Moscow Road is a street in the

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area of London. Located in the

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, it runs eastwards from Queensway to

Pembridge Square Pembridge Square is a residential square in the Bayswater area of London close to nearby Notting Hill. It is located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, just across the border from the City of Westminster to the east. It was laid out ...

. It was developed by the painter, publisher, and property pioneer

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in 1814–15, as part of the rapid expansion of the city in the

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. It was named in commemoration of

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's participation in the Allied sovereigns' visit to England as part of the victory celebrations following the

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. An adjacent street was named Petersburgh Place. During the nineteenth century Moscow Road became a centre of the

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in London. In 1879 the

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Saint Sophia was opened as a church on the road, and in 1922 became a cathedral.Panayi p.209 The residential Ossington Street runs off it. Several

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s are today located along the road.

References

Bibliography

* Cockburn, J. S., King, H. P. F. & McDonnell, K. G. T. & ''A History of the County of Middlesex''. Institute of Historical Research, 1989. * Panayi, Panikos. ''Migrant City''. Yale University Press, 2020. {{Coord, 51.51237, -0.19084, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Streets in the City of Westminster Bayswater