Maida Vale

Underground station, existing between 1915 and now.

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Underground station · * · W9 ·
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2018
Maida Vale took its name from a public house named after John Stuart, Count of Maida, which opened on the Edgware Road soon after the Battle of Maida, 1806.

The Maida Vale area was developed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the early 19th century as middle class housing.

The earliest layouts followed on from the building of the Regent’s Canal (1812-20) although building only started significantly in the 1830s, the southern area being virtually complete by mid 1860s up to Sutherland Avenue. The remaining area was developed in the following fifty years being mostly completed by 1900. From the 1860s onwards, red brick was used as the prevailing look of local housing. The first mansion blocks were completed in 1897.

Maida Vale makes up nowadays most of the W9 postal district - the southern part of Maida Vale at the junction of Paddington Basin with Regent's Canal, with many houseboats, is known as Little Venice. The area to the south-west of Maida Vale, at the western end of Elgin Avenue, was historically known as Maida Hill, but less so these days

Maida Vale tube station was opened on 6 June 1915, on the Bakerloo Line.

The public house that the area was named after was “The Heroes of Maida” on Edgware Road.




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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
Bayswater Rivulet The Bayswater Rivulet was the original name for the Westbourne River
Maida Vale Maida Vale took its name from a public house named after John Stuart, Count of Maida, which opened on the Edgware Road soon after the Battle of Maida, 1806.
St Augustine’s, Kilburn St Augustine’s was founded by Richard Carr Kirkpatrick in the Anglo-Catholic tradition in 1870 and listed as a Grade I building by Historic England.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbey Gardens, NW8 Abbey Gardens is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)
Abbey House, NW8 Abbey House is a block adjacent to Abbey Road studios (St John’s Wood)
Abercorn Close, NW8 Abercorn Close leads off Abercorn Place (St John’s Wood)
Abercorn Mews, NW8 Abercorn Mews appears on maps between the 1860s and 1950s (St John’s Wood)
Abercorn Place, NW8 Abercorn Place is on the Harrow School Estate and is named after James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, a governor of the school (St John’s Wood)
Abercorn Walk, NW8 Abercorn Walk is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)
Ada Court, W9 Ada Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Adelaide Court, NW8 Adelaide Court is sited on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)
Alexandra Court, W9 Alexandra Court is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)
Alma House, NW8 Alma House is a block on Alma Square (St John’s Wood)
Alma Square, NW8 Alma Square commemorates the River Alma on whose banks the first Anglo-French victory of the Crimean War was won (St John’s Wood)
Andover Place, NW6 Andover Place runs between Kilburn Park Road and Carlton Vale (Maida Vale)
Argo House, NW6 Argo House can be found on Kilburn Park Road (Maida Vale)
Ashworth Road, W9 Ashworth Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Aubrey Place, NW8 Aubrey Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)
Biddulph Mansions, W9 Biddulph Mansions is a corner block on Elgin Avenue (Maida Vale)
Biddulph Road, W9 Biddulph Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Brunswick House, NW8 Brunswick House is a block on Hill Road (St John’s Wood)
Cambridge Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Carlton Vale, NW6 Carlton Vale runs from the Edgware Road to Kilburn Lane (Maida Vale)
Carlton Vale, W9 Carlton Vale is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Castellain Mansions, W9 Castellain Mansions is a block on Castellain Road (Maida Vale)
Castellain Road, W9 Castellain Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Clive Court, W9 Clive Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale (Little Venice)
Cropthorne Court, W9 Cropthorne Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Delaware Road, W9 Delaware Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Denning Close, NW8 Denning Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)
Dundee House, W9 Dundee House is a building on Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Elgin Avenue, W9 Elgin Avenue was proposed in an 1827 plan for the area by John Gutch (Maida Vale)
Elgin Mansions, W9 Elgin Mansions is a block on Elgin Avenue (Maida Vale)
Elgin Mews South, W9 Elgin Mews South is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Eliot Mews, NW8 Eliot Mews is a paved cul-de-sac off Abbey Gardens (St John’s Wood)
Elnathan Mews, W9 Elnathan Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Essendine Mansions, W9 Essendine Mansions is a block on Essendine Road (Maida Vale)
