Palliser Road
Exiting Barons Court station, walk down Palliser Road as far as the Queen’s Club (tennis) and then back up
Barton Road, Baron’s Court Road
Turn right into Barton Road and continue to Baron’s Court Road where impressive Victorian terraces continue. They curve because they have their backs to a curve in the railway here.
Baron’s Court Road exhibits an interesting peculiarity: it carries an apostrophe in its name, unlike the Tube station. This curious inconsistency is reversed when it comes to Earl’s Court station.
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965) Aircraft designer lived at 32 Baron’s Court Road in 1909-1910. Mahatma Gandhi meanwhile lived at number 20 as a law student.
North End Road
We arrive at busy North End Road.
Opposite the Famous Three Kings pub, there is a block of flats that was used as the filming location for Renton’s London flat in the movie Trainspotting.
Adjacent to the pub is West Kensington station, which features a frontage designed by Charles Holden in 1927. The station, originally opened in 1874 as “Fulham – North End,” was later renamed West Kensington in 1877. While not considered one of Holden’s greatest architectural achievements, the station’s design is overshadowed by the impressive glass entrance of the Famous Three Kings pub next door.