Rackham Street, western end (1950)

A bombed-out Rackham Street, looking down from the junction with Exmoor Street.

Photographed just after the Second World War, this is the bombed-out Rackham Street, London W10 looking down from the junction with Exmoor Street.

Rackham Street ran off Ladbroke Grove, roughly along the line of the modern Bruce Close.
Credit: Kensington and Chelsea library

The huge bomb crater which actually had its epicentre on the north side of St Charles Square, one block south, can be seen. This one bomb fell in September 1940 and caused so much destruction that it was decided, after the war finished, to redevelop the whole area. Most of the street plan was changed utterly.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

22 Maxilla Gardens, W10 22 Maxilla Gardens is a now-demolished property.

22 Maxilla Gardens, W10

24 Maxilla Gardens, W10 24 Maxilla Gardens was an address along Maxilla Gardens.

24 Maxilla Gardens, W10

29 Rackham Street, W10 29 Rackham Street lay about halfway along on the north side of the street.

29 Rackham Street, W10

3 Acklam Road From the 19th century up until 1965, number 3 Acklam Road, near the Portobello Road junction, was occupied by the Bedford family.

3 Acklam Road

Acklam Road protests Acklam Road was the centre of much action during the building of the Westway.

Acklam Road protests

Adair Road before redevelopment (1964) A photo showing Adair Road’s junction with Golborne Gardens in March 1964.

Adair Road before redevelopment (1964)

Adair Road junction with Southam Street (1932) A wet day in London W10.

Adair Road junction with Southam Street (1932)

Admiral Blake (The Cowshed) The Admiral Blake was situated at the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Barlby Road.

Admiral Blake (The Cowshed)

Barlby Primary School Barlby Road Primary School has long served the children of North Kensington.

Barlby Primary School

Carmelite Monastery of The Most Holy Trinity Convent in North Kensington

Carmelite Monastery of The Most Holy Trinity

Clayton Arms A pub which was situated halfway down West Row in Kensal Town.

Clayton Arms

Corner of Caird Street and Lancefield Street (1910) The corner of Caird Street with Lancefield Street.

Corner of Caird Street and Lancefield Street (1910)

Corner of Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove (1950) The bombing of the Second World War meant that some whole streets were wiped off the future map. Rackham Street, in London W10, was one of them.

Corner of Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove (1950)

Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance is the traditional starting point for the Notting Hill Carnival.

Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance

Exmoor Street (1950) Photographed just after the Second World War, looking north along Exmoor Street.

Exmoor Street (1950)

Gas Light and Coke Company The gasometers of the Gas Light and Coke company dominated North Kensington until demolition in the late 20th century.

Gas Light and Coke Company

Harrow Road (1920s) Harrow Road in the 1920s, looking south east towards the Prince of Wales pub and the Emmanuel Church spire.

Harrow Road (1920s)

Hudson’s the chemist (1906) Hudson’s, a chemist shop, stood on the corner of Ilbert Street and Third Avenue in the Queen’s Park estate.

Hudson’s the chemist (1906)

Jack of Newbury The Jack of Newbury stood at the corner of East Row and Kensal Road until it was bombed on 2 October 1940.

Jack of Newbury

Kensal Green Kensal Green, site of England’s oldest cemetery still in use.

Kensal Green

Kensal House There are two Kensal Houses in London W10 - this was the original

Kensal House

Kensington Hippodrome The Kensington Hippodrome was a racecourse built in Notting Hill, London, in 1837, by entrepreneur John Whyte.

Kensington Hippodrome

Kensington Park Hotel The KPH is a landmark pub on Ladbroke Grove.

Kensington Park Hotel

Ladbroke Grove Ladbroke Grove is named after James Weller Ladbroke, who developed the Ladbroke Estate in the mid nineteenth century, until then a largely rural area on the western edges of London.

Ladbroke Grove

Ladbroke Grove (1950) Ladbroke Grove on the corner of St Charles Sqaure taken outside the Eagle public house, looking north, just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Ladbroke Grove (1950)

Ladbroke Grove looking north (1900) This early 1900s image was taken just south of the junction of Ladbroke Grove and Treverton Street.

Ladbroke Grove looking north (1900)

Ladbroke Grove railway bridge Looking north over Bartle Bridge in the 1950s

Ladbroke Grove railway bridge

Lads of the Village One of the signature public houses along Kensal Road.

Lads of the Village

Lothrop Street (1907) Postcard of a "street on the Queen’s Park Estate".

Lothrop Street (1907)

Middle Row School Middle Row School was established in the late 19th century to provide education to the children of Kensal New Town.

Middle Row School

North Kensington Library North Kensington Library opened in 1891 and was described as one of London’s finest public libraries.

North Kensington Library

Notting Hill Barn Farm Notting Barns Farm was one of two farms in the North Kensington area.

