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Estate Agents Maida Vale Guide to the Area

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Location and History

Maida Vale is a road in west London, and a residential district (also covering Maida Hill) surrounding it in the City ofmaida-vale-map.gif Westminster. The road is the section of Edgware Road (or A5) from Kilburn, near Kilburn High Road station running south-east, past Maida Vale tube station, through the district known as Maida Vale. Just to the east of Maida Vale is St John's Wood and Lord's Cricket Ground. When it meets St. John's Wood Road, Maida Vale reverts to the name Edgware Road.

The district acquired its name from the Hero of Maida, a public house which opened on the Edgware Road soon after the Battle of Maida, 1806. The area is mostly residential, and often extremely affluent, consisting of many large Edwardian mansion houses. It encompasses the Paddington Basin, a junction of three canals with many houseboats. This area is also known as Little Venice.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Maida Vale was a predominantly Jewish district, and the area contains the 1896 Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue (a Grade II listed building) and headquarters of the British Sephardi community. The first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, lived within sight of this synagogue on Warrington Crescent. The pioneer of modern computing, Alan Turing was born a few hundred yards further down this same road.

Its exact borders are largely a matter of opinion, but broadly speaking streets built in white stucco close to the canal qualify as being in Little Venice as opposed to Maida Vale. Blomfield Road, Maida Avenue, Westbourne Terrace Road, Howley Place, Warwick Avenue, Bristol Gardens, Clifton Villas, Clifton Gardens, Randolph Road, Randolph Crescent, Pindock Mews, and the southern reaches of Castellain Road and Randolph Avenue would all qualify on this basis. 

Sellers of properties on the borders of these streets regard their addresses as being in Little Venice, while buyers tend to argue that they are in fact in Maida Vale, and thus should be cheaper. According to "Waterscape", Little Venice is technically the point where the Grand Union Canal and Regent's Canal meet, and Robert Browning viewed Little Venice as the whole area at the south of Maida Vale.

The area is one of London's prime residential areas, and it is also known for its shops and restaurants, as well as the Puppet Theatre Barge, the Cascade Floating Art Gallery, the Waterside Café and the Warwick Castle pub. It is possible to take canal tours from Little Venice eastwards around Regent's Park, past London Zoo and on towards Camden Town.

Borough

Maida Vale is in the borough of the City Of Westminster. http://www.westminster.gov.uk

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Local Medical Services

Maida Vale Medical Centre
40 Biddulph Mansions, Elgin Avenue, London, W9 1HT
Tel: 020 7286 6464
 
North West London Medical Centre
56 Maida Vale, London, W9 1PP
Tel: 020 7624 4433

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Local Schools

A good list of schools and colleges in the Maida Vale area is provided by Yell.com:

http://www.yell.com/Maida-Vale-Schools-Colleges/

Library

There is a public library in Maida Vale:

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/findalibrary/maida.cfm

Local Associations & Societies

The Paddington Waterways and Maida Vale society is the Official Amenity Society for this area, recognised by the City of Westminster - created in the 1960’s by Lord Norwich and Colonel Peter Flower. They strive in their footsteps to preserve and enhance this beautiful area of Little Venice, Maida Vale and the Paddington Waterway area, in the premier City of the World. http://www.paddingtonwaterways.com/

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Transport Links

The area of Maida Vale and Little Venice are served by two London Underground Stations, Maida Vale and Warwick Avenue, both of which are on the Bakerloo Line.

The Maida Vale area is well served by buses. Here is a link to the Transport for London bus map of the area: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/maidavale-2426.pdf

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Leisure Facilities

There are many gyms in Maida Vale and a handy list is provided here: UpMyStreet Maida Vale Gyms List

Paddington Recreation Ground has a modern, well-equipped gym, wide range of exercise classes plus a variety of other facilities, which ensure there is something for everyone. There is on site car parking which is free after 6pm Monday – Friday so there is no excuse for not popping in after work!

Helpful Web Sites

The All In London directory has these page of businesses centred around Maida Vale tube station: http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/tube-maida-vale.php and Warwick Avenue tube station: http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/tube-warwick-avenue.php

Places of Interest & Notable Buildings

Little Venice is an area situated north-west of Paddington station. Its name arises from the canal junction at its centre, formed by the western end of the Regent's Canal and the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal, resembling the famous canals of Venice.

The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects the two largest cities in England, London and Birmingham and stretches for 220 km (137 miles) and has 166 locks. It has arms to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton. http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/boat-trip.htm

Canalway Cavalcade is a major event organised by IWA each year since 1983, nowadays always over the early May Bank Holiday weekend. It combines a boat rally with a trade show and a wide range of activities and entertainments and claims the title of London's premier waterway event.

Maida Vale is also home to some of BBC National Radio's Recording and Broadcast Studios (specialising in music & drama), used primarily by BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, & BBC Radio 3. The studios were also home to most of John Peel's BBC Radio 1 Peel Sessions, a regular slot in which a current popular band would record a set of four songs exclusively for the show.

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Our Favourite Shops

A list of shops can be found here: http://www.londononline.co.uk/area/Maida_Vale_W9/

Our Favourite Restaurants

Formosa Dining Room (British)
5a Formosa Street, Maida Vale, W9 1EE
 
Red Pepper (Pizza)
8 Formosa Street, Maida Vale, W9 1EE

Our Favourite Pubs and Bars

Prince Alfred
5a Formosa Street, Maida Vale, W9 1EE
 
The Warrington Hotel
93 Warrington Crescent, Maida Vale, W9 1EH

Our Favourite Walks

http://www.offtolondon.com/littlevenice.html

Little Venice Walk  

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