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[[File:Lillie Road, Fulham (geograph 4819876).jpg|thumb|Lillie Road, looking east]]
'''Lillie Road''' is a major street in the north of [[Fulham]], in the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]]. Named for the [[Peninsular War]] veteran, [[John Scott Lillie]], it is a mixed residential and commercial thoroughfare, and is the westerly continuation of the [[Old Brompton Road]], the [[A3218 road]], running from [[Lillie Bridge (Fulham)|Lillie Bridge]] to the [[A219 road|A219]] Fulham Palace Road. Its main junctions are with [[North End Road, Fulham|North End Road]] and with Munster Road at Fulham Cross.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol6/pp521-528 |title=Fulham: Walham Green and North End |website=[[British History Online]] |accessdate=20 October 2016}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:'The Hermitage' at North End, Parish of Fulham.jpg|thumb|left|The Hermitage and Lodge, c. 1840]]
The road is named after Sir John Scott Lillie (1790-1868), who first laid out the easternmost section of the road across his North End Hermitage estate in 1826 running from Gunter's footbridge over the tidal [[Counter's Creek]] to the T junction of the old Crown Lane with North End Lane.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jaFfAAAAcAAJ&q=James+Gunter's+footbridge |title=Report of the Committee of Magistrates appointed [Oct. 26, 1820] to make enquiry respecting the public bridges in the County of Middlesex. (Ordered by the Court to be printed on the 22d November, 1825.). |date=1826 |language=en}}</ref> The intention was to link traffic from the new [[Hammersmith Bridge]] with the [[North End, Fulham|North End]] wharves of the planned [[Kensington Canal]], thus obviating passage through [[Hammersmith]] and [[Kensington]], or following the entire loop of the [[River Thames]] to [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Féret, Charles|date=1900|title=''Fulham Old and New'', vol.I-III|publisher=[[Leadenhall Press]]|volume=III|url=https://archive.org/details/fulhamoldandnew00frgoog|format=PDF}}</ref> Lillie's development also included late [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] housing, terraces called, 'Rosa Villas' and 'Hermitage Cottages', on the north side of his 'New' road, some of which remain and recall Hermitage House that once stood here. He also built a brewery on the opposite side of the road in 1832. Only its 1835 public house, 'The Lillie Arms' remains, renamed the ''Lillie Langtry'', due to the surmise that the Jersey actress had her assignations with the future [[Edward VII]] in one of the Georgian houses in Lillie Road. The ''Lillie Langtry'' is one of the oldest extant pubs in Fulham, while the 1883 ''Prince of Wales'', opposite, rebuilt by [[Watney Combe & Reid]] in the Arts and Crafts style in 1938, is destined for imminent demolition, unlike the former [[Fuller's Brewery|Fuller's]] [[Seven Stars, West Kensington]], around the North End Road corner, also from 1938, which has been preserved as flats.<ref>{{cite book|author=Denny, Barbara|date=1997|title= ''Fulham Past''| publisher=London: Historical Publications|page=49|isbn= 0-948667-43-5}}</ref>
[[File:Lillie Canal Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Remaining arch of the 1826 Kensington Canal bridge]]

Lillie Road is historically associated with the eponymous bridge over the [[West London Line]], the [[Lillie Bridge Grounds]], a popular 19th-century sports destination, with the [[Lillie Bridge Depot]], the [[London Underground]] maintenance workshops, the Sir John Lillie Primary School and, at its western extremity, with the [[Lillie Rec|Lillie Road Recreational Grounds]], where [[Sunday league football]] has been played for generations. Lillie Road was formerly the address of Beaufort School which commemorated Beaufort House and the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers.<ref>{{cite book|author=Denny, Barbara|date=1997|title= ''Fulham Past''| publisher=London: Historical Publications|pages=48–50|isbn= 0-948667-43-5}}</ref>
There are a number of statutorily and locally listed buildings in Lillie Road.<ref>Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group, ''Local List''. Ed. Angela Dixon, Fourth Edition revised September 2004, pages 72-74.</ref>

A little known resident of 62 Lillie Road was the specialised builder and decorator Joseph Bickley (1835-1923).<ref>Dictionary of Scottish Architects http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=204796 Note: The death date listed for Joseph Bickley in the dictionary is contradicted by the two following sources.</ref> He ran his business from Seagrave Road nearby and patented a plaster formula which became the mainstay of indoor tennis and [[Real tennis]] courts throughout Britain and in the United States (such as that at the [[Tuxedo Club]]). Its main virtue was to withstand condensation and damp.<ref>{{cite book|author=Millar, William|date=2016|title=Plastering: Plain and Decorative|publisher=London: Routledge|page=83|isbn=978-1-873394-30-4}}</ref> His courts, and courts he was consulted about, survive to this day, at [[Petworth House]], [[Jesmond Dene House]], [[Moreton Morrell]], [[Queen's Club]] and at [[Hampton Court Palace]]. He faced bankruptcy proceedings in 1913 when he was in his late 70s.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28873/page/6556/data.pdf [accessed 24 October 2016]</ref> Described as the 'Stradivarius' of the indoor court, he took his secrets with him to the grave.<ref>Last Hammersmith and Fulham entry in https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/played-in-london-directory-sporting-assets-london/DirectoryofHistoricSportingAssetsinLondon.pdf/ [accessed 24 October 2016]</ref>

==Commerce==
Much of Lillie Road - with the exception of the blighted eastern end - retains some of Fulham's old character and individuality through the presence of small shops and businesses, that include upholstering and picture framing, a famous toy shop, along with a collection of antique shops by Fulham Cross.

==Transport==
===Railways===
[[West Brompton station]] is at the eastern commencement of Lillie Road serving the London Underground's [[District line]] as well as [[London Overground]] services. This station also serves Southern services, running between East Croydon, and Watford Junction.
===Buses===
Bus routes [[London Buses route 28|28]], [[London Buses route 74|74]], [[London Buses route 190|190]], [[London Buses route 211|211]], [[London Buses route 295|295]], [[London Buses route 424|424]] and [[London Buses route 430|430]] run along the road, with the 74 and 430 traversing the entire length of the road. The 190 begins its journey to Rochmond at the Empire State Building, which is on the road, with the 211, 295 and 424 only running part of the route (from the A3219 Munster Road to the A219 Fulham Palace Road).

==Places of interest==
[[File:Gunter's Lillie Bridge, 1826.jpg|thumb|right|1826 steps to [[Kensington Canal]] basin, Fulham]]
* [[Lillie Bridge (Fulham)|Lillie Bridge]] with vestige of 1826 [[Kensington Canal]] bridge and steps to canal basin and wharves.
* [[John Young (architect)|John Young]]'s Mid-Victorian Empress Place, former access to [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earl's Court Pleasure Gardens]]
* Lillie Yard recording studio
* [[Empress State Building]]
* [[Metropolitan Police Service]] Heritage Centre
* Ibis London exhibition centre
* Normand Park
* Fulham Pools
* Twynholm Baptist Church
* [[Mandell Creighton|Bishop Creighton]] Community Centre
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Lillie Bridge, eastwards into Lillie Road, 2016.jpg|Entry into Lillie Road from the east
File:Lillie Road.JPG|Shop parade in Lillie Road
File:Imperial Arms, Earls Court, SW6 (5306453603).jpg|The Imperial Arms, 8 Lillie Road
File:Lillie Road and Earls Court Exhibition Centre from Ibis Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 1774684.jpg|Lillie Road skyline eastwards with Mid-Victorian terrace
File:Lillie Langtry, Earls Court, SW6 (5306440165).jpg|The Lillie Langtry pub (Former ''Lillie Arms'', 1835)
File:Lillie Rd Scene - geograph.org.uk - 1428495.jpg|Coming east from Fulham Cross
File:Prince of Wales, Earls Court, SW6 (5306444465).jpg|The Prince of Wales, 12 Lillie Road, a Chelsea supporters haunt
File:Suffrage meetings and events- Central Society For Women's Suffrage- A Public Meeting In Connection With The Fulham Constituency Work18 May 1903 (22475005713).jpg|1903 [[Suffrage]] poster for meeting in Lillie Road
File:Lillie Road Recreation Ground, Fulham. - geograph.org.uk - 27857.jpg|Lillie Road Recreation Ground
File:Lillie Bridge Fulham, north parapet 2015.jpg|Empress State Building
File:Bishop Creighton House.JPG|Bishop Creighton House, Lillie Road
File:Twynholm Baptist Church - geograph.org.uk - 1088440.jpg|Twynholm Baptist Church, Lillie Road
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category inline|Lillie Road, London}}
* Cannons 1867 Brewery from Lillie Road: [https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/cannon-brewery-north-end-road-fulham-greater-london-op16643]
* The Lillie Road Association, representing the antique shops in Lillie Road: [http://www.lillieroad.co.uk/]

