Wright’s Lane, W8

Wright’s Lane is a old lane of Kensington.

Once a country pathway, the lane takes its name from the houses at the southern end built for Gregory Wright in the 1770s.

Penguin books, founded in 1935 by Allen Lane was based at 27 Wright’s Lane until it moved to the West End in 2001.

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Admin Paddington Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:44 GMT	The world’s first underground train The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street. Reply
Admin Olympia Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:17 GMT	TV comes to Olympia Over 7000 people queued to see the first high definition television pictures on sets at the Olympia Radio Show. The pictures were transmitted by the BBC from Alexandra Palace, introduced by Leslie Mitchell, their first announcer. Reply
David Jones-Parry McGregor Road, W11 Added: 7 Sep 2017 12:13 GMT	Mcgregor Road, W11 (1938 - 1957) I was born n bred at 25 Mc Gregor Rd in 1938 and lived there until I joined the Royal Navy in 1957. It was a very interesting time what with air raid shelters,bombed houses,water tanks all sorts of areas for little boys to collect scrap and sell them on.no questions asked.A very happy boyhood -from there we could visit most areas of London by bus and tube and we did. Reply
charlie evans The Apollo Added: 10 Apr 2021 18:51 GMT	apollo pub 1950s Ted Lengthorne was the landlord of the apollo in the 1950s. A local called darkie broom who lived at number 5 lancaster road used to be the potman,I remember being in the appollo at a street party that was moved inside the pub because of rain for the queens coronation . Not sure how long the lengthornes had the pub but remember teds daughter julie being landlady in the early 1970,s Reply
Former Philbeach Gardens Resident Philbeach Gardens, SW5 Added: 14 Jul 2021 00:44 GMT	Philbeach Gardens Resident (Al Stewart) Al Stewart, who had huts in the 70s with the sings ’Year of the Cat’ and ’On The Borders’, lived in Philbeach Gdns for a while and referenced Earl’s Court in a couple of his songs. I lived in Philbeach Gardens from a child until my late teens. For a few years, on one evening in the midst of Summer, you could hear Al Stewart songs ringing out across Philbeach Gardens, particularly from his album ’Time Passages". I don’t think Al was living there at the time but perhaps he came back to see some pals. Or perhaps the broadcasters were just his fans,like me. Either way, it was a wonderful treat to hear! Reply
Richard Elgin Crescent, W11 Added: 12 Jul 2022 21:36 GMT	Elgin Crescent, W11 Richard Laitner (1955-1983), a barrister training to be a doctor at UCL, lived here in 1983. He was murdered aged 28 with both his parents after attending his sister’s wedding in Sheffield in 1983. The Richard Laitner Memorial Fund maintains bursaries in his memory at UCL Medical School Source: Ancestry Library Edition Reply
Richard Elgin Crescent, W11 Added: 12 Jul 2022 21:39 GMT	Elgin Crescent, W11 Richard Laitner lived at 24 Elgin Crescent Source: Ancestry Library Edition Reply

