Geograph - photograph every grid square

A name to fit the width of the street.

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Another photo (see also TQ1980 : Rufford Tower and Moreton Tower Acton) of Rufford Tower and Moreton Tower,... (more)

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Looking up the pedestrianised square of King Street from near the... (more)

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Leading away from the A4000 Steyne Road. On the right is Springfield Gardens.

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The pub (see also Link )... (more)

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Brick and terracotta bank building of 1884, now housing a Barclays branch.

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Not quite sure why I chose this spot to take a photo of Acton, but it... (more)

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Former public house, now restaurant, on Uxbridge Road.

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See Link for other photos.... (more)

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Seen across the A4000 Horn Lane. The road is a cul-de-sac.

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As Acton is now part of the Borough of Ealing, a separate Town Hall is... (more)

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The A4000. On the right is the junction with Acacia Road. On the left is Shalimar Lodge.

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Late 19th century houses in typical yellow London Brick. The parapetted... (more)

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Looking towards Acton town centre from near Acton Central Station.

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Late Victorian terraces to the east of Acton town centre.

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Formerly the Station Hotel, the modern name is at least responsive to the old.

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The junction of Acton Lane, Avenue Road and Winchester Street. The... (more)

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The west end of The Vale, approaching Acton centre.

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View of the south-western corner of the park.

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Just a few inches clearance for this double deck bus passing under the... (more)

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Modern infill housing between Victorian terraced houses.

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Commemorating the Earl of Derwentwater who was executed in 1716 for his... (more)

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Charles Hocking House in the background, with a block of maisonettes over... (more)

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Portico at the eastern end of the range.

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Built as almshouses by the Goldsmiths Company in 1811, they have recently... (more)

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Late Victorian terraced housing off Acton Lane.

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Open space serving the South Acton housing estate.

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Taken from Church Path footbridge. Due to the high parapet... (more)

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From the line between Acton Main Line and Ealing Broadway stations. The... (more)

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Similar to TQ2081 : Acton Mainline Station and freight yard but taken from the footbridge connecting the... (more)

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A view of TQ2081 : Harry's Bar beside Acton Station from across the junction. The A4000, Horn Lane,... (more)

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Part of the regeneration of the post-WW2 South Acton Estate.

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The flight of steps on the north side of the Church Path footbridge over... (more)

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Part of the regeneration of the post-WW2 South Acton Estate.

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The taller maisonettes are probably replacement for bomb-destroyed properties.

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Looking in the other direction to TQ2081 : Acton Main Line Station, with the platforms... (more)

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Linking the Chiswick Park area with the South Acton Estate across the... (more)

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Houses along the west side of the B490. The newer cream building on the... (more)

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This area off Acton Vale was developed with industry on what had... (more)

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Sports club. Originally municipal recreation grounds, now a private club.

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Early post-WW2 housing development on former allotment gardens.

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Part of the busy Uxbridge Road corridor. Retail premises with three... (more)

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A significant local manufacturer in the period immediately after WW1, it... (more)

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This area off Acton Vale was developed with industry on what had... (more)

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Early post-WW2 housing development on former allotment gardens.

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Not in the nearby Bedford Park estate, but very much in the same style.

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Inter-war housing, linked to, but not part of Bedford Park.

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Emlyn Gardens flats to the right with the Factory Quarter (former C.A.V.... (more)

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Housing infill from around 1950 on a site previously occupied by tennis courts.

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The north-western edge of the original part of Bedford Park, with most... (more)

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