Notting Hill Barn Farm

Notting Hill in Bygone Days: St Charles’s Ward Chapter 10 of the book "Notting Hill in Bygone Days" by Florence Gladstone (1924)

Notting Hill in Bygone Days: St Charles’s Ward

Political meeting (1920s) Meeting in front of the Junction Arms situated where Tavistock Road, Crescent and Basing Road met.

Political meeting (1920s)

Portobello Arms The Portobello Arms was a former pub in Kensal Town, established in 1842.

Portobello Arms

Portobello Farm Portobello Farm House was approached along Turnpike Lane, sometimes referred to as Green’s Lane, a track leading from Kensington Gravel Pits towards a wooden bridge over the canal.

Portobello Farm

Portobello Green Portobello Green features a shopping arcade under the Westway along Thorpe Close, an open-air market under the canopy, and community gardens.

Portobello Green

Princess Louise Hospital The Princess Louise Hospital for Children was opened by King George V and Queen Mary in 1928. It had 42 beds, an Out-Patients Department and Dispensary for Sick Women.

Princess Louise Hospital

Queen’s Park Library Queen’s Park Library was built to improve the minds of the new Queen’s Park Estate residents.

Queen’s Park Library

Rackham Street, eastern end (1950) The bombing of the Second World War meant that some whole streets were wiped off the future map. Rackham Street, in London W10, was one of them.

Rackham Street, eastern end (1950)

Rackham Street, western end (1950) A bombed-out Rackham Street, looking down from the junction with Exmoor Street.

Rackham Street, western end (1950)

St Charles Hospital The St Marylebone workhouse infirmary was opened in 1881 on Rackham Street, North Kensington and received a congratulatory letter from Florence Nightingale.

St Charles Hospital

St Charles Square after bombing (1950) A corner of St Charles Square looking north, just after the Second World War

St Charles Square after bombing (1950)

St Charles Square ready for redevelopment (1951) Photographed in 1951, the corner of St Charles Square and Ladbroke Grove looking northwest just after the Second World War.

St Charles Square ready for redevelopment (1951)

St Charles’ Square Training College (1908) St Charles’ Square Training College/Carmelite Convent.

St Charles’ Square Training College (1908)

St Martins Mission Saint Martin's Mission was originally known as Rackham Hall as it was situated on Rackham Street.

St Martins Mission

St Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubbs St Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubbs - two spellings missing from the modern map.

St Quintin Park & Wormwood Scrubbs

St Quintin Park Cricket Ground (1890s) Before the turn of the 20th century, west of present day North Kensington lay fields - the future Barlby Road was the site of the St Quintin Park Cricket Ground.

St Quintin Park Cricket Ground (1890s)

St. Joseph’s Home St Joseph's dominated a part of Portobello Road up until the 1980s.

St. Joseph’s Home

The Crown Acklam Road was the centre of much action during the building of the Westway

The Crown

The Eagle The Eagle is on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Telford Road.

The Eagle

The Flora The Flora is situated on Harrow Road, W10.

The Flora

The Foresters The Foresters - a lost pub of London W10

The Foresters

The Mitre The Mitre was situated at 62 Golborne Road on the corner with Wornington Road.

The Mitre

The Plough From the sixteenth century onwards, the Plough stood beside the Harrow Road.

The Plough

The Victoria (Narrow Boat) The Victoria later became the Narrow Boat before it burned down.

The Victoria (Narrow Boat)

Wedlake Street Baths In a time when most had somewhere to live but few had somewhere to wash at home, public baths were the place to go...

Wedlake Street Baths

Western Arms The Western Arms was a pub situated on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Road.

Western Arms

Western Iron Works The Western Iron Works was the foundry business of James Bartle and Co.

Western Iron Works

William Miller’s Yard William Miller's Yard stood in Chapel Place, West Row.

William Miller’s Yard

NEARBY STREETS

Absalom Road, W10 Absalom Road was the former name for the western section of Golborne Gardens (Kensal Town)

Absalom Road, W10

Acklam Road, W10 Acklam Road was the centre of much action during the building of the Westway (Notting Hill)

Acklam Road, W10

Adair Road, W10 Adair Road is a street on the Kensal Town/North Kensington borders (Kensal Town)

Adair Road, W10

Adair Tower, W10 Adair Tower is a post-war tower block on the corner of Adair Road and Appleford Road, W10 (Kensal Town)

Adair Tower, W10

Adela Street, W10 Adela Street is a small cul-de-sac in Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

Adela Street, W10

Admiral Mews, W10 Admiral Mews is a small road off Barlby Road, W10 (North Kensington)

Admiral Mews, W10

Alba Place, W11 Alba Place is part of the Colville Conservation Area (Notting Hill)

Alba Place, W11

Aldermaston Street, W10 Aldermaston Street is a lost street of North Kensington (Notting Dale)

Aldermaston Street, W10

Alderson Street, W10 Alderson Street is a side street north of Kensal Road (Kensal Town)

Alderson Street, W10

All Saints Road, W11 Built between 1852-61, All Saints Road is named after All Saints Church on Talbot Road (Notting Hill)

