Morshead Mansions is fortunate to be surrounded by a wealth of local amenities in the Maida Vale area. A few minutes’ walk along Elgin Avenue is the historic Lesley Green designed Maida Vale tube station, on the opposite corner is Gail’s Bakery and the local Starbucks. Along the parade of shops are more cafes, a Thai restaurant, The Elgin pub, the local chemist, newsagents, grocery shops, a flower shop and a host of local estate agents catering to the local area.
Closer to home at the end of the street is another flower shop, Le Cochonnet restaurant, a newsagent plus a selection of cafés and deli’s.
Morshead Mansions is blessed to be sited across the street from the diverse Paddington Recreation Ground, a much-loved sports and recreation site which boasts tennis courts, football pitches, a cricket green, running track, bowling green and indoor gymnasium, as well as a bandstand, cafeteria, secluded gardens and dedicated dog walking areas.
The park is steeped in history, dating back to 1888 and was the first park and athletic ground of its kind in London. On the side of the cental pavilloin is a blue plaque dedicated to Roger Bannister, who trained there in the early 1950’s while he was a medical student at St Mary’s Hospital, preparing for his four minute mile attempt. There is also a second blue plaque to honour the successes of cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, who started riding bikes at the park as a child while living nearby in Kilburn when the park featured a cycle track where the cricket pitch is now sited.
If you’d like to read more on the long history of Paddington Recreation Ground and how it came to be what it is today, click here.
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