Namesake | Dorset home of the Earl of Ilchester |
---|---|
Type | Street |
Length | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
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′58″N 0°12′14″W / 51.49936°N 0.20397°W |
West end | Addison Road ( A3220) |
Major junctions |
Abbotsbury Road Holland Park Road |
South end | Kensington High Street |
North | Abbotsbury Road |
East | Addison Road ( A3220) |
South |
Holland Park Road Kensington High Street |
West | Design Museum |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1874 |
Construction start | 1875 |
Other | |
Known for | Holland Park Circle |
Melbury Road is a residential road in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. [1] It is known for houses owned by the Victorian Holland Park Circle, an informal group of 19th-century artists, including William Burges, Luke Fildes, Frederic Leighton, Valentine Prinsep, Hamo Thornycroft, and George Frederick Watts. [2]
The road links Addison Road (A3220) to the west with Kensington High Street to the south. There is a junction with Holland Park Road, location of the Leighton House Museum.
The road was created on the Ilchester Estate, named in 1875 after the Dorset home of the Earl of Ilchester. [1] The Kensington home of Lord Holland was demolished in 1875 to make way for the road. [2]
The following historic houses are of special interest, [1] [3] many listed and some with blue plaques for members of the Holland Park Circle [2] and others:
Namesake | Dorset home of the Earl of Ilchester |
---|---|
Type | Street |
Length | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
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′58″N 0°12′14″W / 51.49936°N 0.20397°W |
West end | Addison Road ( A3220) |
Major junctions |
Abbotsbury Road Holland Park Road |
South end | Kensington High Street |
North | Abbotsbury Road |
East | Addison Road ( A3220) |
South |
Holland Park Road Kensington High Street |
West | Design Museum |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1874 |
Construction start | 1875 |
Other | |
Known for | Holland Park Circle |
Melbury Road is a residential road in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. [1] It is known for houses owned by the Victorian Holland Park Circle, an informal group of 19th-century artists, including William Burges, Luke Fildes, Frederic Leighton, Valentine Prinsep, Hamo Thornycroft, and George Frederick Watts. [2]
The road links Addison Road (A3220) to the west with Kensington High Street to the south. There is a junction with Holland Park Road, location of the Leighton House Museum.
The road was created on the Ilchester Estate, named in 1875 after the Dorset home of the Earl of Ilchester. [1] The Kensington home of Lord Holland was demolished in 1875 to make way for the road. [2]
The following historic houses are of special interest, [1] [3] many listed and some with blue plaques for members of the Holland Park Circle [2] and others: