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Barnsbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington. The name is a corruption of Bernersbury, being so called after the Berners family, who gained ownership of the lands after the Norman Conquest.

By the end of the 18th century, Barnsbury, like other parts of Islington, was being regarded as attractive part-rural suburbs by the comparatively wealthy people wanting to move out of the cramped City of London and industrial Clerkenwell.

The area is close to the City, and had strong local trade in its position as the first staging post for travellers making the journey from London to the north, and with considerable agricultural traffic and cattle driving to the nearby Smithfield cattle market in the City.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Adam Place, N7 Adam Place is a road in the N7 postcode area
Adstock House, N1 Adstock House is a block on The Sutton Estate
Airdrie Close, N1 Airdrie Close is a road serving the Bemerton Estate
Albion Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Alderwick Court, N7 Alderwick Court is a block on Cornelia Street (Barnsbury)
Alma Terrace, N1 Alma Terrace was later Brayfield Terrace (Barnsbury)
Amber Court, N7 Amber Court is a block on Liverpool Road
Amey Hill House, N1 Amey Hill House is a building on Barnsbury Street
Arthur Mews, N7 Arthur Mews was also known as Arthur Place
Arthur Terrace, N1 Arthur Terrace was built in 1853 and renumbered as part of Caledonian Road in 1878 (Caledonian Road & Barnsbury)
Arundel Place, N1 Arundel Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Arundel Square, N7 Arundel Square is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Augustas Lane, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Avon House, N1 Avon House is a block on Offord Road (Barnsbury)
Barnsbury Grove, N7 This is a street in the N7 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Barnsbury Park, N1 Barnsbury Park is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Barnsbury Square, N1 Barnsbury Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Barnsbury Street, N1 Barnsbury Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Barnsbury Terrace, N1 Barnsbury Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Barworth Court, N7 Barworth Court is a block on Liverpool Road (Barnsbury)
Bassingbourne House, N1 Bassingbourne House is located on College Cross
Bayes House, N1 Bayes House is a block on Beech Tree Close (Barnsbury)
Belitha Villas, N1 Belitha Villas is a road in the N1 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Bemerton Street, N1 Bemerton Street is a street of terraced houses to the west of the Caledonian Road (Islington)
Bewdley Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Bingfield Street, N1 Bingfield Street marks the southern boundary of the Bemerton Estate
Birkenhead House, N7 Birkenhead House is a block on Liverpool Road
Bouton Court, N1 Bouton Court is a block on Bouton Place
Bouton Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Boxworth Grove, N1 Boxworth Grove is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Bramwell Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Brayfield Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Bride Street, N7 Bride Street is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Bridgeman Road, N1 Bridgeman Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Brooksby Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Brooksby Street, N1 Brooksby Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Buckland House, N1 Buckland House is located on Offord Road (Barnsbury)
Buckler Court, N7 Buckler Court is a building on Eden Grove
Bunning Way, N1 Bunning Way is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Bures House, N1 Bures House is located on Offord Road (Barnsbury)
Burns House, N7 Burns House is a block on Lockhart Close
Cadmore House, N1 Cadmore House is a block on The Sutton Estate
Caister House, N7 Caister House is a block on Faraday Close (Barnsbury)
Caithness House, N1 Caithness House is a block on Twyford Street (Islington)
Cara House, N1 Cara House is a block on Brooksby Street
Carfree Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Carnoustie Drive, N1 Carnoustie Drive is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Carrick House, N7 Carrick House is a building on Caledonian Road
Carronade Court, N7 Carronade Court is a block on Eden Grove
Centurion Close, N7 Centurion Close follows the line of the former Cumberland Street (Ponder Street)
Chillingworth Road, N7 Chillingworth Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Clayton Crescent, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)
Cloudesley Square, N1 Cloudesley Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Clovingbull Court, N7 Clovingbull Court is a block on Eden Grove
Coatbridge House, N1 Coatbridge House is a block on Carnoustie Drive
Cobble Lane, N1 Cobble Lane is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
College Cross, N1 College Cross is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Colne House, N1 Colne House is a block on Offord Road (Barnsbury)
Coopers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Cornelia Street, N7 Cornelia Street is a road in the N7 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Cottage Road, N7 Cottage Road is a road in the N7 postcode area
Court Gardens, N7 Court Gardens is a road in the N7 postcode area
Cowdenbeath Path, N1 Cowdenbeath Path is a walkway on the Bemerton Estate (Islington)
Crane Grove, N7 Crane Grove is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Crescent Street, N1 Crescent Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Crossley Street, N7 Crossley Street is a road in the N7 postcode area
Datchworth House, N1 Datchworth House is sited on Unnamed Road
Davey Close, N7 Davey Close is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Diarmid Road, N20 Diarmid Road is a location in London