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[[Category:Streets in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]]
[[Category:History of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]]
[[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]]
[[Category:Fulham]]

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Lillie Road, looking east

Lillie Road is a major street in the north of Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Named for the Peninsular War veteran, John Scott Lillie, it is a mixed residential and commercial thoroughfare, and is the westerly continuation of the Old Brompton Road, the A3218 road, running from Lillie Bridge to the A219 Fulham Palace Road. Its main junctions are with North End Road and with Munster Road at Fulham Cross.[1]

History

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The Hermitage and Lodge, c. 1840

The road is named after Sir John Scott Lillie (1790-1868), who first laid out the easternmost section of the road across his North End Hermitage estate in 1826 running from Gunter's footbridge over the tidal Counter's Creek to the T junction of the old Crown Lane with North End Lane.[2] The intention was to link traffic from the new Hammersmith Bridge with the North End wharves of the planned Kensington Canal, thus obviating passage through Hammersmith and Kensington, or following the entire loop of the River Thames to Chelsea.[3] Lillie's development also included late Georgian housing, terraces called, 'Rosa Villas' and 'Hermitage Cottages', on the north side of his 'New' road, some of which remain and recall Hermitage House that once stood here. He also built a brewery on the opposite side of the road in 1832. Only its 1835 public house, 'The Lillie Arms' remains, renamed the Lillie Langtry, due to the surmise that the Jersey actress had her assignations with the future Edward VII in one of the Georgian houses in Lillie Road. The Lillie Langtry is one of the oldest extant pubs in Fulham, while the 1883 Prince of Wales, opposite, rebuilt by Watney Combe & Reid in the Arts and Crafts style in 1938, is destined for imminent demolition, unlike the former Fuller's Seven Stars, West Kensington, around the North End Road corner, also from 1938, which has been preserved as flats.[4]

Remaining arch of the 1826 Kensington Canal bridge

Lillie Road is historically associated with the eponymous bridge over the West London Line, the Lillie Bridge Grounds, a popular 19th-century sports destination, with the Lillie Bridge Depot, the London Underground maintenance workshops, the Sir John Lillie Primary School and, at its western extremity, with the Lillie Road Recreational Grounds, where Sunday league football has been played for generations. Lillie Road was formerly the address of Beaufort School which commemorated Beaufort House and the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers.[5] There are a number of statutorily and locally listed buildings in Lillie Road.[6]

A little known resident of 62 Lillie Road was the specialised builder and decorator Joseph Bickley (1835-1923).[7] He ran his business from Seagrave Road nearby and patented a plaster formula which became the mainstay of indoor tennis and Real tennis courts throughout Britain and in the United States (such as that at the Tuxedo Club). Its main virtue was to withstand condensation and damp.[8] His courts, and courts he was consulted about, survive to this day, at Petworth House, Jesmond Dene House, Moreton Morrell, Queen's Club and at Hampton Court Palace. He faced bankruptcy proceedings in 1913 when he was in his late 70s.[9] Described as the 'Stradivarius' of the indoor court, he took his secrets with him to the grave.[10]

Commerce

[edit]

Much of Lillie Road - with the exception of the blighted eastern end - retains some of Fulham's old character and individuality through the presence of small shops and businesses, that include upholstering and picture framing, a famous toy shop, along with a collection of antique shops by Fulham Cross.

