Suburbs
Suburbs
T that remote period when the first rude huts were established on the banks of the Thames, the surrounding scene could have presented…
Suburbs: Pimlico
Westminster was denominated after the Abbey [see WESTMINSTER ABBEY]. Belgravia is the name given to the fashionable district of which…
Suburbs: Fields
Spa Fields, now built over, owed their designation to a medicinal well, or Spa, discovered in 1206, and subsequently known as "The London…
Suburbs: Abney
Abney Park owes its name to ABNEY HOUSE, recently converted into a Conservative Club, but originally the residence of Sir Thomas Abney…
Suburbs: Highgate
John of Jerusalem, built in 1271. The establishment was called High-bury, because it stood upon higher ground than their previous residence…
Suburbs: Hampstead
In its wider sense, ham denotes a town. The western slope of Hampstead bears the name of Frognal, after Frognal Priory, an ambitious…
Suburbs: Watering
The name of Bayswater has undergone considerable change from the original. Not so very long ago the whole of this district was known as…
Suburbs: Ravensbourne
Rotherhithe is Saxon for red haven, alluding to the colour of the soil. The name of Deptford indicates the deep ford over the Ravensbourne…