Hippodrome Mews, W11

Hippodrome Mews is a turning off Portland Road, commemorating a lost racecourse.

Contemporary sketch of the 1830s-era Kensington Hippodrome
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The mews derived its name from The Kensington Hippodrome, a Victorian racecourse that opened in 1837. The racecourse was initially successful and a fashionable attraction in the area, competing well against Epsom and Ascot. However, as it was built on Ladbroke lands, it was adjacent to the Potteries, one of London’s worst slums at the time. Disputes over footpaths and rights of way eventually led to the course’s closure in 1842.

Prior to a modernist transformation in the 1960s, Hippodrome Mews served as a stable for horses and staff accommodation for the larger houses located on Portland Road.

Today, the Hippodrome Race Course is only remembered by Hippodrome Mews and Hippodrome Place, which was the original site of the horse stables. However, the former mews has since been rebuilt and is now a private cul-de-sac.

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NEARBY STREETS

Alestan House, W10 Alestan House is a block on Freston Road (Notting Dale)

Alestan House, W10

Ansleigh Place, W11 Ansleigh Place is an ex mews to the west of Notting Dale (Notting Dale)

Ansleigh Place, W11

Arundel Gardens, W11 Arundel Gardens was built towards the end of the development of the Ladbroke Estate, in the early 1860s (Notting Hill)

Arundel Gardens, W11

Avondale Park Gardens, W11 Avondale Park Gardens, unlike other roads in the area, was developed in the 1920s when it was laid out on the former workhouse site (Notting Dale)

Avondale Park Gardens, W11

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

Avondale Park Road, W11

Bangor Street, W11 Bangor Street was situated on the site of the modern Henry Dickens Court (Notting Hill)

Bangor Street, W11

Barandon Street, W11 Barandon Street connected Lancaster Road with Latimer Road station (Notting Dale)

Barandon Street, W11

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

Bomore Road, W11 Bomore Road survived post-war redevelopment with a slight change in alignment (Notting Dale)

Bomore Road, W11

Boxmoor House, W11 Boxmoor House is a block on Queensdale Crescent (Notting Hill)

Boxmoor House, W11

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11 Boyne Terrace Mews is a mews in Notting Hill, London W11 (Holland Park)

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11

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 Road, W11 Bramley Road is the street in which Latimer Road station is situated (Notting Dale)

Bramley Road, W11

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

Camelford Walk, W11

Clarendon Cross, W11 Clarendon Cross is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Clarendon Cross, W11

Clarendon Road, W11 Clarendon Road is one of the W11’s longest streets, running from Holland Park Avenue in the south to Dulford Street in the north (Notting Hill)

Clarendon Road, W11

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

Clarendon Walk, W11

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

Cornwall Crescent, W11

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

Dale Row, W11

Darnley Terrace, W11 Darnley Terrace is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Darnley Terrace, W11

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

Dulford Street, W11

Elgin Crescent, W11 Elgin Crescent runs from Portobello Road west across Ladbroke Grove and then curls round to the south to join Clarendon Road (Notting Hill)

Elgin Crescent, W11

Evesham Street, W11 Evesham Street now runs west from Freston Road (Notting Hill)

Evesham Street, W11

Fowell Street, W11 Fowell Street, W10 was redeveloped in the 1970s (Notting Dale)

Fowell Street, W11

Frederick Dobson House, W11 Frederick Dobson House is a block on Cowling Close (Notting Hill)

Frederick Dobson House, W11

Freston Road, W10 Freston Road is a street with quite a history (Notting Dale)

Freston Road, W10

Freston Road, W11 The southern end of Freston Road stretches over into the W11 postcode (Notting Hill)

Freston Road, W11

Frinstead House, W10 Frinstead House is a block on Freston Road (Notting Dale)

Frinstead House, W10

Gorham Place, W11 Gorham Place is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Gorham Place, W11

Grenfell Road, W11 Grenfell Road follows the line of an old road: St Clement’s Road (Notting Dale)

Grenfell Road, W11

Grenfell Tower, W11 Grenfell Tower is a residential block in North Kensington (Notting Dale)

Grenfell Tower, W11

Heathfield Street, W11 Heathfield Street was a side turning off of Portland Road (Notting Hill)

Heathfield Street, W11

Hesketh Place, W11 Hesketh Place runs between Walmer Road and Avondale Park Road (Notting Dale)

