Kensington High Street, W8

Road in/near High Street Kensington, existing until now.

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

Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road. It runs through central Kensington, starting from the entrance of Kensington Palace and ending at Hammersmith Road near Kensington (Olympia) station, where the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea meets the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. High Street Kensington underground station serves the street.

The street was home to three well-known department stores, Barkers of Kensington, Derry & Toms and Pontings, from the late 19th century until the mid-1970s. Derry & Toms and Barkers were transformed into Art Deco buildings between 1930 and 1958. Derry & Toms boasted Europe’s largest roof garden area, featuring three different gardens, 500 plant species, fountains, a stream, ducks, flamingos and a restaurant.

The Barkers Group was purchased by House of Fraser in 1957, leading to the eventual closure of all three department stores. Biba was also located on Kensington High Street in the 1960s and early 1970s, taking over the Derry & Toms building and emphasizing its Art Deco style. The iconic store, however, was forced to shut down in 1975 due to the 1970s recession and other factors.

The future of Kensington High Street as a shopping destination was threatened by the opening of Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush in 2008. Nonetheless, changes made to the street’s layout aimed at creating a more pleasant shopping experience have had a positive impact. The concept of shared space was implemented, which removed pedestrian crossings and railings, allowing pedestrians to cross wherever they want. Bicycle racks were installed in the central reservation, and as a result, the street saw a dramatic reduction in accidents.

Kensington High Street is also a hub for the British music industry, with the UK offices of major labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group and EMI all situated in the area. It is also the location of the former Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral of England, Our Lady of Victories, now a parish church, Kensington Arcade and a building that houses the Consulate of Romania and the Embassy of Paraguay.







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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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C Hobbs   
Added: 31 Jan 2024 23:53 GMT   

George Gut (1853 - 1861)
George Gut, Master Baker lived with his family in Long Lane.
George was born in Bernbach, Hesse, Germany and came to the UK sometime in the 1840s. In 1849, George married an Englishwoman called Matilda Baker and became a nauralized Englishman. He was given the Freedom of the City of London (by Redemption in the Company of Bakers), in 1853 and was at that time, recorded as living at 3 Long Lane. In the 1861 census, George Gut was living at 11 Long Lane.

