Kensington Church Street
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Kensington Church Street is a shopping street in Kensington, London, England, designated the A4204, and traditionally known for it art and antiques shops. Buildings at the southern end date back to the early 1700s.[1] It is named after Kensington's original church of St Mary Abbots. The south part was formerly called Church Lane, and the north part, Silver Street. Until 1864 there was a toll gate at Campden Street.[2]
The street runs north to south from Notting Hill Gate to Kensington High Street. There are several Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian buildings.[3]
Time Out calls it "eccentrically posh".[4]
In August 1975 Roger Goad, an explosives officer with the Metropolitan Police, was killed attempting to defuse a bomb placed by the IRA's Balcombe Street gang.[5]
Notable residents include the composer Muzio Clementi who lived at no 128 from 1820 to 1823, and is commemorated with a blue plaque.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "The village centres around St Mary Abbots church and Notting Hill Gate | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. 1992. p. 435.
{{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ "The London Magazine". The London Magazine. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Out, Time (15 April 2016). "12 reasons to go to Kensington Church Street, W8". Timeout.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "CAPTAIN ROGER GOAD GC BEM". Palace Barracks memorial garden. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Clementi House :: Historic Houses Association". Hha.org.uk. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Muzio Clementi". Rbkc.gov.uk. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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External links
Media related to Kensington Church Street at Wikimedia Commons