Hesketh Place, W11

Hippodrome Mews, W11 Hippodrome Mews is a turning off Portland Road, commemorating a lost racecourse (Notting Dale)

Hippodrome Mews, W11

Hippodrome Place, W11 Hippodrome Place was named after a lost racecourse of London (Notting Dale)

Hippodrome Place, W11

Holland Park Terrace, W11 Holland Park Terrace is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Holland Park Terrace, W11

Hunt Close, W11 Hunt Close is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Hunt Close, W11

Hurstway Street, W10 Hurstway Street ran from Barandon Street to Blechynden Street (Notting Dale)

Hurstway Street, W10

Hurstway Walk, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Dale)

Hurstway Walk, W11

Kenilworth Street, W11 Kenilworth Street was demolished just after the Second World War (Notting Dale)

Kenilworth Street, W11

Kenley Street, W11 Kenley Street, W11 was originally William Street before it disappeared (Notting Hill)

Kenley Street, W11

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

Kenley Walk, W11

Kensington Park Road, W11 Kensington Park Road is one of the main streets in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Kensington Park Road, W11

Ladbroke Gardens, W11 Ladbroke Gardens runs between Ladbroke Grove and Kensington Park Road (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Gardens, W11

Ladbroke Grove, W11 Ladbroke Grove is the main street in London W11 (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Grove, W11

Ladbroke Mews, W11 Ladbroke Mews runs off Ladbroke Road (Holland Park)

Ladbroke Mews, W11

Lansdowne Crescent, W11 Lansdowne Crescent has some of the most interesting and varied houses on the Ladbroke estate, as architects and builders experimented with different styles (Notting Hill)

Lansdowne Crescent, W11

Lansdowne Mews, W11 Lansdowne Mews is a cul-de-sac in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Lansdowne Mews, W11

Lansdowne Rise, W11 Lansdowne Rise, W11 was originally called Montpelier Road (Notting Hill)

Lansdowne Rise, W11

Lansdowne Road, W11 Lansdowne Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Lansdowne Road, W11

Lansdowne Walk, W11 Lansdowne Walk was named after the Lansdowne area of Cheltenham (Notting Hill)

Lansdowne Walk, W11

Latimer Road, W10 Latimer Road was named after Edward Latymer who endowed land for the funding of Hammersmith’s Latymer school in the early 17th century (Notting Dale)

Latimer Road, W10

Lockton Street, W11 Lockton Street, just south of Latimer Road station is so insignificant that nary a soul know’s it’s there (Notting Dale)

Lockton Street, W11

Martin Street, W10 Martin Street disappeared as the Latimer Road area was redeveloped (Notting Dale)

Martin Street, W10

Mary Place, W11 Mary Place connects Walmer Road with Sirdar Road (Notting Dale)

Mary Place, W11

Mersey Street, W10 Mersey Street - now demolished - was once Manchester Street (Notting Dale)

Mersey Street, W10

Mortimer House, W11 Mortimer House is located on Rifle Place (Notting Hill)

Mortimer House, W11

Mortimer Square, W11 Mortimer Square is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Dale)

Mortimer Square, W11

Nicholas Road, W11 This is a street in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)

Nicholas Road, W11

Olaf Street, W11 Olaf Street was once part of ’Frestonia’ (Notting Hill)

Olaf Street, W11

Penzance Place, W11 Penzance Place is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Penzance Place, W11

Pickwick House, W11 Pickwick House can be found on St Anns Road (Notting Hill)

Pickwick House, W11

Portland Road, W11 Portland Road is a street in Notting Hill, rich at one end and poor at the other (Notting Hill)

Portland Road, W11

Pottery Lane, W11 Pottery Lane takes its name from the brickfields which were situated at the northern end of the street (Notting Hill)

Pottery Lane, W11

Poynter House, W11 Poynter House is sited on Swanscombe Road (Notting Hill)

Poynter House, W11

Prince’s Yard, W11 This is a small cul-de-sac off of Princes Road (Holland Park)

Prince’s Yard, W11

Princedale Road, W11 Princedale Road was formerly Princes Road (Notting Hill)

Princedale Road, W11

Princes Place, W11 Princes Place is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Princes Place, W11

Queensdale Crescent, W11 Queensdale Crescent is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Queensdale Crescent, W11

Queensdale Place, W11 Queensdale Place is a cul-de-sac which runs just off Queensdale Road (Notting Hill)

