 Maida Vale is an area that was mainly undamaged by World War II and most of the outstanding mansions and terraces date back to the 1840s and 1850s.
Maida Vale and Little Venice form an entirely residential neighbourhood, and are wholly popular. Vivid houseboats glide through the canal in the triangular, leafy haven of Little Venice. The distinctive, stucco houses with pillars and elevated striking windows provide excellent views of the canal. Little Venice is a fashionable area sought after by writers and artists. Bloomfield Road and Maida Avenue inhabitants have their dwelling made exquisite and expensive by being by the water. The canal runs between the two, extending to the Warwick Road Bridge.
The Battle of Maida in southern Italy where a British defeated the French in 1806 is where the name Maida Vale originates from.
Regent's Canal and its tree lined roads running through Little Venice make it a very sought after residential area. Many famous writers and scholars have likened it to the Italian city for which it is named, even though the name did not come into practice until after World War II. Little Venice is home to the Rembrandt Gardens, named so in 1975 to mark Amsterdam and Westminster's link to the Dutch capital.
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