A Walk Around Kensington & Chelsea in 1987

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea takes in the posho areas of Belgravia, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Holland Park. Just to the north is the more mundane North Kensington. In 1987 and 1988, Peter Marshall, whose works we’ve featured previously on Flashbak, picked up his camera and took a walk about the place.

 

Street Musician, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987 London

Street Musician, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

London Knaresborough Place, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Knaresborough Place, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

London Kynance Place, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Kynance Place, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Kynance Mews, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988 london

Kynance Mews, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Shop window, Kings Rd, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Shop window, Kings Rd, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Shop, Portland Rd, Clarendon Cross, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988 London

Shop, Portland Rd, Clarendon Cross, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Kensal House, Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea London

Kensal House, Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea

Freston Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988 London

Freston Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

London Man with model yacht, Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Man with model yacht, Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Ladbroke Grove area, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988 London

Ladbroke Grove area, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

London Chelsea Wharf, River Thames, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Chelsea Wharf, River Thames, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Street Musicians, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987 London

Street Musicians, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987kj

London Hogarth Rd, Earl's Court, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Hogarth Rd, Earl’s Court, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Tadema Rd, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Tadema Rd, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Skateboard Park, Meanwhile Gardens, Westbourne Park, 1981

Skateboard Park, Meanwhile Gardens, Westbourne Park, 1981

Graffiti, art, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Graffiti, art, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Chelsea Bridge

Chelsea Bridge

Westfield Park, Tetcott Rd, Lots Rd Power Station, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Westfield Park, Tetcott Rd, Lots Rd Power Station, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

HyperHyper, Kensington High St, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

HyperHyper, Kensington High St, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Albert Memorial, Kensington. 1980

Albert Memorial, Kensington

The Coopers Arms, pub, Flood St, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

The Coopers Arms, pub, Flood St, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Ledbury Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Ledbury Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Marine Stores, Fulham Rd, West Brompton, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Marine Stores, Fulham Rd, West Brompton, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Skinner Place, Belgravia, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Skinner Place, Belgravia, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Kensal Green Basin, Grand Union Canal, Paddington Branch, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Kensal Green Basin, Grand Union Canal, Paddington Branch, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Kenway Rd, Earls Court, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Kenway Rd, Earls Court, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Old Brompton Rd, West Brompton, Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Old Brompton Rd, West Brompton, Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Hoarding, car, West Cromwell Rd, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

West Cromwell Rd, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

All Saints Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

All Saints Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Anderson St, Kings Road, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Anderson St, Kings Road, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

All Saints Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

All Saints Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Barrel Organ, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Barrel Organ, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Poster, Queens Gate, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Poster, Queens Gate, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Westway, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Westway, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Latimer Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Latimer Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Man on Skateboard, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Man on Skateboard, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Lots Rd, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Lots Rd, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Freston Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Freston Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Saga Records, Kensal Rd, 1981

Saga Records, Kensal Rd, 1981

Lamont Road Passage, Park Walk, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Lamont Road Passage, Park Walk, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Royal Court Theatre, SSloane Square, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Royal Court Theatre, SSloane Square, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Footbridge and Public Baths, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea. 1984

Footbridge and Public Baths, North Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea

Smiths Charity, corruption, Cranley Mews, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Smiths Charity, corruption, Cranley Mews, South Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Hyde Park Gate,Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Hyde Park Gate,Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Stable Way, Westway, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Stable Way, Westway, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Cinema, Fulham Rd, Drayton Gardens, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Cinema, Fulham Rd, Drayton Gardens, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Street Musicians, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Street Musicians, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Kensington Church St, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea

Kensington Church St, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea

Shop, Sloane St, Knightsbridge, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Shop, Sloane St, Knightsbridge, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Fulham Rd, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Fulham Rd, Chelsea, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Four Eyes, Opticians, Shop, Sloane Square, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Four Eyes, Opticians, Shop, Sloane Square, Kensington & Chelsea, 1988

Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Rd, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Rd, Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, 1988

Meanwhile Gardens, North Kensington, 1981

Meanwhile Gardens, North Kensington, 1981

A Davey, Builder, ghost sign, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

A Davey, Builder, ghost sign, Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, 1987

Via: Peter Marshall.

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