Warwick Avenue, London facts for kids
Warwick Avenue is a residential avenue in the Little Venice area of Maida Vale, London. Its southern end is situated adjacent to Paddington Basin, to the north of Paddington station.
At the junction of Warwick Avenue with Warrington Crescent and Clifton Gardens is the Anglican Church of St Saviour, consecrated 1856 but rebuilt in modern style in 1973–76. The church was used for the wedding scenes in the promotional video for The Human League hit Love Action (I Believe in Love).
Warwick Avenue tube station, a London Underground station on the Bakerloo line, is located on the street.
Warwick Avenue houses one of the remaining thirteen Grade II listed Cabmen's Shelters used by London's taxi drivers as a place to buy food and (non-alcoholic) drink.
The street is named after Jane Warwick of Warwick Hall, Cumbria, whose father-in-law was John Morehead, who in turn was the son-in-law of Robert Thistlethwaite, who leased the land.
"Warwick Avenue", a 2008 single from the album Rockferry by Duffy, took its name from the location after the singer accidentally alighted at Warwick Avenue tube station when unfamiliar with the London Underground.
Notable residents
- John Julius Norwich’s London home was a detached Victorian house in Warwick Avenue.
- The Australian actress Leal Douglas (1881–1970) lived at 54, Warwick Avenue.
