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Portobello Road until 1870
Portobello Road was named after a battle
in the Caribbean which created excitement among the British
public in the 18th century. Puerto Bello, in the Gulf of Mexico,
was one of the ports which sent back treasure from the New
World to Spain and supplied central America with goods from
Europe. Admiral Sir Edward Vernon, with a small fleet of ships
from the British navy, captured the port in 1739...
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The History of Golborne
Road
At the turn of the last millennium,
the area that is now Golbourne Ward was part of the great
forest of Middlesex. By the middle of the 15th century, this
forest had largely disappeared to be replaced by meadows and
farmland and Golborne was part of the manor of Notting Barns.
This comprised a detached part of the estate of Chelsea, and
indeed the area was still sometimes known as Upper Chelsea
as late as the 19th century...
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2000 years of Notting Gate
There cannot be many streets in London
which have become fashionable after they have been torn to
pieces by developers. But Notting Hill Gate is an exception.
That is because its appeal has little to do with its physical
charms, but rests instead on a strange mixture of atmosphere,
demographics and hype...
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Notting
Hill Features