All Saints Road, W11

Alperton Street, W10 Alperton Street is the first alphabetically named street in the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Kensal Town)

Alperton Street, W10

Angola Mews, W10 Angola Mews, one of the lost mews of North Kensington, was demolished to make way for the Bevington Road School (North Kensington)

Angola Mews, W10

Appleford House, W10 Appleford House is a residential block along Appleford Road (Kensal Town)

Appleford House, W10

Appleford Road, W10 Appleford Road was transformed post-war from a Victorian street to one dominated by housing blocks (Kensal Town)

Appleford Road, W10

Archway Close, W10 Archway Close is a cul-de-sac off of St Mark’s Road, W10 (North Kensington)

Archway Close, W10

Arthur Court, W10 Arthur Court is a block on Silchester Road (Notting Dale)

Arthur Court, W10

Ash House, W10 Ash House is a block on Heather Walk (Kensal Town)

Ash House, W10

Athlone Place, W10 Athlone Place runs between Faraday Road and Bonchurch Road (North Kensington)

Athlone Place, W10

Balliol Road, W10 Balliol Road leads from Kelfield Gardens to Oxford Gardens (North Kensington)

Balliol Road, W10

Banister House, W10 Banister House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Banister House, W10

Bantock House, W10 Bantock House is located on Third Avenue (Queens Park Estate)

Bantock House, W10

Barfett Street, W10 Barfett Street is a street on the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Barfett Street, W10

Barlby Gardens, W10 Barlby Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Barlby Gardens, W10

Barlby Road, W10 Barlby Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Barlby Road, W10

Bartle Road, W11 Bartle Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Bartle Road, W11

Basing Street, W11 Basing Street was originally Basing Road between 1867 and 1939 (Notting Hill)

Basing Street, W11

Bassett Road, W10 Bassett Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Bassett Road, W10

Berens Road, NW10 Berens Road is a location in London (Kensal Green)

Berens Road, NW10

Bevington Road, W10 Bevington Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Bevington Road, W10

Birch House, W10 Birch House is a block on Droop Street (Queens Park Estate)

Birch House, W10

Blagrove Road, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode (Notting Hill)

Blagrove Road, W10

Blake Close, W10 Blake Close is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Blake Close, W10

Blechynden Mews, W10 Blechynden Mews is a former side street in London W11 (Notting Dale)

Blechynden Mews, W10

Blechynden Street, W10 Blechynden Street is now a tiny street in the vicinity of Latimer Road station, W10 (Notting Dale)

Blechynden Street, W10

Blenheim Crescent, W11 Blenheim Crescent one of the major thoroughfares in Notting Hill - indeed it features in the eponymous film (Notting Hill)

Blenheim Crescent, W11

Bonchurch Road, W10 Bonchurch Road was first laid out in the 1870s (North Kensington)

Bonchurch Road, W10

Bosworth Road, W10 Bosworth Road was the first street built as Kensal New Town started to expand to the east (Kensal Town)

Bosworth Road, W10

Boyce House, W10 Boyce House is located on Bruckner Street (West Kilburn)

Boyce House, W10

Bracewell Road, W10 Bracewell Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Bracewell Road, W10

Bramley Mews, W10 Bramley Mews become part of a redelevopment of the area north of Latimer Road station in the 1960s (Notting Dale)

Bramley Mews, W10

Bramley Street, W10 Bramley Street is one of the lost streets of North Kensington (Notting Dale)

Bramley Street, W10

Bransford Street, W10 Bransford Street became Porlock Street before vanishing altogether (North Kensington)

Bransford Street, W10

Branstone Street, W10 Branstone Street, originally Bramston Street, disappeared in 1960s developments (North Kensington)

Branstone Street, W10

Bravington Road, W9 Bravington Road is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

Bravington Road, W9

Brewster Gardens, W10 Brewster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Brewster Gardens, W10

Briar Walk, W10 Briar Walk lies on the Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Briar Walk, W10

Bridge Close, W10 Bridge Close is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Bridge Close, W10

Bruce Close, W10 Bruce Close replaced the earlier Rackham Street in this part of W10 (North Kensington)

Bruce Close, W10

Bruce House, W10 Bruce House is a block on Bruce Close (North Kensington)

Bruce House, W10

Bruckner Street, W10 Bruckner Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Bruckner Street, W10

Buller Road, W10 Buller Road is a small residential road on the west side of Kilburn Lane (Queens Park Estate)

Buller Road, W10

Caird Street, W10 Caird Street is the ’C’ street on the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Caird Street, W10

Calderon Place, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (North Kensington)

Calderon Place, W10

Calverley Street, W10 Calverley Street, one of the lost streets of W10 is now underneath a motorway slip road (Notting Dale)

Calverley Street, W10

Cambridge Gardens, W10 Cambridge Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Cambridge Gardens, W10

Camelford Road, W11 Lowerwood Court is a block on Westbourne Park Road (Notting Hill)

Camelford Road, W11

Camelford Road, W11 St George’s Road (St Georges Road) was renamed Camelford Road after 1911 (Notting Dale)

