Holland Park Road is a residential road in the Holland Park district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. It is especially known for Leighton House, owned by the artist Lord Frederic Leighton, President of the Royal Academy and leading light of 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, who lived in the area.[1]

Holland Park Road
View along Holland Park Road
Looking northeast along Holland Park Road from Addison Road
TypeStreet
AreaHolland Park
LocationRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
Postal codeW14
Nearest metro stationHigh Street Kensington tube station
Coordinates51°29′54″N 0°12′12″W / 51.49836°N 0.20336°W / 51.49836; -0.20336
West endAddison Road (A3220)
East endMelbury Road
NorthMelbury Road
EastAddison Road (A3220)
SouthKensington High Street
WestDesign Museum
Construction
Construction start1864
Other
Known forLeighton House Museum, Holland Park Circle

The road links Addison Road (A3220) to the west with Melbury Road to the east. To the south, Kensington High Street runs parallel with Holland Park Road.

History

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The area was formerly occupied by Holland Farm. The Kensington home of Lord Holland was demolished in 1875 to make way for Melbury Road to the north and east,[1] but the farmhouse of Holland Farm (rebuilt in 1859) remained.[2] From the 1860s, artists in the Holland Park Circle had homes built in Holland Park Road and from the 1870s in the adjoining Melbury Road.

Buildings

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View of Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road

The following historic homes of artists are of special interest,[2] including some that are listed and with blue plaques:

 
20 Holland Park Road, home of the caricaturist Phil May

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Banerjee, Jacqueline. "Melbury Road, Leighton House, and the Holland Park Artists' Houses". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Holland estate: Since 1874". Survey of London. Vol. 37, Northern Kensington. London: London County Council / British History Online. 1973. pp. 126–150. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ Historic England. "10 and 10A, Holland Park Road (1390952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Houses in Holland Park Road". UK: London Picture Library. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Leighton House, 12, Holland Park Road W14 (1191541)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Lord Leighton 1830-1896 painter lived and died here". Open Plaques. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ Historic England. "14, Holland Park Road W14 (1358202)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Phil May 1864–1903 artist lived and worked here". Open Plaques. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Illustrated Catalogue of the Thirty-fourth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters" (PDF). Royal Society of Portrait Painters. 1924. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ Historic England. "20–30, Holland Park Road W14 (1287007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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