Campden Hill Road

Campden Hill Road is a street in Kensington, London W8. It runs north to south from Notting Hill Gate to Kensington High Street.

History

Campden Hill Road was originally called Plough Lane.[1] By 1879, William Abbott, a stockbroker, "held the lease of the site between Phillimore Walk, Campden Hill Road, and Hornton Street".[2]

Notable residents include the novelist Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939) who lived at no 80, the poet Cecil Day-Lewis, with his children, including the actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis and wife Jill Balcon, and the publisher Andrew White Tuer (1838–1900). Anglo-American landscape painter George Henry Boughton (1834-1905) lived and died at No. 118, West House, in a house built for him.

The Kensington Central Library is located at the bottom of the street, just up from Phillimore Walk.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Campden Hill Square area | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. 28 November 1902. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Denny, Barbara; Starren, Carolyn (1998). Kensington Past. London, U.K.: Historical Publications. p. 100. ISBN 9780948667503. OCLC 42308455.
  3. ↑ "View the contact directory". Kensington Central Library (Public Library). The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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