Camelford Road, W11

Camelford Walk, W11 Camelford Walk is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Camelford Walk, W11

Canal Close, W10 Canal Close was built over the former gas works site at the top of Ladbroke Grove (Kensal Town)

Canal Close, W10

Canal Way, W10 Canal Way was built on the site of the Kensal Gas Works (North Kensington)

Canal Way, W10

Cavell House, W12 Cavell House is located on Wood Lane (East Acton)

Cavell House, W12

Charlotte Mews, W10 Charlotte Mews is one of London W10's newer thoroughfares. (Notting Dale)

Charlotte Mews, W10

Cherry Tree House, W10 Cherry Tree House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Cherry Tree House, W10

Chesterton Road, W10 Chesterton Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Chesterton Road, W10

Clarendon Walk, W11 Clarendon Walk is a walkway in a recent Notting Dale development (Notting Dale)

Clarendon Walk, W11

Clayton Yard, Clayton Yard ran off the west side of West Row (Kensal Town)

Clayton Yard,

Clifford House, W10 Clifford House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Clifford House, W10

Codrington Mews, W11 This attractive L-shaped mews lies off Blenheim Crescent between Kensington Park Road and Ladbroke Grove (Notting Hill)

Codrington Mews, W11

Colville Houses, W11 Colville Houses is part of the Colville Conservation Area (Notting Hill)

Colville Houses, W11

Conlan Street, W10 Conlan Street is one of the newer roads of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

Conlan Street, W10

Convent Gardens, W11 Convent Gardens is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Convent Gardens, W11

Cornwall Crescent, W11 Cornwall Crescent belongs to the third and final period of building on the Ladbroke estate (Notting Hill)

Cornwall Crescent, W11

Cornwall Road, W11 Cornwall Road was once the name for the westernmost part of Westbourne Park Road (Notting Hill)

Cornwall Road, W11

Courtville House, W10 Courtville House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)

Courtville House, W10

Croft House, W10 Croft House is a block on Parry Road (Queens Park Estate)

Croft House, W10

Crosfield Court, W10 Crosfield Court is a block on Crosfield Court (North Kensington)

Crosfield Court, W10

Crowthorne Road, W10 Crowthorne Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Crowthorne Road, W10

Dale Row, W11 Dale Row is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Dale Row, W11

Daley Thompson House, W11 Daley Thompson House is a block on Colville Square (Notting Hill)

Daley Thompson House, W11

Dalgarno Gardens, W10 Dalgarno Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Dalgarno Gardens, W10

Dalgarno Way, W10 Dalgarno Way played a small part in British sitcom history (North Kensington)

Dalgarno Way, W10

Danby House, W10 Danby House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Danby House, W10

Darfield Way, W10 Darfield Way, in the Latimer Road area, was built over a number of older streets as the Westway was built (Notting Dale)

Darfield Way, W10

Dixon House, W10 Dixon House is a block on Darfield Way (Notting Dale)

Dixon House, W10

Droop House, W10 Droop House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Droop House, W10

Droop Street, W10 Droop Street is one of the main east-west streets of the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Droop Street, W10

Dulford Street, W11 Dulford Street survived the mass demolitions of the late 1960s (Notting Dale)

Dulford Street, W11

Dunworth Mews, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)

Dunworth Mews, W11

East Mews, W10 East Mews was lost when the Westway was built. It lies partially under the modern Darfield Way (Notting Dale)

East Mews, W10

East Row, W10 East Row is a road with a long history within Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

East Row, W10

Edenham Mews, W10 Edenham Mews was the site of a youth club and day nursery after the Second World War until demolition (Kensal Town)

Edenham Mews, W10

Edenham Street, W10 Edenham Street was swept away in 1969 (Kensal Town)

Edenham Street, W10

Edenham Way, W10 Edenham Way is a 1970s street (North Kensington)

Edenham Way, W10

Elgin Mews, W11 Elgin Mews lies in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Elgin Mews, W11

Elkstone Road, W10 Elkstone Road replaced Southam Street around 1970 (North Kensington)

Elkstone Road, W10

Elm House, W10 Elm House can be found on Briar Walk (Kensal Town)

Elm House, W10

Enbrook Street, W10 Enbrook Street is another street north of Harrow Road, W10 without a pub (Queens Park Estate)

Enbrook Street, W10

Exmoor Street, W10 Exmoor Street runs from Barlby Road to St Charles Square, W10 (North Kensington)

Exmoor Street, W10

Eynham Road, W12 Eynham Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (North Kensington)

Eynham Road, W12

Faraday Road, W10 Faraday Road is one of the ’scientist’ roadnames of North Kensington (North Kensington)

Faraday Road, W10

Farnaby House, W10 Farnaby House is a block on Lancefield Street (Queens Park Estate)

Farnaby House, W10

Farrant Street, W10 Farrant Street is the missing link in the alphabetti spaghetti of the streetnames of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Farrant Street, W10

