Bayswater

in 1961]] Historically, Bayswater was located to the west of Westminster on the road from Tyburn towards Uxbridge. In the seventeenth century, it was a hamlet close to the Kensington Gravel Pits. By the end of the eighteenth century, Bayswater remained a small settlement, although the gradual expansion of Westminster westward into Mayfair and Paddington brought it closer to the outskirts of the city. During the Regency era, new suburbs were rapidly constructed to cope with the growing population of the Metropolis. An important early developer in Bayswater was Edward Orme who constructed Moscow Road and St. Petersburgh Place, which he named in honour of Alexander I of Russia. Both Bayswater…