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[[File:St Mark, Hamilton Terrace, St Johns Wood - geograph.org.uk - 3612343.jpg|thumb|[[St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace|St Mark's Church]] seen from Abercorn Place.]] |
[[File:St Mark, Hamilton Terrace, St Johns Wood - geograph.org.uk - 3612343.jpg|thumb|[[St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace|St Mark's Church]] seen from Abercorn Place.]] |
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[[File:Baker Street & Waterloo Railway 1908.png||thumb|Aberborn Place on a map of a proposed 1908 extension to the [[Bakerloo Line]].]] |
[[File:Baker Street & Waterloo Railway 1908.png||thumb|Aberborn Place on a map of a proposed 1908 extension to the [[Bakerloo Line]].]] |
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'''Abercorn Place''' is a street in [[St John's Wood]] in [[London]].<ref>The London Encyclopaedia p.2</ref> Located in the [[City of Westminster]], it runs west to east from the [[ |
'''Abercorn Place''' is a street in [[St John's Wood]] in [[London]].<ref>The London Encyclopaedia p.2</ref> Located in the [[City of Westminster]], it runs west to east from the [[Edgware Road]] at [[Maida Vale]] until it joins [[Abbey Road, London|Abbey Road]] not far from the [[Abbey Road Studios]] to the south. It is crossed by [[Hamilton Terrace]]. The street is named after [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn|James Hamilton]], an [[Anglo-Irish]] [[aristocrat]].<ref>The London Encyclopaedia p.2</ref> <ref>Bebbington p.208</ref> It was part of an estate originally owned by [[Harrow School]] of which Abercorn was a governor with other nearby streets similarly named.<ref>Walford p.251</ref> The street contain a mixture of housing from the 1820s onwards. Several buildings in the street are [[listed]] today.<ref>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209579?section=official-list-entry</ref> <ref>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1066532?section=official-list-entry</ref> <ref>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209602?section=official-list-entry</ref> The [[Anglican]] [[St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace|St Mark's Church]] was built in 1847 at the intersection with Hamilton Terrace. It was designed in the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic style]] by the [[architect]] [[Thomas Cundy (junior)|Thomas Cundy]].<ref>Walford p.251</ref> |
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In 1908 [[Edgware Road Tube schemes|a proposed extension]] of the [[Bakerloo Line]] would have seen a station called Abercorn Place built at the junction with Edgware Road, but this was rejected. When the line was extended in 1915, on a different route, the station was placed a little to the west on [[Elgin Avenue]] and renamed [[Maida Vale tube station|Maida Vale]]. |
In 1908 [[Edgware Road Tube schemes|a proposed extension]] of the [[Bakerloo Line]] would have seen a station called Abercorn Place built at the junction with Edgware Road, but this was rejected. When the line was extended in 1915, on a different route, the station was placed a little to the west on [[Elgin Avenue]] and renamed [[Maida Vale tube station|Maida Vale]]. |
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Revision as of 02:15, 9 April 2023
Abercorn Place is a street in St John's Wood in London.[1] Located in the City of Westminster, it runs west to east from the Edgware Road at Maida Vale until it joins Abbey Road not far from the Abbey Road Studios to the south. It is crossed by Hamilton Terrace. The street is named after James Hamilton, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat.[2] [3] It was part of an estate originally owned by Harrow School of which Abercorn was a governor with other nearby streets similarly named.[4] The street contain a mixture of housing from the 1820s onwards. Several buildings in the street are listed today.[5] [6] [7] The Anglican St Mark's Church was built in 1847 at the intersection with Hamilton Terrace. It was designed in the Gothic style by the architect Thomas Cundy.[8]
In 1908 a proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line would have seen a station called Abercorn Place built at the junction with Edgware Road, but this was rejected. When the line was extended in 1915, on a different route, the station was placed a little to the west on Elgin Avenue and renamed Maida Vale.
References
- ^ The London Encyclopaedia p.2
- ^ The London Encyclopaedia p.2
- ^ Bebbington p.208
- ^ Walford p.251
- ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209579?section=official-list-entry
- ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1066532?section=official-list-entry
- ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209602?section=official-list-entry
- ^ Walford p.251
Bibliography
- Badsey-Ellis, Antony. London's Lost Tube Schemes. Capital Transport, 2005.
- Bebbington, Gillian. London Street Names. Batsford, 1972.
- Cockburn, J. S., King, H. P. F. & McDonnell, K. G. T. & A History of the County of Middlesex. Institute of Historical Research, 1989.
- Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus. London 3: North West. Yale University Press, 2002.
- Hibbert, Christopher Weinreb, Ben, Keay, John & Keay, Julia. The London Encyclopaedia. Pan Macmillan, 2011.
- Summerson, John. Georgian London. Barrie & Jenkins, 1970.
- Walford, Edward. Old and New London: a Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places: The western and northern suburbs. Cassell, 1892.
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