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South Kensington is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton . [ 1 ] Its name was supplanted with the advent of the railways in the late 19th century and the opening (and shutting) and naming of local tube stations. [ 2 ]
South Kensington is the easternmost interchange between these three lines. Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally District line trains operate every 2–6 minutes from approximately 05:15 to 00:30 eastbound and 05:45 to 00:45 westbound; they are supplemented by Circle line trains every 8–12 minutes from approximately 05:30 ...
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The closest tube station is South Kensington, linked to the museums by the South Kensington Subway. On 4 May 1885, the District Railway opened South Kensington Subway, a pedestrian subway (a tiled tunnel), running from the station beneath the length of Exhibition Road, giving sheltered access to the newly built museums for a toll of 1 penny ...
It faces Cranley Gardens, South Kensington, London. The church was privately built in 1867 as St Peter's Anglican Church by highly successful developer, Charles James Freake, whose widow came to live later in life in one of the adjacent houses. It became the Church of England parish church of Kensington (St Peter's). [1]
Imperial College Road is a tree-lined road in South Kensington, London, England. [2] [3] It runs east–west with Queen's Gate to the west and Exhibition Road to the east.The road forms part of the boundary between Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the south and the City of Westminster to the north.
Roland Gardens on an 1890s Ordnance Survey map, not long after it was built. (Running south from Old Brompton Road at the top) Roland Gardens is a street in South Kensington, London SW7. It runs north to south from Old Brompton Road to Drayton Gardens at its southern end, where it becomes Evelyn Gardens.
Thurloe Square is a traditional garden square in South Kensington, London, England. There are private communal gardens in the centre of the square for use by the local residents. The Victoria and Albert Museum is close by to the north across Thurloe Place and Cromwell Gardens. The nearest tube station is South Kensington to the west along ...