Blomfield Road is a street in the

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area of

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. Located in the

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it runs on the northern bank of the Regent's Canal in

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. The road branches westwards off the A5 and runs directly along the canal with both Randolph Avenue and Warwick Avenue running north off it. It then follows the canal by turning sharply northwards until it meets with Formosa Street. The street features the white

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villas or terraces common for the area, dating back to the

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. Numbers 1-45 were constructed from 1840 to 1847. Maida Avenue runs directly opposite it across the canal for much of its route. A bridge across the canal connects it to Westbourne Terrace Road. It takes its name from Charles James Blomfield, the

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from 1828 to 1856. Multiple buildings are now

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.https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1291795

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