Vicarage Gate is a street in Kensington, London W8. In April 2024, it was reckoned to be the second most expensive street in the UK, after Buckingham Gate, with an average asking price of over £6.3 million.
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The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock is a Roman Catholic church at 41 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8, served by Discalced Carmelites.
It is a Grade II listed building, built in 1954 to 1959, and designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
The Carmelite Priory next door is also a Grade II listed building, built in 1886 to 1889 by Goldie, Child and Goldie.
The church is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster and is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Simon Stock.
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Holland Street is a street in Kensington, London W8.
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Kensington Church Street is a shopping street in Kensington, London, England, designated the A4204, and traditionally known for its art and antiques shops.
Buildings at the southern end date back to the early 1700s. It is named after Kensington's original church of St Mary Abbots. The south part was formerly called Church Lane, and the north part, Silver Street. Until 1864 there was a toll gate at Campden Street.
The street runs north to south from Notting Hill Gate to Kensington High Street. There are several Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian buildings.
Time Out calls it "eccentrically posh".
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The Romanian Ambassador to the Court of St James's is the official representative of the Government in Bucharest to the Government in London.
Between 1869-1963 his official title was of plenipotentiary ministry and since 1963 of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador.
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Hornton Street is a street in Kensington, London. It runs north to south from Sheffield Terrace to Kensington High Street.