Hamilton Terrace

Hamilton Terrace is a wide, tree-lined residential thoroughfare in St John's Wood, London, England. It runs north to south from Carlton Hill to St. John's Wood Road, and is parallel to Maida Vale to the west.

The street was named after Charles Hamilton, a Harrow School governor.^[1]

The street is home to a variety of grand detached and semi-detached houses and mansion blocks.^[2] The listed Anglican church St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace is located at the intersection of Abercorn Place and Hamilton Terrace.^[3]

Notable residents

No.3 Michael Ayrton, English artist, lived at No. 3^[4]
No.8 Norman Kerr, physician remembered for his work in the British temperance movement, lived at No. 8 (formerly No. 1)
No.10 Henry Barnett, banker and politician, lived at No. 10. Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor and musicologist, lived at No. 10.
No.14 Philip Jones, English jazz trumpeter, lived at No. 14^[5]
No.17 Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, designer of the Victoria Embankment, lived at No. 17^[6]
No.20 Sir George Alexander Macfarren, English composer, lived at No. 20^{[citation needed]}
No.20 William McMillan, Scottish sculptor, lived at No. 20^{[citation needed]}
No.20 William Strang, Scottish artist, lived at No. 20^[7]
No.29 Nicholas Trübner, publisher, bookseller and linguist, lived at No. 29
No.29 Joseph Octave Delepierre, Belgian lawyer, archivist, diplomat, author and antiquary, died at No.29.
No.37 John Minton, and Keith Vaughan, English artists, shared a flat at No. 37^[8]
No.40 Honor Blackman, English actress^[9]
No.40 Kathleen Ferrier, English singer^[9]
No.63 Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, English dramatist, actor and theatre manager, lived at No. 63^[10]
No.65 Alan Wheatley, English actor, lived at No. 65
No.70 Thomas Hardy, English novelist, author of Far from the Madding Crowd, rented No.70, in 1893^[11]
No.93 Gerald Finzi, English composer, was born at No. 93^[12]
No.98 Brian Johnston, English cricket commentator and journalist, lived at No. 98^[13]
No 100 Henry Barnett, banker and politician, was the original owner. Robbie Williams temporarily rented it before the debut of his 2019 Christmas album song, "Idlewild".^[14]^[15]
No.103 Joseph Hertz, Hungarian rabbi, Chief Rabbi in Britain from 1913 to 1946, lived at No. 103^[16]
No.135 Audrey Fildes, English actress, lived at No. 135
Henry Stacy Marks, English painter^[9]
Gerald Moore, English classical pianist^[9]

References

^ Tames, Richard (1998). St. John's Wood and Maida Vale Past. London: Historical Publications Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 0948667532.
^ Dare Hall, Zoe. "Iconic Streets: Hamilton Terrace". thelondonmagazine.co.uk. The London Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ "Church of St. Mark". Historic England. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ "Michael Ayrton". London Remembers.
^ "Philip Jones CBE 1928 - 2000".
^ "English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk.
^ "English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk.
^ "Rediscovered: The vast John Minton painting unseen in public for 65 years | Christie's". www.christies.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "40 Hamilton Terrace, originally 17".
^ "Music and Theatre | Richard Ford". www.richardfordmanuscripts.co.uk.
^ "The London Magazine". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
^ "Gerald Finzi". London Remembers.
^ Johnston, Brian (30 September 2011). A Delicious Slice of Johnners. ISBN 9780753548059.
^ Ruth Bloomfield (23 January 2020). "A Modern-Day Makeover for a Banking Baron's Former London Villa". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ Louisa Clarence-Smith, Carol Lewis, Helen Davies (23 January 2020). "Downfall of Daniel Daggers, the not-so secret estate agent". The Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Rabbi Hertz". London Remembers.