Edith's Streets

Post to the north Acton Town and Gunnersbury Park Post to the south Strand on the Green Post to the east Turnham Green and Acton Green Brentford Market Brentford Market began in 1306 with a Royal Charter. Later a Market House was built. By 1890 the trading by at least 60 wagons around the fountain was becoming a nuisance, causing congestion and blocking the road.  The Brentford Local Board planned a purpose built market and bought land from the Rothschild estate east of Kew Bridge and north of the road at Gunnersbury to provide a market site. In 1897 an extension was laid out next to the original site. By1929 there were 260 growers regularly bringing produce from local country areas. In 1968 the site included a bank, restaurant, barbers and clothing shops, a blacksmith, an eel stall, a florist sundries stand as well as casual stands but q report concluded that the site was ‘completely unsuited to the needs of the modern pattern of trade and its associated problems’ and...

Post to the west Hither Green Post to the east Mottingham Amblecote Meadow Gated housing development on the site of railway sidings. Amblecote Road Entrance to Chinbrook Meadows Chinbrook Meadows . The majority of this park is in the square to the east and south east. London Borough of Lewisham Park opened in 1929. It has a wide open grassy area. There is a new sports pavilion, tennis courts, a multi-use pitch for 5 a side football and basketball and a new children's playground. Grass playing fields are also on offer for football and cricket. There are also tennis courts. The site was part of the land of Chinbrook Farm. Balder Rise Marvels Lane Boys Club .  This appears to have been used by an amateur boxing club since the 1950s.  They may or may not still be there – the site may have been sold by the owners, London Youth. Ballymore Road 72 Knights Templar Grove . Knights Haberdashers Aske’s Academy. This is a primary school, now an ‘academy’, administered unde...

Post to the south Greenford Allington Close Built on the site of sidings . These sidings ran west and then turned to factories to the south including the British Bath Company and led eventually to the Aladdin factory in Western Avenue. They closed in the 1990s. Birkbeck Avenue West London Marathon playing fields. This was Birkbeck College Sports Ground and included Birkbeck College Cricket Ground. , Middlesex Second XI Trophy Matches played here. Built on farmland in 1925 it was also once Queens Park Rangers' training ground, 1970s - 1980s. Greenford Park Trotting Track . This was a pioneer speedway venue 1928–1930. On the south side of Birkbeck Avenue Community Road Site of Coston House .  Coston House was the home of O.Mosley. Later was a film processing laboratory. Courthope Road Area of Greenford Farm until the late 1930s Conservative Club . This is on the site of Greenford Farm and some of the buildings remain with a weather boarded stable block although the mai...

Post to the east Addington Interchange Addington Village Road Addington Police Station. This appear to have been built on the 1970s on the site of a garage Electrical Sub station . A 33kV substation operated by South Eastern Power Network Farnborough Avenue Gilbert Scott School infant and primary . This became an academy in 2018. The school dates from 1950 when the Addington Village School (later also called St. Mary's) closed and staff and pupils moved here. In 2007 infants and juniors were combined. Red Gates School .  Special community school for boys and girls with severe learning difficulties and autism Gravel Hill Gravel Hill Tram Stop . 1998. Between Addington Village and Coombe Lane on Croydon Tramlink. His includes a road crossing Addington Palace . This is based around Addington Place, a 16th manor house owned by the Leigh family until the early 18th century. It was sold in 1737 to an American, Barlow Trecothick who built a new Palladian style house, designe...

Post to the South Salmons Brook Windmill Hill Post to the west Hog Hill Post to the north Turkey Brook Chase Farm Bycullah Road Bycullah House. Named after an area of Bombay the house and estate were sold for building land for an up market estate with the entrance to the south in Windmill Hill. Steeple chasing took place here on a course between here and Windmill Hill.1860s and 1870s. Very popular. Chase Green Avenue Built by the owner and developer of the Chase Green Estate Holtwhites Hill Reservoir of Enfield UDC Waterworks. Pumping station and reservoir from the 1870s.  Water tower in 1885. In 1904 sold to the Metropolitan Water Board and since demolished. Only the reservoir remains. 185 Our Lady of Walsingham and the English Martyrs . This is on the site of St Joseph's Home which was opened by the Westminster Diocesan Children’s Society 1890. In 1964 the parish of Our Lady of Walsingham was established there until the home closed in 1980 the new church was built in...

Post to the south Central Hammersmith Addison Gardens Addison Primary School . This was Addison Gardens School built by the School Board for London in the 1890s and expanded in the 1920s.  It pioneered the use of films in education, had a school orchestra, and was the site for the Ministerial inauguration of the Milk in Schools Scheme. Railway Bridge . The bridge carries the road over the Network Rail railway line between Kensington Olympia and Shepherd's Bush. There is an OS benchmark on the brick pier at the far end of the parapet. It is a cut mark sprayed with white paint. The bridge is too long for the current lines which it crosses. It would also have crossed the Kensington and Richmond line, which veered to the west slightly north of the bridge. Adie Road Grove Studios . This was The Laboratory. Sculptor Henry Moore worked here 1924-1928. Plaque on the building inaugurated by his daughter. Aldine Street Aldine House . Office and print location which connects buildi...

Post to the north Orchehill Post to the east Oaken Post to the West Gerrards Cross Bulstrode Camp Post to the south Gerrards Cross Dukes Wood Amersham Road Edith is somewhat confused by the name ‘Amersham Road” being shown on various maps as a name for a variety of roads in the area.  It seems however to be recognised manly as a section of the A413 also called ‘Chalfont St.Peter bypass’.  Presumably before the road was upgraded to a bypass it was called ‘Amersham Road’.  The bypass dates from the 1960s. Oak End Mill . This is a complex of buildings which once stood at the end of Oak End Lane.  A saw mill is shown here on the Misbourne on maps before the Second World War, together with an unidentified rectangular body of water. Oak End Farm is also sometimes shown. A medieval mill here was Noke Mill owned by Henry Gould in 1680. Bulstrode Way Laid out 1907 by developers Hampton and Sons. East Common Road 3 Hartley Court . Built as the Aged Pilgrim’s Home....