Scarsdale Villas, W8

Scarsdale Villas was built between 1850 and 1864.

St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Allen Street (2008)
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Scarsdale Villas runs roughly west to east from Earls Court Road to Marloes Road, with crossroads at Abingdon Road and Allen Street en route.

Initially popular with artists, the musician and comedian Michael Flanders lived there - his problems with getting safely out of his car in a wheelchair forms the introduction to the song ’The Gnu’. The satirist and cartoonist Willie Rushton was living in Scarsdale Villas by 1961, and in his bedroom there, the first issue of ’Private Eye’ was created.

Foxley Road became Scarsdale Villas in 1874.

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NEARBY STREETS

Abbots Court, W8 Abbots Court is a block in Kensington (High Street Kensington)

Abbots Court, W8

Abbots Walk, W8 Abbots Walk is one of a number of thoroughfares built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

Abbots Walk, W8

Abingdon Court, W8 Abingdon Court is a block of flats on Abingdon Villas (Kensington)

Abingdon Court, W8

Abingdon Gardens, W8 Abingdon Gardens is a block on Abingdon Villas (Kensington)

Abingdon Gardens, W8

Abingdon Mansions, W8 The Abbots of Abingdon were once Lords of the Manor of Abbot’s Kensington (Kensington)

Abingdon Mansions, W8

Abingdon Road, W8 Abingdon Road stretches between Stratford Road and Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Abingdon Road, W8

Abingdon Villas, W8 Abingdon Villas runs between Earls Court Road and Marloes Road (Kensington)

Abingdon Villas, W8

Adam And Eve Mews, W8 Adam And Eve Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Adam And Eve Mews, W8

Allen Street, W8 Allen Street extends south from Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Allen Street, W8

Alma Studios, W8 Alma Studios is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Alma Studios, W8

Ambassador’s Court, SW5 Ambassador’s Court is a block on the corner of Courtfield Gardens and Collingham Road (Earl’s Court)

Ambassador’s Court, SW5

Ansdell Street, W8 Ansdell Street (and Andsell Terrace) commemorate Richard Ansdell RA, whose animal paintings were highly popular with the Victorian public (Kensington)

Ansdell Street, W8

Ansdell Terrace, W8 Ansdell Terrace is a cul-de-sac off of Ansdell Street and was previously known as St Albans Road North. (Kensington)

Ansdell Terrace, W8

Beatrice Place, W8 Beatrice Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Beatrice Place, W8

Blithfield Street, W8 Blithfield Street is a quiet cul-de-sac running north from Stratford Road (Kensington)

Blithfield Street, W8

BurtonWhite House, SW5 BurtonWhite House can be found on West Cromwell Road (Earl’s Court)

BurtonWhite House, SW5

Cedar House, W8 Cedar House is sited on Marloes Road (Kensington)

Cedar House, W8

Chantry Square, W8 Chantry Square is part of the Kensington Green Estate, built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

Chantry Square, W8

Chatsworth Court, W8 Chatsworth Court is a block on Pembroke Road (Kensington)

Chatsworth Court, W8

Cheniston Gardens, W8 Cheniston Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Cheniston Gardens, W8

Childs Place, SW5 Childs Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Childs Place, SW5

Collingham Place, SW5 Collingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Collingham Place, SW5

Collingham Road, SW5 Collingham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Collingham Road, SW5

Como House, W8 Como House is a block on Wrights Lane (Kensington)

Como House, W8

Cope Place, W8 Cope Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Cope Place, W8

Cornwall Gardens Walk, SW7 Cornwall Gardens Walk is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Kensington)

Cornwall Gardens Walk, SW7

Cottesmore Court, W8 Cottesmore Court is a block on South End Row (Kensington)

Cottesmore Court, W8

Cottesmore Gardens, W8 Cottesmore Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Cottesmore Gardens, W8

Courtfield Gardens, SW5 Courtfield Gardens is named after the field beneath it, cultivated until the 19th century (Earl’s Court)

Courtfield Gardens, SW5

Cromwell Crescent, SW5 Cromwell Crescent is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Earl’s Court)

Cromwell Crescent, SW5

Cromwell Road, SW5 The road was named after one of Cromwell’s sons who lived here (Earl’s Court)

Cromwell Road, SW5

Derry and Toms Building, W8 Derry and Toms Building is a block on Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Derry and Toms Building, W8

