Traffic Jam in Redcliffe Gardens - geograph

Redcliffe Gardens is a

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, the

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located in the

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area of southwest central

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(postcode SW10). It was a development dated from 1864 to 1878. Redcliffe Gardens runs southeast through

Redcliffe Square Redcliffe Square is a town square located in the Brompton area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, southwest of central London, (postcode SW10). Redcliffe Square Gardens are located in the square. The development was part of the v ...

as part of a

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system centred on

Earl's Court Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...

. To the east is

The Boltons The Boltons is a street and garden square of lens shape in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (postcode SW10). The opposing sides of the street face the communal gardens (as two non-semicircula ...

. It runs parallel to the

Finborough Road Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, th ...

taking traffic north through a junction with

Lillie Road Lillie Road is a street in the north of Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. A mixed residential and commercial road, it is the westerly continuation of Old Brompton Road, running from Lillie Bridge to the A219 Fulham Palace ...

(left), and

Old Brompton Road Old Brompton Road is a major street in the South Kensington district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. It starts from South Kensington Underground station and runs south-west, through a mainly residential area, until i ...

(right), where it continues into

Warwick Road, Earl's Court Warwick Road is located in the Earl's Court district of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in London. The road began to be laid out around 1822 and was gradually extended south to Old Brompton Road over a number of decades. It is a major n ...

. At its southeast end, Redcliffe Gardens meets

Fulham Road Fulham Road is a street in London, England, which comprises the A304 and part of the A308. Overview Fulham Road ( the A219) runs from Putney Bridge as "Fulham High Street" and then eastward to Fulham Broadway, in the London Borough of Hammers ...

, with

Edith Grove Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and vari ...

directly ahead. To the southwest is

Brompton Cemetery Brompton Cemetery (originally the West of London and Westminster Cemetery) is a London cemetery, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Estab ...

. The street is home to

Redcliffe School Redcliffe Gardens School was a private school for girls and boys aged 2 to 11 located at two separate sites in Chelsea. The pre-prep was located in Redcliffe Square, the prep school was located in Redcliffe Gardens. From September 2020 until its ...

's prep school. The man "who blew his mind out in a car" in The Beatles lyrics of “A Day in the Life” died in a car accident on 18 December 1966 in Redcliffe Gardens.

Notable residents

This is a list of notable residents and former residents of Redcliffe Gardens: * Sydney Monckton Copeman (1862-1947), at 57 Redcliffe Gardens, Chelsea.

References

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