St. Johns Church was built in 1845 in the early English gothic style by John Hargrave Stevens and George Alexander. This site on the summit of Notting Hill had formerly been a view-point for spectators at the centre of the Hippodrome race course.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
W11, Lansdowne Crescent
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John's Church - Notting Hill
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St John's Church - Notting Hill
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St John's Church - Notting Hill
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