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 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 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 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 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
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
39-40 Albany Road
Residences built c19th century In St Paul’s Conservation Area. History Numbers 39 to 45 are built in imitation stone that is residue from the Gas Works. [mapsmarker marker=”129″] Continue reading 39-40 Albany Road
St George’s School
Green Dragon Lane Built in 1893 as a school, now a community centre. History Built 1893 for children in Old Brentford. Closed when Green Dragon School opened. Now a community centre. [mapsmarker marker=”128″] Continue reading St George’s School
The Pottery Arms
25 Clayponds Lane TW8 0BN Built before 1888, rebuilt 1921/2 History First named in 1888. Rebuilt 1921/2 to Nowell Parr design. Study of site done by Chiswick Library local studies in 2009 when it had been closed for some some time. As of September 2013, being converted into houses. See Pub History [mapsmarker marker=”127″] Continue reading The Pottery Arms
Royal Horse Guardsman
23 Ealing Road TW8 0JU Pub built in 1888 although remodelled at a later date. History In a directory from 1888 and originally a dominant corner building with small cottages along Albany and Ealing Roads on either side. The roof line of the neighbouring cottage can be seen on the end wall in Ealing Road. Attractive glass and mosaic tiled doorway. In 2012 seems to … Continue reading Royal Horse Guardsman
The History of Brentford 