Holborn commemorates the River Fleet, also known as the Holbourne stream.
The road was once lined with coaching inns with the
Bull and Gate being particularly noted for being the terminus of stagecoaches from the north. These in turn attracted costermongers who would sell travellers fruit. The sixteenth-century
Staple Inn is one of London’s few surviving timber-faced buildings. Otherwise the inns of Holborn were swept away with the coming of the railways.
Two nineteenth century granite obelisks stand on both sides of Holborn at the junction with Gray’s Inn Road marking the entrance to the City.
Albemarle Way, EC1V Albemarle Way was named after Elizabeth, Dowager Duchess of Albermarle, who lived at Newcastle House nearby in the 18th century. Amwell Street, EC1R Amwell Street is called after the nearby New River, which starts at Amwell, Hertfordshire. Angel Arcade, N1 Angel Arcade is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area. Angel Mews, N1 Angel Mews is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area. Attneave Street, EC1R Attneave Street is thought to be named after a local builder in the 1890s called Attneave. Aylesbury Street, EC1R Aylesbury Street - after the earl of Aylesbury who owned a house near here in the 17th century. Back Hill, EC1R Back Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Backhill, EC1R Backhill is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Bakers Row, EC1R Bakers Row is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Bakers Yard, EC1R Bakers Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Bear Alley, EC4A Bear Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Bear Lane, SE1 Bear Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Bedford Row, WC1R Bedford Row is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area. Bell Yard, WC2A Bell Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area. Bolt Court, EC4A Bolt Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Bouverie Street, EC4Y Bouverie Street is named for the Pleydell-Bouveries, Earls of Radnor, who were landowners in this area. Bowlin, EC1R Bowlin is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Brad Street, SE1 Brad Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Brick Court, EC4Y Brick Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Bride Court, EC4Y Bride Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Bride Lane, EC4Y Bride Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Broadwall, SE1 Broadwall is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Chancery Lane, WC2A Chancery Lane has formed the western boundary of the City of London since 1994, having previously been divided between the London boroughs of Westminster and Camden. Cock Lane, EC1A Cock Lane leads from Giltspur Street in the east to Snow Hill in the west. Coin Street, SE1 Coin Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Crane Court, EC4A Crane Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Dorset Rise, EC4Y Dorset Rise is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Duchy Street, SE1 Duchy Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Elm Street, WC1X Elm Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area. Ely Court, EC1N Ely Court is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area. Ely Place, EC1N Ely Place is a gated road at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden. Essex Court, EC4Y Essex Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Exmouth Market, EC1R Exmouth Market, formerly Exmouth Street, is semi-pedestrianised - the location of an outdoor street market. Exton Street, SE1 Exton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Falcon Court, EC4Y Falcon Court is a courtyard off the south side of Fleet Street between Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane. Farringdon Street, EC1A The building of Farringdon Street is considered one of the greatest urban engineering achievements of the 19th century. Fetter Lane, EC4A Fetter Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Fleet Place, EC4M Fleet Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area. Grays Inn, WC1X Grays Inn is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area. Greet Street, SE1 Greet Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Hand Court, WC1V Hand Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area. Hare Court, EC4Y Hare Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Hare Place, EC4Y Hare Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Hatfields, SE1 Hatfields is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Hatton Garden, EC1N Hatton Garden is a street and area noted as London’s jewellery quarter and centre of the UK diamond trade. Hatton Wall, EC1N Hatton Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area. Hermes Street, N1 Hermes Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area. Hind Court, EC4A Hind Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Holborn Circus, EC1N Holborn Circus is a junction of five highways in the City of London, on the boundary between Holborn, Hatton Garden and Smithfield. Holborn Viaduct, EC1A Holborn Viaduct is a road bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it. Hood Court, EC4Y Hood Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Hopton Street, SE1 Hopton Street was known as Green Walk until the late nineteenth century. Hosier Lane, EC1A Hosier Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Jerusalem Passage, EC1V Jerusalem Passage was named for an old public house, St. John of Jerusalem, which stood at the northeast corner until 1760. Joan Street, SE1 Joan Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. John Carpenter Street, EC4Y John Carpenter was town clerk of the City of London in the fifteenth century, and founder of the City of London School. John Street, WC1N John Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area. Johns Mews, WC1N Johns Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area. Kings Mews, WC1N Kings Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area. Kirby Street, EC1N Kirby Street was named for Christopher Hatton’s Kirby House in Northamptonshire. Leather Lane, EC1N Leather Lane is a street one block west of Hatton Garden, in the Holborn area of London. Magpie Alley, EC4Y Magpie Alley marks the position occupied by the dorter (dormitory) of the Friary of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Whitefriars Monastery Miller Walk, SE1 Miller Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Milroy Walk, SE1 Milroy Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Myddelton Square, EC1R Myddelton Square is named after Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), the