Portobello Road

Portobello Road is a road in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London. Portobello Road Market is one of the world's most famous markets, internationally renowned for its second-hand and antique sections. The market consistently ranks in the top ten most visited tourist sites in London. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 792 KB)The Portabello Road File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 792 KB)The Portabello Road File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Notting Hill is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park. ... Arms of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London, created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Portobello Road Market on a Saturday in June Portobello Road Market is a street market in Portobello Road, in the Notting Hill area of West London, in the United Kingdom. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

Name derivation

Portobello Road's name derives from a popular victory during the War of Jenkins' Ear, when, in 1739, Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish silver exporting town of what was then Puerto Bello in New Granada, (now known as Portobelo in modern-day Panama). Several commemorative names resulted from Vernon's victory, one of them being Portobello Farm in this area of London and, in turn, the lane leading to it which later became known as Portobello Road. Dotted line shows the route of Spanish treasure fleet. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... Portobelo (formerly Puerto Bello) is a port in Panama. ... New Granada can mean: the English rendering of any Spanish geographical or administrative name Nueva Granada, always named after the deep southern Spanish port city Granada, as in: the Spanish American colonial Viceroyalty of New Granada the post-colonial Republic of New Granada (1831 to 1856), which included modern Colombia... Portobelo (formerly Puerto Bello) is a port in Panama. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

Portobello Road is very much a construct of the Victorian era. Before about 1850, it was little more than a country lane connecting Portobello Farm with Kensal Green in the north and what is today Notting Hill in the south. Much of it consisted of hayfields, orchards and other open land. The road ultimately took form piecemeal in the second half of the nineteenth century, nestling between the large new residential developments of Paddington and Notting Hill. Its shops and markets thrived on serving the wealthy inhabitants of the elegant crescents and terraces that sprang up around it, and its working class residents found employment in the immediate vicinity as construction workers, domestic servants, coachmen, messengers, tradesmen and costermongers. After the Hammersmith and City Railway line was completed in 1864, and Ladbroke Grove station opened, the northern end of Portobello Road was also developed, and the last of the open fields disappeared under brick and concrete. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Kensal Green is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... Notting Hill is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Ladbroke Grove is a London Underground station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Latimer Road and Westbourne Park stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. ...

Portobello Road today

Portobello Road Market

Today, Portobello Road's distinctiveness does not just rely on its world-famous market. A wide range of communities inhabiting the street itself and the surrounding district contributes to a cosmopolitan and energetic atmosphere, as do the many restaurants and pubs. The architecture plays a part, too, as the road meanders and curves gracefully along most of its length, unlike the more formally planned layout of most of the nearby area. Mid- to late-Victorian terrace houses and shops predominate, squeezed tightly into the available space, adding intimacy and a pleasing scale to the streetscape. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1531, 641 KB) Portobello Road market in Notting Hill, London, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1531, 641 KB) Portobello Road market in Notting Hill, London, England. ... Portobello Road Market on a Saturday in June Portobello Road Market is a street market in Portobello Road, in the Notting Hill area of West London, in the United Kingdom. ... A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

Geography

The road's elevation descends from 84 feet (25.6 metres) above sea level at the northern end, the highest point, to a lowest point of 65 feet (19.8 metres), just south of the overpasses, after which elevation rises and falls, before reaching a high point of 78 feet (23.8 metres) at the southern end. The average grade of ascent or descent between the northern end and the lowest point is about 1.77 percent. Overpass in East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Flyover in Miami Beach, Florida An overpass (In UK, most Commonwealth countries flyover) is a bridge, road or similar structure that crosses over another road. ... A grade (or gradient) is the pitch of a slope, and is often expressed as a percent tangent, or rise over run. It is used to express the steepness of slope on a hill, roof, or road, where zero indicates level (with respect to gravity) and increasing numbers correlate to...

The closest tube stations (in order of proximity) are:

1. Ladbroke Grove
2. Westbourne Park
3. Notting Hill Gate
4. Holland Park

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Popular culture

• Portobello Road is a setting, and a song, in the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

• "Portobello Road" is also the name of a Cat Stevens song, as well as the theme of the Dire Straits song "Portobello Belle".

• In the comic novel The Chinese Agent (1970), sci-fi author Michael Moorcock portrays Portobello Road as a sort of super-organism with a collective consciousness--a reference to the way the merchants look out for each other to prevent theft. When an international jewel thief who's never been caught tries to nick a brooch off a stall, he's spotted instantly and hunted down.

• The street was also menitoned in a Blair song "Have Fun, Go Mad", theme song to 1900's film Dunston Checks In.

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See also

• Portobello Road Market

Portobello Road Market on a Saturday in June Portobello Road Market is a street market in Portobello Road, in the Notting Hill area of West London, in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• The history of Portobello and Notting Hill