Fifth Avenue, W10 Fifth Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Fifth Avenue, W10

Finstock Road, W10 Finstock Road is a turning out of Oxford Gardens (North Kensington)

Finstock Road, W10

Fir House, W10 Fir House can be found on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Fir House, W10

First Avenue, W10 First Avenue is street number one in the Queen's Park Estate (West Kilburn)

First Avenue, W10

Folly Mews, W11 Folly Mews is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Folly Mews, W11

Fourth Avenue, W10 Fourth Avenue runs south from Ilbert Street (Queens Park Estate)

Fourth Avenue, W10

Galton Street, W10 Galton Street lies within the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Galton Street, W10

Glenroy Street, W12 Glenroy Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (North Kensington)

Glenroy Street, W12

Golborne Gardens, W10 Golborne Gardens may date from the 1880s (Kensal Town)

Golborne Gardens, W10

Golborne Mews, W10 Golborne Mews lies off of the Portobello Road, W10 (North Kensington)

Golborne Mews, W10

Golborne Road, W10 Golborne Road, heart of North Kensington, was named after Dean Golbourne, at one time vicar of St John’s Church in Paddington (North Kensington)

Golborne Road, W10

Golden Mews, W11 Golden Mews was a tiny mews off of Basing Street, W11 (Notting Hill)

Golden Mews, W11

Harrow Road, NW10 Harrow Road is a location in London (Queens Park Estate)

Harrow Road, NW10

Harrow Road, W10 Harrow Road is a main road through London W10 (Kensal Town)

Harrow Road, W10

Hawthorn Walk, W10 Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Hawthorn Walk, W10

Hayden’s Place, W11 Haydens Place is a small cul-de-sac off of the Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Hayden’s Place, W11

Hazlewood Crescent, W10 Hazlewood Crescent, much altered by 1970s redevelopment, is an original road of the area (Kensal Town)

Hazlewood Crescent, W10

Hazlewood Tower, W10 Hazlewood Tower is a skyscraper in North Kensington, London W10 (Kensal Town)

Hazlewood Tower, W10

Heather Walk, W10 Heather Walk lies in the Queen’s Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Heather Walk, W10

Hewer Street, W10 Built as part of the St Charles’ estate in the 1870s, it originally between Exmoor Street to a former street called Raymede Street (North Kensington)

Hewer Street, W10

Highlever Road, W10 Highlever Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Highlever Road, W10

Hill Farm Road, W10 Hill Farm Road is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Hill Farm Road, W10

Holly House, W10 Holly House is a block on Hawthorn Walk (Kensal Town)

Holly House, W10

Humber Drive, W10 Humber Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Humber Drive, W10

Huxley Street, W10 Huxley Street is the only street beginning with an H on the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Huxley Street, W10

Ilbert Street, W10 Ilbert Street is the ’I’ street on the Queen’s Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Ilbert Street, W10

Ivebury Court, W10 Ivebury Court is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Ivebury Court, W10

James Collins Close, W9 James Collins Close is a street in Maida Vale (West Kilburn)

James Collins Close, W9

James House, W10 James House is a residential block in Appleford Road (Kensal Town)

James House, W10

Kelfield Gardens, W10 Kelfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Kelfield Gardens, W10

Kelfield Mews, W10 Kelfield Mews is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Kelfield Mews, W10

Kensal House, W10 Kensal House was designed in 1936 to show off the power of gas and originally had no electricity at all (North Kensington)

Kensal House, W10

Kensal Place, W10 Kensal Place ran from Southam Street to Kensal Road (Kensal Town)

Kensal Place, W10

Kensal Road, W10 Kensal Road, originally called Albert Road, is the heart of Kensal Town (Kensal Town)

Kensal Road, W10

Kensington Park Mews, W11 Kensington Park Mews lies off of Kensington Park Road (Notting Hill)

Kensington Park Mews, W11

Kilravock Street, W10 Kilravock Street is a street on the Queen’s Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Kilravock Street, W10

Kingisholt Court, NW10 Kingisholt Court is sited on Harrow Road (North Kensington)

Kingisholt Court, NW10

Kingsbridge Road, W10 Kingsbridge Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Kingsbridge Road, W10

Kingsdown Close, W10 Kingsdown Close is one of a select number of roads in London W10 lying south of Westway (Notting Dale)

Kingsdown Close, W10

Kingsnorth House, W10 Kingsnorth House is a block on Silchester Road (Notting Dale)

Kingsnorth House, W10

Ladbroke Crescent, W11 Ladbroke Crescent belongs to the third and final great period of building on the Ladbroke estate and the houses were constructed in the 1860s. (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Crescent, W11

Ladbroke Grove, W10 Ladbroke Grove runs from Notting Hill to Kensal Green, and straddles the W10 and W11 postal districts (North Kensington)

Ladbroke Grove, W10

Lancaster Road, W11 Lancaster Road has been called London’s most Instagrammable street (Notting Hill)

