King’s Road, SW6

Road in/near Fulham, existing between 2008 and now.

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December
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Peter H Davies   
Added: 17 Jun 2021 09:33 GMT   

Ethelburga Estate
The Ethelburga Estate - named after Ethelburga Road - was an LCC development dating between 1963�’65. According to the Wikipedia, it has a "pleasant knitting together of a series of internal squares". I have to add that it’s extremely dull :)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born here
Joyce Taylor   
Added: 5 Apr 2021 21:05 GMT   

Lavender Road, SW11
MyFather and Grand father lived at 100 Lavender Road many years .I was born here.

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Lived here
Former Philbeach Gardens Resident   
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!

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Comment
   
Added: 22 Aug 2023 12:42 GMT   

Spicer Street
My grandfather was born in Spicer Street in 1910 and his family lived there for many years from the early 1900s to WWII. He remembered Zeppelin raids as a child during WW1. He left school at 12 and was apprenticed at the Army & Navy stores where he worked to become a silversmith following in his father’s footsteps. As an adult, with a wife and two infant children, he was placed on essential war work and moved at the height of the Blitz to be relocated in Worcestershire where he worked at a newly-founded aircraft factory.

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Sue   
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).

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Michael   
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

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Mike Levy   
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"

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Lady Townshend   
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

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Alex Britton   
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

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Kevin Pont   
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.

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Kevin Pont   
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.

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Kevin Pont   
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

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:15 GMT   

Not as Central as advertised...
Hendon Central was by no means the centre of Hendon when built, being a green field site. It was built at the same time as both the North Circular Road and the A41 were built as major truck roads �’ an early example of joined up London transport planning.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Chelsea Farm Chelsea Farm was established on the northern banks of the Thames on land previously open to common pasturage after the annual harvest.
Eel Brook Common Eel Brook Common is common land in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Fulham Broadway Fulham Broadway station is notable as the nearest station to Stamford Bridge stadium, the home of Chelsea Football Club. The London Oratory School is also nearby.
Lots Road Power Station Lots Road Power Station was a coal (and later oil-fired then gas-fired) power station, which supplied electricity to the London Underground system.
Sands End Sands End was a close knit working class community.

NEARBY STREETS
Acfold Road, SW6 Acfold Road is part of Fulham
Ashburnham Road, SW10 Ashburnham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Avalon Road, SW6 Avalon Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Billing Road, SW10 Billing Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Billing Street, SW10 Billing Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Blake Gardens, SW6 Blake Gardens is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Bridges Place, SW6 Bridges Place lies in Fulham
Britannia Road, SW6 Britannia Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
Britannia Way, SW6 Britannia Way is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Broxholme House, SW6 Broxholme House can be found on New King’s Road
Building, SW6 Building is a block on Bagleys Lane.
Burnaby Street, SW10 Burnaby Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Cambria Street, SW6 Cambria Street lies within the SW6 postal area
Carlyle Court, SW10 Carlyle Court is located on Carlyle Court.
Cedarne Road, SW6 Cedarne Road lies in Fulham
Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, SW10 Chelsea Harbour Design Centre lies on Harbour Avenue.
Chelsea Harbour Drive, SW10 Chelsea Harbour Drive is a road in the SW10 postcode area
Chelsea Reach, SW10 Chelsea Reach is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Chelsea Studios, SW10 Chelsea Studios is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Cheryls Close, SW6 Cheryls Close is part of Fulham
Cheyne House, SW6 Cheyne House is a block on Parthenia Road.
Compass House, SW6 Compass House is a block on Park Street.
Cooper House, SW6 Cooper House is in the Fulham area
Countess House, SW6 Countess House is a block on Park Street.
Damer Terrace, SW10 Damer Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode area
Dan Leno Walk, SW6 Dan Leno Walk lies in Fulham
Dockside House, SW6 Dockside House is a block on Park Street.
Doulton House, SW6 Doulton House is a block on Park Street.
East Road, SW10 East Road is a road in the SW10 postcode area
Edith Grove, SW10 Edith Grove was named after local developer Captain Robert Gunter’s daughter, Edith.
Edith Row, SW6 Edith Row is in an area of Fulham
Edith Terrace, SW10 Edith Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode area
Effie Place, SW6 Effie Place is a road in the SW6 postcode area
Favart Road, SW6 Favart Road is one of the streets of London in the SW6 postal area.
Fernshaw Road, SW10 Fernshaw Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Fulham Broadway, SW6 Fulham Broadway is one of the streets of London in the SW6 postal area.
Fulmead Street, SW6 Fulmead Street is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Greaves Tower, SW10 Greaves Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Gunter Grove, SW10 Gunter Grove is named for the famous West End confectioners, the Gunter Brothers.
Gwyn Close, SW6 Gwyn Close lies in Fulham
Harbour Avenue, SW10 Harbour Avenue is a location in London.
Harbour House, SW10 Harbour House is a block on Harbour Avenue.
Harbour Yard, SW10 Harbour Yard is a block in Imperial Wharf.
Harriet House, SW6 Harriet House is sited on Wandon Road.
Harwood Road, SW6 Harwood Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
Harwood Terrace, SW6 Harwood Terrace lies within the SW6 postal area
Hereford House, SW10 Hereford House is a block on Fulham Road.
Hilary Close, SW6 Hilary Close is a road in the SW6 postcode area
Holmead Road, SW6 Holmead Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Hortensia Road, SW10 Hortensia Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Imperial Road, SW6 Imperial Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
Imperial Square, SW6 Imperial Square is a location in Fulham
Jaeger House, SW6 Jaeger House is a block on Thurstan Street.
Kempson Road, SW6 Kempson Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
King Charles House, SW6 King Charles House is a block on Wandon Road.
King’s Road, SW10 This is a street in the SW10 postcode area
Kings Road, SW10 Kings Road stretches from the fashionable SW3 end into the SW10 area.
Langton Street, SW10 Langton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Lockgate Road, SW6 Lockgate Road is a location in London.
Lockside House, SW6 Lockside House is located on Thurstan Street.
Lots Road, SW10 Lots Road, older than the surrounding streets, was once Pooles Lane which was a track leading to Chelsea Farm.
Maxwell Road, SW6 Maxwell Road is in an area of Fulham
Maynard Close, SW6 Maynard Close is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Meadows House, SW6 Meadows House is located on Park Street.
Meldon Close, SW6 Meldon Close lies within the SW6 postal area
Michael Road, SW6 Michael Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
Moore Park Road, SW6 Moore Park Road is in an area of Fulham
Musgrave Crescent, SW6 Musgrave Crescent is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Peterborough Villas, SW6 Peterborough Villas is in Fulham
Quayside House, SW6 Quayside House can be found on Thurstan Street.
Raasay Street, SW10 Raasay Street ran from Dartrey Road to Edith Grove.
Rumbold Road, SW6 Rumbold Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
Slaidburn Street, SW10 Slaidburn Street is a street in London
St Johns Court, SW10 St Johns Court is a block on Ashburnham Road.
Stamford Gate, SW6 Stamford Gate is a road in the SW6 postcode area
Stokenchurch Street, SW6 Stokenchurch Street is a road in the SW6 postcode area
Tadema Road, SW10 Tadema Road was named after Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Tetcott Road, SW10 Tetcott Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Thames Avenue, SW10 Thames Avenue is a road in the SW10 postcode area
The Chambers, SW10 The Chambers is a building in the Chelsea Harbour area.
The Crainewell, SW6 The Crainewell is part of Fulham
The Plaza, SW10 The Plaza is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
The Tower, SW6 The Tower is a block on Park Street.
Thorndike Close, SW10 Thorndike Close is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Tyrawley Road, SW6 Tyrawley Road lies in Fulham
Upcerne Road, SW10 Upcerne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area.
Upper Whistler Walk, SW10 This is a street in the SW10 postcode area
Uverdale Road, SW10 Uverdale Road runs north from Lots Road.
Walham Green Court, SW6 Walham Green Court is a block on Cedarne Road
Wandon Road, SW6 Wandon Road is a road in the SW6 postcode area
Wansdown Place, SW6 Wansdown Place is one of the streets of London in the SW6 postal area.
Wardens Square, SW6 Wardens Square is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area
Waterford Road, SW6 Waterford Road, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham
Waterside Court, SW6 Waterside Court is a block on Park Street.
West Road, SW10 West Road is a road in the SW10 postcode area
Woodford House, SW6 Woodford House is sited on Thurstan Street.

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Fulham

Fulham is an area in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham).

Fulham lies on the north bank of the Thames, between Putney and Chelsea. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. It was formerly the seat of the diocese of Fulham and Gibraltar, and Fulham Palace served as the former official home of the Bishop of London (now a museum), the grounds of which are now divided between public allotments and an elegant botanical garden.

The area is home to the Fulham Football Club stadium Craven Cottage and the Chelsea Football Club stadium Stamford Bridge and the various flats and entertainment centres built into it.

Famously exclusive sports club, the Hurlingham Club, is also located within Fulham. With members having included British monarchs, the waiting list for membership currently averages over fifteen years.

Fulham Broadway has undergone considerable pedestrianisation and is home to a number of cafes, bars and salons.

Fulham has several parks and open spaces of which Bishop’s Park, Fulham Palace Gardens, Hurlingham Park, South Park, Eel Brook Common and Parsons Green are the largest. Many of the residential roads in Fulham are tree-lined, in some cases by houses painted in different pastel shades.

Fulham has appeared in a number of films, including The Omen and The L-Shaped Room. Fulham Broadway tube station was used in Sliding Doors.

Fulham is home to several schools, including independent pre-preparatory and preparatory schools.


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The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens (1864) In the 17th century, Chelsea Farm was formed and the area was used for market gardening plots, supplying central London. In 1778, Lord Cremorne bought Chelsea Farm and Cremorne House was built. In 1830 Charles Random de Berenger, a colourful character implicated in financial fraud during the Napoleonic War, purchased Cremorne House. He was a keen sportsman and opened a sports club know as Cremorne Stadium for ‘skilful and manly exercise’ including shooting, sailing, archery and fencing. In 1846, De Berenger’s Cremorne Stadium was transformed into a pleasure garden which became a popular and noisy place of entertainment. The entertainment included a diverse range of activities including concerts, fireworks, balloon ascents, galas and theatre.
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Perrymead Street, SW6
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In the neighbourhood...

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Map of the Kensington Canal area.
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24-hour potato service on the King’s Road, Chelsea (1962)
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Perrymead Street, SW6
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Boys and girls kick a ball around a quiet Uverdale Road, Chelsea (early 1960s). The road is now filled with parked cars and a gated playground. Just down the road from major bomb sites, this was one of a cluster of streets that became a ghost town in the wake of the Blitz
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Riverside apartments at Imperial Wharf (2016)
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Chelsea Farm in the days of Countess Huntindon
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Lots Road Power Station (2005).
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Walham Green Station (1907) This later became Fulham Broadway station.
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Walham Green station platform (1939)
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