Essendine Road, W9 Essendine Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Eyre Road, NW8 Eyre Road is a location in London (St John’s Wood)
Falkirk House, W9 Falkirk House is a building on Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Florence Court, W9 Florence Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Franklin House, NW6 Franklin House is a block on Carlton Vale (Maida Vale)
Garden House, NW8 Garden House is a block on Hamilton Gardens (St John’s Wood)
Grantully Road, W9 Grantully Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Hall Road, NW8 Hall Road is named after the builder William Hall who died in either 1832 or 1833. (St John’s Wood)
Hamilton Court, W9 Hamilton Court is a block on Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Hamilton Gardens, NW8 Hamilton Gardens is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)
Hamilton Terrace, NW8 Hamilton Terrace is named after Charles Hamilton who was a Harrow School governor (St John’s Wood)
Helmsdale House, NW6 Residential block (Maida Vale)
Hill Road, NW8 Hill Road runs west from Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)
Hollister House, NW6 Hollister House is a block on Kilburn Park Road (Maida Vale)
Keith House, NW6 Keith House is a block on Carlton Vale (Maida Vale)
Kilburn Park Road, NW6 Kilburn Park Road was built along the course of the Bayswater Rivulet (the River Westbourne), starting in 1855 (Maida Vale)
Lanark Mews, W9 Lanark Mews is a road in the W9 postcode area (Maida Vale)
Lanark Road, W9 Lanark Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Langford Court, NW8 Langford Court is a building on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)
Lauderdale Mansions South, W9 Lauderdale Mansions South is a block of 142 apartments in Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Lauderdale Parade, W9 Lauderdale Parade stands on Lauderdale Road (Maida Vale)
Lauderdale Road, W9 Lauderdale Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Leith Mansions, W9 Leith Mansions is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Maida Vale, W9 Maida Vale is the name of part of the A5 road running through northwest London and ultimately takes its name from a pub (Maida Vale)
Mews House, NW8 Mews House is a block on Hamilton Terrace (St John’s Wood)
Morshead Road, W9 Morshead Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Nugent Terrace, NW8 Nugent Terrace is named after George Nugent-Greville, Baron Nugent (1789-1850) (St John’s Wood)
Oak Tree House, W9 Oak Tree House is a block on Shirland Road (Maida Vale)
Randolph Avenue, W9 Randolph Avenue was first planned in 1827 by John Gutch, surveyor to the Bishop of London (Maida Vale)
Randolph Gardens, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Kilburn Park)
Regents Court, W9 Regents Court is a block on Randolph Avenue (Maida Vale)
Renfrew House, NW6 Renfrew House is located on Carlton Vale (Maida Vale)
Rodney Court, W9 Rodney Court is located on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Rudolph Road, NW6 Rudolph Road is one of the streets of London in the NW6 postal area (Kilburn Park)
Sandringham Court, W9 Sandringham Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
Spencer Court, NW8 Spencer Court is a block on Marlborough Place (St John’s Wood)
St Mark’s Court, NW8 St Mark’s Court is a block on Abbey Road (St John’s Wood)
Stranraer Place, W9 Stranraer Place was a former name for the eastern section of Sutherland Avenue (Maida Vale)
Stuart Road, NW6 Street/road in London NW6 (Maida Vale)
Sutherland Avenue, W9 Sutherland Avenue is one of the main streets of Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
The Lane, NW8 The Lane is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)
The Yoo Building, NW8 The Yoo Building is located on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)
Thurso House, NW6 Thurso House is a location in London (Kilburn Park)
Torridon House, NW6 Residential block (Kilburn Park)
Vale Close, W9 Vale Close is a street in Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Verulam Terrace, W9 Verulam Terrace is the former name for a section of the modern Hall Road (St John’s Wood)
Violet Hill House, NW8 Violet Hill House is a block on Abercorn Place (St John’s Wood)
Violet Hill, NW8 Violet Hill leads northwest from Abercorn Place (St John’s Wood)
Wellesley Court, W9 Wellesley Court is a street in Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Wheatfield House, NW6 Wheatfield House is a building on Kilburn Park Road (Maida Vale)
Widley Road, W9 Widley Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)
William Court, NW8 William Court is a block on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)
Winterton House, W9 Winterton House is a building on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)
Wymering Mansions, W9 Wymering Mansions is a residential block in Wymering Road (Maida Vale)
Wymering Road, W9 Wymering Road runs west from Elgin Avenue (Maida Vale)


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