St John’s Hill

St John’s Hill is the highest point in the area.

The Hippodrome, about 1840, showing St John’s Hill in the background.
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St John’s Hill is the summit of the high ground of Notting Hill.

When the Kensington Hippodrome was in operation before 1841, the grassy mound here formed a sort of natural grand-stand. Given railings since it was a right-of-way, it served as a free vantage point for pedestrians to watch the racing.

The summit of the hill is described by Florence Gladstone as being a point along ’Upper Lansdown Terrace’ rather than where the church was later placed.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Coach and Horses The Coach & Horses was situated at 108 Notting Hill Gate.

Coach and Horses

Earl of Zetland The Earl of Zetland - a pub in the Potteries

Earl of Zetland

Horbury Chapel (Kensington Temple) In September 1849, the Horbury Chapel, Notting Hill was officially opened.

Horbury Chapel (Kensington Temple)

Ladbroke Square Garden Ladbroke Square communal garden lies in Notting Hill.

Ladbroke Square Garden

Mercury Theatre The Mercury Theatre was situated at 2a Ladbroke Road, next to the Kensington Temple.

Mercury Theatre

Notting Dale From Pigs and bricks to Posh and Becks...

Notting Dale

Notting Hill in Bygone Days Notting Hill in Bygone Days by Florence Gladstone, was originally published in 1924 by T. Fisher Unwin.

Notting Hill in Bygone Days

St John’s Notting Hill St John’s Notting Hill is a Victorian Anglican church built in 1845 in Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill.

St John’s Notting Hill

St John’s Hill St John’s Hill is the highest point in the area.

St John’s Hill

The Brittania The Brittania was situated on the corner of Clarendon Road and Portland Road, W11.

The Brittania

The Crown The Crown was situated at 57 Princedale Road.

The Crown

NEARBY STREETS

Addison Avenue, W11 Addison Avenue runs north from Holland Park Avenue and was originally called Addison Road North (Holland Park)

Addison Avenue, W11

Addison Place, W11 In the nineteenth century, Addison Place was known by two names - Crescent Mews East and Phoenix Place (Holland Park)

Addison Place, W11

Archer House, W11 Archer House is a block on Westbourne Grove (Notting Hill)

Archer House, W11

Archer Street, W11 Archer Street was renamed Westbourne Grove in 1938 (Notting Hill)

Archer Street, 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

Aston House, W11 Aston House is a building on Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Aston House, W11

Aubrey Road, W8 Aubrey Road leads into Aubrey Walk, which runs west of Campden Hill Road at the top of Campden Hill. It was named in the 1840s (Kensington)

Aubrey Road, W8

Aubrey Walk, W8 Aubrey Walk runs west of Campden Hill Road at the top of Campden Hill (Kensington)

Aubrey Walk, W8

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

Avondale Park Road, W11

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

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11

Buckingham Court, W11 Buckingham Court is a block on Kensington Park Road (Notting Hill)

Buckingham Court, W11

Bulmer Mews, W11 Bulmer Mews is a tiny mews behind Notting Hill Gate (Notting Hill Gate)

Bulmer Mews, W11

Callcott Street, W8 Callcott Street is a small street between Uxbridge Street and Hillgate Place (Notting Hill Gate)

Callcott Street, W8

Campden Hill Gardens, W8 Campden Hill Gardens runs northwards from Aubrey Walk (Kensington)

Campden Hill Gardens, W8

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

Campden Hill Place, W11

Campden Hill Square, W8 Campden Hill Square is a residential square consisting of large family houses. (Kensington)

Campden Hill Square, W8

Campden Hill Towers, W11 Campden Hill Towers is a block (Notting Hill Gate)

Campden Hill Towers, W11

Chepstow Court, W11 Chepstow Court is a block on Chepstow Villas (Notting Hill)

Chepstow Court, W11

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

Chepstow Crescent, W11

Chepstow Villas, W11 Chepstow Villas is a road in W11 with a chequered history (Notting Hill)

Chepstow Villas, 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

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

Denbigh Close, W11

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

Denbigh Road, W11

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

Denbigh Terrace, 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

Farm Place, W8 Farm Place was formerly called Earnest Street (Kensington)

