A horse race course built by entrepreneur John Whyte. It was not a success partly because the clay ground was not suitable and partly because the local population (slum-dwellers, basically) unlike today, was also not suitable. The land was leased from the Ladbroke Estate and when the business failed the Estate built the current leafy streets.
Great post from Londonist.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Kensington Hippodrome
This kiln is a reminder of the 19th century when potteries and brickfields we...
St. Johns Church was built in 1845 in the early English gothic style by John ...
Founded by munitions workers in Woolwich, under the name 'Dial Square'. This was the name of the Royal Arsenal complex where they worked, and also explains the team's nickname of 'The Gunners'. The...
Politician and Keen sportsman. 16th Earl of Derby. Born London, second son of Prime Minister Lord Stanley. Governor General of Canada, 1888 - 1893. His sons became keen hockey players so he and his...
See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August.
Pioneer aviator, sailor and author. Single-handedly circumnavigated the World, 1966 - 67.
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