Earls Terrace is a street in Kensington, London, W8. It has houses on one side only, a terrace of 25 Georgian houses, built in 1800–1810, all of which are Grade II listed. [1] Numbers 1 and 25, at the ends of the terrace, are converted into flats. [2]
The street overlooks Kensington High Street, with a grass and garden in front, and backs onto Edwardes Square.
The entire terrace of 23 houses[ clarification needed] was redeveloped by Northacre, adding underground parking and "leisure facilities" that include swimming pools. [3]
The communal garden is 0.5057 hectares (1.250 acres) in size, and is not open to the public. [4]
The pop singer Madonna once rented there, and children's author J. K. Rowling had a home there in 2001.[ citation needed] The former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev and his son Evgeny Lebedev lived in one of the houses in the terrace. [5]
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Earls Terrace is a street in Kensington, London, W8. It has houses on one side only, a terrace of 25 Georgian houses, built in 1800–1810, all of which are Grade II listed. [1] Numbers 1 and 25, at the ends of the terrace, are converted into flats. [2]
The street overlooks Kensington High Street, with a grass and garden in front, and backs onto Edwardes Square.
The entire terrace of 23 houses[ clarification needed] was redeveloped by Northacre, adding underground parking and "leisure facilities" that include swimming pools. [3]
The communal garden is 0.5057 hectares (1.250 acres) in size, and is not open to the public. [4]
The pop singer Madonna once rented there, and children's author J. K. Rowling had a home there in 2001.[ citation needed] The former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev and his son Evgeny Lebedev lived in one of the houses in the terrace. [5]
Media related to
Earls Terrace, Kensington at Wikimedia Commons