Farm Place, W8

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

Frederick Dobson House, W11

Gate Hill Court, W11 Gate Hill Court is a block on Notting Hill Gate (Notting Hill Gate)

Gate Hill Court, 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

Hillgate Place, W8 Hillgate Place was formerly Dartmoor Street (Kensington)

Hillgate Place, W8

Hillgate Street, W8 Hillgate Street was formerly Johnson Street (Notting Hill Gate)

Hillgate Street, W8

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

Hillsleigh Road, W8

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 Avenue, W11 Holland Park Avenue is one of London’s most ancient thoroughfares (Holland Park)

Holland Park Avenue, W11

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

Holland Park Terrace, W11

Holland Park, W11 The roads known as Holland Park consist of three main branches. (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W11

Holland Walk, W8 Holland Walk is a street in Notting Hill (Kensington)

Holland Walk, W8

Horbury Crescent, W11 Horbury Crescent is a short half-moon shaped street between Ladbroke Road and Kensington Park Road (Notting Hill)

Horbury Crescent, W11

Horbury Mews, W11 Horbury Mews is a T-shaped mews in Notting Hill (Notting Hill Gate)

Horbury Mews, 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 Gardens, W11 Kensington Park Gardens is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill)

Kensington Park Gardens, 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

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

Ladbroke Road, W11

Ladbroke Square, W11 The huge Ladbroke Square communal garden is part communal garden accessed from the backs of the houses lining it and part traditional London Square with roads between the houses and the square. (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Square, W11

Ladbroke Terrace, W11 Ladbroke Terrace was one of the first streets to be created on the Ladbroke estate (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Terrace, W11

Ladbroke Walk, W11 Ladbroke Walk, W11 is part of the Ladbroke Conversation Area (Notting Hill)

Ladbroke Walk, 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

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

Ledbury Mews West, W11

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

Mary Place, W11

Matlock Court, W11 Matlock Court can be found on Kensington Park Road (Notting Hill)

Matlock Court, W11

Norland Place, W11 Norland Place began its life as Norland Stables (Holland Park)

Norland Place, W11

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

Norland Square, W11

Peel Street, W8 Developed between 1823 and 1834, Peel Street featured many houses which housed multiple families. (Kensington)

Peel Street, W8

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

Pembridge Crescent, W11

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

Pembridge Mews, W11

Pembridge Road, W2 Pembridge Road is the former southern end of Portobello Lane. (Notting Hill)

Pembridge Road, W2

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

Pencombe Mews, W11

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

Penzance Place, 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

Portobello Court, W11 Portobello Court is a block on Portobello Court (Notting Hill)

Portobello Court, 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

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 House, W11 Princes House is a block on Kensington Park Road (Notting Hill)

Princes House, W11

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

Princes 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

Queensdale Walk, W11 Queensdale Walk is a small cul-de-sac with 2-storey cottages running south off Queensdale Road (Holland Park)

Queensdale Walk, 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

Sarum House, W11 Sarum House is a block on Portobello Road (Notting Hill)

Sarum House, W11

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

Simon Close, 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 Mews, W11 Stanley Gardens Mews existed between 1861 and the mid 1970s (Notting Hill)

Stanley Gardens Mews, W11

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

Stanley Gardens, W11

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

Testerton Walk, W11

Thornbury Court, W11 Thornbury Court is a block on Chepstow Villas (Notting Hill)

Thornbury Court, W11

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

Threshers Place, W11

United House, W11 United House is a block on Pembridge Road (Notting Hill Gate)

United House, W11

Uxbridge Street, W8 Uxbridge Street is a street in Kensington (Notting Hill Gate)

Uxbridge Street, W8

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

Vernon Yard, W11

Victoria Gardens, W11 Victoria Gardens is a street in Notting Hill (Notting Hill Gate)

Victoria Gardens, W11

Victoria Mews, W11 Victoria Mews is a location in London (Notting Hill Gate)

Victoria Mews, 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

Wilby Mews, W11 Wilby Mews was maybe named after Benjamin Wilby who was involved in several 19th century development schemes (Notting Hill)

Wilby Mews, W11

Wycombe Square, W8 Wycombe Square is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Wycombe Square, W8

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