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Christine D Elliott Blockhouse Street, SE15 Added: 20 Mar 2023 15:52 GMT	The Blute Family My grandparents, Frederick William Blute & Alice Elizabeth Blute nee: Warnham lived at 89 Blockhouse Street Deptford from around 1917.They had six children. 1. Alice Maragret Blute (my mother) 2. Frederick William Blute 3. Charles Adrian Blute 4. Violet Lillian Blute 5. Donald Blute 6. Stanley Vincent Blute (Lived 15 months). I lived there with my family from 1954 (Birth) until 1965 when we were re-housed for regeneration to the area. I attended Ilderton Road School. Very happy memories of that time. Reply
Pearl Foster Dukes Place, EC3A Added: 20 Mar 2023 12:22 GMT	Dukes Place, EC3A Until his death in 1767, Daniel Nunes de Lara worked from his home in Dukes Street as a Pastry Cook. It was not until much later the street was renamed Dukes Place. Daniel and his family attended the nearby Bevis Marks synagogue for Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi Great Synagogue was established in Duke Street, which meant Daniel’s business perfectly situated for his occupation as it allowed him to cater for both congregations. Reply
Dr Paul Flewers Hawthorne Close, N1 Added: 9 Mar 2023 18:12 GMT	Some Brief Notes on Hawthorne Close / Hawthorne Street My great-grandparents lived in the last house on the south side of Hawthorne Street, no 13, and my grandmother Alice Knopp and her brothers and sisters grew up there. Alice Knopp married Charles Flewers, from nearby Hayling Road, and moved to Richmond, Surrey, where I was born. Leonard Knopp married Esther Gutenberg and lived there until the street was demolished in the mid-1960s, moving on to Tottenham. Uncle Len worked in the fur trade, then ran a pet shop in, I think, the Kingsland Road. From the back garden, one could see the almshouses in the Balls Pond Road. There was an ink factory at the end of the street, which I recall as rather malodorous. Reply
KJH Andover Road, N7 Added: 7 Mar 2023 17:14 GMT	Andover Road, N7 (1939 - 1957) My aunt, Doris nee Curtis (aka Jo) and her husband John Hawkins (aka Jack) ran a small general stores at 92 Andover Road (N7). I have found details in the 1939 register but don’t know how long before that it was opened.He died in 1957. In the 1939 register he is noted as being an ARP warden for Islington warden Reply
The Queens Head Added: 2 Mar 2023 13:50 GMT	The Queens Head Queens Head demolished and a NISA supermarket and flats built in its place. Reply
Mike Elia Street, N1 Added: 28 Feb 2023 18:09 GMT	6 Elia Street When I was young I lived in 6 Elia Street. At the end of the garden there was a garage owned by Initial Laundries which ran from an access in Quick Street all the way up to the back of our garden. The fire exit to the garage was a window leading into our garden. 6 Elia Street was owned by Initial Laundry. Reply
Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
P Cash Woburn Place, WC1H Added: 19 Feb 2023 08:03 GMT	Occupants of 19-29 Woburn Place The Industrial Tribunals (later changed to Employment Tribunals) moved (from its former location on Ebury Bridge Road to 19-29 Woburn Place sometime in the late 1980s (I believe). 19-29 Woburn Place had nine floors in total (one in the basement and two in its mansard roof and most of the building was occupied by the Tribunals The ’Head Office’ of the tribunals, occupied space on the 7th, 6th and 2nd floors, whilst one of the largest of the regional offices (London North but later called London Central) occupied space in the basement, ground and first floor. The expansive ground floor entrance had white marble flooring and a security desk. Behind (on evey floor) lay a square (& uncluttered) lobby space, which was flanked on either side by lifts. On the rear side was an elegant staircase, with white marble steps, brass inlays and a shiny brass handrail which spiralled around an open well. Both staircase, stairwell and lifts ran the full height of the building. On all floors from 1st upwards, staff toilets were tucked on either side of the staircase (behind the lifts). Basement Floor - Tribunal hearing rooms, dormant files store and secure basement space for Head Office. Public toilets. Geound Floor - The ’post’ roon sat next to the entrance in the northern side, the rest of which was occupied by the private offices of the full time Tribunal judiciary. Thw largest office belonged to the Regional Chair and was situated on the far corner (overlooking Tavistock Square) The secretary to the Regional Chair occupied a small office next door. The south side of this floor was occupied by the large open plan General Office for the administration, a staff kitchen & rest room and the private offices of the Regional Secretary (office manager) and their deputy. First Dloor - Tribunal hearing rooms; separate public waiting rooms for Applicants & Respondents; two small rooms used by Counsel (on a ’whoever arrives first’ bases) and a small private rest room for use by tribunal lay members. Second Floor - Tribunal Hearing Rooms; Tribunal Head Office - HR & Estate Depts & other tennants. Third Floor - other tennants Fourth Floor - other tennants Fifth Floor - Other Tennants except for a large non-smoking room for staff, (which overlooked Tavistock Sqaure). It was seldom used, as a result of lacking any facities aside from a meagre collection of unwanted’ tatty seating. Next to it, (overlooking Tavistock Place) was a staff canteen. Sixth Floor - Other tennants mostly except for a few offices on the northern side occupied by tribunal Head Office - IT Dept. Seventh Floor - Other tenants in the northern side. The southern (front) side held the private offices of several senior managers (Secretariat, IT & Finance), private office of the Chief Accuntant; an office for two private secretaries and a stationary cupboard. On the rear side was a small kitchen; the private office of the Chief Executive and the private office of the President of the Tribunals for England & Wales. (From 1995 onwards, this became a conference room as the President was based elsewhere. The far end of this side contained an open plan office for Head Office staff - Secretariat, Finance & HR (staff training team) depts. Eighth Floor - other tennants. The Employment Tribunals (Regional & Head Offices) relocated to Vitory House, Kingsway in April 2005. Reply

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Ashbourne College Ashbourne College is an independent school and sixth form located in Kensington.

