Kensington Gore
Coordinates: 51°30′5.6″N 0°10′45.4″W / 51.501556°N 0.179278°W
Kensington Gore is a street in central London, England, the same name having been formerly used for the piece of land on which it stands. It runs along the south side of Hyde Park, continuing as Kensington Road to both the east and west. A gore is a narrow, triangular piece of land.
The road is part of the A315 road. The nearest tube station is South Kensington to the south.
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[edit] History
Kensington Gore is the location of the Royal Albert Hall (built on the site of Gore House), Royal College of Art, the Royal Geographical Society and in Kensington Gardens the Albert Memorial.
Gore House, with its three-acre (12,000 m²) estate, was the residence of William Wilberforce between 1808 and 1821, and was occupied by the Countess of Blessington and the Count D'Orsay from 1836 to 1849. In May 1851, the house was opened as a restaurant by the chef Alexis Soyer, who planned to cater for the Great Exhibition of 1851. After the exhibition and following the advice of Prince Albert, Gore House and its land were bought by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 to create the cultural quarter known as Albertopolis.[1]
[edit] Gore Hotel
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After the Great Exhibition it was then rebuilt as a hotel, The Gore Hotel, and opened in 1892 by two sisters, Miss Ada and Ms Cooke, who were descendants of Captain Cooke. Today The Gore is a 50 bedroom luxury hotel. It has been featured in many music videos and photo shoots, such as for Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones.[2]
[edit] In theatre
"Kensington Gore" is also a trademark for theatrical blood used in films and in theatre.
[edit] References
- Last of the Dandies: The Scandalous Life and Escapades of Count D'Orsay, Nick Foulkes, Little, Brown.
