IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
John Aird Court, LONDON, W2 1UU
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to John Aird Court, W2 1UU by members of the Geograph project.
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Benchmark on John Aird Court, Porteus Road
Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37916
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 13 May 2011
0.02 miles
2
Off the Leash
Dogs play on a small grass area next to the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal, in the shadow of the M40. Someone has left their paper behind.
Image: © Martin Addison
Taken: Unknown
0.04 miles
3
Paddington Basin
The smaller bridge carries Harrow Road, the other bridge in the foreground is the A40 - Westway, elevated section.
Image: © Phillip Perry
Taken: 5 Feb 2007
0.04 miles
4
View of a road between a block of flats and the A40 Westway #2
Looking east.
Image: © Robert Lamb
Taken: 5 May 2013
0.05 miles
5
The Paddington Arm
Barges and narrowboats in use as houseboats moored along the west bank of the Grand Union Canal. The Bridges carry the M40 westway and its lower level slip road. In the distance, Bishops Bridge Road crosses the canal.
Image: © Martin Addison
Taken: Unknown
0.05 miles
6
Bridge over canal near Paddington Basin
The former canal trans-shipment areas around Paddington Basin have all been redeveloped into office blocks. This modern suspension bridge provides pedestrian access between Harrow Road and Sheldon Square.
Image: © Colin Cheesman
Taken: 7 Sep 2012
0.05 miles
7
John Aird Court - homes for votes
In the period 1986/1990, Westminster Council had a very narrow Conservative majority and identified Maida Vale as one of eight boroughs where the balance of existing residents were likely to vote Labour in the 1990 local elections.
Under a notorious, secret policy entitled 'Building Stable Communities' the then leader of the Council - Dame Shirley Porter - began to encourage and move local tenants, perceived to be Labour supporters, to the outskirts of London.
Desirable inner London Council properties - like John Aird Court - were then let to Conservative supporters.
After this blatant gerrymandering was detected by other Councils, the District Auditor conducted a detailed investigation and found that Dame Shirley had acted illegally. It was originally estimated that she was personally liable for around £42M in restitution but she had subsequently moved abroad and rearranged her finances within the family: a multi million pound inheritance from the TESCO empire. Following burgeoning legal costs, the Government decided finally to settle for £12M.
To add to the injustice, when Mrs Thatcher's 'Right to buy' policy was implemented, Council tenants renting these desirable apartments found themselves in possession of a potential goldmine, with millionaires living across the street.
Image: © Anthony O'Neil
Taken: 23 Dec 2019
0.06 miles
8
Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal near Paddington.
Image: © Wayland Smith
Taken: 19 Aug 2012
0.06 miles
9
View of the A40 flyover from the footbridge over the Grand Union Canal
Looking south-southeast.
Image: © Robert Lamb
Taken: 5 May 2013
0.06 miles
10
'Cygnus' in Paddington Basin
Surrounded by bridges and major roads, this traditional narrowboat is moored close to Westway Bridge.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 7 Mar 2015
0.06 miles