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117: 19: 176: 132:. This partly tree lined boulevard runs roughly north - south and is characterised by its imposing period Victorian architecture. Most of the terraced town houses are 4 or 5 storeys high and feature either painted Italianate stucco or ornate brick facades and retain numerous original features. As with many such very large Kensington townhouses constructed in the 1870s, most of the houses have since been converted into spacious and sought after self-contained apartments. 467: 143:. The architectural style adopted in construction is particularly notable and worthy of preservation because the terrace is essentially classical in its proportions, whilst being Gothic in its ornamentation. 339: 519: 203:
whilst living at 100 Holland Road in the 1970s. The front cover from a record album is from a photo session of Queen taken at Mercury's flat in Holland Road.
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has been located on the corner of Holland Road and Kensington High Street. As a result of Bristol Cars' liquidation, the future of the showroom is unknown.
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itself (the public park) is only a five-minute walk away to the east. Famous former residents include
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train stations within easy walking distance as well as numerous bus routes passing along the road.
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West London Today: Freddie Mercury's rise to fame in traffic-polluted Holland Park flat
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Part of the southern stretch of the road, between nos. 40 and 94, is also within the
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Holland Road is especially well served by public transport (zone 2) with
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Holland Road is a prominent residential road situated in the district of
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were located on the corner of Holland Road and Kensington High Street.
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Transport for London: Kensington & Chelsea bus route maps
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lived at 114 Holland Road in the early twentieth-century.
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Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Transport for London: Holland Park Underground Station
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Kensington
London
Kensington High Street
Holland Park
roundabout
Addison Road
Kensington
Earl's Court
A3220
Addison Road
Holland Park
West Kensington
Kensington (Olympia) station
Holland House
Earls
Barons Holland

Holland Park
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
conservation area
Holland Park
Shepherds Bush
Kensington (Olympia)
High Street Kensington

Freddie Mercury
Holland Park
Freddie Mercury

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