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Aberdeen Place

{{Short description|Street in St John's Wood, London}}

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{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}

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Aberdeen Place is a street in St John's Wood, London. It was laid out after 1823 on the site of a farm once owned by the wealthy yeoman John Lyon, who founded Harrow School in 1571. The farm was located in the former Lisson Manor and was held by the governors of the school, with the proceeds going towards the maintenance of Harrow Road between Harrow and London. The farm was built over from 1823 onwards with the newly constructed streets being named after governors of Harrow School. In the case of Aberdeen Place, it was named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, who had gone to school at Harrow and was Prime Minister from 1852 to 1855.{{cite book|last=Bebbington|first=Gillian|title=Street Names of London|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CdoQgAACAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Batsford|isbn=978-0-7134-5449-9|orig-year=1972}}

Notable buildings and residents

  • 23-24 is Crocker's Folly, a Grade II* listed public house.{{NHLE |num= 1357150|desc= Crockers public house|access-date= 4 September 2014|mode=cs2}}
  • 25-33 are a Grade II listed early-mid 19th century terrace.{{NHLE |num= 1209607|desc= 25–33 Aberdeen Place|access-date= 4 September 2014|mode=cs2}}
  • 32 is the former residence of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, leader of the Dambusters raid in 1943.{{cite web|url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/guy-gibson/|title=GIBSON, GUY (1918-1944)|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=29 January 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Sam |title=Dam Busters leader Guy Gibson's London house is up for sale |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buy/dam-busters-leader-guy-gibsons-london-house-sale/ |website=The Telegraph |access-date=29 January 2020 |date=25 May 2018}}

Notable residents

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Category:1823 establishments in England

Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1823

Category:Streets in the City of Westminster

Category:St John's Wood

Category:George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen