Cambridge Terrace London W2

[nigelp]

My understanding is that Cambridge Terrace is /was the terrace on the north side (ie Paddington Station side) of Sussex Gardens (formerly known as Grand Junction Road). Oxford Terrace is /was the terrace on the south side.

Nigel

[dawnsh]

Moved to London & Middlesex so you can see the image.

Dawn

[shejos]

Thank you very much nigelp, dansh and Valda for your help.  The map and explanation of Oxford and Cambridge Terrace is exremely helpful.  I have now been able to find it on a present day map and will be able to look next time I'm in London.
Grateful for the help.

[[Ray]]

Hi

You can always googleview sussex gardens and view it online if you can't wait to see it.

Ray

[shejos]

Thanks, Ray, yes of course I have done this, but I still would like to try and find the exact number 36 - also had Cumberland House in the address, thought this might be easier to do on the spot....

[nigelp]

Hi Shejos,

If you are looking for 36 Cambridge Terrace, Southwick Street separated what were 38 and 39 Cambridge Terrace. 38 was the Edgware Road (ie east) side. Numbering was consecutive so that 36 would be the third property along from Southwick Street towards Edgware Road.

Hope this helps with finding it on Google maps. Pity I have only seen your most recent post this evening as I was in the area earlier today and could have taken a photo.

Nigel

[shejos]

Nigelp,

Thank you for this.  You do sound as though you know what you are talking about. 
But ... from my ignorance ... if I look at the map from 1936 kindly provided on this page, Cambridge Terrace appears to be (right hand of square 24) just below Norfolk Square and therefore significantly to the left of Southwick Street. 

If you look at the equivalent part of the map on Google maps it would seem to correspond with the part of Sussex Gardens between the writing A4209 and the junction with Norfolk Place i.e. still just below Norfolk Square? 
Do you see what I mean?
On the 1936 map Cambridge Terrace stops at this point and doesn't extend as far as Southwick Street.
Be grateful for your comment. 

[nigelp]

Hi Shejos,

If you look carefully at the wording on the 1936 map you will find that Cambridge Terrace extends all the way from Edgware Road in the east to London Street in the west (80 Cambridge Terrace was on the corner of London Street). It was the name given to the whole length of the service road and terraces parallel to and on the north side of Grand Junction Road. The positioning of the wording of Rainsford Street etc is perhaps causing confusion and which results in the very wide separation of the words Cambridge and Terrace. The words Oxford and Terrace are similarly positioned on the south side of Grand Junction Road.

In case it is of interest a Roy Flinn is listed at 36 Cambridge Terrace, apartments in the 1938 Post Office Directory of London (he is also listed at 41 Cambridge Terrace).

Nigel

[nigelp]

The map at this link may be clearer:

http://archivemaps.com/mapco/bart1908/bart22b.htm

Nigel