Kensington

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Edge Street

Edge Street is a cul-de-sac which runs west of Kensington Church Street.

Most of the south side of the street is in commercial use. But on the north side, there are houses in an assortment of architectural styles.. Some of the houses have attractive trellised roof gardens. Many of the houses have attractive bay windows, all different.

The West Middlesex Water Works Co. bought land south of Kensington Place in 1809. (See the history of the Racks). They built a reservoir. Some of the land was not needed and they rented it out. After 1825, they built a road and a sewer through this land and sold it off for development.

The road now known as Edge Street was then known as Sheffield Street. It took its later name from Andrew Edge, who was one of the purchasers.

This was a cul-de-sac and small houses were built here similar to those in Peel Street. Many of them were knocked down to make way for the Circle line in 1865, and later for construction of a mansion block.

 

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