Removals St John’s Wood
Removals, Storage, Man and Van Hire and House Clearance in St John’s Wood and NW8.
Allen & Young are a North West London Moving and Storage Company and we regularly move clients to, from and within the St John’s Wood area. We offer Removals, Packing Services, Man and Van Hire, Storage and House Clearance, with removal packaging such as boxes, tape and bubble wrap also available for purchase via our site. We also provide a full range of Business Services such as office moves, light haulage, furniture delivery and assembly. Although we offer the full range of removal services, frequently undertaking large moves, we also specialise in light and medium sized removals, perfect for apartments, flats, studios, bedsits, houses and moving offices. In addition we offer some specialist removal services such as comprehensive relocations for senior citizens planning to move into residential care homes, nursing homes or sheltered accommodation in St John’s Wood.
About St John’s Wood
St John’s Wood is a district of north London, in the City of Westminster, near Regent’s Park and is located in postal district NW8. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. It is home to some of the most expensive properties in the world.
St John’s Wood was developed from the early 19th century onwards. It was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with a large amount of low density “villa” housing, as opposed to the terraced housing which was the norm in London up to the 19th century, even in expensive districts. Parts of St John’s Wood have been rebuilt at a higher density, but it remains a highly desirable residential district.
St John’s Wood is the location of Lord’s Cricket Ground, home of the MCC and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road. Paul McCartney has owned a property in the area since the 1960s along with many other famous music and film stars.
The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery has a barracks in St. John’s Wood and regularly exercises their horses by parading them through the streets of St. John’s Wood.
Chef Clarissa Dickson Wright grew up in St John’s Wood, and it is now home to supermodel Kate Moss. Actor Damian Lewis was born in St John’s Wood. The Rolling Stones referenced it in their song “Play With Fire”. The director, wit and physician Jonathan Miller was born into a wealthy family in the area.
St John’s Wood is the home of fictional characters, Bingo and Rosie Little, in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster books. Irene Adler lives there (in Briony Lodge on Serpentine Avenue) in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story “A Scandal in Bohemia”. Read more…
