Our Patch JUNE 2014
Our Patch JUNE 2014
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ASKEW ROAD
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S H E P H ERDS BUS H
skew Road lay within
the northern part of the
old manor of Fulham,
and was originally a
lane linking the two
main thoroughfares
in the area, now Uxbridge Road and
Goldhawk Road. The name probably
derives from the Askew family,
who were from Ashchurch in
Gloucestershire and lived in
the Hammersmith area in
the 18th century.
The place names
Public transport played
a major part in the
development of Askew Road
from the late 19th century
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‘Storke Tenement’ and ‘Storke Grene’
are found in documents from the late
14th century onwards, and were later
corrupted to Starch Green.
The earliest map showing Askew
Road is John Rocque’s (1745), on which
it is named Gaggle Goose Green, and
lies in the middle of countryside; the
northern part of the road corresponds
to present-day Becklow Road.
The whole area around Askew Road
remained rural until the mid 19th
century, with fields interspersed among
brickfields and market gardens.
The development of Askew Road
can be traced through maps.
A map of 1830 describes the road
as Starch Green, and a few cottages
are marked along its length. Some
large ponds are shown in the area,
which would have been the former
excavations dug out for brickfields and
subsequently filled with water.
Improvements to public transport
played a major part in the development
of the Askew Road area from the late
19th century onwards.
New train and tram routes made
Shepherds Bush attractive to clerks and
other workers who needed to get to the
City every day, and led to a demand for
affordable housing.
By the turn of the 20th century a
water trough and a drinking fountain
had been installed by the S хɍ