Abingdon Villas is a street in
Kensington
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...
, London, that runs roughly west to east from
Earls Court Road
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...
to
Marloes Road
Marloes Road is a street in the Kensington area of London, England. It runs roughly south to north, from a T-junction with Cromwell Road to Cheniston Gardens and Abingdon Villas. It has junctions with (''inter alia'') Lexham Gardens, Stratfor ...
, with crossroads at Abingdon Road and Allen Street en route.
The street was developed in stages from 1852 to 1864.
Initially, it was just houses, although later two blocks of flats were built, Abingdon Court (1901–1903) and Abingdon Gardens (1904), and the freeholder was the politician
Henry Labouchère
Henry Du Pré Labouchère (9 November 1831 – 15 January 1912) was an English politician, writer, publisher and theatre owner in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. He is now most remembered for the Labouchère Amendment, which for the first ...
.
The Abingdon pub is on the corner with Abingdon Road.
The sculptor
Matthew Noble
Matthew Noble (23 March 1817 – 23 June 1876) was a leading British portrait sculptor. Carver of numerous monumental figures and busts including work, memorializing Victorian era royalty and statesmen, displayed in locations such as Westminster ...
died at his home at no 43 in 1876, of
pleuropneumonia
Pleuropneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and pleura, pleurisy
Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (Pulmonary pleurae, pleurae). This can result in a sharp ...
.
In 1876, the artist, engraver and illustrator
Joseph Austin Benwell died at his home at no 13.
References
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Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea