Kempsford Gardens, SW5

Kempsford Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Admin Olympia Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:17 GMT	TV comes to Olympia Over 7000 people queued to see the first high definition television pictures on sets at the Olympia Radio Show. The pictures were transmitted by the BBC from Alexandra Palace, introduced by Leslie Mitchell, their first announcer. Reply
Former Philbeach Gardens Resident Philbeach Gardens, SW5 Added: 14 Jul 2021 00:44 GMT	Philbeach Gardens Resident (Al Stewart) Al Stewart, who had huts in the 70s with the sings ’Year of the Cat’ and ’On The Borders’, lived in Philbeach Gdns for a while and referenced Earl’s Court in a couple of his songs. I lived in Philbeach Gardens from a child until my late teens. For a few years, on one evening in the midst of Summer, you could hear Al Stewart songs ringing out across Philbeach Gardens, particularly from his album ’Time Passages". I don’t think Al was living there at the time but perhaps he came back to see some pals. Or perhaps the broadcasters were just his fans,like me. Either way, it was a wonderful treat to hear! Reply
Albert Mews, SW7 Added: 26 Mar 2023 14:50 GMT	Albert Mews It is not a gargoyle over the entrance arch to Albert Mews, it is a likeness of Prince Albert himself. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Goodwins Field - a field with a story.

Coleherne House Coleherne House once stood on the corner of Brompton Lane (later Brompton Road) and Walnut Tree Lane (now Redcliffe Gardens).

Coleherne House

Earl’s Court Farm Earl’s Court Farm is pictured here as it was in 1867, before the opening of the underground station two years later.

Earl’s Court Farm

NEARBY STREETS

Adrian Mews, SW10 Adrian Mews is a small mews off of Ifield Road.

Adrian Mews, SW10

Aisgill Avenue, W14 Aisgill Avenue is a road in the W14 postcode area

Aisgill Avenue, W14

Barkston Gardens, SW5 Barkston Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Barkston Gardens, SW5

Beaufort Court, SW6 Beaufort Court is a block on Lillie Road.

Beaufort Court, SW6

Bellamy Close, W14 Bellamy Close is a road in the W14 postcode area

Bellamy Close, W14

Bolton Gardens, SW5 Bolton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Bolton Gardens, SW5

Boltons Court, SW5 Boltons Court is a block on Old Brompton Road.

Boltons Court, SW5

Bramham Gardens, SW5 Bramham Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Bramham Gardens, SW5

Chuter Ede House, SW6 Chuter Ede House is a block on North End Road

Chuter Ede House, SW6

Cluney Mews, SW5 Cluny Mews, Philbeach Gardens and Warwick Road was the work of a family of builders - the Mineard family who worked on this area between 1876 and 1891.

Cluney Mews, SW5

Coleherne Mews, SW10 Coleherne Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode area

Coleherne Mews, SW10

Coleherne Road, SW10 Coleherne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.

Coleherne Road, SW10

Collingham Gardens, SW5 Collingham Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Collingham Gardens, SW5

Eardley Crescent, SW5 Eardley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Eardley Crescent, SW5

Earls Court Square, SW5 Earls Court Square is a residential square

Earls Court Square, SW5

Earl’s Court Road, SW5 Earl’s Court Road is a road in the SW5 postcode area

Earl’s Court Road, SW5

Empress Place, SW6 Empress Place is in an area of Fulham

Empress Place, SW6

Empress State Building, W14 Empress State Building is a block on Marchbank Road.

Empress State Building, W14

Euro House, SW5 Euro House is a block on Warwick Road.

Euro House, SW5

Farnell Mews, SW5 Farnell Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Farnell Mews, SW5

Fenelon Road, SW5 Fenelon Road - at first Alma Road - was created in the 1850s but disappeared during the 1960s.

Fenelon Road, SW5

Finborough Road, SW10 Finborough Road derives its name from the country seat in Suffolk of the local landowning Pettiward family.

Finborough Road, SW10

Hesper Mews, SW5 Hesper Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Hesper Mews, SW5

Hildyard Road, SW6 Hildyard Road is part of Fulham

Hildyard Road, SW6

Hunter House, SW5 Hunter House is sited on Old Brompton Road.

Hunter House, SW5

Ifield Road, SW10 Ifield Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.

Ifield Road, SW10

Kramer Mews, SW5 Kramer Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Kramer Mews, SW5

Langham Mansions, SW5 Langham Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Langham Mansions, SW5

Laverton Place, SW5 Laverton Place is a road in the SW5 postcode area

Laverton Place, SW5

Lille Square, SW6 Lille Square is part of Fulham

Lille Square, SW6

Lillie Square, SW6 Lillie Square is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area

Lillie Square, SW6

Lillie Yard, SW6 Sir John Scott Lillie laid out the yard on his estate in 1826.

Lillie Yard, SW6

Marchbank Road, SW6 Marchbank Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area

Marchbank Road, SW6

Matthias House, SW5 Matthias House is a building on Philbeach Gardens.

Matthias House, SW5

Nevern Square, SW5 Nevern Square is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Nevern Square, SW5

Old Brompton Road, SW5 Old Brompton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Old Brompton Road, SW5

Old Manor Yard, SW5 Old Manor Yard runs beside Earl’s Court station.

