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West Kens­ington, Hammer­smith & Fulham Now ‘a metro­pol­itan front door to London,’ according to the local council, but formerly Fulham’s less-favoured North End Several of the…

Kens­ington Olympia, Hammer­smith & Fulham An exhi­bi­tion centre – and poten­tially also a ‘diverse and socially inclusive cultural hub’ – located at the eastern end…

Gloucester Road, Kens­ington & Chelsea A commer­cial street and hotel zone running northward from South Kens­ington towards Kens­ington Gardens From the early 17th century this…

Hillgate Village, Kens­ington & Chelsea A compact and uniform grid of two- and three-storey brick and stucco terraces within the Kens­ington conser­va­tion area, situated just…

Brompton, Kens­ington & Chelsea A pros­perous district (though its name is half-forgotten) centred on Brompton Road, which runs south-westward from Knights­bridge The heathland village of…

Notting Dale, Kens­ington & Chelsea A histor­i­cally deprived enclave situated to the west of the much better-known and better-off district of Notting Hill In the…

Kensal Town, Kens­ington & Chelsea An infre­quently used name for a heavily rede­vel­oped part of north-east North Kens­ington, located between the Grand Union Canal and…

The Boltons, Kens­ington & Chelsea An almond-shaped pair of crescents that form the centre­piece of a fash­ion­able resi­den­tial area in south-west Kens­ington Although someone called…

The Albert Memorial   Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born in 1819 and he married his cousin, Queen Victoria, in 1840. Though the prince consort was widely…

Lancaster Gate, West­min­ster A street, locality and entrance to Kens­ington Gardens located halfway along Bayswater Road The entrance to Kens­ington Gardens, which gave the locality…