Ashbourne College

Derry and Toms Derry & Toms was a London department store.

Derry and Toms

High Street Kensington High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street.

High Street Kensington

Kensington Market Kensington Market was a three storey indoor market at 49 Kensington High Street, created in late 1967

Kensington Market

Kensington Roof Garden Kensington Roof Garden (formerly known as Derry and Toms Roof Gardens) covers 6000 square metres.

Kensington Roof Garden

Kensington School The Kensington Proprietary Grammar School was an educational establishment founded in 1830 that is perhaps best remembered for being one of the founders of the Football Association in 1863.

Kensington School

Linley Sambourne House 18 Stafford Terrace, formerly known as Linley Sambourne House, was the home of the Punch illustrator Edward Linley Sambourne and open as a museum.

Linley Sambourne House

Royal Garden Hotel Royal Garden Hotel is a 5 star hotel in London, England.

Royal Garden Hotel

St Mary Abbot’s St Mary Abbots is a church located on Kensington High Street and the corner of Kensington Church Street in London W8.

St Mary Abbot’s

St Mary Abbots Hospital St Mary Abbot’s Hospital operated from 1871 to 1992. From 1846 to 1869 the site housed the Kensington Parish Workhouse.

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NEARBY STREETS

Abbots Court, W8 Abbots Court is a block in 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.

Abbots Walk, W8

Abingdon Court, W8 Abingdon Court is a block of flats on Abingdon Villas.

Abingdon Court, W8

Abingdon Gardens, W8 Abingdon Gardens is a block on Abingdon Villas.

Abingdon Gardens, W8

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

Abingdon Mansions, W8

Abingdon Road, W8 Abingdon Road stretches between Stratford Road and Kensington High Street.

Abingdon Road, W8

Abingdon Villas, W8 Abingdon Villas runs between Earls Court Road and Marloes Road.

Abingdon Villas, W8

Adam And Eve Mews, W8 Adam And Eve Mews is a street in Kensington.

Adam And Eve Mews, W8

Albert Place, W8 Albert Place runs west off Victoria Road.

Albert Place, W8

Allen Street, W8 Allen Street extends south from Kensington High Street.

Allen Street, W8

Alma Studios, W8 Alma Studios is a street in Kensington.

Alma Studios, W8

Ansdell Street, W8 Ansdell Street is a street in 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.

Ansdell Terrace, W8

Argyll Road, W8 Argyll Road was built as part of the development of the Phillimore Estate.

Argyll Road, W8

Atlantic House, W8 Atlantic House is a block on St Alban’s Grove.

Atlantic House, W8

Ball Street, W8 Ball Street was created by the Kensington Improvement Scheme of 1868-71, carried out by the Metropolitan Board of Works.

Ball Street, W8

Beatrice Place, W8 Beatrice Place is a street in Kensington.

Beatrice Place, W8

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

Blithfield Street, W8

Cambridge Place, W8 Cambridge Place is a short cul-de-sac on the west side of Victoria Road.

Cambridge Place, W8

Campden Hill Court, W8 Campden Hill Court is a street in Kensington.

Campden Hill Court, W8

Cedar House, W8 Cedar House is sited on Marloes Road.

Cedar House, W8

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

Chantry Square, W8

Cheniston Gardens, W8 Cheniston Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Cheniston Gardens, W8

Como House, W8 Como House is a block on Wrights Lane.

Como House, W8

Cope Place, W8 Cope Place is a street in Kensington.

Cope Place, W8

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

Cornwall Gardens Walk, SW7

Cornwall Gardens, SW7 Cornwall Gardens is a long, narrow garden square.

