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Marylebone Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Marylebone

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Marylebone history

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Marylebone was originally an Ancient Parish formed to serve the manors of Lileston (in the west – which gives its name to modern Lisson Grove) and Tyburn in the east. The boundaries of the parish were consistent until the creation of the Metropolitan Borough which succeeded it.

Etymology

The parish 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 Tybourne or Tyburn . This stream rose further north in Hampstead, eventually running along what became Marylebone Lane .

Manors of Tyburn and Lileston

Domesday recorded eight households in each manor, implying a combined population of less than a hundred . Both manors were mentioned in the Domeday Book of 1086 .

Shifting parish church

The Ancient Parish’s church, St Marylebone Parish Church, has been rebuilt several times at various locations within the parish . The earliest known church dedicated to St John the Evangelist was established by Barking Abbey, which held Manor of Tyburn, at an unknown date, but probably sometime in the 12th century .

Urbanisation

In 1710, John Holles, Duke of Newcastle, purchased the manor for £17,500 . His daughter and heir Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles passed it into the family of the Earl of Oxford . She and the earl commissioned the surveyor and builder John Prince to draw a master plan .

Social history

Lord’s is also home to Middlesex County Cricket Club and England and Wales Cricket Board . The Marylebone Cricket Club, for many years the governing body of world cricket, was formed in 1787 and moved to its current home at Lord’s in 1814 .

Coat of Arms

The Borough of St Marylebone was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms in 1901 . The crest includes the Virgin Mary wearing a silver robe with a light blue mantle, holding the infant Jesus, dressed in gold . The wavy light blue bars represent the River Tyburn while the gold roses and lilies are taken from the arms of Barking Abbey, which first established the parish church .

Latter administrative history

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 .

20th century

Marylebone was the scene of the Balcombe Street siege in 1975 . Provisional Irish Republican Army terrorists held two people hostage for almost a week .

Marylebone landmarks

Former landmarks

Egton House, studio of BBC Radio 1, demolished . BBC Radio One studio was studio of Radio One’s Radio 4 . Radio 1 studios were used as studio for Radio 4’s Radio One .

Marylebone geography / climate

The Parish and Borough was bounded by two Roman Roads, Oxford Street to the south and Watling Street (Edgware Road) to the west. 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.

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Best Marylebone places to visit

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Marylebone has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Marylebone’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Marylebone’s information audio spots:

Kronenburgerpark The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen . It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat . It touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren (powder tower)

Great Pilgrimage The Great Pilgrimage of 1913 was a march in Britain by suffragists campaigning non-violently for women’s suffrage, organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Women marched to London from all around England and Wales and 50,000 attended a rally in Hyde Park.

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk is a 7-mile (11 km) long circular walking trail in central London, England, dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Royal Parks Half Marathon The Royal Parks Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. It is the only half marathon that travels through central London and four of the Royal Parks and is one of London’s largest half marathons, with over 16,000 participants.

Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition which took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World’s Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. The event was organised by Henry Cole and by Prince Albert, husband of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria. Famous people of the time attended the Great Exhibition, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Faraday (who assisted with the planning and judging of exhibits), Samuel Colt, members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson and William Makepeace Thackeray. The opening music, under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett, was directed by Sir George Smart. The world’s first soft drink, Schweppes, was the official sponsor of the event.

Japanese Village, Knightsbridge The Japanese Village in Knightsbridge, London, was a late Victorian era exhibition of Japanese culture located in Humphreys’ Hall, which took place from January 1885 until June 1887. The exhibition employed around 100 Japanese men and women in a setting built to resemble a traditional Japanese village.

Bowater House Bowater House was a 17-floor office block at 68 Knightsbridge in London SW1, completed in 1958. The building occupied a site between Knightsbridge and South Carriage Road, at the southern edge of Hyde Park. It was demolished in 2006 and redeveloped by Candy & Candy to create One Hyde Park.

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Bulgari Hotel and Residences The Bulgari Hotel and Residences is a luxury hotel in Knightsbridge, London. When it opened in 2012, it was the most expensive hotel in London.

Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Situated on the waterfront setting of the Greenbank area in Falmouth, the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club (RCYC) was formed in 1871, and is the 15th oldest “Royal” yacht club in England.

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