Queensway, W2

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

Running north from Bayswater Road was a country lane known as both Black Lion Lane and Blackman Lane. As it urbanised, the lane was renamed Queen’s Road in honour of Queen Victoria. Queen’s Road - due to the sheer quantity of duplicate names became Queensway later.

Both Bayswater and Queensway stations are located on the street. Despite being on different lines, Bayswater and Queensway are extremely close to one another. Bayswater had opened in the 1860s and became a District Line station. Whiteley opened his store soon after.

Queensway opened on 30 July 1900, as Queen’s Road, and was renamed after the street on 9 September 1946.

Queensway contains many restaurants and stores. It became a centre for the entertainment and leisure industry - London’s biggest ice rink, the Queen’s Ice & Bowl was built here.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hilton London Hyde Park The Hilton London Hyde Park was formerly the Coburg Hotel.

Hilton London Hyde Park

Queensway Queensway (formerly Queen’s Road) is a cosmopolitan street in the Bayswater district, containing many restaurants and stores.

Queensway

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

Upton Farm

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

Whiteley’s

NEARBY STREETS

Astley House, W8 Astley House is a block on Notting Hill Gate (Notting Hill Gate)

Astley House, W8

Bark Place, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

Bark Place, W2

Barrie House, W2 Barrie House is a building on Lancaster Gate (Bayswater)

Barrie House, W2

Beaumont House, W2 Beaumont House is a block on Prince’s Square

Beaumont House, W2

Berrington House, W2 Berrington House is a block on Hereford Road

Berrington House, W2

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

Burnham Court, W2

Caroline House, W2 Caroline House is a block on Bayswater Road (Queensway)

Caroline House, W2

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

Caroline Place Mews, W2

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

Caroline Place, W2

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

Cervantes Court, W2

Chepstow Corner, W2 Chepstow Corner is a street in Paddington

Chepstow Corner, W2

Chepstow Place, W2 Chepstow Place runs from the junction of Westbourne Grove and Pembridge Villas in the north to Pembridge Square in the south.

Chepstow Place, W2

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

Chilworth Court, W2

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

Chilworth Street, W2

Clanricarde Gardens, W2 Clanricarde Gardens is a street of very tall, narrow houses built between 1869 and 1873 by a pair of West London builders, Thomas Good and William White. (Bayswater)

Clanricarde Gardens, 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

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

Cloucester Mews West, W2

Compass House, W2 Compass House is a block on Redan Place (Bayswater)

Compass House, W2

Consort House, W2 Residential block (Queensway)

Consort House, 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

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

Evesham House, W2 Evesham House is a building on Hereford Road

Evesham House, W2

Fosbury Mews, W2 Fosbury Mews is a street in Paddington (Queensway)

Fosbury Mews, W2

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

Garway Road, W2

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

Gloucester Terrace, W2

Hereford Road, W2 Hereford Road was planned as a road of detached villas (Bayswater)

Hereford Road, W2

Ilchester Gardens, W2 Ilchester Gardens was constructed during the mid-19th century

Ilchester Gardens, 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

Kensington Gardens Square, W2 Kensington Gardens Square is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Kensington Gardens Square, W2

Kensington Mall, W8 Kensington Mall is a street in Kensington (Notting Hill Gate)

Kensington Mall, W8

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

Lancaster Walk, 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

Leinster Square, W2 Leinster Square, along with Prince’s Square, was begun in 1856 and finished in 1864 (Bayswater)

Leinster Square, W2

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

Leinster Terrace, W2

Linden Mews, W2 Linden Mews lies off Linden Gardens (Notting Hill Gate)

Linden Mews, W2

Lucerne Mews, W8 Lucerne Mews is a street in Kensington (Notting Hill Gate)

Lucerne Mews, W8

Monmouth Road, W2 Monmouth Road contained cottages and semi-detached villas by 1846 (Bayswater)

Monmouth Road, W2

Moscow Place, W2 Moscow Place is a street in Paddington

Moscow Place, W2

Moscow Road, W2 Moscow Road, situated in the Bayswater area, is a notable street that stretches from Queensway to Pembridge Square

Moscow Road, W2

Newton Mews, W2 Newton Mews is shown on the 1900 map (Bayswater)

Newton Mews, W2

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

Olympia Mews, W2

Orme Court, W2 Orme Court is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

Orme Court, W2

Orme Lane, W2 Orme Lane is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

Orme Lane, W2

Orme Square, W2 Orme Square is named after Edward Orme, formerly a printseller in Bond Street (Bayswater)

Orme Square, W2

Ossington Street, W8 Ossington Street leads from Moscow Road at its north end to the Bayswater Road at its south end (Bayswater)

Ossington Street, W8

Palace Court, W2 Palace Court was built in the 1880s to connect the Bayswater Road to Moscow Road (Bayswater)

Palace Court, W2

Palace Gardens Mews, W8 Palace Gardens Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Palace Gardens Mews, W8

Pembridge Square, W2 Pembridge Square was developed between 1856 and 1864 (Bayswater)

Pembridge Square, 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

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

Porchester Gate, W2

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

Porchester Terrace, W2

Prince’s Square, W2 Prince’s Square and Leinster Square are ’twin’ picturesque garden squares situated in the Bayswater area - the two squares share a street

Prince’s Square, W2

Princes Mews, W2 Princes Mews was laid out to provide stabling accommodation for the houses of Prince’s Square

Princes Mews, W2

Princes Square, W2 Princes Square is a street in Paddington

Princes Square, 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 Court, W2 Queens Court is a street in Paddington (Queensway)

Queens Court, 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 Studios, W2 Queensborough Studios is a road in the W2 postcode area

Queensborough Studios, 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

Rabbit Roe, W8 Rabbit Roe is an old street running north from Kensington Mall (Notting Hill Gate)

Rabbit Roe, W8

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

Reading House, W2

Redan House, W2 Residential block (Bayswater)

Redan House, W2

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

Redan Place, W2

Rede Place, W2 Rede Place is a street in Paddington

Rede Place, 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

Silver Street, W8 Silver Street was the former name for the northernmost part of Kensington Church Street (Notting Hill Gate)

Silver Street, W8

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

Sitia House, 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

St Olaves Court, W2 St Olaves Court is a block on St Petersburgh Place (Bayswater)

St Olaves Court, W2

St Petersburgh Mews, W2 St Petersburgh Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Bayswater)

St Petersburgh Mews, W2

St Petersburgh Place, W2 St Petersburgh Place is a street in Paddington (Bayswater)

St Petersburgh Place, W2

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

Tenby House, W2

The Broad Walk, W2 The Broad Walk is a road in the W2 postcode area (Queensway)

The Broad Walk, W2

The Broadwalk, W2 The Broadwalk is a road in the W1H postcode area (Queensway)

The Broadwalk, 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

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

Upbrook Mews, W2

Viscount Court, W11 Viscount Court is a block on Pembridge Villas

Viscount Court, W11

Westbourne Grove, W2 Westbourne Grove began its existence as a footpath (Bayswater)

Westbourne Grove, W2

Westmont Court, W2 Westmont Court is located on Monmouth Road (Bayswater)

Westmont Court, W2

Windsor Court, W2 Windsor Court is a block on Moscow Road

Windsor Court, W2

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