Hamilton Terrace
Hamilton Terrace is a wide, tree-lined residential thoroughfare in
St. John's Wood Road, and is parallel to Maida Vale
to the west.
The street was named after Charles Hamilton, a Harrow School governor.[1]
The street is home to a variety of grand detached and semi-detached houses and mansion blocks.[2] The listed Anglican church St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace is located at the intersection of Abercorn Place and Hamilton Terrace.[3]
Notable residents
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- No.3 Michael Ayrton, English artist, lived at No. 3[4]
- No.8 Norman Kerr, physician remembered for his work in the British temperance movement, lived at No. 8 (formerly No. 1)
- No.10 Henry Barnett, banker and politician, lived at No. 10. Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor and musicologist, lived at No. 10.
- No.14 Philip Jones, English jazz trumpeter, lived at No. 14[5]
- No.17 Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, designer of the Victoria Embankment, lived at No. 17[6]
- No.20 Sir George Alexander Macfarren, English composer, lived at No. 20[citation needed]
- No.20 William McMillan, Scottish sculptor, lived at No. 20[citation needed]
- No.20 William Strang, Scottish artist, lived at No. 20[7]
- No.29 Nicholas Trübner, publisher, bookseller and linguist, lived at No. 29
- No.29 Joseph Octave Delepierre, Belgian lawyer, archivist, diplomat, author and antiquary, died at No.29.
- No.37 John Minton, and Keith Vaughan, English artists, shared a flat at No. 37[8]
- No.40 Honor Blackman, English actress[9]
- No.40 Kathleen Ferrier, English singer[9]
- No.63 Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, English dramatist, actor and theatre manager, lived at No. 63[10]
- No.65 Alan Wheatley, English actor, lived at No. 65
- No.70 Thomas Hardy, English novelist, author of Far from the Madding Crowd, rented No.70, in 1893[11]
- No.85 Johnathan Sacks, Baron Sacks, English rabbi, Chief Rabbi in Britain from 1991 to 2013, philosopher, theologian, and author, lived at No. 85
- No.93 Gerald Finzi, English composer, was born at No. 93[12]
- No.98 Brian Johnston, English cricket commentator and journalist, lived at No. 98[13]
- No 100 Henry Barnett, banker and politician, was the original owner. Robbie Williams temporarily rented it before the debut of his 2019 Christmas album song, "Idlewild".[14][15]
- No.103 Joseph Hertz, Hungarian rabbi, Chief Rabbi in Britain from 1913 to 1946, lived at No. 103[16]
- No.135 Audrey Fildes, English actress, lived at No. 135
- Henry Stacy Marks, English painter[9]
- Gerald Moore, English classical pianist[9]
References
- ISBN 0948667532.
- ^ Dare Hall, Zoe. "Iconic Streets: Hamilton Terrace". thelondonmagazine.co.uk. The London Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Church of St. Mark". Historic England. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Michael Ayrton". London Remembers.
- ^ "Philip Jones CBE 1928 - 2000".
- ^ "English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk.
- ^ "English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk.
- ^ "Rediscovered: The vast John Minton painting unseen in public for 65 years | Christie's". www.christies.com.
- ^ a b c d "40 Hamilton Terrace, originally 17".
- ^ "Music and Theatre | Richard Ford". www.richardfordmanuscripts.co.uk.
- ^ "The London Magazine". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Gerald Finzi". London Remembers.
- ISBN 9780753548059.
- ^ Ruth Bloomfield (23 January 2020). "A Modern-Day Makeover for a Banking Baron's Former London Villa". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Louisa Clarence-Smith, Carol Lewis, Helen Davies (23 January 2020). "Downfall of Daniel Daggers, the not-so secret estate agent". The Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rabbi Hertz". London Remembers.