founder of the New River Company, who developed the square. New Court, EC4Y New Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. New Square, WC2A New Square is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area. Norfolk Street, WC2R Norfolk Street ran from the Strand in the north to the River Thames and, after the Victoria Embankment was built (1865–1870), to what is now Temple Place. North Mews, WC1N North Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area. Northampton Square, EC1V Northampton Square is a square between Finsbury and Clerkenwell, located between Goswell Road and St John Street. Nw, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode Old Bailey, EC4M Old Bailey is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area. Old Square, WC2A Old Square is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area. Paris Garden, SE1 Paris Garden is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Pemberton Row, EC4A Sir James Pemberton was Lord Mayor of London in 1611, and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Percy Circus, WC1X Percy Circus was once referred to as "one of the most delightful bits of town planning in London". Peters Lane, EC1M Peters Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area. Pine Street, EC1R Pine Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Pump Court, EC4Y Pump Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Ray Street, EC1R Ray Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Red Lion Court, EC4A Red Lion Court forms part of labyrinth of little passages behind the shops on the north side of Fleet Street. Saffron Hill, EC1N Saffron Hill’s name derives the time that it was part of an estate on which saffron grew. Sans Walk, EC1R Sans Walk was named after Edward Sans in 1893, who was then the oldest member of the local parish vestry. Sans Works, EC1R Sans Works is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Shoe Lane, EC4A Shoe Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Snow Hill, EC1A Snow Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Snowhill, EC1A Snowhill is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. South Bank, SE1 South Bank is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. St Brides Avenue, EC4Y St Brides Avenue is a narrow alley which leaves Fleet Street almost opposite Shoe Lane. Star Yard, WC2A Star Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area. Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens. Sutton Walk, SE1 Sutton Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Tallis Street, EC4Y This street honours Thomas Tallis, composer whose name is engraved on the façade of the nearby former building of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Temple Pier, WC2R Temple Pier is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area. The Studio, SE1 The Studio is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Theed Street, SE1 Theed Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Tooks Court, EC4A Tooks Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area. Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R Tweezer’s Alley probably got its name after the tweezers used by smiths to heat items in the forge that stood there.
Upper Ground, SE1 Upper Ground is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area. Vernon Rise, WC1X Vernon Rise is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area. Vine Hill, EC1R Vine Hill now displays no evidence on the vines that once flourished in the grounds on which it stands. Warner Yard, EC1R Warner Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area. Watergate, EC4Y Watergate is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area. Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge, as well as being the bridge itself, lends its name to the southern approach road. Wren Street, WC1X Wren Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Xpostal area.
Queen's Park lies between Kilburn and Kensal Green, developed from 1875 onwards and named to honour Queen Victoria.The north of Queen's Park formed part of the parish of Willesden and the southern section formed an exclave of the parish of Chelsea, both in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex. In 1889 the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works that included the southern section of Queen's Park was transferred from Middlesex to the County of London, and in 1900 the anomaly of being administered from Chelsea was removed when the exclave was united with the parish of Paddington. In 1965 both parts of Queen's Park became part of Greater London: the northern section - Queen's Park 'proper' formed part of Brent and the southern section - the Queen's Park Estate - joined the City of Westminster.
Queen's Park, like much of Kilburn, was developed by Solomon Barnett. The two-storey terraced houses east of the park, built between 1895 and 1900, typically have clean, classical lines. Those west of the park, built 1900–05, tend to be more Gothic in style. Barnett's wife was from the West Country, and many of the roads he developed are named either for places she knew (e.g. Torbay, Tiverton, Honiton) or for popular poets of the time (e.g. Tennyson). The first occupants of the area in late Victorian times were typically lower middle class, such as clerks and teachers. Queen's Park is both demographically and architecturally diverse. The streets around the park at the heart of Queens Park are a conservation area.
There is hardly any social housing in the streets around Queens Park itself, and the area was zoned as not suitable for social housing in the 1970s and 1980s as even then house prices were above average for the borough of Brent, which made them unaffordable for local Housing Associations. The main shopping streets of Salusbury Road and Chamberlayne Road have fewer convenience stores and more high-value shops and restaurants. Local schools – some of which struggled to attract the children of wealthier local families in the past – are now over-subscribed. House prices have risen accordingly.
Queen's Park station was first opened by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 2 June 1879 on the main line from London to Birmingham.
Services on the Bakerloo line were extended from Kilburn Park to Queen's Park on 11 February 1915. On 10 May 1915 Bakerloo services began to operate north of Queen's Park as far as Willesden Junction over the recently built Watford DC Line tracks shared with the LNWR. As of December 2013, no mainline services calling at the station and the Watford service has been transferred to London Overground.
Print-friendly version of this page