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Marylebone begins at its south-easterly origin with its intersection at Threadneedle Street, then extends past London Wall, up to Liverpool Street. Numerous high-rise building are sited in Marylebone…
About Marylebone
Marylebone is an ancient parish located in the metropolitan borough of City of Westminster, Central London and part of the West End of London. Oxford Street forms its southern boundary.
London Marylebone station, Paddington station and Euston station are now joined by the Elizabeth Line, which runs through both Bond Street and Paddington.
The Marylebone area is also very well connected into surrounding London by tube stations, Baker Street (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Hammersmith, District and Circle lines), Great Portland Street (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan lines), Regent’s Park (Bakerloo line), Bond Street (Central and Jubilee lines) and Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central, Victoria lines).
Local places of interest include Marylebone Village, Regent’s Park, Marylebone Station and Lord’s Cricket Ground. Primrose Hill, Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’s Park are all within easy walking distance.
Marylebone includes localities such as St John’s Wood, Lisson Grove and East Marylebone which, since the 1970s, have been viewed as a part of Fitzrovia. The Parish and Borough was bordered by two Roman Roads, Oxford Street to the south and Watling Street (Edgware Road) to the west, and positioned on both side of the former River Tyburn which flowed from north to south, The Tyburn’s is now identifiable by the sewers, which define its original course. To the north (Boundary Road in St John’s Wood) and east (running through Regent’s Park and along Cleveland Street), the area’s boundaries have been inherited as part of the north and eastern boundary of the modern City of Westminster.
In the eighteenth-century much of Marylebone was owned by wealthy families, and it is their names that still adorn many of the squares and streets. Many of the buildings in Marylebone are from the Georgian era, some have Victorian or Edwardian influences, and are accompanied by a variety of Art Deco-style architecture. Among the impressive architectural buildings is the Westminster Register Office, also known as Old Marylebone Town Hall. Marylebone is also home to many famous streets such as Harley Street and Portland Place, and due to the areas affluent and sophisticated character, home to many Embassies as well.
Marylebone History and Etymology
The parish of Marylebone dates back to at least the twelfth century. The boundaries of the parish were consistent from the late twelfth century creation of the Metropolitan Borough which succeeded it. The parish of Marylebone took its name from its church, dedicated to St. Mary. The original church was built on the bank of a small stream or “bourne”, called the Tybourne or Tyburn, which carried on north to Hampstead, eventually running along what became Marylebone Lane. This preserves its curve within what is recognisably a grid-like street layout today.
The original name of the parish was simply Marybourne, the stream of St Mary. The French “le” appeared in the 17th century, under the influence of other names like Mary-le-Bow.
The urbanisation of Marylebone
In 1710, John Holles, Duke of Newcastle, purchased the manor for £17,500 and his daughter and heir, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles, by her marriage to Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford, passed it into the family of the Earl of Oxford, one of whose titles was Lord Harley of Wigmore. She and the earl, realising the need for fashionable housing north of the Oxford Road (now Oxford St), commissioned a master plan that set Cavendish Square in a rational grid system of streets. The Harley heiress Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley married William, 2nd Duke of Portland, and took the property, including Marylebone High Street, into the Bentinck family. Such place names in the neighborhood as Cavendish Square and Portland Place reflect the Dukes of Portland landholdings and Georgian-era developments there. In 1879 the fifth Duke died without issue and the estate passed through the female line to his sister, Lucy Joan Bentinck, widow of the 6th Baron Howard de Walden.
Social history of Marylebone
In the 18th century Marylebone was known for the unconventional and slightly disreputable entertainments in Marylebone Gardens, the scene of bear-baiting and prize fighting. Today there is a street fayre, which takes place every year. With all the elements of a traditional village fete, including local food and drink, live music, activities, arts and crafts, Marylebone High Street and the surrounding streets are closed to traffic on the day. The Marylebone Cricket Club, for many years the governing body of world cricket, was formed in 1787 and initially based at Dorset Fields before moving a short distance to its current home at Lord’s Cricket Ground, sometimes called The Home of Cricket, in 1814.
Marylebone later history
The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, after which, with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster it was merged into the City of Westminster. The Metropolitan Borough inherited the boundaries of the Ancient Parish which had been fixed since at least the 12th century. Marylebone Town Hall was completed in 1920.
Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, Charles Dickens, TS Eliot, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Noel Gallagher, and Madonna are just some of the famous musicians, artists, writers and socialites known to have lived among its quiet, elegant streets. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watsons solved many mysteries from their home on Baker Street!
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