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Tyburnia|taɪˈbɜːnɪə|
[mod.L., f. Tyburn + -ia1.]
A former literary name for the residential district built in the nineteenth century and extending along the Bayswater Road from Marble Arch to Lancaster Gate and northwards.
1848,a1852[see Belgravia]. 1878A. J. C. Hare Walks in London II. 104 Tyburn still gives a name to the white streets and squares of Tyburnia, which are wholly devoid of interest or beauty. 1902G. W. E. Russell For Better? For Worse? iv. 58 The most gorgeous mansion in Cromwell Road or Tyburnia could never for a moment be quoted as supplying the place of the Hall or the Manor. 1973Country Life 15 Nov. 1528/1 By the mid-1830s in Tyburnia stucco was replacing brick-facing.
Hence Tyˈburnian a.
1850Thackeray Pendennis II. xi. 104 The great lawyers are giving grand dinner parties at their houses in the Belgravian or Tyburnian districts. 1860Once a Week 28 July 124/2 The gallows, called ‘Tyburn Tree’..had been for years a standing fixture on..the Edgware Road,..but this was..the second Tyburnian location of the gallows. 1973Country Life 15 Nov. 1528/1 The circular turrets..contemporary with the earliest Tyburnian example..appear in Victoria Square. |