Cornwall Gardens, SW7

Cottesmore Court, W8 Cottesmore Court is a block on South End Row.

Cottesmore Court, W8

Cottesmore Gardens, W8 Cottesmore Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Cottesmore Gardens, W8

De Vere Gardens, W8 De Vere Gardens is a street in Kensington.

De Vere Gardens, W8

De Vere Mews, W8 De Vere Mews is a street in Kensington.

De Vere Mews, W8

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

Derry and Toms Building, W8

Derry Street, W8 Derry Street formerly known as King Street and laid out in the mid-1730s.

Derry Street, W8

Devonshire Place, W8 Devonshire Place lies off St Mary’s Place.

Devonshire Place, W8

Douro Place, W8 Douro Place is a road in the W8 postcode area

Douro Place, W8

Drayson Mews, W8 Drayson Mews is a street in Kensington.

Drayson Mews, W8

Duchess of Bedford’s Walk, W8 Lady Georgiana Russell, wife of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford lived at Argyll Lodge, a former house on Campden Hill, near the location of the road.

Duchess of Bedford’s Walk, W8

Earls Court Road, W8 Earls Court Road is the main road serving Earls Court.

Earls Court Road, W8

Earls Walk, W8 Earls Walk is a street in Kensington.

Earls Walk, W8

Eden Close, W8 Eden Close is a street in Kensington.

Eden Close, W8

Eldon Road, SW7 Eldon Road runs between Stanford Road and Victoria Road.

Eldon Road, SW7

Emperiors Gate, SW7 Emperiors Gate is a location in London.

Emperiors Gate, SW7

Emperors Gate, SW7 Emperors Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Emperors Gate, SW7

Essex Villas, W8 Essex Villas is a road in the W8 postcode area

Essex Villas, W8

Falkland House, W8 Falkland House is a block on Marloes Road.

Falkland House, W8

Gordon Place, W8 Gordon Place is a street in Kensington.

Gordon Place, W8

Gregory Place, W8 Gregory Place is a street in Kensington.

Gregory Place, W8

Holland Street, W8 Holland Street is a street in Kensington.

Holland Street, W8

Hornton Place, W8 Hornton Place is a street in Kensington.

Hornton Place, W8

Hornton Street, W8 Hornton Street is a street in Kensington.

Hornton Street, W8

Iverna Court, W8 Iverna Court was Iverna Gardens before 1935.

Iverna Court, W8

Iverna Gardens, W8 Iverna Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Iverna Gardens, W8

Juniper Court, W8 Juniper Court is sited on St Mary’s Place.

Juniper Court, W8

Kelso Place, W8 Kelso Place is a street in Kensington.

Kelso Place, W8

Kensington Apartment, W8 Kensington Apartment is a road in the W8 postcode area

Kensington Apartment, W8

Kensington Arcade, W8 Kensington Arcade is a street in Kensington.

Kensington Arcade, W8

Kensington Church Court, W8 Kensington Church Court is a street in Kensington.

Kensington Church Court, W8

Kensington Church Walk, W8 Kensington Church Walk is a street in Kensington.

Kensington Church Walk, W8

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

Kensington Court Gardens, W8

Kensington Court Place, W8 Kensington Court Place is a street in Kensington.

Kensington Court Place, W8

Kensington Court, W8 Kensington Court is a street in Kensington.

Kensington Court, W8

Kensington Gate, W8 Kensington Gate is a street in Kensington.

Kensington Gate, 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.

Kensington High Street, W8

Kensington Square, W8 Kensington Square is a garden square in London, W8.

Kensington Square, W8

Kynance Mews, SW7 Kynance Mews consists of 33 residential properties on a mews road which starts at Gloucester Road and ends in a cul-de-sac.

Kynance Mews, SW7

Lancer Square, W8 Lancer Square is a street in Kensington.

Lancer Square, W8

Launceston Place, SW7 Launceston Place was the last street to be developed on the Inderwick estate.

Launceston Place, SW7

Launceston Place, W8 Launceston Place is a street in Kensington.

Launceston Place, W8

Leonard Court, W8 Leonard Court is a block on Leonard Court.

