Kensington Church Street

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]

Churchill Arms, Kensington Church Street

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
  1. "The village centres around St Mary Abbots church and Notting Hill Gate | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. Weinreb, Ben, and Hibbert, Christopher (1992). The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. p. 435.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. "The London Magazine". The London Magazine. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. Out, Time (15 April 2016). "12 reasons to go to Kensington Church Street, W8". Timeout.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. "CAPTAIN ROGER GOAD GC BEM". Palace Barracks memorial garden. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. "Clementi House :: Historic Houses Association". Hha.org.uk. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. "Muzio Clementi". Rbkc.gov.uk. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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