Warwick Road, Earl's Court

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Warwick Road, Earl's Court
Warwick Road area map
AreaEarl's Court
LocationRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Coordinates51°29′33″N 0°11′59″W / 51.49237°N 0.19971°W / 51.49237; -0.19971
Construction
Construction startc. 1822
Other
Known for
  • Earls Court Exhibition Centre (former)
  • Earl's Court Station western entrance
  • Warwick Road Estate

Warwick Road is located in the

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in London. The road began to be laid out around 1822 and was gradually extended south to Old Brompton Road
over a number of decades. It is a major north–south traffic route in west London.

Its buildings include the Warwick Road Estate, designed by Arup Associates, Warren House, the western entrance to Earl's Court Station, and the apartment blocks which replaced the old Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Location

Warwick Road runs from the junction of

Finborough Road in the south. It is crossed by the Cromwell Road which becomes the West Cromwell Road, and joined by a number of minor roads. Both ends of the crescent Philbeach Gardens join Warwick Road on its west side.[1]

The Survey of London describe the character of Warwick Road, part of the A3220, as "largely determined by its role as a major traffic route".[2]

History and architecture

The Warwick Arms public house
The southern block of the Warwick Road Estate with pedestrian bridge over Pembroke Road (left)
Earl's Court Station western entrance
The Radnor Arms public house in 2005, before its demolition to make way for luxury flats[3]

Warwick Road was laid out from around 1822, when it was known as Moiety Road, and gradually extended south to Old Brompton Road over a number of decades.[2]

Notable buildings include the

certificate of immunity was granted instead in July 2015 which stated that there were no plans to list the buildings before 1 July 2020.[5]

Opposite the north block of the Warwick Road Estate is the post-modern Warren House on the corner with Beckford Close.[6]

Close to the southern end, with its main entrance on Warwick Road, was the

grade II listed 1937 extension to Earl's Court tube station, a rotunda of brick and glass with a 1970s circular atrium that Historic England describe as being of "no merit".[8]

Crime

In October 2017, LGBT rights campaigner Julian Aubrey was found dead with 22 stab wounds at his home in Shaftesbury Place on Warwick Road.[9][10][11] His neighbour, Enrique Facelli, a Uruguayan former diplomat, admitted killing him because of a "long-standing" dispute between them, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "The Edwardes estate: Warwick Road (north) and West Cromwell Road". Survey of London. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. CAMRA
    . Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Residents of 'gardens in sky' estate seek listed status to save". Evening Standard. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. ^ Pembroke Road Depot and Housing including Chesterton Square and Broadwood Terrace. Historic England. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2
    .
  7. London Evening Standard. Archived from the original
    on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Earls Court Station (1358162)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Two arrests after man found stabbed to death in Kensington home". Evening Standard. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. ^ Man charged with LGBT campaigner murder, BBC News, 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b Diplomat admits killing LGBT campaigner, BBC News, 7 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Diplomat Enrique Facelli admits stabbing LGBT campaigner to death". Evening Standard. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

External links

Media related to Warwick Road at Wikimedia Commons

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