Leonard Court, W8

Lexham Gardens Mews, SW7 This mews runs off Lexham Gardens.

Lexham Gardens Mews, SW7

Lexham Gardens, W8 Lexham Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Lexham Gardens, W8

Lexham Mews, W8 Lexham Mews is a street in Kensington.

Lexham Mews, W8

Macmillan House, W8 Residential block

Macmillan House, W8

Marloes Road, W8 Marloes Road runs north from the Cromwell Road.

Marloes Road, W8

Marlogs Road, W8 Marlogs Road is a street in Kensington.

Marlogs Road, W8

Melbury Court, W8 Melbury Court is a block on Melbury Court.

Melbury Court, W8

Old Court Place, W8 Old Court Place is a street in Kensington.

Old Court Place, W8

Osten Mews, SW7 Osten Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area.

Osten Mews, SW7

Palace Avenue, W8 Palace Avenue is a road in the W8 postcode area

Palace Avenue, W8

Palace Place Mansions, W8 Palace Place Mansions is a street in Kensington.

Palace Place Mansions, W8

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

Pembroke Gardens Close, W8

Pembroke Mews, W8 Pembroke Mews is a street in Kensington.

Pembroke Mews, W8

Pembroke Place, W8 Pembroke Place is a street in Kensington.

Pembroke Place, W8

Pembroke Square, W8 Pembroke Square was developed by the Hawks family.

Pembroke Square, W8

Pembroke Walk, W8 Pembroke Walk is a road in the W8 postcode area

Pembroke Walk, W8

Phillimore Gardens, W8 Phillimore Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Phillimore Gardens, W8

Phillimore Place, W8 Phillimore Place was part of the old Phillimore Estate and, at first, named Durham Villas.

Phillimore Place, W8

Phillimore Walk, W8 Phillimore Walk is a street in Kensington.

Phillimore Walk, W8

Pitt Street, W8 Pitt Street is a street in Kensington.

Pitt Street, W8

Plane Tree House, W8 Plane Tree House is a block on Phillimore Gardens.

Plane Tree House, W8

Prince Of Wales Terrace, W8 Prince Of Wales Terrace is a street in Kensington.

Prince Of Wales Terrace, W8

Radley Mews, W8 Radley Mews is a street in Kensington.

Radley Mews, W8

Rutland House, W8 Rutland House can be found on Marloes Road.

Rutland House, W8

Scarsdale Place, W8 Scarsdale Place is a street in Kensington.

Scarsdale Place, W8

Scarsdale Villas, W8 Scarsdale Villas is a street in Kensington.

Scarsdale Villas, W8

Sheldrake Place, W8 Sheldrake Place is a street in Kensington.

Sheldrake Place, W8

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.

South Edwardes Square, W8

South End Row, W8 South End Row is a street in Kensington.

South End Row, W8

South End, W8 South End is a street in Kensington.

South End, W8

St Albans Grove, W8 St Albans Grove is a street in Kensington.

St Albans Grove, W8

St James House, W8 Residential block

St James House, W8

St John’s Villas, W8 St John’s Villas is a 1990s development.

St John’s Villas, W8

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

St Margarets Lane, W8

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

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.

St Mary’s Place, W8

Stafford Court, W8 Stafford Court can be found on Kensington High Street.

Stafford Court, W8

Stafford Terrace, W8 Stafford Terrace was built between 1868 and 1874 by builder Joseph Gordon Davis.

Stafford Terrace, W8

Stanford Road, W8 Stanford Road is a road in the W8 postcode area

Stanford Road, W8

Stone Hall Place, W8 Stone Hall Place leads to Stone Hall Gardens.

Stone Hall Place, W8

Stratford Road, W8 Stratford Road is a street in Kensington.

Stratford Road, W8

Sunningdale Gardens, W8 Sunningdale Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Sunningdale Gardens, W8

Sutherland House, W8 Sutherland House is a block on Marloes Road.

Sutherland House, W8

Thackeray Street, W8 Thackeray Street is a street in Kensington.

Thackeray Street, W8

The Barkers Building, W8 The Barkers Building is located on Derry Street.

The Barkers Building, W8

Thomas Place, W8 Thomas Place leads off St Mary’s Place.

