St. Johns Church was built in 1845 in the early English gothic style by John Hargrave Stevens and George Alexander. This site on the summit of Notting Hill had formerly been a view-point for spectators at the centre of the Hippodrome race course.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
W11, Lansdowne Crescent
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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St John's Church - Notting Hill
A Grade II listed building, which forms the centrepiece of the Ladbroke estat...
Architectural sculptor, wood carver, modeller, metalwork designer, medallist....
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A horse race course built by entrepreneur John Whyte. It was not a success pa...
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St John's Church - Notting Hill
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...
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St John's Church - Notting Hill
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Near this site William Holman Hunt O.M., artist, was born, 2nd April 1827.
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The name of the house in which the school was housed started as Bowling Green House. It was changed to Grove House. see our page for the...
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