Derry Street, W8 Derry Street formerly known as King Street and laid out in the mid-1730s (High Street Kensington)

Derry Street, W8

Devonshire Place, W8 Devonshire Place lies off St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Devonshire Place, W8

Earl’s Terrace, W8 Earl’s Terrace is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Earl’s Terrace, W8

Earls Court Road, W8 Earls Court Road runs south from Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Earls Court Road, W8

Earls Walk, W8 Earls Walk is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Earls Walk, W8

Eden Close, W8 Eden Close is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Eden Close, W8

Edwardes Place, W8 Edwardes Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Edwardes Place, W8

Edwardes Square, W8 Edwardes Square is a garden square in Kensington (Kensington)

Edwardes Square, W8

Eldon Road, SW7 Eldon Road runs between Stanford Road and Victoria Road (Kensington)

Eldon Road, SW7

Essex Villas, W8 Essex Villas is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Essex Villas, W8

Falkland House, W8 Falkland House is a block on Marloes Road (Kensington)

Falkland House, W8

Fenelon Place, W14 Fenelon Place lies west of Warwick Road

Fenelon Place, W14

Hogarth Place, SW5 Hogarth Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Hogarth Place, SW5

Hogarth Road, SW5 Hogarth Road had been developed as South Row (Earl’s Court)

Hogarth Road, SW5

Holland Green, W8 Holland Green is a block - part of the Design Museum (Kensington)

Holland Green, W8

Holland Lane, W8 Holland Lane was a small side street next to the Holland Arms (Kensington)

Holland Lane, W8

Holland Park Road, W14 Holland Park Road runs between Addison Road and Melbury Road. (Holland Park)

Holland Park Road, W14

Iverna Court, W8 Iverna Court was Iverna Gardens before 1935 (High Street Kensington)

Iverna Court, W8

Iverna Gardens, W8 Iverna Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Iverna Gardens, W8

Juniper Court, W8 Juniper Court is sited on St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Juniper Court, W8

Kelso Place, W8 Kelso Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kelso Place, W8

Kenbrook House, W14 Kenbrook House is a block on Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Kenbrook House, W14

Kensington Arcade, W8 Kensington Arcade is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Arcade, W8

Kensington Court Gardens, W8 Kensington Court Gardens is a late Victorian mansion block, completed in 1889, near to Kensington Palace and Gardens (Kensington)

Kensington Court Gardens, W8

Kensington Court Place, W8 Kensington Court Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Court Place, W8

Kensington High Street, W8 Kensington High Street is one of western London’s most popular shopping streets, with upmarket shops serving a wealthy area. (High Street Kensington)

Kensington High Street, W8

Kensington Square, W8 Kensington Square is a garden square in London, W8 (Kensington)

Kensington Square, W8

Knaresborough House, SW5 Knaresborough House is located on Knaresborough Place (Earl’s Court)

Knaresborough House, SW5

Knaresborough Place, SW5 Knaresborough Place is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Knaresborough Place, SW5

Leonard Court, W8 Leonard Court is a block on Leonard Court (Kensington)

Leonard Court, W8

Lexham Gardens Mews, SW7 This mews runs off Lexham Gardens (Kensington)

Lexham Gardens Mews, SW7

Lexham Gardens, W8 Lexham Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Lexham Gardens, W8

Lexham House, W8 Lexham House is a block on Lexham Gardens (Kensington)

Lexham House, W8

Lexham Mews, W8 Lexham Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Lexham Mews, W8

Logan Place, W8 Logan Place is a road in the W8 postcode area (Earl’s Court)

Logan Place, W8

Marlborough Court, W8 Marlborough Court is a block on Logan Place (Earl’s Court)

Marlborough Court, W8

Marloes Road, W8 Marloes Road runs north from the Cromwell Road (Kensington)

Marloes Road, W8

Marlogs Road, W8 Marlogs Road is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Marlogs Road, W8

Melbury Court, W8 Melbury Court is a block facing Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Melbury Court, W8

Melbury Road, W14 Melbury Road is a grand, sweeping avenue, laid out from 1875 onwards (Holland Park)

Melbury Road, W14

Osten Mews, SW7 Osten Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Kensington)

Osten Mews, SW7

Park Close, W14 Park Close is a road in the W14 postcode area (Holland Park)

Park Close, W14

Pembroke Gardens Close, W8 Pembroke Gardens Close is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Gardens Close, W8

