London Street Names - Riding House St / myLot

@Ronrybs (19620)

London, England

September 29, 2022 11:10am CST

On my way to the Attendant Cafe, which I wrote about in my last article, I passed Riding House Street and this was one of those names that caught my attention and I do like finding out about London street names. My usual sources of information on London street names were mute, but Wikipedia informs that it has been there since at least the early part of the 18th century, when it was known as Riding House Lane. The name derives from the barracks and riding house of the House Grenadier Guards. I guess Riding House was another way of saying stables. I had read of the Horse Grenadier Guards in a novel and thought it was an invented regiment for the story, but it turns out they were a real military unit. You learn something everyday! I shall have to take a closer look next time, as it has couple of pubs and a cafe to be sampled.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50774)

• United States

29 Sep 22

You are so blessed to be able to explore a city so rich in history.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50774)

• United States

14 Dec 22

@Ronrybs I’m jealous.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

14 Dec 22

@Tampa_girl7 I shall have to write more about these little adventures... once it gets a bit warmer!

Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

30 Sep 22

One of the main reasons I like living here. So much to see and discover

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472251)

• Switzerland

30 Sep 22

I often research to know the reason behind the name of a road. I know that the name of the road where we live (Fontanella - small fountain) comes from the fact that there was a fresh water source here in the past.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472251)

• Switzerland

30 Sep 22

@Ronrybs It is interesting to know. Many times the names are after important people.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

30 Sep 22

@LadyDuck Yes, that happens a lot. To me, not quite as exciting as Watling Street, the old Roman road out of London

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

30 Sep 22

This is the kind of thing I like finding out about. Once you find out the story behind a name you can spot it elsewhere

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Marlina

@marlina (154130)

• Canada

30 Sep 22

Always interesting to learn new stuff.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

1 Oct 22

That's why I enjoy ambling along the streets, you find all sorts of things

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solxee

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

30 Sep 22

I find learning why and how a place got its name fascinating

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

30 Sep 22

Some here, I love finding these places and then trying to find out how the name came to be

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342670)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Sep 22

There seems to be so many regiments there. When they have the Trooping The Colour, it's all a bit mind-boggling.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

30 Sep 22

Yes, considering the size of the population it is a wonder they could keep all those regiments up to strength!

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Sep 22

How cool, another interesting find. Amazing what you learned today. Great share.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

29 Sep 22

I do love stumbling across these things and then trying to find out the story behind it

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

30 Sep 22

@Ronrybs Keeps things interesting for sure. So much to be discovered.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90566)

• Arvada, Colorado

29 Sep 22

Oh yes Ron, I am not sure how or when I knew of them, but the Horse Grenadiers were real

Can you imagine how grand they must have been. I love the London streets, lanes, alleys names.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90566)

• Arvada, Colorado

4 Oct 22

@Ronrybs Yes there surely are no surprise really

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

30 Sep 22

It is worth looking at even the most mundane names as they have changed in recent times and the original name has been lost, which told its own story

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

1 Oct 22

@RebeccasFarm There are a couple like that, I told!

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (55201)

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29 Sep 22

That is an unusual name for a street. I too would have been interested in finding out how it got its name.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19620)

• London, England

29 Sep 22

After thinking about it for a while, I wonder if a riding house is like an indoor arena riding school. Lots of room and a soft surface for the horse's hoofs

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