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220  L ONDON AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: Kensington
and Holland Park

Although now part of central London, as recently
as the 1830s this was a country village of market
gardens and mansions. Outstanding among
these was Holland House; part of its grounds are 2 Holland House
now Holland Park. The area grew up rapidly in This rambling Jacobean mansion, started
in 1605 and pictured here in 1795, was
the mid-19th century and most of its buildings largely demolished in the 1950s.
date from then – mainly expensive apartments,
mansion flats and fashionable shops.
1 . Holland Park
Parts of the old formal
gardens of Holland
House feature in this
delightful public park.

The Orangery, now a
restaurant, has parts that
date from the 1630s, when P H I L L I M O R E P L A C E
it was within the grounds
of Holland House.
4 DesignMuseum
The museum is an
international showcase for
the many design skills at
which Britain excels. P H I L L I M O R E G A R D E N S

Melbury Road is lined with
large Victorian houses.
Many were built for
fashionable artists of
the time. I L C H E S T E R P L A E

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3 . Leighton House
The house is preserved as
it was when the Victorian
painter Lord Leighton E
lived here. D W A
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The Victorian letter box S
on the High Street is one Q
of the oldest in London. U A
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