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
A Grade II listed building, which forms the centrepiece of the Ladbroke estat...
Architectural sculptor, wood carver, modeller, metalwork designer, medallist....
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A horse race course built by entrepreneur John Whyte. It was not a success pa...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St John's Church - Notting Hill
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St John's Church - Notting Hill
The Ladbroke Conservation Area Appraisal says: "Outside St John’s church is a...
Greater London Council George Dance the younger, 1741 - 1825, architect lived and died here.
The plaque can be seen in our photo in the arched brick alcove.
These 6 plaques are on the east elevation of the building, below the ground floor windows. We have numbered the plaques left to right. F...
Unveiled by other members of the 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' team.
Brenda Cook helpfully suggested we refer to the Newgate Calendar’s account of these executions and we found them there under the heading ...
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