Holland Park Road
 Looking northeast along Holland Park Road from Addison Road | |
| Type | Street |
|---|---|
| Area | Holland Park |
| Location | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |
| Postal code | W14 |
| Nearest metro station | High Street Kensington tube station |
| Coordinates | 51°29′54″N 0°12′12″W / 51.49836°N 0.20336°W |
| West end | Addison Road (A3220) |
| East end | Melbury Road |
| North | Melbury Road |
| East | Addison Road (A3220) |
| South | Kensington High Street |
| West | Design Museum |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1864 |
| Other | |
| Known for | Leighton House Museum, Holland Park Circle |
Holland Park Road is a residential road in the
The road links Addison Road (A3220) to the west with Melbury Road to the east. To the south, Kensington High Street runs parallel with Holland Park Road.
History
The area was formerly occupied by Holland Farm. The Kensington home of Lord Holland was demolished in 1875 to make way for Melbury Road to the north and east,[1] but the farmhouse of Holland Farm (rebuilt in 1859) remained.[2] From the 1860s, artists in the Holland Park Circle had homes built in Holland Park Road and from the 1870s in the adjoining Melbury Road.
Buildings
The following historic homes of artists are of special interest,[2] including some that are listed and with blue plaques:
- South House, 10–10A Holland Park Road (formerly No 3), designed by W. E. and F. Brown for the painter Sir
- Kensington Borough Council acquired the house in 1926 to preserve it.[2] The Perrin Galleries at the house opened in 1929. The house has a blue plaque commemorating Lord Leighton, installed in 1958.[6] The interior of the gallery on the ground floor was redesigned in 1962 by Sir Hugh Cassonin order to provide a temporary space for the British Theatre Museum.
- 14 Holland Park Road (formerly No 1), designed by
- 20 Holland Park Road, home and workplace of the caricaturist Grade II listed.[10]
See also
- Holland Park
- Holland Park Circle
- List of English Heritage blue plaques in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Melbury Road
References
- ^ a b Banerjee, Jacqueline. "Melbury Road, Leighton House, and the Holland Park Artists' Houses". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "The Holland estate: Since 1874". Survey of London. Vol. 37, Northern Kensington. London: London County Council / British History Online. 1973. pp. 126–150. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "10 and 10A, Holland Park Road (1390952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Houses in Holland Park Road". UK: London Picture Library. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Leighton House, 12, Holland Park Road W14 (1191541)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Lord Leighton 1830-1896 painter lived and died here". Open Plaques. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "14, Holland Park Road W14 (1358202)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Phil May 1864–1903 artist lived and worked here". Open Plaques. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Illustrated Catalogue of the Thirty-fourth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters" (PDF). Royal Society of Portrait Painters. 1924. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "20–30, Holland Park Road W14 (1287007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links
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