Lancaster Road, W11

Lancefield Street, W10 Lancefield Street runs from Caird Street to Bruckner Street (West Kilburn)

Lancefield Street, W10

Larch House, W10 Larch House is a block on Rowan Walk (Kensal Town)

Larch House, W10

Latimer Mews, W10 (Notting Dale)

Latimer Mews, W10

Latimer Place, W10 Latimer Place is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Latimer Place, W10

Lavie Mews, W10 Lavie Mews, W10 was a mews connecting Portobello Road and Murchison Road (North Kensington)

Lavie Mews, W10

Lawes House, W10 Lawes House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Lawes House, W10

Lionel Mews, W10 Lionel Mews was built around 1882 and probably disappeared in the 1970s (North Kensington)

Lionel Mews, W10

Lothrop Street, W10 Lothrop Street is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Lothrop Street, W10

Malton Mews, W10 Malton Mews, formerly Oxford Mews, runs south off of Cambridge Gardens (Notting Dale)

Malton Mews, W10

Malton Road, W11 Malton Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Malton Road, W11

Manchester Drive, W10 Manchester Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Manchester Drive, W10

Manchester Road, W10 Manchester Road is one of the lost streets of North Kensington, now buried beneath a roundabout (Notting Dale)

Manchester Road, W10

Maple Walk, W10 Post war development on the Queen’s Park Estate created some plant-based street names (Kensal Town)

Maple Walk, W10

Markland House, W10 Markland House can be found on Darfield Way (Notting Dale)

Markland House, W10

Matthew Close, W10 Matthew Close is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Matthew Close, W10

Maxilla Gardens, W10 Maxilla Gardens was a former street in London W10 (Notting Dale)

Maxilla Gardens, W10

Maxilla Walk, W10 Maxilla Walk is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Maxilla Walk, W10

Methwold Road, W10 Methwold Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Methwold Road, W10

Middle Row, W10 Middle Row is one of the original streets laid out as Kensal New Town (Kensal Town)

Middle Row, W10

Millwood Street, W10 Millwood Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Millwood Street, W10

Morgan Road, W10 Morgan Road connects Wornington Road and St Ervans Road (North Kensington)

Morgan Road, W10

Mozart Street, W10 Mozart Street was part of the second wave of development of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Mozart Street, W10

Munro Mews, W10 Munro Mews is a part cobbled through road that connects Wornington Road and Wheatstone Road (North Kensington)

Munro Mews, W10

Murchison Road, W10 Murchison Road existed for just under 100 years (North Kensington)

Murchison Road, W10

Nascot Street, W12 Nascot Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (North Kensington)

Nascot Street, W12

Nautilus House, W10 Nautilus House is a block on West Row (Kensal Town)

Nautilus House, W10

Norburn Street, W10 Norburn Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Norburn Street, W10

North Pole Road, W10 North Pole Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

North Pole Road, W10

North Pole Road, W12 North Pole Road is a road in the W12 postcode area (North Kensington)

North Pole Road, W12

Nursery Lane, W10 Nursery Lane is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Nursery Lane, W10

Oak House, W10 Oak House is sited on Sycamore Walk (Kensal Town)

Oak House, W10

Oakworth Road, W10 Oakworth Road dates from the 1920s when a cottage estate was built by the council (North Kensington)

Oakworth Road, W10

Octavia House, W10 Octavia House on Southern Row was built in the late 1930s (North Kensington)

Octavia House, W10

Orchard Close, W10 Orchard Close is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Orchard Close, W10

Oxford Gardens, W10 Oxford Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Oxford Gardens, W10

Pamber Street, W10 Pamber Street is a lost street of North Kensington (Notting Dale)

Pamber Street, W10

Pangbourne Avenue, W10 Pangbourne Avenue is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Pangbourne Avenue, W10

Pankhurst House, W12 Pankhurst House is a block on Du Cane Road (East Acton)

Pankhurst House, W12

Parry Road, W10 Parry Road is on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Parry Road, W10

Peach Road, W10 Peach Road is one of the newer streets of the Queen’s Park Estate (Queens Park Estate)

Peach Road, W10

Pember House, NW10 Pember House is a block on Pember Road (Queens Park Estate)

Pember House, NW10

Pember Road, NW10 Pember Road is one of the side streets to the west of Kilburn Lane, NW10 (Kensal Green)

Pember Road, NW10

Pine House, W10 Pine House is a block on Droop Street (Kensal Town)

Pine House, W10

Portobello Road, W10 Portobello Road is split into two sections by the Westway/Hammersmith and City line (North Kensington)

Portobello Road, W10

Portobello Road, W11 Portobello Road is internationally famous for its market (Notting Hill)

Portobello Road, W11

Purday House, W10 Purday House is a block on Bruckner Street (Queens Park Estate)

Purday House, W10

Queen’s Park Court, W10 Queen’s Park Court is a block on Ilbert Street (Queens Park Estate)

Queen’s Park Court, W10

Rackham Street, W10 Rackham Street is a road that disappeared from the streetscape of London W10 in 1951 (North Kensington)

