswater Road (Lancaster Gate)

Marlborough Gate House, W2

Marshall Building, W2 Marshall Building can be found on Hermitage Street (Paddington)

Marshall Building, W2

Merchant Square, W2 Merchant Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Merchant Square, W2

Montgomery House, W2 Montgomery House is a block on Harrow Road (Paddington)

Montgomery House, W2

Munkenbeck Building, W2 Munkenbeck Building is a block on Hermitage Street (Paddington)

Munkenbeck Building, W2

North Wharf Road, W2 North Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

North Wharf Road, W2

Olympia Mews, W2 Olympia Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Olympia Mews, W2

Orsett Mews, W2 Orsett Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Orsett Mews, W2

Orsett Terrace, W2 Orsett Terrace combined with Orsett Place to form one street in Paddington (Paddington)

Orsett Terrace, W2

Pembroke House, W2 Pembroke House can be found on Hallfield Estate (Paddington)

Pembroke House, W2

Pickering House, W2 Pickering House is a block on Hallfield Estate (Paddington)

Pickering House, W2

Pickering Mews, W2 Pickering Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Pickering Mews, W2

Pickering Place, W2 Pickering Place eventually became the northern section of Queensway (Bayswater)

Pickering Place, W2

Pickering Terrace, W2 Pickering Terrace was later part of Porchester Road (Bayswater)

Pickering Terrace, W2

Poplar Place, W2 Poplar Place is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Poplar Place, W2

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2 Porchester Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2

Porchester Gardens, W2 Porchester Gardens is a street in Paddington

Porchester Gardens, W2

Porchester Road, W2 Porchester Road has existed under a series of names since at least the 1750s (Royal Oak)

Porchester Road, W2

Porchester Square, W2 Begun in 1850 and completed between 1855 and 1858, Porchester Square was one of the last areas of Bayswater to be built. (Royal Oak)

Porchester Square, W2

Porchester Terrace North, W2 Porchester Terrace North is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Porchester Terrace North, W2

Porchester Terrace, W2 Porchester Terrace is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Porchester Terrace, W2

Powell House, W2 Powell House is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Lancaster Gate)

Powell House, W2

Princess Court, W2 Princess Court is a street in Paddington (Queensway)

Princess Court, W2

Queen’s Gardens, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area

Queen’s Gardens, W2

Queens Gardens, W2 Queens Gardens is a street in Paddington

Queens Gardens, W2

Queens Mews, W2 Queens Mews is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Queens Mews, W2

Queensborough Passage, W2 Queensborough Passage is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

Queensborough Passage, W2

Queensborough Terrace, W2 Queensborough Terrace was built by the grandson of John Aldridge in the 1860s on part of the Aldridge lands (Bayswater)

Queensborough Terrace, W2

Queensway, W2 Queensway was home to the first department store in London, opened by William Whiteley in 1867 (Queensway)

Queensway, W2

Ralph Court, W2 Ralph Court backed Peter’s Court in Porchester Road (Bayswater)

Ralph Court, W2

Ranelagh Bridge, W2 Ranelagh Bridge is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Ranelagh Bridge, W2

Reading House, W2 Reading House is a building on Hallfield Estate (Bayswater)

Reading House, W2

Robert Crosbie House, W2 Robert Crosbie House is sited on Queen’s Gardens

Robert Crosbie House, W2

Salem Road, W2 Salem Road is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Salem Road, W2

Sheldon Square, W2 Sheldon Square is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sheldon Square, W2

Sitia House, W2 Sitia House is a block on Devonshire Terrace

Sitia House, W2

Smallbrook Mews, W2 Smallbrook Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Smallbrook Mews, W2

South Wharf Road, W2 South Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

South Wharf Road, W2

Spire House, W2 The former Christ Church of 1855 by F & H Francis was sold in 1978 and converted to a complex of flats called Spire House (Bayswater)

Spire House, W2

Spring Street, W2 Spring Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Spring Street, W2

St James’s Court, W2 St James’s Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace

St James’s Court, W2

Sussex Court, W2 Sussex Court is a building on Spring Street (Paddington)

Sussex Court, W2

Sussex Square, W2 Sussex Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Sussex Square, W2

Swinton House, W2 Swinton House is a block on Gloucester Terrace

Swinton House, W2

Talbot Square, W2 Talbot Square was laid out in 1842 on the site of the former Lower Reservoir of the Grand Junction Canal Company (Paddington)

Talbot Square, W2

Tenby House, W2 Tenby House is a block on Cleveland Gardens (Paddington)

Tenby House, W2

The Colonnades, W2 The Colonnades is in Porchester Square (Royal Oak)

The Colonnades, W2

The Corner House, W2 The Corner House is a block on Porchester Terrace (Bayswater)

The Corner House, W2

The Whiteleys Centre, W2 The Whiteleys Centre is the former site of the Whiteleys department store (Bayswater)

The Whiteleys Centre, W2

Thyateira House, W2 Thyateira House is a block on Craven Hill

Thyateira House, W2

Tournament House, W2 Tournament House is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Tournament House, W2

Trinity Court, W2 Trinity Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Paddington)

Trinity Court, W2

Upbrook Mews, W2 Upbrook Mews is built on top of the former Westbourne River (Paddington)

Upbrook Mews, W2

Waterside House, W2 Waterside House is sited on North Wharf Road (Paddington)

Waterside House, W2

Westbourne Court, W2 Westbourne Court stood at the corner of Orsett Terrace and Westbourne Terrace by 1938 (Paddington)

Westbourne Court, W2

Westbourne Street, W2 Westbourne Street recalls one of London’s ’lost’ rivers (Lancaster Gate)

Westbourne Street, W2

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2 Westbourne Terrace Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2

Westbourne Terrace, W2 Westbourne Terrace was an idea of George Gutch the builder (Paddington)

Westbourne Terrace, W2

Winsland Street, W2 Winsland Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Winsland Street, W2

Worcester House, W2 Worcester House is a block on Unnamed Road (Paddington)

Worcester House, W2

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