Pembroke Gardens, W8 Pembroke Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Gardens, W8

Pembroke Mews, W8 Pembroke Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pembroke Mews, W8

Pembroke Place, W8 Pembroke Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pembroke Place, W8

Pembroke Road, SW5 Pembroke Road is a street in Kensington (Earl’s Court)

Pembroke Road, SW5

Pembroke Square, W8 Pembroke Square was developed by the Hawks family (Kensington)

Pembroke Square, W8

Pembroke Studios, W8 Pembroke Studios is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pembroke Studios, W8

Pembroke Villas, W8 Pembroke Villas is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Villas, W8

Pembroke Walk, W8 Pembroke Walk is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Pembroke Walk, W8

Pennant Mews, SW5 Pennant Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pennant Mews, SW5

Phillimore Gardens, W8 Phillimore Gardens, in 2022, was the most expensive street in England, with an average house price of £23.8m (Kensington)

Phillimore Gardens, W8

Phillimore Walk, W8 Phillimore Walk is a street in Kensington (High Street Kensington)

Phillimore Walk, W8

Radley Mews, W8 Radley Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Radley Mews, W8

Redfield Lane, SW5 Redfield Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area (Earl’s Court)

Redfield Lane, SW5

Rutland House, W8 Rutland House can be found on Marloes Road (Kensington)

Rutland House, W8

Scarsdale Place, W8 Scarsdale Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Scarsdale Place, W8

Scarsdale Villas, W8 Scarsdale Villas was built between 1850 and 1864 (Kensington)

Scarsdale Villas, W8

Sherborne Court, SW5 Sherborne Court is a block on the corner of Cromwell Road and Marloes Road (Earl’s Court)

Sherborne Court, SW5

South Edwardes Square, W8 South Edwardes Square derives its name from William Edwardes, 2nd Lord Kensington - the square was built on part of his Holland House Estate. (Kensington)

South Edwardes Square, W8

South End Row, W8 South End Row is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

South End Row, W8

South End, W8 South End is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

South End, W8

St Albans Grove, W8 St Albans Grove is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

St Albans Grove, W8

St James House, W8 Residential block (Kensington)

St James House, W8

St John’s Villas, W8 St John’s Villas is a 1990s development (Kensington)

St John’s Villas, W8

St Margarets Lane, W8 St Margarets Lane runs along the northern boundary of the Kensington Green Estate (Kensington)

St Margarets Lane, W8

St Mary’s Gate, W8 St Mary’s Gate was laid out over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

St Mary’s Gate, W8

St Mary’s Place, W8 St Mary’s Place is a road which was built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)

St Mary’s Place, W8

Stafford Court, W8 Stafford Court can be found on Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Stafford Court, W8

Stafford Terrace, W8 Stafford Terrace was built between 1868 and 1874 by builder Joseph Gordon Davis (Kensington)

Stafford Terrace, W8

Stanford Road, W8 Stanford Road is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Stanford Road, W8

Stone Hall Place, W8 Stone Hall Place leads to Stone Hall Gardens (Kensington)

Stone Hall Place, W8

Stratford Road, W8 Stratford Road is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Stratford Road, W8

Sunningdale Gardens, W8 Sunningdale Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Sunningdale Gardens, W8

Sutherland House, W8 Sutherland House is a block on Marloes Road (Kensington)

Sutherland House, W8

Thackeray Street, W8 Thackeray Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Thackeray Street, W8

Thomas Place, W8 Thomas Place leads off St Mary’s Place (Kensington)

Thomas Place, W8

Wallgrave Road, SW5 Wallgrave Road was built from 1860 on land owned by Charles Wallgrave. (Earl’s Court)

Wallgrave Road, SW5

Warwick Chambers, W8 Warwick Chambers is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Warwick Chambers, W8

Warwick Gardens, W14 Warwick Gardens is a street in West Kensington (Kensington)

Warwick Gardens, W14

West Cromwell Road, SW5 West Cromwell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW5 postal area

West Cromwell Road, SW5

Wright’s Lane, W8 Wright’s Lane is a old lane of Kensington (Kensington)

Wright’s Lane, W8

Wynnstay Gardens, W8 Wynnstay Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Wynnstay Gardens, W8

Zetland House, W8 Zetland House can be found on Marloes Road (Kensington)

Zetland House, W8

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