Whiteleys

Whiteleys was a shopping centre in Bayswater, London. It was built in the retail space of the former William Whiteley Limited department store, which opened in 1911 as one of London's first department stores, and was one of the main department stores, alongside Selfridge's, Liberty's and Harrods.

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Type: Building
Description: grade II listed architectural structure in City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Whiteleys Shopping Centre”
Address: 149 Queensway, London, W2 4YN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include London Paddington railway station and Bayswater tube station.

London Paddington railway station

Railway station

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London Paddington is a main line and tube station complex on Praed Street, Paddington, London, which has been the main terminus for the Great Western Railway and successors since 1838. London Paddington railway station is situated 2,800 feet east of Whiteleys.

Bayswater tube station

Metro station

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Bayswater is a London Underground station, located in the Bayswater area of the City of Westminster. It is on the Circle line and the Edgware Road branch of the District line, between Notting Hill Gate and Paddington stations. Bayswater tube station is situated 850 feet south of Whiteleys.

Saint Sophia Cathedral, London

Church

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Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church on Moscow Road in the Bayswater area of London. It was consecrated as the Church of the Holy Wisdom on 5 February 1882 by Antonios, Metropolitan of Corfu, as a focus for the prosperous Greek community that had settled in London, particularly around Paddington, Bayswater and Notting Hill. Saint Sophia Cathedral, London is situated 990 feet southwest of Whiteleys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayswater and Hallfield Estate.

Bayswater

Suburb

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Bayswater is an area in the City of Westminster. It is a built-up district with a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre, and is located between Kensington Gardens to the south, Paddington to the north-east, and Notting Hill to the west.

Hallfield Estate

Neighborhood

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The Hallfield Estate is one of several modernist housing projects in Bayswater, City of Westminster, and was designed in the immediate postwar period by the Tecton architecture practice, led by Berthold Lubetkin.