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Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, London, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. [1] Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part of the A315. It starts by the entrance to Kensington Palace and runs westward through central ...
Barkers of Kensington was a department store in Kensington High Street, Kensington, London. It began as a small drapery business, John Barker & Company, founded by John Barker and James Whitehead in 1870. Barkers grew rapidly to become one of London's largest and most well-known department stores.
The main entrance to Kensington Arcade which includes the entrance to High Street Kensington station. The Arcade was built as part of the redevelopment of High Street Kensington tube station by the Metropolitan Railway between 1906-07 from designs by their consultant architect, George Campbell Sherrin, with the neighbouring department stores, Pontings and Derry & Toms taking the store space.
Kensington Market was a three-story indoor market at 49/53 Kensington High Street, in the Kensington area of London, England. It opened in 1967. It opened in 1967. In the 1960s and 1970s, it catered to hippie and bohemian culture.
The focus of the area is Kensington High Street, a busy commercial centre with many shops, typically upmarket. The street was declared London's second best shopping street in February 2005 due to its wide range and number of shops. [7] However, since October 2008 the street has faced competition from the Westfield shopping centre in nearby ...
The shop moved again in 1969, to a former carpet-shop at 120 Kensington High Street that was nine times larger than the Kensington Church Street premises. This expansion was funded by selling a 75% stake in the business to the fashion retailer Dorothy Perkins and clothing manufacturer Dennis Day Ltd. [ 4 ] Biba's Over-the-knee boots were a ...
Shopping streets in London. Most of the streets in London about which Wikipedia has an article contain at least a few shops. This category focuses on streets which are notable shopping venues, or have shopping as their main function.
A shopping street or shopping district is a designated road or quarter of a city/town that is composed of individual retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes). Such areas will typically be pedestrian-oriented, with street-side buildings, wide sidewalks, etc. [1] [2]