Transport

[edit]

Railways

[edit]

West Brompton station is at the eastern commencement of Lillie Road serving the London Underground's District line as well as London Overground services. This station also serves Southern services, running between East Croydon, and Watford Junction.

Buses

[edit]

Bus routes 28, 74, 190, 211, 295, 424 and 430 run along the road, with the 74 and 430 traversing the entire length of the road. The 190 begins its journey to Rochmond at the Empire State Building, which is on the road, with the 211, 295 and 424 only running part of the route (from the A3219 Munster Road to the A219 Fulham Palace Road).

Places of interest

[edit]
1826 steps to Kensington Canal basin, Fulham
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  • Entry into Lillie Road from the east
    Entry into Lillie Road from the east
  • Shop parade in Lillie Road
    Shop parade in Lillie Road
  • The Imperial Arms, 8 Lillie Road
    The Imperial Arms, 8 Lillie Road
  • Lillie Road skyline eastwards with Mid-Victorian terrace
    Lillie Road skyline eastwards with Mid-Victorian terrace
  • The Lillie Langtry pub (Former Lillie Arms, 1835)
    The Lillie Langtry pub (Former Lillie Arms, 1835)
  • Coming east from Fulham Cross
    Coming east from Fulham Cross
  • The Prince of Wales, 12 Lillie Road, a Chelsea supporters haunt
    The Prince of Wales, 12 Lillie Road, a Chelsea supporters haunt
  • 1903 Suffrage poster for meeting in Lillie Road
    1903 Suffrage poster for meeting in Lillie Road
  • Lillie Road Recreation Ground
    Lillie Road Recreation Ground
  • Empress State Building
    Empress State Building
  • Bishop Creighton House, Lillie Road
    Bishop Creighton House, Lillie Road
  • Twynholm Baptist Church, Lillie Road
    Twynholm Baptist Church, Lillie Road

References

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  1. ^ "Fulham: Walham Green and North End". British History Online. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ Report of the Committee of Magistrates appointed [Oct. 26, 1820] to make enquiry respecting the public bridges in the County of Middlesex. (Ordered by the Court to be printed on the 22d November, 1825.). 1826.
  3. ^ Féret, Charles (1900). Fulham Old and New, vol.I-III (PDF). Vol. III. Leadenhall Press.
  4. ^ Denny, Barbara (1997). Fulham Past. London: Historical Publications. p. 49. ISBN 0-948667-43-5.
  5. ^ Denny, Barbara (1997). Fulham Past. London: Historical Publications. pp. 48–50. ISBN 0-948667-43-5.
  6. ^ Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group, Local List. Ed. Angela Dixon, Fourth Edition revised September 2004, pages 72-74.
  7. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=204796 Note: The death date listed for Joseph Bickley in the dictionary is contradicted by the two following sources.
  8. ^ Millar, William (2016). Plastering: Plain and Decorative. London: Routledge. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-873394-30-4.
  9. ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28873/page/6556/data.pdf [accessed 24 October 2016]
  10. ^ Last Hammersmith and Fulham entry in https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/played-in-london-directory-sporting-assets-london/DirectoryofHistoricSportingAssetsinLondon.pdf/ [accessed 24 October 2016]
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  • Media related to Lillie Road, London at Wikimedia Commons
  • Cannons 1867 Brewery from Lillie Road: [1]
  • The Lillie Road Association, representing the antique shops in Lillie Road: [2]

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