Kensington & Chelsea
Kensington & Chelsea is London’s smallest borough by area. But it packs a big punch with tourist draws like Portobello Road and a number of museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
It includes some of London’s wealthiest neighbourhoods, such as Chelsea and Knightsbridge. But 2017’s catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington is a reminder of the borough’s high inequality.
Among the notable figures to have called Kensington & Chelsea home are poet and playwright Oscar Wilde and novelist Agatha Christie. Royals including Princess Margaret and Princess Diana have lived in Kensington Palace.
Up the road from there each August bank holiday, the streets come alive with Notting Hill Carnival. Beginning in 1966 as a celebration of the area’s Caribbean heritage and culture, it has evolved into one of the biggest street parties in Europe and draws millions of visitors each year.
Portobello Road in the Notting Hill area of Kensington & Chelsea
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Two boys playing with conkers in Addison Place, W11 (silver gelatin print)
Mayne, Roger
1957
Two boys playing with wooden swords and shields in Addison Place, W11 (silver gelatin print)
Mayne, Roger
1956
Two girls dressed in women's clothes sitting on a wall in North Kensington (silver gelatin print)
Mayne, Roger
1958
Two women chatting at a street corner in North Kensington (silver gelatin print)
Mayne, Roger
1957
Two young girls and a toddler in a pram in Portland Road, W11 (silver gelatin print)
Mayne, Roger
1957