Thomas Place, W8

Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8 Upper Phillimore Gardens is a street in Kensington.

Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8

Victoria Road, W8 Victoria Road stretches north to Kensington Road.

Victoria Road, W8

Warwick Chambers, W8 Warwick Chambers is a street in Kensington.

Warwick Chambers, W8

Wynnstay Gardens, W8 Wynnstay Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area

Wynnstay Gardens, W8

York Passage, W8 York Passage is a road in the W8 postcode area

York Passage, W8

Young Street, W8 Young Street, named after the developer of Kensington Square, was in use as a road by 1685.

Young Street, W8

Zetland House, W8 Zetland House can be found on Marloes Road.

NEARBY PUBS

Radnor Walk The Devonshire Arms at 37 Marloes Road is a Victorian era pub built in 1865 with a traditional beer garden.

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Kensington

Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located west of Charing Cross.

The focus of the area is Kensington High Street, a busy commercial centre with many shops, typically upmarket. The street was declared London's second best shopping street in February 2005 thanks to its range and number of shops.

The edges of Kensington are not well-defined; in particular, the southern part of Kensington blurs into Chelsea, which has a similar architectural style. To the west, a transition is made across the West London railway line and Earl's Court Road further south into other districts, whilst to the north, the only obvious dividing line is Holland Park Avenue, to the north of which is the similar district of Notting Hill.

Kensington is, in general, an extremely affluent area, a trait that it now shares with its neighbour to the south, Chelsea. The area has some of London's most expensive streets and garden squares.

Kensington is also very densely populated; it forms part of the most densely populated local government district (the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) in the United Kingdom. This high density is not formed from high-rise buildings; instead, it has come about through the subdivision of large mid-rise Victorian and Georgian terraced houses (generally of some four to six floors) into flats.

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Pembridge Road (1900s) TUM image id: 1556889569 Licence: CC BY 2.0	1829 map of Kensington Palace TUM image id: 1557149096 Licence:	St Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Earls Court. It was built between 1884 and 1887, designed by the architect Hugh Roumieu Gough (1843–1904) and hailed as a jewel of the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Credit: Wiki Commons/Trearddur72 TUM image id: 1631012517 Licence:	The Churchill Arms, Kensington Credit: IG/lililondoner TUM image id: 1653837477 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Holland Arms on Kensington High Street, drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. The writer Joseph Addison was a frequent customer. Credit: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TUM image id: 1623770043 Licence:
Abingdon Arms Pub, Abingdon Road. TUM image id: 1489943648 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Allen Street Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593784668 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Springtime, Earl’s Court Credit: IG/MrLondon TUM image id: 1679253309 Licence:	3-4 Ladbroke Terrace in 2006. TUM image id: 1453881424 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Kenway Road (1970) Credit: British History Online TUM image id: 1678986487 Licence:
Marloes Road, W8 TUM image id: 1530121229 Licence:	Tower House, Melbury Road, Kensington Constructed between 1876 and 1881, Tower House has an unique medieval design by fantasist and architect William Burges. Every room was decorated in accordance with a unique theme drawn from nature with rooms dedicated to themes such as the Sea, Animals, astronomy and astrology. In 1969, Richard Harris acquired the house and then in 1973 Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin outbid David Bowie and purchased it for £350 000. Page welcomed the cult filmmaker Kenneth Anger to move into his basement and complete the post-production of his movie Lucifer Rising. However, Anger soon grew weary of living in what he described as Page’s "evil fantasy house". Credit: Geograph/Jim Osley TUM image id: 1677337202 Licence:	Ladbroke Walk seen from Ladbroke Terrace (2006) Credit: Thomas Erskine TUM image id: 1453886118 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The corner depicted is that of Abingdon Road and Scarsdale Villas, showing the church in the background. TUM image id: 1489943340 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St Mary Abbot’s Hospital operated from 1871 to 1992. From 1846 to 1869 the site housed the Kensington Parish Workhouse Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1672307411 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Abingdon Arms Pub, Abingdon Road.
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Kenway Road (1970)
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Marloes Road, W8
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St Mary Abbot’s Hospital operated from 1871 to 1992. From 1846 to 1869 the site housed the Kensington Parish Workhouse
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