Addison Road, London
Addison Road is a road in London, England, which connects Kensington High Street with Notting Hill and Holland Park Avenue, and runs nearby to Holland Park. Along with nearby Ilchester Place and Holland Villas Road, it is often cited among London's most expensive residential roads.
To the east is Holland Park. To the west is Holland Road and West Kensington. A portion of the road forms part of the A3220 leading to Warwick Gardens south of the junction with Kensington High Street.
History and residents
The name of the road derives from the essayist and statesman Joseph Addison, as with Addison Avenue nearby.The road was begun in the 1820s. The church of St Barnabas at No. 23 was built in 1829, designed by Lewis Vulliamy in a Tudor Gothic style, with later stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones and Byam Shaw. St James Norlands Church at the far end of Addison Avenue also designed by Vulliamy, was built in 1845.
Most houses on the west side of Addison Road were built by James Hall in the 1850s with similar proportions to those on Addison Crescent and Holland Villas Road.
Debenham House at 8 Addison Road was designed for Sir Ernest Debenham in 1905–6 by Halsey Ricardo. The Arts and Crafts-style house is an example of "structural polychromy". It includes Byzanto-Italianate grey bricks, Doulton Carrara ware, green-glazed bricks, and turquoise tiles. Inside, there is a dome and Arts and Crafts decoration. Today, the house is often used for filming purposes. Although no longer privately owned, it is estimated to be worth between £40–50 million.
Kensington Station, now Kensington (Olympia), was named 'Addison Road' station from 1869 to 1916 until the London and [South Western Railway|London & Southwestern Railway's] Richmond to Waterloo station|Waterloo] service via Shepherd's Bush was discontinued.
Addison Road is home to the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a Roman Catholic boys' school.