Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road M ...
district, best known as being an important centre for the UK's Afro-Caribbean community.
It runs north to south from
Tavistock Crescent
Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,02 ...
to
Westbourne Park Road Westbourne may refer to:
Places
* Westbourne, Dorset, part of Bournemouth, England
*Westbourne, London, an area west of Paddington in west London, England
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Portobello Road
Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London. It runs almost the length of Notting Hill from south to north, roughly parallel with Ladbroke Grove. On Saturdays it is ...
, but two streets to the east.
In 1968, Trinidadian community activist and civil rights campaigner Frank Crichlow opened
The Mangrove
The Mangrove was a Caribbean restaurant in Notting Hill, London, England. It was founded in 1968 and run by civil rights activist Frank Crichlow, eventually closing in 1992. It is known for the trial of a group of British black activists dubbed ...
at No. 8, and by 1969 it was attracting serious police attention, leading to the arrest and trial of the
Mangrove Nine
The Mangrove Nine were a group of British black activists tried for inciting a riot at a 1970 protest against the police targeting of The Mangrove, a Caribbean restaurant in Notting Hill, West London. Their trial lasted 55 days and involved vari ...
in 1970–71.
Dom Joly
Dominic John Romulus Joly (; born 15 November 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He is best known as the star of ''Trigger Happy TV'' (2000–2003), a hidden camera prank show that was broadcast in over 70 countries worldwide.
Early life
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lived in a top-floor flat there from 1992 to 2004.
The pop group All Saints were formed at a recording studio in the area. The British fashion retailer