August 2021 archive

Turners Wood, NW11

Turner’s Wood, built in 1916, was the final road of the original Hampstead Garden Suburb before the First World War brought work to an end.

Zoar Street, SE1

Zoar Street is named after the former Zoar Chapel here, named for the Biblical Zoara.

Bulmer Mews, W11

Bulmer Mews is a tiny mews behind Notting Hill Gate.

Brick Lane, E1

Brick Lane runs north from the junction of Osborn Street, Old Montague Street and Wentworth Street, through Spitalfields to Bethnal Green Road.

Blendon Road, DA5

Blendon Road is one of the older roads in the area.

Nutter Lane, E11

Nutter Lane is one of the oldest roads in Wanstead.

The Mall, SW1Y

The Mall is the processional route between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace.

Bakerloo line

The Bakerloo line runs between Harrow & Wealdstone in suburban north-west London and Elephant & Castle in south London. Coloured brown on the Tube map, it serves 25 stations, 15 of which are below ground, over 23.2 km. It runs partly on the surface and partly in deep-level tube tunnels. The line was so named …

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Central Line

The Central line – coloured red on the tube map – runs between both West Ruislip and Ealing Broadway in the west to Epping and Hainault in the east. Central Line: West Ruislip – Epping Eastbound walks – completed and planned – along the Central Line Central Line: Ealing Broadway – Hainault Eastbound walks – …

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Montpelier Row, TW1

Montpelier Row was developed early in the 1720s by Captain John Gray.