It was amalgamated under the London Government Act of 1963, with the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Grove Buildings
Grove Buildings Erected in 1909 by the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of...
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Roper's Garden
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17 memorials
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