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Stanley Gardens

This road was named after Lord Stanley, a prominent member of the House of Lords when the Ladbroke Estate was being developed.

Charles Blake owned the land and in 1853 he granted leases for the construction of the houses in both sides of the street to David Ramsay. The houses were designed by Thomas Allom.

Ramsey went bankrupt in 1854. Blake then split up the work. Nos. 1-11 on the north side were built by Locke and Nesham, a firm of builders. Nos. 12-15 on the south side (which are really on Kensington Park Road) were built by the firm of J W Sanders. Nos. 16-29, which make up the south side of Stanley Gardens, were completed by Philip Rainey, who was Blake’s clerk of works.

The houses generally have four main storeys and are elaborately decorated. They have a profusion of design effects, with pediments, cornices and bow fronts.

 

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