Holland Street 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 ...

, London W8.

Location

Holland Street runs west to east from Campden Hill Road to

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History

The land was bought by John Jones in 1722, and the first houses to be built were 3–7 on the south side in 1724, with the help of his nephew and son-in-law John Price. Jones died in 1727, and left his property in Kensington to his wife Rebecca and his son-in-law, who built most of the rest of the houses by 1736. It was originally called Parson's Yard, and was renamed as Holland Street in the early 1800s.

Notable residents

Catherine Matcham youngest sister of Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson was a resident of Holland Street at the time of her death in March 1842. Radclyffe Hall 37 Holland Street blue plaque

Radclyffe Hall 37 Holland Street blue plaque

Walter Crane 13 Holland Street blue plaque

The novelist and poet Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943), lived at no 37 from 1924 to 1929. The artist

Walter Crane Walter Crane (15 August 184514 March 1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and K ...

(1845–1915), lived at no 13 from 1892 until his death in 1915. There are

blue plaque A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker. The term i ...

s for both. Randolph Caldecott (1846–1886), the artist and illustrator, lived at no 24. In 1964, the Cypriot-born British academic and entrepreneur

Andreas Papadakis Andreas Constantine Papadakis FLS (17 June 1938 – 10 June 2008) was a Cypriot-born British academic, entrepreneur and leading figure in the field of architectural publishing. He opened the Academy Bookshop in Holland Street, Kensington, in 196 ...

opened the Academy Bookshop in Holland Street, and moved into publishing as Academy Editions in 1968.Anon. (2008) Andreas Papadakis: Publisher; Times Online Obituary. ''Times Online'', 30 Jul. nternetAvailable at: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2082418.ece In the early 1970s, the musician

Jimmy Page James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Page is prolific in creating guitar riffs. His style involves various alternative ...

owned an occult bookshop and publishing house, The Equinox Booksellers and Publishers, on Holland Street, eventually closing it as the increasing success of the pop group

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

occupied his time.

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