Dowrey Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)
Drummond Way, N7 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Dunoon House, N1 Dunoon House is a block on Edward Square (Islington)
Earlsferry Way, N1 Earlsferry Way is a road in the N1 postcode area
Eden Grove, N7 Eden Grove is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Edwards Mews, N1 Edwards Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area
Ellington Street, N7 Ellington Street is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Elysian Mews, N7 Elysian Mews is a location in London
Epping Place, N1 Epping Place is a road in the N1 postcode area
Etal House, N1 Etal House is a block on The Sutton Estate
Eton Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Evelyn Denington Court, N1 Evelyn Denington Court is a block on Evelyn Denington Court
Evelyn Dennington Court, N1 Evelyn Dennington Court is a block in Islington
Everilda Street, N1 Everilda Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Faraday Close, N7 Faraday Close is a road in the N7 postcode area
Ferriby Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Flitton House, N1 Flitton House is a block on The Sutton Estate
Formby Court, N7 Formby Court is sited on Morgan Road
Forrest Court, N7 Forrest Court is a block on Ellington Street
Fortuna Close, N7 Fortuna Close is a road in the N7 postcode area
Francis Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)
Frederica Street, N7 Frederica Street is a road in the N7 postcode area
Freeling Street, N1 Freeling Street is a road in the N1 postcode area
Fulbeck House, N7 Fulbeck House is a block on Blundell Street
Furlong Road, N7 Furlong Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Garand Court, N7 Garand Court can be found on Eden Grove
Garston House, N1 Garston House is a block on The Sutton Estate
Geary House, N7 Geary House can be found on Geary Street
Geary Street, N7 Geary Street is a road in the N7 postcode area
Georges Road, N7 Georges Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Gibson Square, N1 Gibson Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Gifford Street, N1 Gifford Street is a road in the N1 postcode area
Gissing Walk, N1 Gissing Walk is a road in the N1 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Gore House, N1 Gore House can be found on Drummond Way (Barnsbury)
Hartnoll House, N7 Hartnoll House is a block on Milton Place
Hartnoll Street, N7 Hartnoll Street is a road in the N7 postcode area
Haslam Close, N1 Haslam Close is a road in the N1 postcode area
Haven Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Hemingford Road, N1 Hemingford Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Highbury Station Road, N1 Highbury Station Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Holloway Road, N7 Holloway Road is one of the widest roads in London
Hornsey Street, N7 Hornsey Street is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Huntingdon Street, N1 Huntingdon Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Irvine House, N7 Irvine House is a block on Caledonian Road
Islington Park Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Joiners Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Joseph Mews, N7 A street within the N7 postcode (Barnsbury)
Kelby House, N7 Kelby House is a block on Sutterton Street
Kember Street, N1 Kember Street runs west from Caledonian Road
Kerwick Close, N7 Kerwick Close is a road in the N7 postcode area
King’s Court, N7 King’s Court is a road in the N7 postcode area
Kings Quarter Apartments, N1 Kings Quarter Apartments is a block on Copenhagen Street (Islington)
Kinross House, N1 Kinross House is a block on Bemerton Street
Lambert Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Langford Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Laycock Street, N1 Laycock Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Lefkoniko House, N7 Lefkoniko House is a building on Liverpool Road
Legion Close, N1 Legion Close is a road in the N1 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Lionswood, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Liverpool House, N7 Liverpool House is a block on Madras Place
Liverpool Road, N1 Liverpool Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Liverpool Road, N7 Liverpool Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Lofting House, N1 Lofting House is a block on Lofting Road
Lofting Road, N1 Lofting Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Lonsdale Place, N1 Lonsdale Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Lonsdale Square, N1 Lonsdale Square was built between 1838 and 1845, and was designed in Gothic Revival style by R. C. Carpenter (Barnsbury)
Lough Road, N7 Lough Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Lowther Road, N7 Lowther Road is a road in the N7 postcode area
Lyon Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Mackenzie Road, N7 Mackenzie Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Macotte House, N1 Macotte House is a block on Islington Park Street
Madras Place, N7 Madras Place is a road in the N7 postcode area
Malvern Terrace, N1 Malvern Terrace is a road in the N1 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Manson House, N1 Manson House can be found on Drummond Way (Barnsbury)
Matilda Street, N1 Matilda Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Maxfield Court, N7 Maxfield Court can be found on Orleston Road
Meakin House, N7 Meakin House is a building on George’s Road
Mersey House, N7 Mersey House is a block on Ringcroft Street
Mica House, N1 Mica House is a block on Barnsbury Square (Barnsbury)
Milner Place, N1 Milner Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Milner Square, N1 Thomas Milner (1806-84) was a politician and a friend of Benjamin Disraeli and Charles Dickens
Milton House, N7 Milton House is a block on Liverpool Road
Mitchell House, N1 Mitchell House is a block on College Cross
Montague Court, N7 Montague Court is a block on St Clements Street (Barnsbury)
Moon Street, N1 Moon Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Morland Mews, N1 Morland Mews is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Mountford House, N1 Mountford House is a block on Barnsbury Square (Barnsbury)
Mountfort Crescent, N1 Mountfort Crescent is a road in the N1 postcode area (Barnsbury)
Mountfort House, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Mountfort Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Napier Terrace, N1 Napier Terrace is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Naver House, N1 Naver House is a block on The Sutton Estate
Offord Road, N1 Offord Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Offord Street, N1 Offord Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Orkney House, N1 Orkney House is a building on Copenhagen Street (Islington)
Orleston Mews, N7 Leads south off Orleston Road
Orleston Road, N7 Orleston Road dates from the late 1830s
Paradise Passage, N7 Paradise Passage is a road in the N7 postcode area
Paxton Court, N1 Paxton Court is a block on Westbourne Road (Barnsbury)
Peacock Place, N1 Peacock Place is a road in the N1 postcode area
Pembroke Avenue, N1 Pembroke Avenue is the southern extension of Pembroke Street (Islington)
Pembroke Street, N1 Pembroke Street is a north-south street in the Barnsbury area
Perth House, N1 Perth House is a ten-storey block
Piper Close, N7 Piper Close is a road in the N7 postcode area
Pisarro House, N1 Pisarro House is a building on Augustas Lane (Barnsbury)
PO Box 4, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Ponders Bridge House, N7 Ponders Bridge House is a block on Caledonian Road (Caledonian Road & Barnsbury)
Premier House, N1 Premier House is a block on Waterloo Terrace
Prince’s Yard, N1 Prince’s Yard is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Pugin Court, N1 Pugin Court is a block on Liverpool Road
Purley Place, N1 Purley Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Radford House, N7 Radford House is a block on George’s Road
Randells Road, N1 Randells Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Randell’s Road, N1 Randell’s Road is a road in the N1 postcode area
Richmond Avenue, N1 Richmond Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Richmond Crescent, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Ringcroft Street, N7 Ringcroft Street is a road in the N7 postcode area
Ripplevale Grove, N1 Ripplevale Grove is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Roman Court, N7 Roman Court is a block on Roman Way
Roman Way, N7 Roman Way is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Rufford Street Mews, N1 Rufford Street Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area
Rufford Street, N1 Rufford Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Scott House, N7 Scott House is a building on Caledonian Road
Selkirk House, N1 Selkirk House is the twin building of Perth House
Sheen Grove, N1 Sheen Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Shelley Place, N1 Shelley Place is a location in London (Islington)
Sheringham Road, N7 Sheringham Road was once called Hagbush Lane
Skegness House, N7 Skegness House is a building on Frederica Street
St Clements Court, N7 St Clements Court is a block on Arundel Square
St Clements Street, N7 St Clements Street is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area (Barnsbury)
Stanmore Street, N1 Stanmore Street runs west from Caledonian Road (Islington)
Starliner Court, N7 Starliner Court is a block on Starliner Court (Barnsbury)
Stonefield Street, N1 Stonefield Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Story Street, N1 Story Street is a road in the N1 postcode area
Stranraer Way, N1 Stranraer Way is a road on the Bemerton Estate
Tayport Close, N1 Tayport Close leads off Stranraer Way
Tealby Court, N7 Tealby Court is a block on Roman Way
The Courtyard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Theberton Street, N1 Theberton Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Thornhill Crescent, N1 Thornhill Crescent is a road in the N1 postcode area
Thornhill Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)
Thornhill Road, N1 Thornhill Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)
Thornhill Square, N1 Thornhill Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Tilloch Street, N1 Tilloch Street predates the Bemerton Estate of which it is now part
Tranmere House, N7 Tranmere House is a block on Morgan Road
Twyford Street, N1 Twyford Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Vanstone Court, N7 Vanstone Court is a block on Blackthorn Avenue (Barnsbury)
Victoria Mansions, N7 Victoria Mansions is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Vulcan Way, N7 Vulcan Way is a road in the N7 postcode area
Wallace House, N7 Wallace House is located on Armour Close
Water Tower Place, N1 Water Tower Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Waterloo Gardens, N1 Waterloo Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area
Waterloo Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode
Watkinson Road, N7 Watkinson Road is a road in the N7 postcode area
Wellington Mews, N7 Wellington Mews is a road in the N7 postcode area
Westbourne Road, N7 Westbourne Road is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area
Westbrook House, N7 Westbrook House is a block on Hartnoll Street
Westgate House, N1 Westgate House is a block on Ponder Street
Wheelwright Street, N7 Wheelwright Street was built for prison wardens and other staff
White Horse Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)
Widnes House, N7 Widnes House is a block on Palmer Place
Willow Court, N7 Willow Court is a block on Eden Grove
Wynn Court, N1 Wynn Court can be found on Liverpool Road

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