Terrace Walk is a road in the SW8 postcode area
Albert Embankment, SE11 Albert Embankment was built between 1866 and 1869, under the direction of Joseph Bazalgette, over former marshlands. Argyll Close, SW9 Argyll Close is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Ashmole Street, SW8 Ashmole Street was named after Elias Ashmole, a noted 17th century antiquarian, who lived near here Aytoun Place, SW9 Aytoun Place is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Aytoun Road, SW9 Aytoun Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Bedser Close, SE11 Bedser Close is named for Alec Bedser, widely regarded as one of the best English cricketers of the 20th century, by association with the nearby Oval Cricket Ground. Black Prince Road, SE11 Black Prince Road’s origin is derived from Edward of Woodstock (Edward the Black Prince) who lived in Lambeth during the 1300. Bramah Green, SW9 Bramah Green is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Brixton Road, SW9 Brixton Road leads from the Oval at Kennington to Brixton, where it forms the high street. Burnley Road, SW9 Burnley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Carroun Road, SW8 Carroun Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Clapham Road, SW8 Clapham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Clapham Road, SW9 Clapham Road was originally an ancient Roman military road called Stane Street. Courtenay Square, SE11 Courtenay Square is one of a number of local streets with houses built in a neo-Georgian style. Cowley Road, SW9 Cowley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Dairy Mews, SW9 Dairy Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Dalyell Road, SW9 Dalyell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Dorset Road, SW8 Dorset Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Evesham Walk, SW9 Evesham Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Fentiman Road, SW8 Fentiman Road is named after local mid-19th century developer John Fentiman. Glyn Street, SE11 Glyn Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area. Gosling Way, SW9 Gosling Way is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Groveway, SW9 Groveway is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Hampson Way, SW8 Hampson Way is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Harleyford Road, SE11 Harleyford Road was named after local leaseholders the Claytons, whose country house was Harleyford Manor, Buckinghamshire. Hillyard Street, SW9 Anne Hillyard was the widow of a clergyman who helped fund Stockwell Orphanage in 1867. Hurley Road, SE11 Hurley Road is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area. Jonathan Street, SE11 Jonathan Street commemorates Jonathan Tyers who was the owner of the Vauxhall Gardens during the 1700s. Kay Road, SW9 Kay Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Knowle Close, SW9 Knowle Close is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Langley Lane, SW8 Langley Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Lawn Lane, SW8 Lawn Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Lilac Place, SE11 Lilac Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area. Lorn Road, SW9 Lorn Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Market Row, SW9 Market Row is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Marylee Way, SE11 Marylee Way is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area. Meadow Road, SW8 Meadow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Morat Street, SW9 Morat street runs north to south between Liberty Street to the west and Hackford Road to the east. Park Place, SW8 Park Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Prima Road, SW9 Prima Road runs from Clapham Road to Brixton Road and faces St Mark’s Church. Printers Road, SW9 Printers Road marks the former use of the road before its construction - a print works. Rita Road, SW8 Rita Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Romero Close, SW9 Romero Close is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Rumsey Road, SW9 Rumsey Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Sidney Road, SW9 Sidney Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Studios, N1 Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area. Sussex Walk, SW9 Sussex Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area. Trigon Road, SW8 Trigon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Tyers Street, SE11 Tyers Street is named for Jonathan Tyers who was the eighteenth century owner of the Vauxhall Gardens. Usborne Mews, SW8 Usborne Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area. Wynne Road, SW9 Wynne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal 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.
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