 The arrival of the Regent's Canal in 1810 and the railway at Marylebone in 1899 led to rapid urbanisation of Lisson Grove.Following World War One, Prime Minister David Lloyd George announced a policy of "Homes Fit for Heroes", leading to a housing boom from which Lisson Grove was to benefit.In 1924, St Marylebone Borough Council completed the Fisherton Street Estate of seven apartment blocks in red-brick neo-Georgian style with high mansard roofs grouped around two courtyards.