Maps of Kensington and Chelsea
Maps of Kensington and Chelsea
Description: Estate developments played a big part in the transformation of Kensington from rural parish to metropolitan borough. Houses in the Phillimore Estate are illustrated in this sheet along the north side of Kensington High Street. The Building Act of 1774, reinforcing the regulation passed after the Great Fire, specified that houses had to be built to sound and uniform structural standards, restricting the use of decorative woodwork. The estate depicted here was built by William Phillimore in the 1780s, on land once owned by the D'Oyley family. William's ancestor Joseph, originally from Gloucestershire, came in possession of the land when he married Anne D'Oyley.
Creator: Salway, Joseph
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