Rackham Street, W10

Raddington Road, W10 Raddington Road is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Hill)

Raddington Road, W10

Rainham Road, NW10 Rainham Road, in Kensal Green, was laid out in 1895 (Kensal Green)

Rainham Road, NW10

Raymede Street, W10 Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared after 1950 (North Kensington)

Raymede Street, W10

Regent Street, NW10 Regent Street, otherwise an obscure side street is one of the oldest roads in Kensal Green (Queens Park Estate)

Regent Street, NW10

Rendle Street, W10 Rendle Street ran from Murchison Road to Telford Road (North Kensington)

Rendle Street, W10

Rhapsody Court, NW10 Rhapsody Court is a block on Harrow Road (Kensal Green)

Rhapsody Court, NW10

Rillington Place, W11 Rillington Place is a small street with an infamous history (Notting Dale)

Rillington Place, W11

Ronan Walk, W10 Ronan Walk was one of the streets constructed in a 1970s build parallel to the Harrow Road (Kensal Town)

Ronan Walk, W10

Rootes Drive, W10 Rootes Drive is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Rootes Drive, W10

Roseland Place, W11 Roseland Place was a short mews located at what is now 224/226 Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Roseland Place, W11

Ruston Close, W11 Due to its infamy, Rillington Place was renamed to Ruston Close in 1954 (Notting Dale)

Ruston Close, W11

Ruston Mews, W11 Ruston Mews, W11 was originally Crayford Mews (Notting Dale)

Ruston Mews, W11

Salters Road, W10 Salters Road lies on the site of an old playground (North Kensington)

Salters Road, W10

Scampston Mews, W10 Scampston Mews is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Scampston Mews, W10

Second Avenue, W10 Second Avenue is one of the streets of the Queen's Park Estate, W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Second Avenue, W10

Shinfield Street, W12 Shinfield Street is a road in the W12 postcode area (White City)

Shinfield Street, W12

Shrewsbury Street, W10 Shrewsbury Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Shrewsbury Street, W10

Silchester Mews, W10 Silchester Mews, shaped like an H, disappeared in 1969 under the Westway (Notting Dale)

Silchester Mews, W10

Silchester Road, W10 Silchester Road crosses the border between London W10 and London W11 (Notting Dale)

Silchester Road, W10

Silchester Street, W10 Silchester Street is a lost street of North Kensington (North Kensington)

Silchester Street, W10

Silchester Terrace, W10 Silchester Terrace was lost to W10 in the 1960s (Notting Dale)

Silchester Terrace, W10

Silvester Mews, W11 Silvester Mews was a mews off of Basing Street, W11 (Notting Hill)

Silvester Mews, W11

Sixth Avenue, W10 Sixth Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Sixth Avenue, W10

Snarsgate Street, W10 Snarsgate Street is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Snarsgate Street, W10

Soane House, W10 Soane House is a block on Latimer Road (Notting Dale)

Soane House, W10

Southam House, W10 Southam House is situated on Adair Road (Kensal Town)

Southam House, W10

Southam Street, W10 Southam Street was made world-famous in the photographs of Roger Mayne (Kensal Town)

Southam Street, W10

Southern Row, W10 Southern Row was originally South Row to match the other streets in the neighbourhood (North Kensington)

Southern Row, W10

St Andrews Square, W11 St Andrews Square is a street in Notting Dale, formed when the Rillington Place area was demolished (Notting Dale)

St Andrews Square, W11

St Charles Place, W10 St Charles Place is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

St Charles Place, W10

St Charles Square, W10 St Charles Square is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

St Charles Square, W10

St Columbs House, W10 St Columbs House is situated at 9-39 Blagrove Road (North Kensington)

St Columbs House, W10

St Ervans Road, W10 St Ervans Road is named after the home town of the Rev. Samuel Walker (North Kensington)

St Ervans Road, W10

St Georges Road, W11 St Georges Road possibly dated from the 1890s (Notting Dale)

St Georges Road, W11

St Helens Gardens, W10 St Helens Gardens seems to date from the 1860s (North Kensington)

St Helens Gardens, W10

St Johns Terrace, W10 St Johns Terrace is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Kensal Town)

St Johns Terrace, W10

St Joseph’s Close, W10 St Joseph’s Close is a cul-de-sac off of Bevington Road (North Kensington)

St Joseph’s Close, W10

St Lawrence Terrace, W10 St Lawrence Terrace runs parallel with Ladbroke Grove, one block east (North Kensington)

St Lawrence Terrace, W10

St Mark’s Road, W10 St Mark’s Road extends beyond the Westway into the W10 area (North Kensington)

St Mark’s Road, W10

St Mark’s Road, W11 St Mark’s Road is a street in the Ladbroke conservation area (Notting Dale)

St Mark’s Road, W11

St Mark’s Close, W11 St Mark’s Close runs off St Mark’s Road (Notting Dale)

St Mark’s Close, W11

St Mark’s Place, W11 St Mark’s Place is situated on the site of the former Kensington Hippodrome (Notting Hill)