Old Manor Yard, SW5

Ongar Road, SW6 Ongar Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area

Ongar Road, SW6

Penywern Road, SW5 Penywern Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Penywern Road, SW5

Philbeach Gardens, SW5 Philbeach Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Philbeach Gardens, SW5

Redcliffe Close, SW5 Redcliffe Close is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Redcliffe Close, SW5

Redcliffe Gardens, SW10 Redcliffe Gardens began life as Walnut Tree Walk, a pathway running through nurseries and market gardens.

Redcliffe Gardens, SW10

Redcliffe Mews, SW10 Redcliffe Mews runs behind Harcourt Terrace.

Redcliffe Mews, SW10

Redcliffe Square, SW10 Redcliffe Square was built as part of the Gunter estate in the 1860s.

Redcliffe Square, SW10

Redcliffe Street, SW10 Redcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.

Redcliffe Street, SW10

Rickett Street, SW6 Rickett Street is in Fulham

Rickett Street, SW6

River Court, SW6 River Court is a block on River Court.

River Court, SW6

Roxby Place, SW6 Roxby Place is in an area of Fulham

Roxby Place, SW6

Seagrave Road, SW6 Seagrave Road is a location in Fulham

Seagrave Road, SW6

Sibyl Thorndike Casson House, SW5 Sibyl Thorndike Casson House is a block on Kramer Mews.

Sibyl Thorndike Casson House, SW5

Tamworth Street, SW6 Tamworth Street is part of Fulham

Tamworth Street, SW6

The Mansions, SW5 The Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

The Mansions, SW5

Trebouir Road, SW5 Trebouir Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Trebouir Road, SW5

Trebovir Road, SW5 Trebovir Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Trebovir Road, SW5

Warwick Road, SW5 Warwick Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Warwick Road, SW5

Weir Road, SW5 Weir Road is a road in the SW17 postcode area

Weir Road, SW5

Westgate Terrace, SW10 Westgate Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode area

Westgate Terrace, SW10

Wetherby Mansions, SW5 Wetherby Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area.

Wetherby Mansions, SW5

Wetherby Mews, SW5 Wetherby Mews is a road in the SW5 postcode area

Wetherby Mews, SW5

Wharfedale Street, SW10 This is a street in the SW10 postcode area

Wharfedale Street, SW10

Yale House, SW5 Yale House is a block on Old Brompton Road.

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West Brompton

West Brompton is a Network Rail West London Line and London Overground and Underground (District Line) station in west London.

It is located on Old Brompton Road immediately south of Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

The name refers to the older locality of Brompton to the east, although the areas of South Kensington and Earl's Court separate West Brompton from its namesake. Whilst in the early part of the 20th century, the whole area between Knightsbridge and here would have been known as Brompton, modern-day locals would not recognise Brompton and West Brompton as geographically contiguous. Today it still has its own Royal Mail London postcode of SW10 (though that also covers part of Chelsea).

On 12 April 1869, the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR, now the District Line) opened its own station as the terminus and only station on its extension from Gloucester Road station (Earl's Court station did not open until 1871). On 1 March 1880, the MDR opened an extension south from West Brompton to Putney Bridge.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Map of the Kensington Canal area. Credit: John Greenwood TUM image id: 1556881759 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Earls Court. It was built between 1884 and 1887, designed by the architect Hugh Roumieu Gough (1843–1904) and hailed as a jewel of the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Credit: Wiki Commons/Trearddur72 TUM image id: 1631012517 Licence:	The Holland Arms on Kensington High Street, drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. The writer Joseph Addison was a frequent customer. Credit: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TUM image id: 1623770043 Licence:	Allen Street Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593784668 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Early 20th century view looking south towards the railway. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1562593848 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Springtime, Earl’s Court Credit: IG/MrLondon TUM image id: 1679253309 Licence:	Finborough Road, Chelsea Credit: Nancy Weir Huntly (1890-1963) TUM image id: 1671293275 Licence:	Kenway Road (1970) Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1678986487 Licence:	Possibly the most Instagramable mews in London, leafy Kynance Mews is hidden away in South Kensington, not so far from Gloucester Road station. Credit: IG/withinlondon TUM image id: 1691581234 Licence:	Marloes Road, W8 TUM image id: 1530121229 Licence:
The corner depicted is that of Abingdon Road and Scarsdale Villas, showing the church in the background. TUM image id: 1489943340 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St Mary Abbot’s Hospital operated from 1871 to 1992. From 1846 to 1869 the site housed the Kensington Parish Workhouse Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1672307411 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Here is the original Earl’s Court entrance from 1871. With the coming of the Piccadilly Tube, the station moved across the road to the current one. TUM image id: 1681222601 Licence:	Plan of the Redcliffe Estate, developed by Corbett and McClymont, 1860s. Until the development in the 1860s, the area was entirely rural, with villages at Earl’s Court and Little Chelsea, and the intervening land occupied by market gardens, grassland and paddocks. TUM image id: 1671294160 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Earl’s Court, District Line TUM image id: 1660570712 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Map of the Kensington Canal area.
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St Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Earls Court. It was built between 1884 and 1887, designed by the architect Hugh Roumieu Gough (1843–1904) and hailed as a jewel of the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
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Springtime, Earl’s Court
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Finborough Road, Chelsea
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Kenway Road (1970)
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Here is the original Earl’s Court entrance from 1871. With the coming of the Piccadilly Tube, the station moved across the road to the current one.
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Earl’s Court, District Line
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