The King's Arms

The King’s Arms

Boston Manor Road TW8 8EA Public house built in 1840 with 1930s additions. In St Paul’s Conservation Area. History On this site by at least 1840. Altered and extended in the 1930s. Further Information 020 8560 5860 (no website) Provides accommodation as well. One of the best pint of Pride in Brentford. Pub’s History     Continue reading The King’s Arms

Prospect House, 67 Boston Manor Road

Prospect House

67 Boston Manor Road TW8 9JQ Residence built in 18th century, now offices. Grade II statutory listed. Forms group with numbers 69, 71, 73 and 75. English Heritage Listing C18. Brown brick house. 3-storeys, 5 double-hung sashes with red brick rubbed flat arches, ground floor and and 2nd floor windows in architraves, 1st floor windows in reveals. Door surround, architrave, brackets, dentil cornice, open pediment … Continue reading Prospect House

73-75 Boston Manor Road

73-75 Boston Manor Road

73-75 Boston Manor Road TW8 9JQ Residence built in 18th century, now offices. Grade II statutory listed. Forms group with numbers 67, 69 and 71. English Heritage Listing Pair of C18 houses. Brown brick, red dressings. 3-storeys, 6 double-hung sashes with cambered relieving arches. 1st floor French windows and early  C19 hooded balconies. No 73 – Reeded doorcase with rectangular fan, wood porch. No 75 … Continue reading 73-75 Boston Manor Road

69-71 Boston Manor Road

69-71 Boston Manor Road

69-71 Boston Manor Road TW8 9JQ Residence built in 18th century, now offices. Grade II statutory listed. Forms group with numbers 67, 73 and 75. English Heritage Listing C18 house divided into 2 dwellings. Brown brick with red dressings. 2-storeys  and attic, 4 double-hung sashes in plain surrounds, cambered relieving  arches to ground floor windows. Well designed porch has been brought from  elsewhere. Roman Doric … Continue reading 69-71 Boston Manor Road

Boston Manor Stables

Boston Manor Stables

Boston Manor Park, Brentford Stables and coach house built c1700, now private residential Grade II statutory listed In Grand Union Canal and Boston Manor Conservation Area. English Heritage Listing Coach stable block to right of house – red brick. Included for group value. Further information Converted for accommodation in 1993. During the conversion work it was thought that the original building dated back to c1700. Interesting … Continue reading Boston Manor Stables

Boston Manor Underground Station

Boston Manor Underground Station

Boston Manor Road Underground Station built in 1934 with earlier fabric from 1883. Grade II Statutory listed. English Heritage Listing Piccadilly Line Underground station. 1933-34 by Charles Holden, with earlier fabric at platform level dating from 1883. Brown brick facing, reinforced concrete structure. Glazed ceramic tiles with enamelled London Underground logo on tower; vertical strip of glass bricks forming lighting feature along upper stages of … Continue reading Boston Manor Underground Station

Albany Road pipe

Albany Curios

Water Pipe and Manhole Cover Albany Road In St Paul’s Conservation Area. History Pipe situated near the chip shop. No one seems positive what it is  it is likely to have been a water pipe – perhaps turned on from the metal bit in the pavement and there may have been a canvas pipe from the end to fill a water cart from the days … Continue reading Albany Curios

The Albany Arms

Albany Arms

17 Albany Road Pub built in 1900, possibly early Nowell Parr. In St Paul’s Conservation Area. History Built by the Royal Brewery, Brentford in 1900. Stained glass windows inside. Strip Club Charge for Pub Landlord July, 2009 ‘Disgraceful’ pub to keep its doors open as landlord says ‘I’ve learned my lesson’ March 2010 Pub History [mapsmarker marker=”130″] Continue reading Albany Arms