St Mark’s Place, W11

St Michael’s Gardens, W10 St Michael’s Gardens lies to the south of St Michael’s Church (North Kensington)

St Michael’s Gardens, W10

St Quintin Avenue, W10 St Quintin Avenue connects North Pole Road with the roundabout at the top of St Mark’s Road (North Kensington)

St Quintin Avenue, W10

St Quintin Gardens, W10 St Quintin Gardens is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

St Quintin Gardens, W10

Stable Way, W10 Stable Way is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Notting Dale)

Stable Way, W10

Steve Biko Court, W10 Steve Biko Court is a block on St John’s Terrace (North Kensington)

Steve Biko Court, W10

Sunbeam Crescent, W10 Sunbeam Crescent is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Sunbeam Crescent, W10

Sutton Way, W10 Sutton Way is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (North Kensington)

Sutton Way, W10

Sycamore Walk, W10 Queen's Park Estate (Kensal Town)

Sycamore Walk, W10

Talbot Mews, W11 Talbot Mews seems to have disappeared just after the Second Worid War (Notting Dale)

Talbot Mews, W11

Tavistock Crescent, W11 Tavistock Crescent was where the first Notting Hill Carnival procession began on 18 September 1966. (Notting Hill)

Tavistock Crescent, W11

Tavistock Mews, W11 Tavistock Mews, W11 lies off of the Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Tavistock Mews, W11

Televison Centre, W12 Televison Centre is a location in London (White City)

Televison Centre, W12

Telford Road, W10 Telford Road is one of the local streets named after prominent nineteenth century scientists (North Kensington)

Telford Road, W10

The Quadrant, W10 The Quadrant is a street in North Kensington, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

The Quadrant, W10

Third Avenue, W10 Third Avenue is a street on the Queen's Park Estate, London W10 (Queens Park Estate)

Third Avenue, W10

Thorpe Close, W10 Thorpe Close is a redevelopment of the former Thorpe Mews, laid waste by the building of the Westway (North Kensington)

Thorpe Close, W10

Tollbridge Close, W10 This is a street in the W10 postcode area (Kensal Town)

Tollbridge Close, W10

Trellick Tower, W10 Trellick Tower is a 31-storey block of flats designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger, completed in 1972 (Kensal Town)

Trellick Tower, W10

Treverton Street, W10 Treverton Street, a street which survived post war redevelopment (North Kensington)

Treverton Street, W10

Trinity Mews, W10 Trinity Mews lies off of Cambridge Gardens (Notting Dale)

Trinity Mews, W10

Verity Close, W11 Verity Close is a street in W11 (Notting Dale)

Verity Close, W11

Wallingford Avenue, W10 Wallingford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Wallingford Avenue, W10

Walmer Road, W10 Walmer Road is the great lost road of North Kensington, obliterated under Westway (Notting Dale)

Walmer Road, W10

Warfield Road, NW10 Warfield Road is a street in Willesden (Kensal Green)

Warfield Road, NW10

Waynflete Square, W10 Waynflete Square is one of the newer roads in the vicinity of Latimer Road station (Notting Dale)

Waynflete Square, W10

Webb Close, W10 Webb Close is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Webb Close, W10

Wedlake Street, W10 Wedlake Street arrived as the second wave of building in Kensal Town was completed (Kensal Town)

Wedlake Street, W10

Wellington Road, NW10 Wellington Road commemorates the Duke of Wellington (North Kensington)

Wellington Road, NW10

Wesley Square, W11 Wesley Square lies behind Notting Hill Methodist Church (Notting Dale)

Wesley Square, W11

West Row, W10 West Row, W10 began its life in the early 1840s (Kensal Town)

West Row, W10

Western Dwellings Western Dwellings were a row of houses, opposite the Western Gas Works, housing some of the workers (Kensal Town)

Western Dwellings

Westgate Mews, W10 Westgate Mews ran west from West Row to the Deco Works (Kensal Town)

Westgate Mews, W10

Westview Close, W10 Westview Close is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (North Kensington)

Westview Close, W10

Westway, W10 Westway is the A40(M) motorway which runs on an elevated section along the W10/W11 border (Notting Hill)

Westway, W10

Wheatstone Road, W10 Wheatstone Road was the former name of the eastern section of Bonchurch Road (North Kensington)

Wheatstone Road, W10

Whitstable House, W10 Whitstable House is a block on Silchester Road (Notting Dale)

Whitstable House, W10

Willow House, W10 Willow House can be found on Maple Walk (Kensal Town)

Willow House, W10

Wornington Road, W10 Wornington Road connected Golborne Road with Ladbroke Grove, though the Ladbroke end is now closed to through traffic (North Kensington)

Wornington Road, W10

Yonex House, W12 Yonex House is a block on Wood Lane (White City)

Yonex House, W12

Zahra House, NW10 Zahra House can be found on Harrow Road (Kensal Green)

Zahra House, NW10

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