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Biba
Derry and Toms Derry & Toms was a London department store.
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High Street Kensington High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street.
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Kensington Market Kensington Market was a three storey indoor market at 49 Kensington High Street, created in late 1967
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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.
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Royal Garden Hotel Royal Garden Hotel is a 5 star hotel in London, England.
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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.
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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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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)
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Abingdon Gardens, W8 Abingdon Gardens is a block on Abingdon Villas (Kensington)
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Abingdon Mansions, W8 The Abbots of Abingdon were once Lords of the Manor of Abbot’s Kensington (Kensington)
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Abingdon Road, W8 Abingdon Road stretches between Stratford Road and Kensington High Street (Kensington)
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Adam And Eve Mews, W8 Adam And Eve Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Albert Place, W8 Albert Place runs west off Victoria Road. (Kensington)
Albert Place, W8
Allen Street, W8 Allen Street extends south from Kensington High Street (Kensington)
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Ansdell Street, W8 Ansdell Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Atlantic House, W8 Atlantic House is a block on St Alban’s Grove (Kensington)
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. (High Street Kensington)
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Campden Hill, W8 Campden Hill is a hill and street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Cedar House, W8 Cedar House is sited on Marloes Road (Kensington)
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Chantry Square, W8 Chantry Square is part of the Kensington Green Estate, built over the site of St Mary Abbots Hospital (Kensington)
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Cheniston Gardens, W8 Cheniston Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Cope Place, W8 Cope Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Cottesmore Court, W8 Cottesmore Court is a block on South End Row (Kensington)
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Cottesmore Gardens, W8 Cottesmore Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Derry and Toms Building, W8 Derry and Toms Building is a block on Kensington High Street (Kensington)
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Derry Street, W8 Derry Street formerly known as King Street and laid out in the mid-1730s (High Street Kensington)
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Douro Place, W8 Douro Place is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)
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Drayson Mews, W8 Drayson Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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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 (Kensington)
Duchess of Bedford’s Walk, W8
Eden Close, W8 Eden Close is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Edwardes Place, W8 Edwardes Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Edwardes Square, W8 Edwardes Square is a garden square in Kensington (Kensington)
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Eldon Road, SW7 Eldon Road runs between Stanford Road and Victoria Road (Kensington)
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Essex Villas, W8 Essex Villas is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)
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Falkland House, W8 Falkland House is a block on Marloes Road (Kensington)
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Gloucester Walk, W8 Gloucester Walk is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)
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Gordon Place, W8 Gordon Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Gregory Place, W8 Gregory Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Holland Green, W8 Holland Green is a block - part of the Design Museum (Kensington)
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Holland Street, W8 Holland Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Hornton Place, W8 Hornton Place is a street in Kensington (High Street Kensington)
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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)
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Kelso Place, W8 Kelso Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Kensington Apartment, W8 Kensington Apartment is a road in the W8 postcode area (High Street Kensington)
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Kensington Arcade, W8 Kensington Arcade is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Kensington Church Court, W8 Kensington Church Court is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Kensington Church Walk, W8 Kensington Church Walk is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Kensington Court Gardens, W8 Kensington Court Gardens is a late Victorian mansion block, completed in 1889, near to Kensington Palace and Gardens (Kensington)
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Kensington Court Place, W8 Kensington Court Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Kensington Court, W8 Kensington Court is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Kensington Court, W8
Kensington Gate, W8 Kensington Gate is a street in Kensington (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. (High Street Kensington)
Kensington High Street, W8
Kensington Palace Gardens, W8 Kensington Palace Gardens is a street in west central London with some of the most expensive properties in the world. (Kensington)
Kensington Palace Gardens, W8
Kensington Square, W8 Kensington Square is a garden square in London, W8 (Kensington)
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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 (Kensington)
Kynance Mews, SW7
Lancer Square, W8 Lancer Square is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Lancer Square, W8
Launceston Place, W8 Launceston Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
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Leonard Court, W8 Leonard Court is a block on Leonard Court (Kensington)
Leonard Court, W8
Macmillan House, W8 Residential block (High Street Kensington)
Macmillan House, W8
Melbury Court, W8 Melbury Court is a block facing Kensington High Street (Kensington)
Melbury Court, W8
Melon Place, W8 Melon Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Melon Place, W8
Observatory Gardens, W8 Observatory Gardens commemorates what was the world’s finest private observatory. (Kensington)
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Old Court Place, W8 Old Court Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Old Court Place, W8
Palace Avenue, W8 Palace Avenue is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)
Palace Avenue, W8
Palace Green, W8 Palace Green is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Palace Green, W8
Palace Place Mansions, W8 Palace Place Mansions is a street in Kensington (High Street Kensington)
Palace Place Mansions, 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
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Phillimore Gardens, W8
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Phillimore Place, W8
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Phillimore Walk, W8
Pitt Street, W8 Pitt Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Pitt Street, W8
Plane Tree House, W8 Plane Tree House is a block on Phillimore Gardens (Kensington)
Plane Tree House, W8
Prince Of Wales Terrace, W8 Prince Of Wales Terrace is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Prince Of Wales Terrace, W8
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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
Sheldrake Place, W8 Sheldrake Place is a street in Kensington (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. (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 Margarets Lane, W8 St Margarets Lane runs along the northern boundary of the Kensington Green Estate (Kensington)
St Margarets Lane, W8
St Mary Abbots Vicarage, W8 St Mary Abbots Vicarage is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
St Mary Abbots Vicarage, 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
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
The Barkers Building, W8 The Barkers Building is located on Derry Street (High Street Kensington)
The Barkers Building, W8
Thornwood Gardens, W8 Thornwood Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)
Thornwood Gardens, W8
Tor Court, W8 Tor Court is a block on Hornton Street (Kensington)
Tor Court, W8
Tor Gardens, W8 Tor Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Tor Gardens, W8
Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8 Upper Phillimore Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8
Vicarage Court, W8 Vicarage Court is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Vicarage Court, W8
Vicarage Gate, W8 Vicarage Gate is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Vicarage Gate, W8
Victoria Road, W8 Victoria Road stretches north to Kensington Road (Kensington)
Victoria Road, W8
Warwick Chambers, W8 Warwick Chambers is a street in Kensington (Kensington)
Warwick Chambers, W8
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
York House Place, W8 York House Place existed between 1839 and 1904 (Kensington)
York House Place, W8
York Passage, W8 York Passage is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)
York Passage, W8
Young Street, W8 Young Street, named after the developer of Kensington Square, was in use as a road by 1685 (High Street Kensington)
Young Street, W8
Zetland House, W8 Zetland House can be found on Marloes Road (Kensington)
Zetland House, W8


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