Hornton Street

Hornton Street

Hornton Street is a street in Kensington, London W8. It runs north to south from Sheffield Terrace to Kensington High Street.

History

Some of the road, at least, was originally called Campden House Road.[1]

A chapel on the corner of Hornton Street and Hornton Place was built in 1794 for Congregationalists on land owned by William Phillimore.[2] By 1858, it became a Baptist chapel.[2] However, it was demolished in 1927.[2]

The street was home to a Nonconformist school until it was torn down in 1868 for the construction of the Metropolitan Railway.[3]

The musician Sir Charles Stanford (1852–1924) lived at No. 56 from 1894 to 1916, and this is commemorated with a blue plaque, erected in 1961.[4]

Many of the houses are listed, including the entire terrace from 12 to 54, built from 1903, and designed by Frank Chesterton; running between Holland Street and Hornton Place, opposite Kensington Town Hall and Kensington Central Library.[5]

References

1. "The Pitt estate | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. Denny, Barbara; Starren, Carolyn (1998). Kensington Past. London, U.K.: Historical Publications. p. 127. ISBN 9780948667503. OCLC 42308455.
3. Denny, Barbara; Starren, Carolyn (1998). Kensington Past. London, U.K.: Historical Publications. p. 132. ISBN 9780948667503. OCLC 42308455.
4. "STANFORD, Sir Charles (1852-1924)". English Heritage. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
5. Historic England. "12-54 Hornton Street W8 (1191596)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

Media related to Hornton Street at Wikimedia Commons

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