It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with Carnaby Street, the road became the focus of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ scene. In the 1970’s Vivien Westwood and Malcolm McLaren opened their punk boutique, ‘Let it Rock’ at number 430.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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The King's Road
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Branch of the Co-op supermarkets, first built in 1912.
LCC Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 1792 - 1878, twice Prime Minister, lived here.
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
An organisation based in Luton and dedicated to carnival arts.
Started broadcasting from studios in Trinity Gardens (where the plaque is) in 1990. Co-founded by Patrick Berry and Neil Kenlock, Choice was Britain’s first 24-hour black music radio station with ...
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