Queensdale Place, W11

Queensdale Road, W11 Queensdale Road is a long road stretching from west to east, containing terraces of Victorian houses (Holland Park)

Queensdale Road, W11

Rifle Place, W11 Rifle Place is a road in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill)

Rifle Place, W11

Romilly House, W11 Romilly House is located on Wilsham Street (Notting Hill)

Romilly House, W11

Rosmead Road, W11 Rosmead Road, W11 was originally called Chichester Road (Notting Hill)

Rosmead Road, W11

Runcorn Place, W11 Runcorn Place was once Thomas Place, and before even that ’The Mews’ (Notting Hill)

Runcorn Place, W11

Saunders Grove, W11 Saunders Grove ran east from Norland Gardens (Notting Hill)

Saunders Grove, W11

Shalfleet Drive, W10 Shalfleet Drive is a newer road in the Latimer Road area of W10 (Notting Dale)

Shalfleet Drive, W10

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

Silchester Road, W10

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

Silchester Terrace, W10

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

Sirdar Road, W11

St Ann’s Road, W11 St Ann’s Road, along with St Ann’s Villas, runs north from Royal Crescent (Notting Hill)

St Ann’s Road, W11

St Ann’s Villas, W11 St Ann’s Villas, a tree-lined if busy road, leads into Royal Crescent from St Ann’s Road (Notting Hill)

St Ann’s Villas, W11

St James’s Gardens, W11 St James’s Gardens is an attractive garden square with St James Church in the middle of the communal garden (Notting Hill)

St James’s Gardens, W11

St John’s Gardens, W11 St John’s Gardens runs around St John’s church (Notting Hill)

St John’s Gardens, W11

Stanley Crescent, W11 Stanley Crescent was named after the noted politician Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who became Prime Minister in 1852 (Notting Hill)

Stanley Crescent, W11

Stanley Gardens, W11 Stanley Gardens was built in the 1850s. (Notting Hill)

Stanley Gardens, W11

Station Walk, W10 Station Walk is one of the streets of London in the W10 postal area (Notting Dale)

Station Walk, W10

Stebbing House, W11 Stebbing House is sited on Queensdale Crescent (Notting Hill)

Stebbing House, W11

Stoneleigh Place, W11 Stoneleigh Place, formerly called Abbey Road, was built across a brickfield in Notting Dale (Notting Dale)

Stoneleigh Place, W11

Stoneleigh Street, W11 Stoneleigh Street runs between Treadgold Street and Stoneleigh Place (Notting Dale)

Stoneleigh Street, W11

Swanscombe House, W11 Residential block (Notting Hill)

Swanscombe House, W11

Swanscombe Road, W11 Swanscombe Road is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Swanscombe Road, W11

Testerton Street, W11 Testerton Street did not survive the bulldozer in the late 1960s (Notting Dale)

Testerton Street, W11

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

Testerton Walk, W11

The White Building, W11 The White Building is sited on Evesham Street (Notting Hill)

The White Building, W11

The Yellow Building, W11 The Yellow Building is sited on Nicholas Road (Notting Hill)

The Yellow Building, W11

Threshers Place, W11 Threshers Place is a quiet street with a long story (Notting Hill)

Threshers Place, W11

Treadgold Street, W11 Treadgold Street is part of the Avondale Park Gardens Conservation Area (Notting Dale)

Treadgold Street, W11

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

Verity Close, W11

Vernon Yard, W11 Vernon Yard is a mews off of Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Vernon Yard, W11

Walmer Road, W11 Walmer Road is the oldest street in the area, dating from the eighteenth century or before (Notting Hill)

Walmer Road, W11

Waterden Court, W11 Waterden Court is located on Waterden Court (Notting Hill)

Waterden Court, W11

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

Waynflete Square, W10

West Cross Route, W11 The West Cross Route is a 1.21 km-long dual carriageway running north-south between the northern elevated roundabout junction with the western end of Westway (A40) and the southern Holland Park Roundabout (Notting Hill)

West Cross Route, W11

Whitchurch Road, W11 Whitchurch Road connects Bramley Road with Treadgold Street (Notting Dale)

Whitchurch Road, W11

Wilsham Street, W11 Wilsham Street was formerly known as St Katherine’s Road (Notting Hill)

Wilsham Street, W11

Wilton Yard, W11 Wilton Yard once ran off Latimer Road (Notting Hill)

Wilton Yard, W11

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