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The Potteries and the Piggeries

Categories: Craft / Design, Property

A notorious Victorian slum in Kensington.

From the late 18th century this was an area where bricks were made to supply nearby construction sites. As London was developed agricultural activities were pushed out and this area attracted the piggeries. Neither industry was salubrious and together they formed a slum. It only caught the attention of the superior classes when the Kensington Hippodrome was built next door. A public right of way meant that the "filthy and disgusting crew" could not be kept out and that contributed to the failure of the Hippodrome after just 5 years.

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The Potteries and the Piggeries

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Kiln + Hippodrome

This kiln is a reminder of the 19th century when potteries and brickfields we...

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George Heriot

George Heriot

Goldsmith. Born Edinburgh. Died London, buried St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

Person, Craft / Design, Scotland

1 memorial
Sir Emery Walker

Sir Emery Walker

Process engraver and typographer. Born at 10 Pickering Terrace, Paddington. He took an active role in many artistic organisations, including the 'Art Workers Guild' and the Society for the Protecti...

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Francis Owen Salisbury

Francis Owen Salisbury

Painter. Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Known as Frank, his forte was in portraiture and he also painted over forty large canvases of historical and national events. He also produced a large qua...

Person, Art, Craft / Design

2 memorials
T. Blanch & Sons

T. Blanch & Sons

Coach-makers, active in 1898.

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design, Transport

1 memorial
Boris Anrep

Boris Anrep

Born Russia. Came to England in 1899 to learn English. Spent time in St Petersburg, Edinburgh and Paris. A 1904 visit to see the mosaics in Ravenna inspired his life's work. Became closely associat...

Person, Art, Craft / Design, Russia

3 memorials