North Kensington

Portobello Road Market, Kennsington London 1950 the year I was born

In September 2014 two new schools opened in North Kensington. Kensington Aldridge Academy is a secondary school in a brand new building on Silchester Road at the far western end of Lancaster Road. The second school to open was the privately run Chepstow House School, which is located at the other end of Lancaster Road…

Two places where I deposited some of my pocket money – the Post Office and, to the left, Wardle’s sweet shop. When Dad thought I was more responsible, he started giving me pocket money. He wa…

Dave Walker from RBK&C Local Studies recently put a posting on his excellent blog that he called The Science District of North Kensington. These were the streets, named after eminent Victorian …

Roger Mayne, c. mid 1950s

I'm grateful this week to one of our volunteers, who found these pictures together in an envelope among a collection of pictures given to us by the Planning department .They originate in another Council department, the Health and Welfare department, which was once located in Kensington Square. It says on the back of…

The Library Time Machine: Image

South Kensington

The main drag at Notting Hill Gate is probably not one of the most architecturally distinguished parts of London. The north side of the road, west of Pembridge Road is a plain row of shops with the…

Racecourse Rd 295 Flemington-Kensington sheet 01 22 by Graeme Butler