The use of the name 'Blomfield' presumably come from the Bishop of London at the time Charles Blomfield, Bishop of London 1828 - 1856. Much of the land in this area historically belonged to the Bishop of London.
Harrow Road.
1 - 2 Blomfield Crescent. Between Harrow Road and Upper Westbourne Terrace.
Trinity C E school next to Bayswater Synagogue in the distance. "Opened 1864 as National School for mixed juniors and infants. Founded as a result of re-organisation of Paddington Parochial Schools in 1861. In 1903 was listed as Holy Trinity, Harrow Road, when it had accommodation for 547 pupils. Closed by1951"
3 - 5 Blomfield Crescent. Between Upper Westbourne Terrace and Blomfield Street (now Blomfield Villas)
6 - 7 Blomfield Crescent. Between Blomfield Road and Harrow Road
#6 was the home of the Maguire family of artists.
Between Harrow Road and Westbourne Bridge - The New Red Lion Pub. The previous Red Lion Pub, was sited further west.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
British cinema 1960 -
1960
The Battle Of The Sexes
Sink The Bismark
Never Takes Sweets From A Stranger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Take_Sweets_from_a_Stranger
Conspiracy Of Hearts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_of_Hearts
The Angry Silence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Silence
The League Of Gentlemen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen_%28film%29
Peeping Tom
Cone Of Silence (Trouble In The Sky)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_of_Silence_%28film%29
The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England
Oscar Wilde
The Trials Of Oscar Wilde
Never Let Go
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Go
Sons And Lovers
Light Up The Sky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Up_the_Sky!_%28film%29
The Millionairess
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning
The Criminal (The Concrete Jungle)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Criminal
Tunes Of Glory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunes_of_Glory
The World Of Suzy Wong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_of_Suzie_Wong_%28film%29
1961
No Love For Johnnie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Love_for_Johnnie
Whistle Down The Wind
Victim
A Taste Of Honey
The Innocents
The Full Treatment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Full_Treatment
The Long And The Short And The Tall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_and_the_Short_and_the_Tall_%28film%29
The Rebel
Very Important Person
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Important_Person_%28film%29
Mr Topaze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Topaze
The Greengage Summer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greengage_Summer
Flame In The Streets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_in_the_Streets
The Kitchen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kitchen_%281961_film%29
The Young Ones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_%281961_film%29
1962
It's Trad Dad
A Kind Of Loving
Term Of Trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_Trial
Lolita
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
Billy Budd
Dr No
Live Now - Pay Later
The L-shaped Room
Lawrence Of Arabia
Only Two Can Play
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Two_Can_Play
The Waltz Of The Toreadors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_of_the_Toreadors_%28film%29
Some People
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_People_%28film%29
Life For Ruth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_for_Ruth
The Dock Brief
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dock_Brief
The Wild And The Willing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_and_the_Willing
1963
This Sporting Life
The Battle Of The Sexes
Sink The Bismark
Never Takes Sweets From A Stranger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Take_Sweets_from_a_Stranger
Conspiracy Of Hearts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_of_Hearts
The Angry Silence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angry_Silence
The League Of Gentlemen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen_%28film%29
Peeping Tom
Cone Of Silence (Trouble In The Sky)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_of_Silence_%28film%29
The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England
Oscar Wilde
The Trials Of Oscar Wilde
Never Let Go
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Go
Sons And Lovers
Light Up The Sky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Up_the_Sky!_%28film%29
The Millionairess
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning
The Criminal (The Concrete Jungle)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Criminal
Tunes Of Glory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunes_of_Glory
The World Of Suzy Wong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_of_Suzie_Wong_%28film%29
1961
No Love For Johnnie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Love_for_Johnnie
Whistle Down The Wind
Victim
A Taste Of Honey
The Innocents
The Full Treatment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Full_Treatment
The Long And The Short And The Tall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_and_the_Short_and_the_Tall_%28film%29
The Rebel
Very Important Person
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Important_Person_%28film%29
Mr Topaze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Topaze
The Greengage Summer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greengage_Summer
Flame In The Streets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_in_the_Streets
The Kitchen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kitchen_%281961_film%29
The Young Ones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_%281961_film%29
1962
It's Trad Dad
A Kind Of Loving
Term Of Trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_Trial
Lolita
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
Billy Budd
Dr No
Live Now - Pay Later
The L-shaped Room
Lawrence Of Arabia
Only Two Can Play
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Two_Can_Play
The Waltz Of The Toreadors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_of_the_Toreadors_%28film%29
Some People
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_People_%28film%29
Life For Ruth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_for_Ruth
The Dock Brief
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dock_Brief
The Wild And The Willing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_and_the_Willing
1963
This Sporting Life
Thursday, January 08, 2015
leo the last 1970
Testerton Street looking north 1969
"In the archive, I came across the touching story of one couple, still living on the road at No 27 and waiting to be rehoused. Arthur and Grace Clark refused the offer of £50 to have their terrace house sprayed black.
“We could do with the money really,” said Mrs Clark, who had lived all her life in the house. “But if we agreed to let them paint our house, the vandals would get busy, as they would think it’s empty.”
from here
"In the archive, I came across the touching story of one couple, still living on the road at No 27 and waiting to be rehoused. Arthur and Grace Clark refused the offer of £50 to have their terrace house sprayed black.
“We could do with the money really,” said Mrs Clark, who had lived all her life in the house. “But if we agreed to let them paint our house, the vandals would get busy, as they would think it’s empty.”
from here
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