Phillimore Gardens is a street in

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...

West London West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary. The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...

, England. Phillimore Gardens runs roughly north to south from Duchess of Bedford's Walk to

Kensington High Street Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, London, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part ...

. The houses on the west side all back on to

Holland Park Holland Park is an area of Kensington, on the western edge of Central London, that contains a street and public park of the same name. It has no official boundaries but is roughly bounded by Kensington High Street to the south, Holland Road ...

History

The road was built on the Phillimore Estate, on land acquired by the Phillimore family in the early 18th century, and much of which is still owned by them. Speculative building began within 10 years of William Phillimore succeeding to the estate in 1779. In 2014, one of the 10 most expensive houses sold in London, at £19.75m, was on the street. In 2022, it was the most expensive street in England, with an average house price of £23.8m, according to Halifax.

Notable residents

*No 34 was home to Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Lakenheath, banker, merchant, MP and philanthropist. *No 36, the most expensive house in the street at £4,109 12s, was built for Lady George Paulet, widow of Admiral

Lord George Paulet George Paulet CB (12 August 1803 – 22 November 1879) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He entered the navy shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and after some years obtained his own command. He served off the Iberian Peninsula durin ...

, and her son, St. John Claud Paulet. *No 44 was home to James Manning, the barrister and writer, who died there in 1866. His wife,

Charlotte Manning Charlotte Manning (''née'' Solly; 30 March 1803 – 1 April 1871) was a British feminist, scholar and writer. She was the first head of Girton College. Family Charlotte Solly was born in 1803, daughter of merchant Isaac Solly of Leyton, Esse ...

, founded the Kensington Society at their home in 1865. *Admiral Sir

William Hutcheon Hall Admiral Sir William Hutcheon Hall, (c. 1797 – 25 June 1878), was a British Royal Navy officer. He served in the First Anglo-Chinese War and Crimean War. He was one of the first British officers to make a thorough study of steam engines. In ...

, lived in the street, and died there in 1878.Laughton, J. K.. "Hall, Sir William Hutcheon (1797?–1878)". ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004 ed.). Oxford University Press. .

References

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