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Campden Hill Road is a street in
Kensington, London W8. It runs north to south from
Notting Hill Gate
Notting Hill Gate is one of the main thoroughfares of Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically the street was a location for toll gates, from which it derives its modern name.
Location
At Ossington Street/Ke ...
to
Kensington High Street.
History
Campden Hill Road was originally called Plough Lane.
By 1879, William Abbott, a stockbroker, "held the lease of the site between
Phillimore Walk, Campden Hill Road, and
Hornton Street
Hornton Street is a street in Kensington, London W8. It runs north to south from Sheffield Terrace to Kensington High Street.
History
Some of the road, at least, was originally called Campden House Road.
A chapel on the corner of Hornton Str ...
".
Notable residents include the novelist
Ford Madox Ford
Ford Madox Ford (né Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer ( ); 17 December 1873 – 26 June 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals '' The English Review'' and ''The Transatlantic Review'' were instrumental in ...
(1873–1939) who lived at no 80, the poet
Cecil Day-Lewis, with his children, including the actor Sir
Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...
and wife
Jill Balcon
Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 192518 July 2009) was a British actress. She was known for her work in film, television, radio and on stage. She made her film debut in ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947). She was the second wife of poet Cecil ...
, and the publisher
Andrew White Tuer
Andrew White Tuer (1838–1900) was a British publisher, writer and printer.
Life
He was born in Sunderland in 1838.
Orphaned at an early age, he was raised by his great-uncle, Andrew White, after whom he was named. After his education, he w ...
(1838–1900). Anglo-American landscape painter
George Henry Boughton
George Henry Boughton (4 December 1833 – 19 January 1905) was an Anglo-American landscape and genre painter, illustrator and writer.
Life and work
Boughton was born in Norwich in Norfolk, England, the son of farmer William Boughton. The fam ...
(1834-1905) lived and died at No. 118, West House, in a house built for him.
The
Kensington Central Library
Kensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, Kensington, London. It was built in 1958–60 by the architect E. Vincent Harris on the site of The Abbey, a Gothic house which had been construc ...
is located at the bottom of the street, just up from Phillimore Walk.
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Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington